Adam Nagourney
@adamnagourney.bsky.social
Political reporter for The New York Times. Author of “The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism.“
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How Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic mother of five who was referred to in the society pages as Mrs. Paul Pelosi, embraced a fight against a deadly virus afflicting gay men and intravenous drug users. @adamnagourney.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS
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November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
How Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic mother of five who was referred to in the society pages as Mrs. Paul Pelosi, embraced a fight against a deadly virus afflicting gay men and intravenous drug users. @adamnagourney.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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New York City traffic. California water rules. Middle school sports. While Republicans once championed state and local control, few local policies are outside the reach of Trump's federal government. @adamnagourney.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Trump’s Power Grab Defies G.O.P. Orthodoxy on Local Control
New York City traffic. California water rules. Middle school sports. Few local policies are outside the reach of Donald J. Trump’s federal government.
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February 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
New York City traffic. California water rules. Middle school sports. While Republicans once championed state and local control, few local policies are outside the reach of Trump's federal government. @adamnagourney.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
The first skirmishes, featuring some of the most powerful and wealthy people in LA, in what is shaping up as a long battle in which billions of dollars, and the future of the city itself, is at stake. With @shawnhubler. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
The Latest Trend Among the L.A. Elite: Launching Your Own Rebuilding Initiative
Power brokers in Los Angeles believe that side efforts are necessary to rebuild after the wildfires. They just can’t settle on which one.
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February 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The first skirmishes, featuring some of the most powerful and wealthy people in LA, in what is shaping up as a long battle in which billions of dollars, and the future of the city itself, is at stake. With @shawnhubler. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
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Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - The L.A. Fires Expose a Web of Governments, Weak by Design nyti.ms/40iOmEC @adamnagourney.bsky.social
The L.A. Fires Expose a Web of Governments, Weak by Design
Who’s in charge? The muddled jurisdiction of Los Angeles leaves a critical question in doubt.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - The L.A. Fires Expose a Web of Governments, Weak by Design nyti.ms/40iOmEC @adamnagourney.bsky.social
When two hijacked jetliners struck the World Trade Center, Rudolph Giuliani became the face of a city struggling with tragedy. No one has stepped into that role during the LA fires. Given the way things are set up here, no on really could. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/u...
The L.A. Fires Expose a Web of Governments, Weak by Design
Who’s in charge? The muddled jurisdiction of Los Angeles leaves a critical question in doubt.
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January 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When two hijacked jetliners struck the World Trade Center, Rudolph Giuliani became the face of a city struggling with tragedy. No one has stepped into that role during the LA fires. Given the way things are set up here, no on really could. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/u...
Staging the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028 - for all its promise to bring LA international attention -- was always going to be hard. But the fires are what one city leader called the "nightmare scenario" as preparations begin. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/u...
L.A. Wildfires Ramp Up Difficulty of Hosting 2028 Olympics
Rebuilding areas ravaged by wildfires will present a daunting challenge, but the flip side could be the “compelling image of a city emerging from the ashes.”
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January 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Staging the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028 - for all its promise to bring LA international attention -- was always going to be hard. But the fires are what one city leader called the "nightmare scenario" as preparations begin. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/u...
If you read one story about what the fires meant for Los Angeles, make it this one by @shawnhubler www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
‘It Was Biblical’: Ash and Flame Upend Life in Southern California
Wind-whipped wildfire blew through communities of every socioeconomic status and stripe, merging, psychically if not physically, into a kind of mega-catastrophe.
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January 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you read one story about what the fires meant for Los Angeles, make it this one by @shawnhubler www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
For all his accomplishments, Jimmy Carter also had a political legacy that his Democratic successors have tried to escape for 50 years. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
A Legacy From Carter That Democrats Would Prefer to Escape
For decades, Republicans have reveled in invoking Jimmy Carter’s name to deride Democrats as weak — mockery that has influenced the way Democrats present themselves to voters.
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January 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For all his accomplishments, Jimmy Carter also had a political legacy that his Democratic successors have tried to escape for 50 years. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
A classically great read about the latest Jeff Klein (Sunset Tower, San Vincente Bungalows) club in LA. From Brooks Barnes.
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San Vicente Santa Monica: Jeff Klein’s Latest Multimillion-Dollar Private Club Project
Jeff Klein, the hotelier who turned Tower Bar into a Los Angeles institution, has opened a $40 million private club at the beach.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:56 AM
A classically great read about the latest Jeff Klein (Sunset Tower, San Vincente Bungalows) club in LA. From Brooks Barnes.
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James Carville predicted that Trump would, if elected, claim mandate —this great @peterbakernyt.bsky.social story examines and debunks the claim - during a pre election Q&A w me in LA. He said Harris should use that in closing argument to energize voters .
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The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory
The latest vote count shows that Donald J. Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century. But Mr. Trump claims a “powerful mandate.”
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November 23, 2024 at 5:26 AM
James Carville predicted that Trump would, if elected, claim mandate —this great @peterbakernyt.bsky.social story examines and debunks the claim - during a pre election Q&A w me in LA. He said Harris should use that in closing argument to energize voters .
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There are a lot of nuggets in this Ben Oreskes story on Anthony Weiner, from him getting blamed for Trump to Bill de Blasio talking about why he dyes his hair. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/n...
Anthony Weiner’s Latest Redemption Tour Starts With a Haircut
The disgraced New York politician is considering a run for City Council. But even in an era of political comebacks, this might be pushing it.
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November 21, 2024 at 3:51 PM
There are a lot of nuggets in this Ben Oreskes story on Anthony Weiner, from him getting blamed for Trump to Bill de Blasio talking about why he dyes his hair. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/n...
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil are appearing on Day 2 of Coachella. Did not see that coming.
November 21, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil are appearing on Day 2 of Coachella. Did not see that coming.