Ezra Klein’s appearance at a private retreat for Senate Democrats earlier this year triggered internal concerns at the New York Times over whether the star columnist was edging too close to partisan politics, according to a report.

Sources familiar with the situation told Axios that concerns were raised within the newspaper — which has “typically has frowned on such actions by its journalists, even opinion columnists,” Axios reported — following his remarks at the one-day retreat in Mount Vernon, Va., in May.

He reportedly gave lawmakers a private briefing shortly after the release of his bestselling book “Abundance,” which “challenges liberals to create a more dynamic and prosperous society by cutting regulations and embracing new technologies,” as Axios put it.

Klein’s invite to the

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