Ben Pershing
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Supervising Editor @CNN Washington Bureau. Former @WSJ, @nationaljournal, @washingtonpost & @rollcall. @UCBerkeley alum. L.A. native. Vin Scully forever.
Washington, DC
Joined January 2010
RT @AdImpact_Pol: #TXPol: Wesley Hunt (R) just reserved cable ad time in the Washington DC market on Fox News. The ad airs tomorrow. Pro-….
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Conspiracy theories helped nix proposed housing authority to rebuild after L.A. County wildfires - Los Angeles Times
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RT @keachhagey: With his nemesis, Elon Musk, out of the picture, Sam Altman has forged closer ties with President Trump, dining with the pr….
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RT @Bencjacobs: Condolences to everyone in Washington DC with a birthday between now and Labor Day who will now be wished “Happy Birthday —….
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CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year
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RT @capitalweather: This has been the second most humid summer in DC on record (since 1945) based on the number of hours with dew points ov….
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‘I don’t think anybody takes them seriously’: The House Freedom caucus is developing a reputation for folding
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Justice Department says former officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid should get one day in jail
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“Taxes are where the accounts get really complicated. It depends on who put the money in, how old you are when you take it out, and what you’re using it for.”
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RT @rpyers: The most recent best case CA High Speed Rail scenario is an L.A. to San Francisco travel time of around 6 hours in 2045 after r….
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RT @CharlesMungerJr: Any attempt to undermine the nonpartisan California Redistricting Commission will be strongly opposed in the courts an….
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RT @mattyglesias: What's weird about this is the reason companies use corn syrup instead of cane sugar is we have a lot of barriers to impo….
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RT @igorbobic: Today’s Murkowski Moment™. Asked how she felt about recissions, she said, “Concerned. Apparently, that's what you journalis….
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Winsome Earle-Sears has asked her campaign manager -- a pastor with no political experience -- to step away from that role.
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On Tuesday, Trump conjured an especially odd imaginary tale – that linked his uncle with the late terrorist Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber.
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Fact Check: Trump, who first appointed Powell, claims he was "surprised" Powell was appointed
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