Robby Brod
@RobbyBrod
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Journalist. Elections nerd. Copywriter. Joel Embiid enthusiast.
Pennsylvania, USA
Joined August 2018
In 2024, congressional campaigns relied more than ever on donations from outside the states/districts they represent. As local dollars fade, it raises questions about whether campaigns are still rooted in their communities. My report for @OpenSecretsDC ⬇️
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The nationalization of campaign contributions, once a concern among elections experts, is now a defining feature of congressional campaigns.
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'60 Minutes' calls out ownership on air
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“Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” Scott Pelley said.
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This 4th circuit court of appeals ruling is…very straightforward.
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REPORTER: There are laws on the book that make it a criminal offense to harbor illegal immigrants, like sanctuary state leaders have been doing. Do you think they should be prosecuted and possibly put in prison? HOMAN: Absolutely. And hold tight on that one, because it's coming.
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The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the administration has to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia. Our system of government is based on checks and balances and the separation of powers. By not following this unanimous ruling from the highest court in the land, the administration
President Donald Trump’s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they had no basis for the Central American nation to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month.
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Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
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NEW: Trump plans to sign an executive order to overtake the USPS by dissolving its leadership and placing it under his administration. This move would grant them immense power over mail-in ballots, a key target in Republican election fraud rhetoric.
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Trump Bid to Take Over Postal Service Could Threaten Mail Voting
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When the FBI searched Jan. 6 defendant Jeremy Brown's home, they discovered illegal grenades, a sawed-off shotgun and classified information he retained after leaving the army. Today, DOJ says Donald Trump's pardon for Jan. 6 issues covers all of that.
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U.S. Attorneys are not the President’s lawyers. They are the United States’ lawyers. You didn’t pledge an oath to a President, you pledged it to the constitution. This statement alone is reason enough for you to resign.
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DevelopmentU The University Of Iowa
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Yo La Tengo You Can Have It All Late Night with Conan O’Brien (2000)
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Linda McMahon, Trump's education secretary pick, is a billionaire WWE co-founder and major GOP donor. While she served in Trump's cabinet before, she currently faces a sexual abuse lawsuit and has minimal education experience. My first for @OpenSecretsDC.
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President Donald Trump nominated Linda McMahon, 76, to serve as secretary of education on Nov. 19, 2024. McMahon is a…
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“The $TRUMP memecoin — a financial asset that didn't exist on Friday afternoon — now accounts for about 89% of Donald Trump's net worth.” Trump just became one of the top 25 richest people on earth. Through this. Insane, open & now normalized corruption.
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His $TRUMP wealth overshadows Truth Social and his real estate holdings.
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Special Counsel report: The incoming president of the United States would have been convicted of violent crimes against the Constitution if his case had been brought in a timelier manner.
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Donald Trump would have been convicted for bid to overturn 2020 US election results if he hadn't been elected, special prosecutor's report says
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A prosecutor says there was enough evidence in the 2020 US election case - but he was scuppered by Trump's win in 2024.
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hey, they did the meme!
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