Patrick Svitek
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Politics breaking news reporter, @WashingtonPost. Formerly @TexasTribune & @HoustonChron. DC via San Antonio & Austin. Email me at [email protected].
Washington, DC
Joined April 2011
RT @USA_Polling: "Would you consider joining an alternative party to the Democrats and Republicans?". Yes: 49%.No: 45%. -."Would you consid….
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RT @JakeSherman: THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER the crypto rule has passed after a very long vote. 215-211. The hardline conservatives fo….
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Trump on his meeting with House Republicans last night: "I talked about the concept of firing [Powell]. Almost everyone said I should, but I’m more conservative than they are.".
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"I don’t rule out anything, but I think it's highly unlikely" I'll fire Powell, Trump says.
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Trump, responding to question about possibly trying to fire Jerome Powell: “He’s doing a lousy job, but no, I’m not talking about that. Fortunately we get to make a change in the next, what, eight months and we’ll pick somebody that’s good.".
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RT @ArletteSaenz: Barack & Michelle Obama are addressing the divorce rumors head-on. “She took me back!” Barack Obama said jokingly. “It….
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Bains's launch video:
I’m Dr. Jasmeet Bains — a family and addiction doctor, daughter of immigrants, and the first Sikh American elected to the California Legislature. Today, I’m officially launching my campaign for Congress in California’s 22nd district.
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California Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains (D) files FEC papers for her long-awaited challenge to Rep. David Valadao (R) in #CA22:.
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RT @matthewichoi: More Texas content!. Got to write about the fight over redistricting in Texas for today's Early Brief. .
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Jessica Killin, a Democrat challenging Rep. Jeff Crank (R) in GOP-leaning #CO05, announces raising $750K in the first 24 hours of her campaign. Killin is former chief of staff to Doug Emhoff.
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In #TXSEN, the pro-Cornyn super PAC Texans for a Conservative Majority is starting a seven-figure statewide ad buy today, including this positive spot:
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“We lost the last election because we did not remain loyal to the leader of the party," Hunter Biden says in interview for Jaime Harrison's new podcast
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New FEC filing: $1.8M in Gerry Connolly's leftover campaign cash was used to fund a super PAC that helped his former chief of staff win the Democratic nomination to succeed him
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RT @AP_Politics: BREAKING: Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Arizona's 7th Congressional District special prima….
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With AP estimating 60 percent of the vote is in, Adelita Grijalva leads Deja Foxx 62-21 in the #AZ07 Democratic special primary.
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RT @PodSaveAmerica: NEWS: Newsom floats calling for a special election to change CA constitution on redistricting:. "[The legislature] can….
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RT @natalie_allison: Speaker Johnson breaks with Trump on the Epstein situation, saying Bondi “needs to come forward and explain” the confu….
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RT @burgessev: Schumer says he talked to Mamdani last night and will meet with him later in New York. Also says “what globalize the intifad….
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Pro-Cornyn super PAC starts putting its eight-figure war chest to work:.
Texans for a Conservative Majority are placing TV ad reservations statewide across #TXPol. So far, they've reserved $507k with ads starting tomorrow.
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