
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 @BarakRavid: 🚨Scoop: Tony Blair and Jared Kushner will participate in a meeting on Gaza at the White House on Wednesday and present Pres….
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The former British prime minister and Trump's son-in-law and former adviser will discuss ideas for how Gaza will be governed without Hamas in power.
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RT @MarcACaputo: It's hurricane season and there's a looming crisis of disaster preparedness at FEMA. Workers warned of it in a letter th….
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Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening.
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After the Crypto industry spent millions against him last year, Sherrod Brown tells @BradyDale: "Cryptocurrency is a part of America's economy…My goal is to make sure that as more people use cryptocurrency, it expands opportunity and lifts up Ohioans and they are not put at.
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Scoop: Senior Dems want to hold a rare national convention before the 2026 midterms to showcase candidates. DNC chair Ken Martin has been quietly pushing the idea this week. Such “mini-conventions” used to be common but not in recent decades.
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It could create a national stage for Democrats running in key House, Senate and governors' races to frame their arguments against President Trump and his MAGA Republicans.
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RT @axiosalex: NEWS: Dan Scavino -- Trump's longest serving aide and loyalist -- is taking over as WH director of personnel . Shows Trump p….
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Scavino is Trump's longest-serving aide, having worked for the president since 2015.
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New: Democrats are still paying for Kamala Harris' loss to Donald Trump last year — literally. The DNC has paid more than $15 million toward paying off Harris 2024 campaign expenses in the first 6 months of 2025. My look into the party finger-pointing.
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The debts and lackluster fundraising left the DNC with $65 million less cash on hand than the Republican National Committee at the end of July.
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RT @daveweigel: Little snapshot of the parties. RNC has summer meeting in Atlanta. Closed press except for the vote affirming Trump's c….
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RT @sherlyholmes: NEW: Rick Caruso (who’d previously avoided weighing in on the matter) says he supports Newsom’s redistricting push and w….
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New: Inside the fight to be the next Iowa. Nevada, NH, and Michigan all making aggressive bids. A revamped and expanded Rules and Bylaws committee adds uncertainty. Some concern about Michigan making Gaza a bigger issue in the primary.
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Democratic Party officials are quietly battling over which state will be the first to vote in the 2028 presidential primary.
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RT @michaelkruse: From @AlexThomp: Inside the Dems' fight to be "the new Iowa" and hold the first 2028 primary.
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Democratic Party officials are quietly battling over which state will be the first to vote in the 2028 presidential primary.
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