Elana Schor
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senior Washington editor, @semafor -- eschor @ semafor dot com -- alum of @politico @AP @KSJatMIT @eenewsupdates -- fast talker
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Joined June 2009
This is actually a good statement from Bernie Sanders Worth the watch
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Charlie Kirk was scheduled to debate a progressive influencer, Hasan Piker, at Dartmouth College on Sept. 25. On his Twitch live stream, Piker reacted to the news with horror, urging some of his followers to stop making jokes about the shooting, and he expressed fear that he
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Pulled this quote from my last in-person interview with Kirk. His pitch wasn't just "join the GOP, you'll get lower taxes" - it was that you could give yourself to Jesus Christ and have a life worth living.
RIP Charlie Kirk, who at 31 was one of the most important figures - in elections, in commentary, in media - in the conservative movement.
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I'm horrified to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah. Democratic societies will always have political disagreements, but we must never allow America to become a country that confronts those disagreements with violence. Mark and I are praying for Charlie's
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News: A @demandprogress poll finds Brad Lander leading Rep. Dan Goldman by 18 points if Lander challenges him in the primary. Push for progressives to take on NY Dems who won’t endorse Mamdani — Mamdani and Lander crushed Cuomo in Goldman’s district
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A left-wing group wants Brad Lander to mount a primary challenge to pro-Israel Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman.
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NEW: Charlie Kirk shot at an event in Utah | @Deseret
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is dead and SWAT teams are searching for his killer.
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National Guard documents show the federal takeover of DC is "leveraging fear" and promoting a sense of “shame” among some troops and veterans, reports @AlexHortonTX
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News: Republicans are realizing they have a big fight on their hands to convince voters the economy is in good shape ahead of midterms w job softening, tariffs, health care cuts Sen. Cramer: "The headwinds that matter the most to an election are how American citizens are
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In which the House Financial Services Chair tells @semafor the economy has shown some signs of softening over the last few months" and a White House officials says "this is the low point." 😬 @burgessev @Eleanor_Mueller @ShelbyTalcott
https://t.co/c3Xj9eu8aB
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President Donald Trump’s party is staring down challenges that haven’t let up for months. Their sales job isn’t getting any easier.
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Today on the docket: a newly public copy of the Trump's admin's March agreement to send Venezuelans to El Salvador's prisons, including the amount ($4.7M), terms (~300 people for one year) and conditions ($ can't be used for asylum legal counsel, abortions, DEI)
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Talked w @jamestalarico about his #TXSen bid. Not sold on Schumer for leader. Wants to get rid of filibuster. And revisits his 2021 take that “God is nonbinary.”
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James Talarico launched his Senate bid with a call for ‘civility’ — plus opposition to the filibuster and an openness to a new Democratic leader.
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News: Rand Paul's beef with VP Vance over the Venezuela strike is escalating Paul tonight says “What really ticked me off and got me going was for somebody [Vance] to glorify the idea of killing people without any due process and saying he just didn’t give a shit ... That, to
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As @Eleanor_Mueller @burgessev reported 6 days ago, they want Miran seated for the next Fed meeting — a week from tomorrow — and they’re moving as if they will get him there. Lightning-fast for the Senate.
Senate Banking Cmte will vote Wednesday on President Trump’s nomination of WH Council of Economic Advisers chair Stephen Miran to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
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New: Republicans don't like the ACA subsidies. They also know that letting them expiring cold turkey at the end of year is not ideal "I don't think that's a good idea," says Sen. Cornyn. He + other Rs want to pare them back instead https://t.co/tY9ZgbY2Uz
@Eleanor_Mueller
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The party realizes it could face political disaster if it lets the Democrat-passed subsidies expire entirely.
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News: Senators today finalized the updated discussion draft of their crypto market structure bill, shared with me just now, in hopes of a committee vote later this month. @Semafor link to the updated discussion draft here:
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Pretty clear contrast between Graham Platner and Dan Kleban
News: Democrats -- including Schumer -- still prioritizing Maine Gov. Janet Mills after oyster farmer Platner and brewer Dan Kleban jumped into Senate race, per multiple Democrats “We’ve got a beer guy and an oyster man. You’ve got to love that,” said Sen. Kelly. Mills, though
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NEW: Via NYT team, advisers to POTUS have discussed Saudi Arabia ambassadorship for Mayor Adams @danarubinstein @WRashbaum @npfandos
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The discussions were said to be part of an effort to consolidate opposition to Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor, but appeared to be fading on Friday.
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Importantly, @eschor OKed the lede of my dreams 👀
News: Democrats -- including Schumer -- still prioritizing Maine Gov. Janet Mills after oyster farmer Platner and brewer Dan Kleban jumped into Senate race, per multiple Democrats “We’ve got a beer guy and an oyster man. You’ve got to love that,” said Sen. Kelly. Mills, though
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Wrote about Mamdani, Platner, and a little trend of the left giving candidates room to pivot away from their issues. Some news here: Platner campaign responding to criticism of his work at a Blackwater successor.
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New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has separated himself from some proposals endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America.
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This means full control over MPD would revert back to D.C. officials next Thursday, which is a big local victory – and one for @MayorBowser's go-along-to-get-along strategy, which rankled some local activists and lawmakers.
This just in: House not expected to vote on extending Trump's D.C. police takeover.
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