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Amie Parnes

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Proud Mom, Senior Correspondent @thehill , Co-author of #1 NYT bestseller 'SHATTERED' & NYT bestseller 'HRC’ & ‘Lucky.’ Working on a new book!

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Joined July 2009

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@amieparnes

Amie Parnes

2 years

I took a little break from writing about politics to write a deeply personal piece about love. Messy, hurtful, at times, inexplicable but love all the same. I hope it resonates, even a little

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I Finally Got To Date My Crush Years After Middle School. Then The Unthinkable Happened.

"A woman introduced herself as a longtime friend of Jeremy’s ... 'I’m so sorry if I am the first one to share the news,' she wrote. 'He would want you to know...'"

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Amie Parnes

4 years

This used to be considered illegal use of an official WH account.

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Shifty Schiff is inventing fake quotes from the President again. 🤦

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6 years

Giuliani gets booed at the Yankees game when announced that today is his birthday.

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4 years

Spotted in Central Park

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An overwhelming sentiment I’m hearing today: It should never have been this close. And the Democratic Party needs to get it together. This is from lots of Democrats.

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4 years

Spotted on the Intracoastal in Palm Beach County “Four generations of ‘suckers and losers’ voting for Biden.”

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4 years

For the last two days, my 4-year-old had been asking me to take him to a store so he could buy a card “with hearts on it.” Tonight, he gave up on me and made me this.

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3 years

It’s sad that a reporter actually has to ask if the people doing their jobs and counting ballots feel safe.

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4 years

My friend just now: “we should never have an impeachment hearing and a presidential debate on the same day ever again.” She speaks for all of us.

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4 years

“I counted 8 Biden signs and 1 Trump sign.” - My 5 year old (future organizer?) surveying the neighborhood near his grandma’s house in NJ.

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6 years

Lara Trump issues a statement via the Trump campaign and the last line reads like no other statement in the history of statements: “ I hope it’s all worth it for you, Omarosa, because some things you just can’t put a price on.”

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6 years

Spotted outside a brownstone on 11th St in the West Village

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4 years

We’ve been cooped up at home all day and a little while ago, there was a knock at the door. It was our mailman Carl, who knew that my 5-year-old celebrated a birthday last week (and loves trucks.) So he brought him this. It made his day. And mine. The little things.

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I know four people now who have Coronavirus, including my sister, and while it’s been different for all of them, one thing is similar: it’s a nasty illness and once you think you’re past the thick of it, it rears it’s ugly head again. Stay home. Take care of yourselves.

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5 years

About a year ago my dad was diagnosed w/ bladder cancer. Today after 2 surgeries/treatment we found out he’s in the clear. Every single day nearly everything I read on here seems so trivial in comparison. It’s a cruel world out there. We’re all battling something. Be kind.

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What can I say about the past few weeks, after being laid off from The Messenger… I wrote about it here, and talked about how our owner Jimmy Finkelstein betrayed not only me, but all of us.

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How Jimmy Finkelstein Wooed Me to The Messenger—And Left Me High and Dry

I have yet to receive a promised severance following the media start-up’s abrupt collapse, which left hundreds of us without jobs.

www.vanityfair.com

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4 years

A stat for this morning: 44,007,397 votes have been cast as of today. 12 (long) days left.

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11 months

A background call with White House officials ended just now with one official saying to have a wonderful evening and “enjoy Succession.”

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Amie Parnes

4 years

Woke up on Election Day to my mom blasting James Brown’s “I got you (I feel good)” in the kitchen. Well, that settles it.

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3 years

To follow, lots of people saying The presidential race shouldn’t have been close, we *should* have won the senate, we *should* have won more house seats. Just yesterday people were talking about a big blue wave.

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8 years

Obama spoke for 44 minutes and Clinton spoke for 42. Coincidence?

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5 years

Three women senators running for POTUS (and four women total). So far. Some might call that Yuge.

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SCOOP: Pete Buttigieg met with Hillary Clinton

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Americans “chose change over more of the same,” Biden said.

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4 years

5-year-old: “Are you video chatting with President Obama?”

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4 years

My screen time was down for six months on my phone and I was so proud. And then came last week...

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4 years

In cute moments tonight, the 4-year/old asked me if Joe Biden is friends with Abraham Lincoln. (He has a kids book on presidents.)

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Amie Parnes

4 years

As I mentioned earlier, my aunt is sewing masks for healthcare workers at hospitals. And she’s in need of more 1/8” elastic if anyone has some/knows where to get it. Let me know. Thanks!

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4 years

Who wasn’t even on the ballot?

@realDonaldTrump

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

A very bad night for Mini Mike!

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4 years

I. Want. My. Money. Back.

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The Tortured Journalists Department

4 years

Describe 2020 in five words or less.

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Amie Parnes

4 years

Every single time I hear states talking about reopening in the next few days, I feel like making their lawmakers see what we’ve experienced in the NY and NJ area in the last month. Just for a day. Maybe then they’d get it.

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Amie Parnes

4 years

Biden leads Trump by more than 16 points in Michigan

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Second Michigan poll shows Trump even farther behind, with Biden leading by 16 points

A new poll by EPIC-MRA shows Democrat Joe Biden with an even larger lead on President Trump in Michigan than previously reported.

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Amie Parnes

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In case you missed my piece for @VanityFair on Friday, I detail how Jimmy Finkelstein lured me to The Messenger and then abandoned not only me but close to 300 of my insanely talented colleagues. It’s here:

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How Jimmy Finkelstein Wooed Me to The Messenger—And Left Me High and Dry

I have yet to receive a promised severance following the media start-up’s abrupt collapse, which left hundreds of us without jobs.

www.vanityfair.com

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Amie Parnes

4 years

Some days (most days) single mama-hood is tough, especially during a pandemic. But there are other days when your little guy asks for a pencil and then disappears. He returns some time later to show you he’s doing his work.

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4 years

I thought Florida was only capable of this kind of election insanity. I say this as a native Miamian, of course.

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A little news this morning! I’m going home to The Hill, where I was a reporter for almost a dozen years, where my editors (looking at you @BobCusack and @iswanTheHill ) are my close friends and the staff is my fam. So thrilled to be back!

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Amie Parnes returning to The Hill as Senior Correspondent

Announcement from: Ian Swanson, Managing Editor and Bob Cusack, Editor-in-Chief We wanted to let you know of some big news: Amie Parnes is returning to The Hill as a senior correspondent. As many …

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4 years

171 days until Election Day (or more than 5 years in real time.)

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4 years

I can! And here’s an interesting @PeteButtigieg factoid. The campaign started with 3 staffers and an intern. Now up to 469 staffers.

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Want to read something that isn't about impeachment? Can @amieparnes tell you about the latest Buttigieg bounce?

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2 months

Lots of off the cuff Biden tonight. He clearly came prepared to respond in real time like last year.

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7 years

"The media always covered her as the person who would be president and therefore tried to eviscerate her before the election."

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The Hill

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NEW: Clinton aides blame FBI director, media for devastating loss

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5 years

This is the conundrum for 2020...You can run far to the left and win the primary but it'll be tough to win the general. Sources tell me all the time that Biden, for example, would be a good candidate for the general but wouldn't make it out of a primary.

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Trump/GOP not dealing with reality yet in House. Big sea change. Dems now mobilized for 2020. Just wait til they can vote against Trump. But Dems may have to do some soul searching over how far left they go. Trump country filled with Dems who could switch back. I know. I met them

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@ratemyskyperoom Thank you all for the concern. My beloved corn plant, which has been with me all of my adult life, is actually making a comeback after 6 months of pandemic abandonment. Please see the top for evidence of growth and love. And thank you again for your thoughts and prayers!

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Lyft driver: (Singing Fight Song) Did you know this was Hillary Clinton’s campaign song? Me: Yes, I did. Driver: I spend so much time thinking about that campaign...So what do you do? (Cc @jonallendc )

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That feeling when you hear your 4-year-old son singing, "All you need is love. Love is all you need." (How will the rest of the day even compare?)

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4 years

Analysis from my mom: Where has *this* Joe Biden been?

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Text from a friend: “This debate is like the debate version of Jerry Springer.”

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2 months

Dems are loving spitting fire Biden. I’m hearing from a lot of them, even ones who were skeptical about him going into tonight.

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5 years

My 4 year old: “We learned F-words in school this week.” (It’s been that kind of week.) (Post script: He meant Fox, Friday, Fun, Friends etc.)

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Amie Parnes

3 years

Four Seasons landscaping seems like a better idea.

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Josh Wingrove

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There were 177,000 new virus cases in the U.S. yesterday -- the second-highest daily total ever, trailing only a record set a mere five days earlier. And *this* is the location the Trump campaign chose for its Giuliani presser. There are now about 50 people in this small room.

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As someone who is down for the count because I’m recovering from really painful skin cancer surgery last week, I’ll say this: make fun of Zuckerberg for anything else but sunscreen. I wish someone would have told younger me to appreciate pale skin, & apply sunscreen. A lot of it

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Mark Zuckerberg surfboards in Hawaii with way too much sunscreen

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6 years

Asking a question at a press conference isn’t “bad behavior.” And it surely isn’t disrespectful.

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Actually a @CNN reporter disrespected @POTUS & PM May during their press conf. Instead of rewarding bad behavior, we decided to reprioritize the TV appearances for administration officials.

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6 years

Source: "Does he really mean 'wasn't?"

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President Trump to CNBC: "Obama was a patsy for Russia. He was a total patsy."

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6 years

This story, on comma use, is amazing, don’t you think,

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4 years

Be kind. That’s all. That’s the tweet.

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4 years

Team Biden quick on the fly tonight. (Sorry.)

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Now available in the @JoeBiden store "Truth over Flies"

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5 years

Florida would never want to lose its title as weirdest election state. Ever.

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“Our data shows we will win here,” O’Malley Dillon, Biden campaign manager says of Nevada. Biden has a lead of 8K

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First day back @thehill ! My kiddo before drop off: “Everything will be good mommy. Trust me. And please tell Bob and Ian I say hello.” ( @BobCusack and @iswanTheHill ) I’ll be covering the presidential campaign with a side of national politics so add me to your press lists as…

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A huge thank you to @noahmichelson for thoughtfully guiding this essay and providing me ample space to share it all with you.

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Taking part in a documentary on the 2016 election and re-reading some stories. And man does it feel like 100,000 years ago.

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3 years

Shot #2 for my 79 year old mom today. Huge sigh of relief and the highlight of the year.

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1 year

One of my New Year’s resolutions this year was to publish this essay. ☑️ I was feeling really alone at the time & I was drowning in grief. I hoped that by putting this out there, it would help others & I’d feel some catharsis & comfort. 1/3

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I Finally Got To Date My Crush Years After Middle School. Then The Unthinkable Happened.

"A woman introduced herself as a longtime friend of Jeremy’s ... 'I’m so sorry if I am the first one to share the news,' she wrote. 'He would want you to know...'"

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8 years

More acts of kindness, please. More than ever, doesn't it seem so unnecessary to be unkind/unhelpful/ungrateful?

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5 years

Four-year-old, in the pool, says "I want to go in the hot tub." Me: The hot tub is for grown ups. Four-year-old: "I want to pretend to be a grown up."

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6 years

“The character of our country is on the ballot,” Obama while campaigning for Dems today in Wisconsin.

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5 years

In case you were immersed in the Mueller report this weekend, or enjoyed a weekend away from Twitter (lucky you!), this poll came out and showed @PeteButtigieg (Yes, that guy) surging to 3rd place in this Iowa poll.

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Buttigieg surges to third place in new Iowa poll

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) surged into third place in a poll of the Iowa caucus released Sunday.Eleven percent of likely Democratic Iowa caucusgoers surveyed by Emerson Po…

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@masweeting @NicolleDWallace Elect Project: Total Early Votes: 44,007,397 • Mail Ballots: 32,078,283 • In-Person Votes: 11,929,114

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4 years

Just saw an email from a company offering virtual babysitting. Oh man, that’s a good one.

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8 years

Fun fact: Sarah Hurwitz, Michelle Obama's speechwriter who wrote that speech, also helped write Hillary's concession speech in 08.

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6 years

They must love the Red Sox a whole lot.

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Pat Ward

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Rudy Giuliani was asked if being booed in Yankee Stadium upset him: "No, no. I know Yankee fans. They boo you when they love you."

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4 years

Harris has two kinds of stares tonight: Her don’t mess with me stare and her can-you-even-believe-this-shit? stare

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As a Democrat told me this morning, the investigation was the best thing that happened to Republicans because it gives Collins, Murkowski and Flake cover to say “there was an investigation.” This Dem said bluntly: “We were rolled.”

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Manu Raju

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SIREN: Susan Collins: "It appears to be a very thorough investigation.” @jeremyherb

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It’s an especially sad and devastating day for all of us @TheMessenger . I love this team so much and I’m completely heartbroken.

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6 years

Overheard: “With the way things are going, I wouldn’t be surprised if Melania moved out and Stormy moves in. We live in that kind of world.”

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Amie Parnes

6 years

Source tells me the Clintons are unharmed. Details to come...

@tamaragitt

Tamara Gitt

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New Castle police confirming that the local fire department is on scene of a fire on Old House Lane in Chappaqua, where Hillary and Bill Clinton live, but the fire is not at their main residence...could be the next door property they bought last year or another structure

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7 years

Tune in to Fox News tonight at 8p, for a discussion of 'Shattered' on @WattersWorld

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4 years

Staffing her husband like no other

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Drew Heskett

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Get you a partner that looks out for you like @DrBiden does for @JoeBiden ✨

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Text from a friend: Know who looks bad here? Pollsters for getting it so wrong, journalists for believing them again, the Dem party for basically promising something that didn’t happen. And the president for being the president. So basically everyone.

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Biden on turnout today: “What I'm hearing is that there's overwhelming turnout. And overwhelming turnout particularly of young people, of women, and an overwhelming turnout of african american voters over the age of 65 in places like Georgia and Florida.”

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Here’s a note Jeremy wrote me in 7th grade. I kept his notes obviously. ❤️

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6 years

Something to watch: Two potential 2020 candidates @KamalaHarris and @CoryBooker will get some time in the spotlight during Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing on Judiciary Committee.

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@PaulCrenstorm And wheel of fortune! (Where the winner could spend money on prizes)

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Scooplet: DNC is launching a billboard campaign today in six swing states praising Biden for passing infrastructure…while ribbing Trump for “infrastructure week.”

Democratic National Committee Launches Billboard Campaign in Swing States Touting Infrastructure...

The effort is intended to contrast Biden's record on fixing roads and bridges with Trump's

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Decided my five-year-old would do virtual school (we were given the option.) It was the most agonizing decision I made all year. I honestly went back and forth for months. Now...a kid in his class has Covid. And I’m feeling so much better about my decision!

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Dems want a more “forward facing” Harris. Her schedule had her with no public events for 15 days in May.

Where’s Kamala Harris? Democrats Want A More Public Role for the VP

The vice president did not have public events scheduled for nearly half of May

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Last night I asked folks for help in assisting my aunt in her effort to make masks for hospital workers. So many offered suggestions and help. And people like @mquintos , whose factory is helping to make thousands of masks, are the superheroes’ superheroes. 🙏🏻

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How did I miss this yesterday? Pants down my favorite story of the week. (Had to!)

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Feeling better and better about my decision to do remote learning in the fall, as agonizing as it was. Lots of people think this is all behind us, especially in states with declining numbers. And clearly that couldn’t be farther from the truth.

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When you’re walking in Hoboken NJ and see this, you do a bit a double-take.

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Maybe I'm too immersed in the political world, or too old, or watch too many episodes of Mr. Rogers with my toddler but I'm pretty proud of the fact that I don't know who "Jordyn" is.

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Dem Source: “sometimes it’s better not to make the debate.”

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3 years

Biden will speak tonight. Harris will not. But she’ll be by his side. They’re en route to the Chase Center.

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6 years

Text from a friend: Would you say this press conference is better or worse than the one with Putin?

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Here’s a note Jeremy wrote me in 7th grade. I kept his notes obviously. ❤️

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“Dishes are not fun. Cookies are fun” — My 4-year-old, figuring it out early.

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The very best way to start Valentines Day: With your 3-year-old singing "I just called to say I love you." (My heart.)

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@ThatEricAlper In My Life.

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Happy Thanksgiving! I’ve traded 8 months of joggers for a day of jeans & it feels amazing.

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4 years

Huge Obama takeaway here: They are counting on your cynicism. They know they can’t win you over with their policies. So they’re hoping to make it as hard as possible for you to vote, and to convince you that your vote doesn’t matter. That’s how they win.

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This still apply?

@realDonaldTrump

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

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Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted Statues & Monuments Act. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it! @DHSgov

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