Jill Lawrence
@jilldlawrence
Opinion writer. Pvs: Editor at USA Today Opinion and National Journal, campaign reporter at USA Today and AP. Author, "The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock." My work:
"How long will Republicans let Trump’s secret police continue to sow chaos and violence in our American streets?" Schumer on the ICE killings in Maine and Texas.
Chilling on JD Vance, from @davidrlurie.com www.publicnotice.co/p/vance-iran...
Hard to believe any of this really happened. Even with three front-page headlines telling us yes, it really did.
When will there be good news? Not today on page 1 of the Washington Post. Quite the headline collection.
Exciting news: "With Recipes and Justice For All," by @laurakumin.bsky.social and me, has a publishing contract! Belt and parent company Arcadia, with their focus on history, politics and food, are a perfect fit for our unique project about taxation without representation in DC and beyond.
"This is a disaster for long-term American prosperity and security." @warren.senate.gov on Trump "Clearing the Sale of Advanced AI Chips to China"
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is sounding more like @pelosi.house.gov everyday. More please. jeffries.house.gov/2026/05/11/f...
My new piece @latimes.com: The need for structural changes in our outdated institutions is glaringly obvious. Who will run to repair this country? Who can be trusted to follow through? Because the solutions are out there, staring us in the face: 1/2
The election protection section of today's California Playbook PM describes lawmakers acting with appropriate urgency to head off interference, manipulation and illegal overreach before it happens. Hope other states are doing similar or at least paying attention. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
@semafor.com health summary tonight. This administration is always looking for more ways for us to get sick and die.
We’re a lot smarter after dinner in Martin Tavern’s Madeleine Albright booth.
👀Big Becerra endorsement in race for California governor. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
This was the @washingtonpost.com lineup of "top stories" on my cell phone late last night. Screenshots in order:
The more things change, the more they stay the same or get worse. Eight years ago, almost all of what I said "must" happen never happened. There are cautionary tales for '28 Democrats in this 2020 column about the fury and impatience of boring center-lefties like me. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
More polling, this time from @pewresearch.org: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Schumer: "A single mom with 3 kids and 2 jobs is just as busy as Donald Trump, and he’s doing everything he can to stop her from voting, while voting by mail himself because he’s supposedly busy...The whole point of pushing [the SAVE Act] is to make it harder for other people to cast a ballot."
And another hypocrisy headline right below that one ⬆️ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/b...
Quite the role model 77 million American voters chose for US kids and young adults. I hope they're happy with their gas and egg prices.
This subject line of this pitch is "$7 for 7 fingers." An attention-grabber for sure. (Maybe former Sen. Tester has fundraised this way in the past, but this is first time I've seen it.)
This was all I needed from the #Oscars. Thank you Conan O'Brien. deadline.com/2026/03/cona...
Not that I'm compulsive about this or anything. Or worried about all the taxpayer money—yours and mine—that Trump & co. are using to defend themselves. These suits just keep popping up. Just today Trump ordered CA to restart oil drilling off its coast. 2/3 www.thebulwark.com/p/can-lawsui...