Alex Thompson
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national political correspondent for @Axios. @CNN contributor. co-author of #1 NYT bestseller “Original Sin.”
Washington, DC
Joined September 2011
Thanks to everyone for reading the book and putting up with my shameless promotion. Original Sin by me and @jaketapper is an NYT bestseller: . #1
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RT @OriginalSinBook: Original Sin continues its strong sales -- entering week number 6 on the New York Times Bestseller Lists! THANK YOU! h….
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Bloomberg: "Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment was stuck at one of its worst readings on record for 2 months this spring after plunging 29% in the first four months of 2025. Over the 79 years of the survey, a drop this large this fast has almost always predicted a recession.".
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“One Mexican farm supervisor, who asked not to be named, was overseeing a field being prepared for planting strawberries last week. Usually he would have 300 workers, he said. On this day he had just 80.”
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RT @TheArenaCNN: .@kasie reads Elon Musk's new criticism of Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill" as the Senate holds a marathon vote….
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RT @kyledcheney: Trump drops lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and Ann Selzer over her late-campaign poll showing Kamala Harris in pl….
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RT @newlinesmag: 1. 🧵“Original Sin,” describing a cover-up in Joe Biden’s White House, caused a storm on its release last month. The book’s….
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Members of Congress talking about the ever growing national debt.
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RT @IsaacDovere: now, Cuomo statement: . “To the extent there were strategic errors, the buck stops with me. There’s no question a fall cam….
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RT @OriginalSinBook: Thanks to the Financial Times for naming Original Sin one of the best books of the summer!!!
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RT @OriginalSinBook: Great books to pack for your holiday: ORIGINAL SIN, says the Brussels Times
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RT @larrywilmore: Mental decline in the elderly is often slow until it hits a rapid decline or cliff. When did President Biden hit his clif….
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Comer expands Biden probe. Asks to talk to Jeff Zients, Karine Jean Pierre, and more.
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RT @stephen_neukam: NEWS — On Friday, Chuck Schumer defended Zohran Mamdani from GOP attacks, said he would meet with him in the near futur….
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RT @daveweigel: Incredibly packed edition this week! . Mamdani aftermath, Gerry Connolly's spectral presence in the #VA11 special, Iran pol….
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RT @afterpartyemily: “Starting in late 2023…The inner circle of the White House basically limited access…one person said that it was to hid….
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Interesting parallel from former Cuomo aide who has since been critical.
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RT @OriginalSinBook: One year ago today President Joe Biden stepped on the CNN debate stage and effectively ended his presidential campaign….
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