Jill Colvin
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National political reporter for The Associated Press. Fast talker. Night owl. Quiet car enforcer. The dog is much bigger now. Reach me at jcolvin @ap .org.
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Trump says he'll be announcing "many exciting things" over the next 8 weeks, "things that nobody has even contemplated, thought about, thought possible," with"levels of detail" and "levels of thought that a lot of people believed very strongly we didn't have in this country"
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota authorities: Police officer who knelt on George Floyd has been arrested.
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The president has arrived at his Virginia golf club as we await results.
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Per the same source, Trump handed out copies of the letter he'd sent to Erdogan at today's meeting in what was interpreted as an attempt to show everyone how tough he'd been.
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Rainbow flags on display outside the Höfði House, where Vice President Mike Pence is holding meetings this afternoon in Iceland. It’s the site of the famous summit between Reagan and Gorbachev.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins 2nd Congressional District in Maine.
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The White House says the president’s visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery this afternoon has been canceled because of bad weather. Kelly, his wife and Pompeo expected to go instead.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Judge orders release of Adnan Syed after overturning 2000 murder conviction chronicled by popular “Serial” podcast.
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The president is back at the White House and in D.C., where he was welcomed by a crowd booing and raising middle fingers at his motorcade.
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Tapper returns from break post-Stephen Miller with the words “Welcome back to planet earth."
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There is also video of members of the mob outside the Capitol doors chanting, in unison, “Hang Mike Pence!”
I heard at least 3 different rioters at the Capitol say that they hoped to find Vice President Mike Pence and execute him by hanging him from a Capitol Hill tree as a traitor. It was a common line being repeated. Many more were just talking about how the VP should be executed.
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An update on the Nunberg will-he, won’t-he drama: He says he’s now compiled all the docs Mueller asked for, tells me, “It ended up not being as onerous as I thought it would be.”
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Fauci this morning on ABC, responding to the anti-lockdown protests: "What you do if you jump the gun and go into a situation where you have a big spike, you're gonna set yourself back... It's gonna backfire. That's the problem.”
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Biden says he'll use Defense Production Act to 'maximize manufacture' of coronavirus vaccine, fulfilling campaign pledge.
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And one last crowd pan as Trump takes the stage. We’re in the middle of a pandemic and yet... Waukesha, Wisconsin. October 24, 2020.
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! TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Top NJ lawmaker Steve Sweeney defeated by GOP newcomer Edward Durr, who spent just $153 on his campaign.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — DC Police: 4 people died as Trump supporters occupied Capitol; 1 woman shot by police, 3 in medical emergencies.
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Trump to Fox: "It's called flipping and it almost ought to be illegal ... they go from 10 years to they're a national hero. They have a statue erected in their honor. It's not a fair thing."
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Here’s my story on this from Thursday. Pence allies feel the president not only scapegoated him, but put his life (and his family’s) in danger with his rhetoric at the rally and his tweet while the siege was underway:
Source close to the vice president tells me while the VP and his family were in a bunker in the Capitol, the President did not reach out to check on his safety or condemn those who said the VP should be executed.
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Trump on protesters flouting social distancing restrictions: “They seem to be very responsible people to me.”
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Donald Trump is spending his first day as a lame duck president at his Virginia golf club.
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This was somewhat lost in the election week shuffle, but there's another outbreak at the White House and Tuesday night's election watch party is being watched as a potential super-spreading event
NEWS: Sec. Ben Carson tested positive for COVID-19 this morning. His deputy chief of staff says he's "in good spirits & feels fortunate to have access to effective therapeutics which aid and markedly speed his recovery." Carson attended the election night party at the White House
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"Where's Fauci?" is quickly becoming one of the most-asked questions of 2020.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci says COVD-19 vaccine could be ready by the end of this year or early 2021; it’s 'when and not if.'
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Also says HALF the carriers had no symptoms.
How one small town at the center of the outbreak has cut infections virtually to zero: test all 3,300 in town, isolate the 3 percent who tested positive. Infection rate 10 days later down to .3 percent.
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Giuliani said on "Meet the Press" that Trump's campaign didn't know Natalia Veselnitskaya was Russian when they set up the Trump Tower meeting. See reference to "The Russian government attorney" below:
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Trump just arrived at his Virginia golf course, where he was greeted by a pair of protesters, including a woman loudly blowing a whistle
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority in US House has voted to impeach President Trump for incitement of insurrection; voting still underway.
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"I think Joe Biden has a scandal coming up that's going to make him almost an impotent candidate," Trump also told his staff during the call.
“We found stuff yesterday we gave it to the press," he said.
The president tells staff on call the Wall Street Journal is "working on an important piece."
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The president shaking hands with supporters at the airport after landing in Orlando.
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"According to an Associated Press analysis of census data, low-income immigrants who are not citizens use Medicaid, food aid, cash assistance and Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, at a lower rate than comparable low-income native-born adults."
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Trump stood off to the side while this was playing - glancing back and forth between the screens and the reporters in the room - at times smiling slyly.
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The scene here in Iowa, where Trump will be kicking off his first rally of the day shortly.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (AP) - Johnson & Johnson says it has asked US authorities to approve its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.
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Donald Trump casts his ballot in Manhattan, alongside wife Melania.
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Pence’s decision to continue campaign travel despite contact with infected aides is drawing alarm from medical experts.
“He needs to be staying home 14 days,” one said. “Campaign events are not essential.”
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On a private call Thurs, governors from both parties pressed Trump for help. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee urged Trump to use his full authority to ramp up production of medical equipment. Be like Tom Brady, he told Trump, less like a “backup quarterback."
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas shuts down bars again, scales back restaurant dining in latest rollbacks amid surge in confirmed virus cases.
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The president, eager for company after a lonely stretch in a near-empty White House, zigzagged for more than 90 minutes as a mock movie poster with his photograph on it sat, without explanation, in the middle of the grand Cabinet Room table.
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A huge turnout for Trump here in Virginia Beach. The weather is gorgeous on this fall day.
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The scene in Sanford, Florida before Trump takes the stage.
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The scene at Trump's New Hampshire rally - the second last of his campaign.
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Trump camp holding a press call right now previewing his Gettysburg speech tomorrow. He'll lay out his plans for the fist 100 days.
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This is a good example of why, at pretty much every background briefing, you'll hear an AP reporter ask why it's being held on background/why it's not on record.
.
@realDonaldTrump
is slamming the
@nytimes
for citing a senior White House official “who doesn’t exist,” but the portion of the article he appears to be referring to directly cites comments made at a background briefing the White House held for the whole press corps Thursday.
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Even today, supporters point to his success as a businessman & repeat his talking point that he gave up a great deal to serve, citing his sacrifice as evidence that he ran for the job not out of self-interest, but because he cares about improving the lives of people like them.
The tax allegations go to the very heart of Trump’s appeal, especially among the blue-collar voters in states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan who propelled him to the presidency in 2016.
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The President and First Lady board Air Force One as they depart for Florida for the holidays.
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“When I first got there, he was breathing in a very erratic way that he wasn’t really taking air into his lungs as he should have been,” she said. “And then he stopped breathing.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) _ McConnell rejects emergency session for Trump impeachment trial, making delay until Biden presidency all but certain.
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The scene here in Freeland, Michigan just before Trump takes the stage
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More from
@jlemire
and
@MikeBalsamo1
: Trump has mused about instructing Republicans to cease dealing with Jones Day, which is deeply intertwined in Washington with the GOP, if McGahn were to defy Trump and testify
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I tried. Repeatedly. He ignored the question.
Please someone ask a follow up what he’s talking about. It has echoes of what he said in 2011 about going to Iraq and taking the oil.
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Trump boards Air Force One en route to Florida for his first campaign rally since his COVID diagnosis.
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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Biden says 'we shouldn't have debate' next week if Trump still has coronavirus.
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“The AP’s review found at least three Trump campaign aides named on the permit rushed to obscure their connections to the demonstration. They deactivated or locked down their social media profiles and removed tweets that referenced the rally.”
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Staff who see Trump are decked in full PPE, per the White House. They say he entered the Oval Office from the outside to reduce staff exposure. Note that Trump can easily make calls and work from the residence...
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President Trump very much feels like the star of the show here as he’s welcomed by the new emperor. Standing on his own platform. Walking alone on the red carpet while the emperor, empress and first lady watch.
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Trump's last rally of the day is a biggie: we're at a hockey arena in Hershey, PA
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Jan. 6 panel seeks information from GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who spoke with Trump as attack unfolded.
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Trump is setting a distressing precedent today. He's traveling to Mexico. His traveling press has not been invited along. We're in Phoenix.
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Graham, calling in to Fox & Friends: "I hope I'm making myself clear how short-sighted and irresponsible this decision is, in my view."
"I like president Trump. I've tried to help him. This to me is just unnerving to its core."
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Mar-a-Lago has been partially closed because of COVID. I'm told some workers are quarantining "out of an abundance of caution."
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The tax allegations go to the very heart of Trump’s appeal, especially among the blue-collar voters in states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan who propelled him to the presidency in 2016.
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The scene here in Sterling Heights, Michigan just before Trump's next rally
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3 officers who defended Capitol from rioters are in court for Trump's hearing. Follow live updates
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NEW YORK (AP) — C-SPAN suspends political editor Steve Scully indefinitely after he admits he lied about his Twitter feed being hacked.
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"The man who vowed to be a president of law and order failed to enforce the law or restore order. The man who has always seen himself as the protector of uniformed police sat idly by as Capitol Police officers were outnumbered, outmaneuvered, trampled on—and in one case, killed"
Six hours of paralysis: Our story inside Trump's failure to act after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, from me,
@jdawsey1
+
@PhilipRucker
.
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The scene here in Albuquerque as Trump holds his last rally of the day.
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Trump today “was cheered on by fluorescent-vest-clad workers who were paid to attend by Shell, their employer, which is building the facility.”
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I asked Trump whether he thinks his rhetoric contributes at all to violence. “No, I don’t think my rhetoric has at all," he said. "I think my rhetoric is a very - it brings people together. Our country is doing incredibly well.”
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In personal news... my dog is having pretty much the best day ever romping in the snow.
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Flynn is now holding up a "women for Trump" sign and leading a chant of "women for Trump!"
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Guests lined up for the fundraiser jeered the pool as we walked past them.
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The scene here in Greeley, Colorado, where Trump is holding his second rally of the day
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And down the wall prototypes go...
The president's supporters saw them as a symbol of his commitment to border security. His detractors saw them as monuments to wasted taxpayer dollars.
Now, the border wall prototypes are being reduced to rubble. READ MORE:
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Reporters at Trump event being prevented from speaking to church-goers. Was just physically escorted to back of the room mid-interview.
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Sam now seems to be rethinking his bluster, tells me he'll likely end up cooperating with Mueller's team, but would like to see the subpoena's scope narrowed
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"She said she saw a father tackled and thrown to the ground by police and a third pepper-sprayed. Once freed from her cuffs, Ms. Gomez made her distance from the crowd, jumped the school fence, and ran inside to grab her two children. She sprinted out of the school with them."
A mom of two children at Uvalde was put in handcuffs after urging police and law enforcement to enter the school.
Once freed from her cuffs, she jumped the school fence, ran inside and sprinted out with her kids.
New from
@WSJ
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"And Dr. wouldn't you say there's a good chance that COVID will not come back?" Trump asks.
"We don't know," Birx responds.
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Trump says he didn't shake hands while he was in India...
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An extraordinarily rare concession
We had previously scheduled our
#MAGA
Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for June 19th – a big deal. Unfortunately, however, this would fall on the Juneteenth Holiday. Many of my African American friends and supporters have reached out to suggest that we consider changing the date out...
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The president tweeting as his motorcade makes its way to the Supreme Court to pay respects to Justice Stevens
The “Squad” is a very Racist group of troublemakers who are young, inexperienced, and not very smart. They are pulling the once great Democrat Party far left, and were against humanitarian aid at the Border...And are now against ICE and Homeland Security. So bad for our Country!
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The scene here at Trump rally 4/5. We're at the Pittsburgh airport. Kicking off now. Crowd is LOUD.
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For those receiving hydroxychloroquine and an antibiotic — the cocktail endorsed by Trump — there was a 45 percent increased risk of death and a 411 percent increased risk of serious heart arrhythmias.
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Quick update: Secretary Pompeo did not wind up going either. Per the state dept, his visit was “canceled due to scheduling and logistical difficulties caused by the weather.” Other staff did attend.
The White House says the president’s visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery this afternoon has been canceled because of bad weather. Kelly, his wife and Pompeo expected to go instead.
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Vice President Mike Pence and a half-dozen other senior advisers to President Donald Trump have repeatedly voted by mail, according to election records obtained by The Associated Press.
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The scene here in Sarasota as Trump kicks off his first rally of "the last day of his campaign"
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The scene here in Wilmington, Ohio just before Trump took the stage at his second rally of the day.
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Fischetti said prosecutors have told him Trump himself will not be charged at this time — “at least not with what’s coming down this week” — but added the investigation is continuing.
“I can’t say he’s out of the woods yet completely.”
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