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Gabe Fleisher

@WakeUp2Politics

2 years

Tuesday: Turn 21 ✅ Wednesday: First presidential press conference ✅ Mr. President, I’m a few rows back on your right…

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Gabe Fleisher

@WakeUp2Politics

3 years

The official @POTUS account now follows 11 people — all of them Biden aides or accounts, and then @chrissyteigen .

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“I have enjoyed working with three presidents,” Pelosi says. (She served as House speaker during four presidencies.)

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“Keep going on behalf of human rights, civil rights, women’s rights for a better future” — @HillaryClinton addresses hundreds of Georgetown students gathered to watch her depart after her speech here earlier today.

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Bernie Sanders' reaction when his wife tells him to "stand up straight" before his DNC speech is priceless. (Full video via @bubbaprog )

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The perfect gift for the William Howard Taft-loving hardcore gamer in your life…

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NEW — Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA): “I do think the president committed impeachable offenses.”

GOP senator: Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses’

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), who has played a leading role in opposing efforts to throw out the results of the 2020 election, on Saturday said President Trump has “committed impeachable offenses.” …

thehill.com

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Wow. 100% of the vote is in, and Cori Bush has defeated longtime congressman Lacy Clay in Missouri's 1st district. 48.6% to 45.%. The Clay family has held the seat for 50+ years.

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No matter your opinion on @Ocasio2018 , her Instagram stories make for fascinating viewing. She's currently talking about policy for 4.5K viewers while making dinner. Curious to see if/how other members of Congress adopt her model of making politics accessible via social media.

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This is just a remarkable quote from a White House press secretary, whose entire job is to give readouts of the president's policy plans.

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"I'm not going to give you a readout of what our health care plan looks like and who's working on it. if you want to know, come work here at the White House" -- Kayleigh McEnany

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Important prologue to this via @hjessy_

chrissy teigen

@chrissyteigen

3 years

hello @joebiden I have been blocked by the president for four years can I get a follow plz

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And I guess Chrissy did not get a notification about this? Happy I could break the news to you, @chrissyteigen .

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@chrissyteigen

3 years

OH MY GOD !!!!!!!!!!

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A recitation of the Kaddish, the Jewish mourners prayer, outside the Supreme Court building.

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This is the third confirmed White House coronavirus case: President Trump’s valet, Vice President Pence’s press secretary, and now Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant. At least 34 Secret Service employees have also tested positive, although it is unknown if any work at the WH.

Kaitlan Collins

@kaitlancollins

4 years

News — Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant has tested positive for coronavirus, I’m told. The assistant, who works in a personal capacity, hasn’t been around Ivanka in several weeks & has been teleworking. Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner both tested negative today, source says.

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Mark Cuban is essentially singlehandedly funding the combined discretionary budgets of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Office of Management and Budget.

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@mcuban

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I pay what I owe. Tomorrow I will wire transfer to the IRS $288,000,000.00 This country has done so much for me, I’m proud to pay my taxes every single year. Tag a former president that you know doesn’t

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Mitt Romney will be the first senator in U.S. history to vote to convict a president of his own political party.

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How was CNN able to break the news on Trump pleading not guilty, despite devices ban? By hiring a group of Miami high school students who ran info out of the courtroom and dictated it via pay phone. Great behind-the-scenes look by ⁦ @oliverdarcy ⁩:

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Kanye West’s campaign missed a filing deadline by 14 seconds and is now waging a legal battle against the state of Wisconsin that hinges on whether or not “the seconds from 5:00:00 to 5:00:59 are inclusive to 5 p.m.”

Kanye West's campaign says he belongs on the ballot even if nomination papers were 14 seconds late

Kanye West's campaign is arguing he belongs on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin even if his campaign turned in his signatures 14 seconds late.

www.jsonline.com

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Donald Trump’s former chief of staff — a retired four-star general — says that Trump would repeatedly praise Adolf Hitler while in office. Seems like that should be getting more attention! “It’s pretty hard to believe he missed the Holocaust....”

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People being considered for pardons on January 19, per Bloomberg: — Donald Trump — Mark Meadows — Stephen Miller — John McEntee — Dan Scavino — Ivanka Trump — Jared Kushner — Rudy Giuliani — Kimberly Guilfoyle — Albert Pirro — Lil Wayne — Kodak Black

Trump Prepares Pardon List for Aides and Family, and Maybe Himself

President Donald Trump has prepared a sweeping list of individuals he’s hoping to pardon in the final days of his administration that includes senior White House officials, family members, prominent...

www.bloomberg.com

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ZELENSKY: “Against all odds and doom and gloom scenarios... Ukraine is alive and kicking.” On the fourth night of Hannukah, watching a Jewish president, it’s hard not to think of the Hannukah story: another tale of underdogs fighting for freedom against a tyrannical state.

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3 years

Biden says all the former presidents have called him since he took office. “With one exception.”

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6 years

It’s official: Kate McKinnon is everyone.

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Breaking via @CNN : President Trump’s lead impeachment lawyers, Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, are no longer on his defense team. It is unclear who will represent Trump at the Senate trial, which is kicking off in just 10 days.

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4 years

NBC: Democratic Sen. Gary Peters has been re-elected in Michigan, defeating GOP challenger John James. Peters is leading by 1.1%, a smaller margins than most polls showed. Control of the Senate now stands at 48-48; Alaska, North Carolina, and both Georgia races remain uncalled.

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11 months

The White House Gift Shop is completely private — no connection to Biden or the actual White House — and you’d hope a sitting U.S. senator might do a quick Google search before suggesting otherwise

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@BillCassidy

11 months

The White House Gift Shop should not be selling a commemorative coin marking Donald Trump’s indictment. This is totally outrageous.

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“This will keep our doors more open, not closed. This will keep our heats more open, not closed,” my rabbi said at services this morning after we said the Kaddish for the people of Pittsburgh.

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3 years

I really appreciate how committed the White House is to seemingly keeping the same exact Easter Bunny suit for decades now, carrying over from administration to administration.

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4 years

Filing this away to use for any late assignments in the coming school year.

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I find it wild that ABC has recently been laying off journalists (including most of @FiveThirtyEight ), but pays Chris Christie $400,000 a year? What journalistic purpose does that serve? If he wasn’t a paid contributor and they invited him on, wouldn’t he probably still say yes?

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“Good luck on your exams,” @HillaryClinton tells students as she exits Georgetown’s Lauinger Library.

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5 years

Wow: Republican congressman @justinamash of Michigan says he has completed reading the redacted Mueller report, and concluded that President Trump “engaged in impeachable conduct.”

Justin Amash

@justinamash

5 years

Here are my principal conclusions: 1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report. 2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct. 3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances. 4. Few members of Congress have read the report.

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New: With projections in Georgia and North Carolina, @NBCNews has become the first network to make calls in the presidential race in every state. Final electoral count: 306-232, the exact inverse of 2016.

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3 years

Confirmations under Biden may have started slow — but all 15 of his Cabinet secretaries are now in place. Obama and Trump both didn't have full Cabinets until late April, and both had to withdraw at least one nominee. Biden got all of his original picks for the secretary posts.

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The U.S. Senate, 68-29, has voted to confirm Marty Walsh as Pres. Biden’s Secretary of Labor

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Breaking: @SpeakerPelosi calls for the 25th Amendment to be invoked. If it is not, she says Congress “may be prepared” to move forward with impeachment.

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Why is journalism important? If @JenniferJJacobs and other reporters hadn't revealed Hope Hicks' positive test, the White House might not have. "White House officials had hoped to keep the news about Ms. Hicks from becoming public," per @maggieNYT .

On Monday, Trump Updated the Nation on Virus Strategy. By Friday, He Tested Positive. (Published...

President Trump interacted with scores of staff members, donors and supporters this week. Early Friday morning, it was still unclear how many other aides who had come into close contact with him had...

www.nytimes.com

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Wow! So honored to be profiled in @NYTStyles . Thanks so much @StuartEmmrichNY

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High school graduate ✅

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AOC continues to stake out a very interesting position on the Dem ideological spectrum Votes against Israel aid, but joins statement — unlike any other Squad member — affirming Israel’s right to self-defense and signaling support for strengthening Iron Dome

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SCOOP: I've obtained the first comment from the Clay family since the longtime dynasty was defeated last night. "The Clays' years of elected public service...has ended," says frmr Rep. Bill Clay (father of Lacy), blaming "outside money from sources associated w/ Bernie Sanders"

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Happening now: Members of @RealCandaceO ’s Blexit group lining up to enter the South Lawn of the White House for President Trump’s first event since contracting COVID-19.

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Some personal news I shared in this morning’s newsletter: I’m headed to Georgetown University in the fall! I am so excited for this next chapter — and can’t wait to finally bring Wake Up To Politics to the nation’s capital.

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"The 1807 Insurrection Act authorizes the use of military force to quell a disturbance. However, this appears to have been a use of military force to clear out the area for a photo opportunity," @Acosta says, referring to teargas used against protesters ahead of St. John's visit

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The fact that this poll has Trump beating Biden 44%-32% among 18-to-39-year-olds would seem to be a cause for some skepticism about its sample…

Biden faces broad negative ratings at start of campaign, Post-ABC poll finds

Former president Donald Trump leads a still-forming field of candidates for the GOP nomination, receiving about twice as much support as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

www.washingtonpost.com

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RNC speakers just announced > MON: Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Vernon Jones, Charlie Kirk, McCloskeys, Don Jr. TUES: Melania, Pompeo, Rand Paul, Nick Sandmann, Eric, Tiffany WED: Pence, Crenshaw, Stefanik, Kellyanne, Lara THURS: Trump, Ben Carson, McConnell, Cotton, Ivanka, Rudy

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@realDonaldTrump A pen.

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Rhode Island turning their vote into an ad for calamari was the best part of the roll call so far.

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Trump on Twitter so far today: — Contradicted his Chief of Staff on immigration — Contradicted White House staff on whether Pennsylvania trip is a campaign visit — Contradicted Congressional Republicans on spending plan It’s 9am Eastern Time.

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BREAKING: The House has passed the Respect for Marriage Act, codifying same-sex marriage. The final vote was 267-157, with 47 Republicans voting "yea."

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HAPPENING NOW: Volunteers are setting up 200,000 American flags outside of the Washington Monument in memory of the victims of COVID-19. @SpeakerPelosi is set to speak at an interfaith service here soon.

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Remember those huge Senate Democratic fundraising hauls? — Jaime Harrison: raised $108M, losing by 14% — Amy McGrath: raised $88M, losing by 21% — Sara Gideon: raised $69M, losing by 6% — Steve Bullock: raised $43M, losing by 7.2% — MJ Hegar: raised $24M, losing by 10%

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A stunning reminder from @jaketapper just now on CNN: “Just since the Republican convention began, we have had more losses due to this virus than were lost due to 9/11.” Between the RNC opening on Monday and 5pm today, 3,688 Americans have lost their lives to coronavirus.

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I get why the Ted Cruz story gets clicks, but this one feels much more important. At least 58 people lost their lives from winter storms in the United States this week.

Extreme Cold Killed Texans in Their Bedrooms, Vehicles and Backyards (Published 2021)

At least 58 people died in storm-affected areas stretching to Ohio, victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, car crashes, drownings, house fires and hypothermia.

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NPR first reported on the IDP reporting app last month, noting the wide range of vulnerabilities it posed, from cybersecurity risks to the possibility of a clogged system. IDP declined to answer q's on the app's development or what testing it had undergone

Despite Election Security Fears, Iowa Caucuses Will Use New Smartphone App

The Iowa Democratic Party confirmed to Iowa Public Radio and NPR that it plans to use an Internet-based app to transmit results, but it declined to provide any more specifics or security details.

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Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) becomes the first congressional Republican to call for President Trump to be removed from office via the 25th Amendment >>

Adam Kinzinger

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It’s with a heavy heart I am calling for the sake of our Democracy that the 25th Amendment be invoked. My statement:

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Milestone today: At 93 years and 166 days, @GeorgeHWBush becomes the longest-lived President in U.S. history, surpassing Gerald Ford.

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Biden's first executive actions, per @WashingtonPost : — Rejoin Paris climate accords & WHO — Repeal travel ban — Reinstate DACA

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Impromptu vigil at the Supreme Court building, where the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg served for 27 years.

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Sen. Tim Scott: "Trust me, though, after seven years in the Senate, I know I’m not the only one in Congress who failed civics."

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Who is the secret new Governor of Maryland and what did they do with Larry Hogan??

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John Dowd still writes his letters in comic sans. (He also the used the font in a January 2018 letter to Robert Mueller when he was representing President Trump: )

Katherine Faulders

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Here’s the letter John Dowd sent to House Intelligence Committee claiming they are harassing his clients with their “overly broad and unduly burdensome” request for Ukraine docs. Dowd reps Giuliani associates Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas.

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November 2018: “Trump, first lady cast votes by absentee ballot for midterms”

Trump, first lady cast votes by absentee ballot for midterms

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have cast their ballots in the 2018 midterm elections. A White House spokesperson said Friday that both Trumps voted by absentee ballot i…

thehill.com

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The president is not interested in by-mail voting. Making that abundantly clear at this presser.

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John McCain passed away exactly nine years after Ted Kennedy, of the same brain cancer. Here’s ⁦ @pkcapitol ⁩ from last year on the “shared bond” between the two men:

What John McCain learned from Ted Kennedy on challenging his own party

Like his late friend, McCain became a master of the Senate who could reach across the aisle and stand up to his own president.

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In one day: — The speaker of the House was removed from office. — A former president was hit with a gag order. — The president’s son was arraigned. None of this has happened before in American history.

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NYT now gives Trump a 95% chance of winning Florida. If you're wondering why, the Times also shows an 11-point swing towards Trump in Cuban neighborhoods so far.

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Some cleanup from Psaki after she mocked Space Force — a branch of the U.S. military — at today’s briefing.

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We look forward to the continuing work of Space Force and invite the members of the team to come visit us in the briefing room anytime to share an update on their important work.

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Durbin’s spox locked her account and deleted the tweet aimed at Manchin. Here it is…

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Every clip in this thread is truly just bonkers. Santos says the lies in his résumé — which he calls “embellishments” — are “debatable” and he *would* explain it but it would “go over the heads of the American people.”

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"These are blatant lies and it draws into question how your constituents and the American people can believe anything you may say on the floor of the House -- Tulsi Gabbard actually did an impressive job grilling George Santos, who was clearly flustered

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THE FULL NUNBERG: Just today, Sam Nunberg has spoken to... — @jdawsey1 — @maggieNYT — @rebeccaballhaus — @jaketapper — @KatyTurNBC — @joshrobin — @ErinBurnett — @AriMelber

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New from the White House: President Biden will undergo a routine colonoscopy at Walter Reed today. During the procedure, he will temporarily transfer power to VP Kamala Harris under the 25th Amendment — making her the first woman to carry out the duties of the presidency.

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WASHINGTON — 45,000 flowers have been set up at the Washington Monument to honor victims of gun violence @GabbyGiffords is here, in her first public appearance since Uvalde.

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This thread has gotten tens of thousands of views. PSA: It’s not true at all. You need a majority of the members voting for a candidate (likely 218) to be elected speaker. McCarthy might not get there, but there is a 0% chance Jeffries does.

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McCarthy is down to 202 votes. If all 212 Democrats vote for Hakeem Jeffries, he becomes the speaker.

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Re-upping this from @jonathanalter ’s masterful Carter bio tonight. Biden was the first senator to endorse Carter in 1976.

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3 years

Didn’t know this: Joe Biden was the first senator to endorse underdog Jimmy Carter in the 1976 Democratic primaries. Biden joked that at age 33, he was constitutionally ineligible to be president. “So, since he couldn’t yet run himself, he was backing Jimmy.”

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Breaking: @POTUS orders flags at half-staff “as a sign of respect for the service and sacrifice” of U.S. Capitol Police Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood. Comes four days after the attack at the Capitol.

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My question for @KellyannePolls : if the President is the White House’s top communicator, but all of his tweets this morning are about the Russia investigation — isn’t that part of why the media covers Russia so much, which she rails against? cc @brianstelter

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This list really goes on a journey, everyone from the president to Dan Scavino to Jeanine Pirro's ex-husband to Kodak Black on here

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Update: Kamala Harris’ brief period as Acting President has come to a close. Here are the letters from Biden transferring power and taking it back:

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Of note: Tulsi Gabbard's appearance on the October debate stage will mark the first time a candidate will return to the debates after having qualified for the initial debates but then denied entrance to the ones in between.

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Even Barnes & Noble is getting in on the Mueller report action! (h/t my mom)

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There’s a lot here, but can’t get past the use of the term “humanitarian aid,” as though they — as Ivy League students — somehow face a comparable plight to the people of Gaza. Another example of the protesters diverting attention away from what this situation is really about.

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Columbia student demands food and water from the university. "This is, like, basic humanitarian aid we're asking for", she says. "Do you want students to die of dehydration and starvation?" Just perfect. Absolutely beyond parody.

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What the Capitol rioters wanted to achieve: — A second Trump term What the Capitol rioters achieved: — Trump conceding the election — Trump banned from Twitter — Trump deserted by many in his party — A possible second Trump impeachment

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Breyer dismisses the so-called Major Questions doctrine, saying: “Justices can [add] as many capital letters as they want, but that doesn’t mean there’s a special capital letter power.”

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Reminder: President Trump has repeatedly refused to condemn QAnon. “I know nothing about it,” he told @SavannahGuthrie in October. “I do know they are very much against pedophilia. They fight it very hard.”

John McCormack

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It's pretty clear that QAnon played a central role in inspiring the siege of the Capitol. The leader of the mob that breached the Senate was wearing a Q t-shirt. The woman shot climbing through smashed out window in Speaker's Lobby was a Q believer.

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Didn’t know this: Joe Biden was the first senator to endorse underdog Jimmy Carter in the 1976 Democratic primaries. Biden joked that at age 33, he was constitutionally ineligible to be president. “So, since he couldn’t yet run himself, he was backing Jimmy.”

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Bill’s paying the $8, Hillary isn’t. Checks out

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In GOP response, Sarah Huckabee Sanders notes the four decades that separate her and Biden: “At 40, I’m the youngest governor in the country. And at 80, he’s the oldest president in American history.”

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@WakeUp2Politics

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“How American politics went batshit crazy” by @JimVandeHei : 1. Gingrich weaponized politics 2. Fox News monetized rage 3. FB socialized rage 4. Palin celebritized rage 5. FB algorithmized rage 6. Twitter, Trump habitualized moment-by-moment rage

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@WakeUp2Politics

3 years

This is quite a paragraph. via @yabutaleb7 @AshleyRParker @jdawsey1 @PhilipRucker

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@WakeUp2Politics

2 years

Cool cool, just a former president’s chief of staff saying the president “rejected” a federal law “entirely.” Seems fine.

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@WakeUp2Politics

7 years

"It's not a travel ban." — Sean Spicer in January "We need the Travel Ban!" — President Trump today cc: the lawyers vetting the tweets

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

7 years

We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. We need the Travel Ban as an extra level of safety!

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Gabe Fleisher

@WakeUp2Politics

4 years

This is not true. He has never tweeted.

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@WakeUp2Politics

4 years

New AP call: Joe Biden has won Minnesota's 10 electoral votes. Democrats were favored there the whole time, but Trump made a concerted effort to contest the state after coming close to winning it in 2016.

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Gabe Fleisher

@WakeUp2Politics

4 years

Multiple Shofars have sounded at the Supreme Court vigil for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Tonight is Erev Rosh Hashanah. Ginsburg was a lifelong practicing Jew.

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Gabe Fleisher

@WakeUp2Politics

7 years

No. Barron Trump should be off-limits. He's 11 years old: who cares how he dresses?

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@WakeUp2Politics

4 years

At this point on caucus night four years ago, returns were in from 85% of Iowa precincts. (We currently have final alignment results from ~2% of precincts, and delegate equivalent results from none.)

WSJ Politics

@WSJPolitics

8 years

Democratic nail-biter: Clinton leading by just 0.7% over Bernie Sanders, with 85% of Iowa precincts reporting.

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Gabe Fleisher

@WakeUp2Politics

3 years

Saturday night Trump personnel drama. Feels like old times again.

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@WakeUp2Politics

4 years

Fun DC fact: The house where John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators planned Abraham Lincoln’s assassination is now a Chinese restaurant called “Wok and Roll.”

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@WakeUp2Politics

3 years

Per ⁦⁦ @Reuters ⁩, McConnell is considering bringing back Senate under emergency circumstances to begin an impeachment trial on Friday. This would open the door to Trump *possibly* being removed before January 20.

Reuters | Breaking International News & Views

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Gabe Fleisher

@WakeUp2Politics

7 years

Off to camp for the next 8 weeks. No Twitter, no newsletters, no politics. I'm sure nothing will happen in the news while I'm gone... right?

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@WakeUp2Politics

3 years

NEW: Trump issues a statement blasting McConnell, blaming him for 2020 losses and calling him a “dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack.” “The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm.”

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@WakeUp2Politics

2 years

With Biden testing positive again, seems relevant to flag @AlexThomp ’s note that Biden flouted his own doctor’s mask guidance after exiting isolation. Only the latest instance of Biden and Harris ignoring CDC guidance, something they bashed Trump for.

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