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My pet project for the last couple weeks: The cost of home ownership is becoming an increasingly important election issue. The federal government can do more about home costs than you think. Here's how:

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BIDEN: "When my predecessor got COVID, he had to get helicoptered to Walter Reed Medical Center. He was severely ill. Thankfully, he recovered. When I got COVID, I worked from upstairs of the White House in the offices upstairs for the five-day period. The difference is...

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BLINKEN: If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends.

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vaccinations, of course, but also three new tools, free to all and widely available. You don't need to president to get these tools to use for your defense. In fact, the same booster shots, the same at-home tests, the same treatment that I got is available to you."

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Pentagon spox points out that roughly 17 vaccines are already mandatory for service members. "It just becomes part of that regimen"

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Someone should name a bar/speakeasy in D.C. "That's Classified" so that when someone asks where you're going, you can say, "That's Classified"

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JUDGE JACKSON: "I—I am the dream and the hope of the slave. ... We have come a long way toward perfecting our union. In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States."

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1 year

This Reuters photo by Kevin Lamarque

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PSAKI: The US will join Europe in sanctioning Putin and Lavrov directly

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"What the governor's done is pretty remarkable," Biden says of DeSantis' handling of the storm

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2016: 2022:

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Idk being 20x less likely to die is pretty cool but that's just me

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3 years

I’m going to keep doing what I’ve been doing my entire life — ignoring the CDC recommendation against eating raw cookie dough.

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5 months

@abbygov How -- how old were they? 🙈

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2 years

Pelosi, who has tested positive for COVID, yesterday afternoon:

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My colleagues and I spent all this money on journalism school so we can debate whether "son of a b****" is one word or four

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2 years

Oh no

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1 year

Scalise says the Santos matter is being handled "internally" and they're going to sit down and talk to him

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2 years

Inflation has effectively increased 14.5% since June 2020. If you have received no raise since then, you're making 14.5% less. If you've received a 3% raise since then, you're making 11.5% less. If you received a 6% raise since then, you're making 8.5% less.

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3 months

What's scary about the crime in D.C. these days is the randomness. You don't need to be involved in drugs or gangs to get carjacked, shot over road rage, randomly assaulted on the street, caught by a stray bullet. Daytime, nighttime, doesn't matter. Zero respect for human life.

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3 years

lololol, imagine having nothing better to write about than a stupid tweet I wrote about keeping multiple photos of my vaccine card. This is hilarious.

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Anecdotally, I was the only person wearing a mask in my building's gym today in a liberal area of a liberal city, despite the reimposed D.C. and building mask requirements. People are simply fed up.

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3 years

Biden ended his Scranton speech an hour and 15 minutes ago, but he hasn’t left the trolley museum yet.

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2 years

On Election Day, the White House has called a lid at 11:20 a.m. That means we don't expect to see or hear from the president in person today.

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7 months

Let you in on a little secret: It's called walking.

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Americans who eat their way through Europe sometimes come home surprised to see a lower number on the scale. The phenomenon has become something of an Internet debate.

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3 years

My favorite New York pizza place. I'm going to go get me a New York slice!

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Today would be a great day for journalists to be able to ask the president of the United States questions about Afghanistan. Aside from yesterday’s ABC interview, he hasn’t taken questions on Afghanistan (or anything else) since last Tuesday.

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2 years

"Not one of the two dozen states with laws on the books restricting abortion access offers paid family leave. Eight of them have opted out of expanding Medicaid coverage under the health care law, which covers pregnancy through postpartum" by @CHueyBurns

Threat to Roe draws attention to scant support for women having children

The states with the most restrictive abortion policies "are also the states that do the least for pregnant people and their children," says the director of GWU's Center for Health Services Research...

www.cbsnews.com

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BIDEN: "This decision about Afghanistan is not just about Afghanistan. It's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries."

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2 years

I, too, want a unicorn

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Harris in Romania thanks the Romanian people for being "extraordinary in the generosity and the courage that you have shown in this moment."

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I audibly gasped when I saw the sky today

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POTUS: "These bills are not about left versus right, or moderate versus progressive, or anything that pits Americans against one another. These bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. They're about opportunity versus decay."

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2 years

Did a thing today. #homeowner

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Former Trump aides who know Cassidy Hutchinson and don't believe she's lying:

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My brain all day: Tired. Want sleep. Blah. My brain when my head hits the pillow: I must immediately know everything about the 10 tallest tsunamis in history

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1 year

Omg

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1 year

Y’all … 😩 @DenverChannel

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3 years

The White House has lifted the lid issued earlier today and is calling the press pool back for the president to return to the White House at 8:40 p.m. from Camp David. (A lid essentially means the president won't be seen for the rest of the day and the press pool can go home.)

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3 years

The vaccine is free. "the two tourists were arraigned Thursday morning and face up to one year in prison, as well as a maximum of $5,000 in fines." Two Hawaii tourists arrested for falsifying vaccination cards

Two Hawaii tourists arrested for falsifying vaccination cards

Two tourists who traveled to Hawaii over the weekend have been arrested after authorities said they violated the state’s coronavirus restrictions by falsifying vaccine cards. The Hawaii attorn…

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2 years

So the U.S. had the first acting female president (temporarily) on International Men's Day

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3 years

Beautiful night in a beautiful city.

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The White House has called a lid at 2:30 p.m.

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A question that needs to be more sufficiently answered by public health officials, and there may be good answers, re mask recommendations/requirements: Why should the vaccinated be responsible for the health of those who haven’t taken responsibility for their own health?

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3 years

Instead of a mask mandate, NYC is doing something that could potentially encourage more people to get vaccinated rather than discourage them.

The New York Times

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Breaking News: New York will require proof of vaccination for indoor dining and gyms, Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to announce. It’s believed to be the first U.S. city to do so.

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"I think he's done a good job," Biden adds, recognizing they have "different political philosophies," but has done a good job handling the crisis

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3 years

After his speech and taking no questions, the White House has updated the president's schedule to say he's going back to Camp David this afternoon.

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1 year

This probe is being carried out by a Republican DA.

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1 year

Per our @kathrynw5 @CBSNews confirms Nassau County DA is looking into Santos, saying his constituents “must have an honest and accountable representative in Congress. No one is above the law and if a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it.”

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2 years

BARACK OBAMA: "I want to thank Sharon Sprung for capturing everything I love about Michelle: Her grace, her intelligence, and the fact that she's fine."

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2 years

Underrated tweet

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A chuckling SCHUMER in the Hudson Tunnel: "For four years, the former president was shoveling you know what. And now, we're gonna put real shovels in the ground, wielded by real American workers."

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2 years

The DMV, north enough to get snow, south enough to not have a clue how to handle it

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2 years

Yesterday was pretty fun

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Say a prayer for friends everywhere who will have to answer the dreaded question "Why are you still single?" from grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and distant relatives they never speak to over the next 48 hours

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3 years

New people moving to D.C. are like yes, I want to have my own apartment somewhere in the city and not a basement apartment or a studio and I want to pay under $1,000 lmao

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PSAKI on Cuomo findings: "I don't know that anyone could have watched this morning and not found the allegations to be abhorrent. I know I certainly did. And again, the president will speak to this later this afternoon."

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2 years

Uh-oh.

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@kathrynw5 Ms. Watson.

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Rep. @CoriBush on CBSN responding to critics who point out she spent roughly $70,000 on private security while calling to defund the police:

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2 years

#WHCD 2022 (Photo cred @BoKnowsNews )

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2 years

For those who have claimed the rioters weren't armed...

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2 years

And another.... Judge sentences Mark Mazza to FIVE YEARS in prison. Per plea agreement, Mazza had loaded gun on Jan 6

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2 years

I do not want to experience the consequences of eating $28 worth of Taco Bell

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2 years

Fox Business contributor: “You want to know how bad inflation is? Yesterday, yes, I had a nice lunch at Taco Bell — cost me about $28 at Taco Bell for lunch.” Um, how is that even physically possible? (Also, don’t think I’ll take financial advice from this guy.)

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Emotional support chicken

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Spotted at the Target in Columbia Heights 🫠

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Trump: "I didn't even see the recording." Also Trump: "In fact, you could hear the rustle of the paper."

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2024 Watch-NEW: In @FoxNews interview in New Hampshire, #DonaldTrump argues he "did nothing wrong" as he reacted to a leaked recording of him in the classified documents case #2024Election #FITN #FoxNews

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3 years

Q: How many American citizens remain in Afghanistan? Kirby: "I don't know."

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1 year

Trump in Waco says the “biggest threat” to the U.S. isn’t China or Russia, but high-level American government officials including McConnell, Schumer, Pelosi and people in the Justice Department.

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2 years

In his letter to Bennie Thompson, Trump is seemingly ... boasting about the size of the crowd at his Jan. 6 Ellipse speech

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Shoutout to children everywhere trying to help their parents remember and reset passwords

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Separately, federal prosecutors in New York are looking into Santos' finances and financial disclosures, CBS News' Pat Milton confirms. Our full story:

Federal and county prosecutors probing Rep.-elect George Santos

Federal prosecutors are interested in the congressman-elect's financial history and financial disclosures.

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Ukrainian kids with cancer evacuated from Poland to St. Jude Children's Hospital via @CBSNews

Ukrainian kids with cancer evacuated from Poland to St. Jude Children's Hospital

Four children with cancer — just 9 months to 9 years old— have been evacuated from Ukraine to St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, the U.S. State Department said.

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3 years

I was just burned so badly that now I am dead. At an airport bar, I told the bartender I thought I wanted a beer but was deciding. Five minutes later I told him I wanted a Bud Light. “I thought you said you wanted a beer?” he said. I had no response and no defense.

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@LEBassett I’m pretty sure that’s illegal???

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C-SPAN caller, asked to explain why she believes Americans want Jordan: "Because I do extensive-in depth studying on the Internet. I do it and I try to get a lot of information and simply the complicated issues. I read comments, I do my own data analysis, and I do it as a hobby."

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2 years

Being in your 30s is great because you can come home from being out with friends at 7 pm instead of leaving your house at 7 pm

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2 years

No thanks, I'll stick with chicken and beef

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Folks...

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Just witnessed a man in his 40s spray whipping cream from the can into his mouth while waiting in the Safeway self checkout line. An icon. A hero. A legend.

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HUTCHINSON, asked if Meadows ever sought a presidential pardon: "Mr. Meadows did seek that pardon."

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3 years

Duck ramps are infrastructure

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Did we all know that there are duck ramps at the Capitol Reflecting Pool so that the ducks can have easier water access

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2 years

That's a lot of key officials, including the president, who are over 70 years old

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3 years

The president has left for Wilmington without making any comments today about Afghanistan, per pool

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2 years

Congrats to my dad, who opened the Mother’s Day gift I sent addressed to my mom and asked her “what’s this?”

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2 years

How can you not love @chbooksdc

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3 years

"My drink was sitting at the table, said Breed. "I got up and started dancing because i was feeling the spirit and I wasn’t thinking about a mask."

San Francisco Mayor Defends Criticism After Video Catches Her Dancing Maskless at Night Club

Mayor London Breed was doing damage control Friday after being caught on video dancing without a mask during a night out at a San Francisco club.

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Ten years ago this week, I flew with two suitcases from LAX to DCA to start a new life in D.C., knowing probably two people here. Five years ago this week, I started at @CBSNews . What an unexpected, wild and beautiful ride it's been so far. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

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Me as a teenager: I’ll never be a boring adult! Me as an adult: Walks around Walmart for fun as a treat after an excellent dental appointment

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"I think the president is in serious legal water, not so much because of the search, but because of the obstructive activity he took in connection with the Jan. 6 proceeding," former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb says on the @TakeoutPodcast

Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb thinks Justice Department's Trump investigation is related...

Cobb told "The Takeout" he thinks the possibility of an indictment against Trump is "very high."

www.cbsnews.com

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2 years

Need to get my vax card in a better spot on my phone so I don't have to scroll though 1,000 pictures of dogs to get to it

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2 years

Well why doesn’t he have kids then

CNN

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Pope Francis has criticized couples who choose to have pets instead of children as selfish, arguing that their decision to forgo parenthood leads to a loss of "humanity" and is a detriment to civilization.

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"I bet Pat Cipollone set a new land speed record," Sidney Powell says of when the White House counsel learned of the December 18 meeting at the WH "I was not happy to see the people in the Oval," Cipollone says of meeting...The Overstock person, I didn't know who this guy was"

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“We’re here to show the country we’re getting through this pandemic,” President Biden says at the White House Correspondents Dinner

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1 year

POTUS and the VP are at Taqueria Habanero and I'm sitting here eating a sad little salad, like a loser

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President Biden and VP Harris out for tacos at Taqueria Habanero in DC on Cinco de Mayo

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I don’t trust people on planes who pass up snacks offered to them. What, you’re too good for the ginger cookies and pretzels? You are in economy with me, Karen. Take the free food.

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And people in D.C. are obsessed with their jobs AND themselves @OverheardWDC

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My credit card company declined a $64 purchase I was trying to make at the Walmart on H Street because it thought it was fraudulent lmao. Even my credit card knows I shouldn’t be there

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There are only 7 of them, if I'm counting correctly, we can figure out this mystery, guys

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I am pleading with my editors to let me drop everything else and cover the zebra story today

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Couple clearly on a first date: Woman: I’m a manager at a firm Man: What’s a firm? Woman: A firm is a large company 💀

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Went outside for some fresh air and told a random guy on the street who asked if I had a man to “go away” instead of just ignoring him and not gonna lie, it felt good

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It’s her hoodie now. He shoulda thought of that before he dumped her.

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Just said "excuse me" after I sneezed in the house. I live alone.

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Saw a post from a college student looking for their own furnished apartment for under $1k within a half hour commute to downtown DC. Sweet summer child

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