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Founder of @punchbowlnews. @nbcnews/@msnbc. Phish/Dead fan. Author of NYT best seller, “The Hill To Die On”.

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@BrendanPedersen
Brendan Pedersen
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News in the PM edition: Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) told me he would partner with Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) to defend the CDFI Fund since the Trump admin set up all its employees for layoffs. Crapo said he’d work to “see if we can get that decision changed.” >>>>
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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Free tickets for federal workers to GW/Georgetown Saturday. I haven’t been this excited for an exhibition game …. Ever.
@GW_MBB
GW Men's Basketball
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Attention Federal workers! We're inviting you to Saturday's exhibition vs. Georgetown - for FREE! The first 100 Federal employees can claim two complimentary tickets plus additional discounted tickets by visiting https://t.co/aHD4jlu0fU. #RaiseHigh
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@BrendanPedersen
Brendan Pedersen
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I wrote about this as an emerging core attack from Democrats over the weekend and the Republicans who are sympathetic / don't like the Argentina bailout politics https://t.co/gqc2HhxFYY
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@BrendanPedersen
Brendan Pedersen
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News: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will request unanimous consent* on the floor this evening to hold a vote on legislation that would block the Treasury Department from using the Exchange Stabilization Fund to backstop Argentina's financial markets *can be blocked by Rs
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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Johnson this morning said plainly he will not do this.
@burgessev
Burgess Everett
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Senate Minority Whip Durbin says Thune/Johnson/Schumer/Jeffries/Trump all need to meet ASAP to end shutdown “it's time for us to sit down and resolve this” He said Dems are not going to change their votes on the House CR at this point: “I don’t believe that’s going to happen"
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@mainebeerbrewer
Dan Kleban
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Today, I am suspending my campaign for U.S. Senate and enthusiastically endorsing Gov. Janet Mills. I got in this race for the same reason I started Maine Beer Company–to ‘Do What’s Right.’ Gov. Mills is the right leader for this moment. Thank you to everyone who supported me, &
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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As we scooped in @PunchbowlNews midday.
@maxpcohen
Max Cohen
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Here's the letter Arizona AG Kris Mayes sent to Johnson, demanding Adelita Grijalva be "immediately sworn into office" "Should you fail to provide such assurance, we will be forced to seek judicial relief to protect Arizona" https://t.co/VDDrH09RvM
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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very little happened on the House GOP conference call today. vast majority of lawmakers back up the speaker's position to keep the house out of session until Senate Dems pass the clean CR. Senate has voted countless times on this measure and Dems have blocked it. House has
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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JEFFRIES to @DanaBashCNN "I haven't spoken to Zohran since the shutdown started. I do look forward to having a conversation with him before early voting starts in New York later on this month."
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@AndrewDesiderio
Andrew Desiderio
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Sen. Jim Justice is still commuting daily between D.C. & West Virginia on a private jet Justice says he hasn’t had time to look for a place in D.C. “To be honest, it’s a pain in the butt getting on and off the plane every day. Talk about wear and tear.” https://t.co/mR1FDuAYz3
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punchbowl.news
In January, we reported that Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) had the best commute in Washington. Apparently he still does.
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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Day 14 of the shutdown: @SpeakerJohnson says @SenSchumer is the “broken status quo.” Johnson again notes that Schumer has been in Congress since he was 9.
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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JOHNSON says he will “jointly nominate” Trump for the Nobel next year with @AmirOhana and other speakers of parliaments around the world.
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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one of the best profiles i've read in the past few years.
@patrick_oshag
Patrick OShaughnessy
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I first knew how incredible this authoritative profile of Josh Kushner and Thrive would be when the author, @JeremySternLA, sent me a 500-page document full of interview transcripts he’d done with members of the Thrive team. That dossier ended up being less than half the total
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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🚨NEWS in @PunchbowlNews AM: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION is girding for a long shutdown. They are in the process of finding money to pay for law enforcement officers. They're using tariff revenue to pay for WIC for the foreseeable future. “OMB is making every preparation to
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@igorbobic
Igor Bobic
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Schumer: “I commend the enormous advocacy of the tireless hostage families, President Trump, his administration, and all who helped make this moment happen.”
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@LauraEWeiss16
Laura Weiss
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NEW: House Republicans are holding a conference call tomorrow, Tuesday, at 11:30 am, per multiple sources The House is still out but the GOP leadership has been holding calls to coordinate with members as the shutdown goes on House Dems are returning to DC tomorrow
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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upon seeing his son, the father says the Shema, one of the quintessential jewish prayers. Followed by the Shehechianu, which translates to, "Blessed are you, Lord our god, who has kept us alive, sustained us and brought us to this moment."
@SpencerHakimian
Spencer Hakimian
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An Israeli father reunites with his son that has been held hostage for the past 2 years:
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@JoshuaKushner
Joshua Kushner
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I am constantly in awe of my brother’s determination and resilience to make the impossible happen. Today, especially so 🤍
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@BarakRavid
Barak Ravid
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🚨🇺🇸🇺🇦President Trump is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky at the White House on Friday, per two sources with knowledge
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@JakeSherman
Jake Sherman
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JOHNSON this AM: “Can we completely repeal and replace Obamacare? Many of us are skeptical about that now, because the roots are so deep, it was really sinister, the way it was created. I believe Obamacare was created to implode upon itself, to collapse upon itself.”
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