Jonathan Tamari
@JonathanTamari
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Congress reporter @BGov | Ex @PhillyInquirer national politics reporter, Eagles beat writer | Runner| @NorthwesternU |Jersey boy| [email protected]
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Joined March 2009
The Divided States of Pennsylvania: My tour of PA from the urban Acela corridor to rural farmland to Appalachia to the industrial Midwest to show what makes the state so complex and politically competitive. Hop on for the ride: https://t.co/mvzrLPfEzz
inquirer.com
From the Northeast corridor through Appalachia to the industrial Midwest, a tour of what makes Pennsylvania one of America’s most complex and politically competitive states.
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“Yes” leads 62-38 in this poll
*NEW* CBS News Poll: Support for California’s Proposition 50 motivated by national focus, opposition to Trump Read it here:
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A small window into shutdown politics in one poll question: Approval by *Democratic voters* of how Democrats in Congress are handling their job has surged, per Quinnipiac poll. October 2025: 58% approval July 2025: 39% approval
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Gaining traction on Middle East while losing it on the economy ...
Q Poll: Responsible for shutdown: 45% say Rs, 39% Ds Generic Congressional: 50% D, 41% R Trump/economy: 38% 👍57% 👎 - worst of either term Trump overall: 40% 👍 54% 👎 Trump/Middle East: 47% 👍 41% 👎 https://t.co/ZBjJdcNZ3j
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And on DOJ charges vs Trump critics: 52% say charges are unjustified 38% say justified https://t.co/ZBjJdcNZ3j
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Q Poll: Responsible for shutdown: 45% say Rs, 39% Ds Generic Congressional: 50% D, 41% R Trump/economy: 38% 👍57% 👎 - worst of either term Trump overall: 40% 👍 54% 👎 Trump/Middle East: 47% 👍 41% 👎 https://t.co/ZBjJdcNZ3j
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The ACA is back in the maelstrom during the government shutdown -- showing that it remains one of the sharpest divides in American politics, 15 years after it became law: https://t.co/KpiOFPLqck
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The no urgency shutdown
Here’s a telling sign of where we are: On day 15, there are zero stories about the government shutdown in both the print NYT and print WSJ.
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And it still brings out some of Congress' most acidic attacks: “I don’t know why Republicans hate health care so much,” said Raphael Warnock Mike Johnson accused Dems of a "sinister" plan to make the ACA collapse - so the gov't could control health care: https://t.co/KpiOFPLqck
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The 2010 midterms. The 2013 shutdown. The 2017 repeal attempt. The 2018 midterms. Now this shutdown - and likely next year's midterms - show the long and ongoing reach of the ACA. It remains one of the sharpest divides in Congressional politics: https://t.co/KpiOFPLqck
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This shutdown has been marked by a distinct lack of urgency. It suggests that Congress is getting increasingly numb to tactics and outcomes that were once considered catastrophic - and raises questions about what lines might get crossed in the future: https://t.co/DYJSlfw16E
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Repeated showdowns and deadline-driven governance have seemingly made Congress blase about what was once considered catastrophic.
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I got to quote Clemenza while writing about Congress (with a h/t to @scottwongDC ) https://t.co/DYJSlfw16E
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(Bloomberg) -- Several news organizations including Bloomberg News, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal refused to sign new reporting limits set out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon.
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National news organizations including Bloomberg News, five major television networks and the New York Times said they would refuse to sign new reporting limits set out by Defense Secretary Pete...
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There was a "hell no" camp (mostly on the right) A camp for extending the subsidies A camp for extending but only after the gov't reopens And the vast majority didn't want to talk about it. Reflects longstanding GOP divisions over how to handle the ACA: https://t.co/5Jcw14yaSn
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House Republicans are divided over the health care fight at the center of the government shutdown — with the vast majority declining to say anything about the topic when contacted by Bloomberg...
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“Republicans have always struggled to identify exactly where they are on health care” We contacted every House R to ask about the ACA subsidies - and most declined to talk about it. Others were broken into very different camps: https://t.co/5Jcw14xD2P
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House Republicans are divided over the health care fight at the center of the government shutdown — with the vast majority declining to say anything about the topic when contacted by Bloomberg...
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We contacted every House Republican to ask about the ACA credits. The vast majority didn't want to touch it - reflecting longtime GOP struggles on health care. “I don’t know exactly how this ends up. I don’t know exactly where I’ll be on it.” https://t.co/5Jcw14xD2P
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House Republicans are divided over the health care fight at the center of the government shutdown — with the vast majority declining to say anything about the topic when contacted by Bloomberg...
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Shaheen, a retiring Dem Rs are looking to flip on shutdown, says of OMB threats on back pay: “It would be a lot easier to resolve the situation if Russ Vought would stop talking.”
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