
David Weigel
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He said "the second part of it reads like an indictment against an out of control king." . Which it does. "He has obstructed the Administration of Justice" etc etc. It's a short read.
Did Hakeem Jeffries just say the Declaration of Independence reads like an INDICTMENT? . Did I hear that right?.
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RT @semafor: The secret to the media strategy that shocked New York City’s mayoral primary? “Let Zohran cook.”. “We have this extraordinary….
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🚨Jeffries speech now longer than Béla Tarr's "Sátántangó"🚨.
Hakeem Jeffries has broken the record for longest House floor speech — 8 hours and 32 minutes. Previously held by Kevin McCarthy, who earned it in 2021 opposing Biden’s Build Back Better. Pelosi held record before that, speaking about Dreamers. She did it wearing heels.
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Another way to look at this. have you seen many Pennsylvania Democrats comment on Penn changing its trans athlete policy since Tuesday?
With SCOTUS taking up a trans athlete case, I'm thinking of @Kellen_Browning's story on Ds after Skrmetti. Ds denounce the rulings. but then move on and don't say they'd reverse them. A bit like how they responded to Students for Fair Admissions.
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RT @ddayen: Hakeem Jeffries is still speaking but eventually Republicans are going to pass their megabill. And it hasn't been discussed muc….
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Not credible that Ellen, who's been at the paper since Bill Clinton's first term, would call sources "lying about the fact that she works for the Washington Post." Gabbard provides no proof here.
It has come to my attention that Washington Post reporter @nakashimae appears to be actively harassing ODNI staff. Instead of reaching out to my press office, she is calling high level Intelligence Officers from a burner phone, refusing to identify herself, lying about the fact.
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RT @AndrewSolender: NEW: Jeffries called Johnson last night to warn him he would speak at length, two sources familiar with the conversatio….
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With SCOTUS taking up a trans athlete case, I'm thinking of @Kellen_Browning's story on Ds after Skrmetti. Ds denounce the rulings. but then move on and don't say they'd reverse them. A bit like how they responded to Students for Fair Admissions.
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This video cuts off the rest of Trump's answer: "I would if they were cutting it, but they're not cutting it." He was on script: Medicaid cuts are not Medicaid cuts if they hit fraud and "people that aren't supposed to be there."
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A long-term story for 2026: How do the ambitious Dem govs (the ones who will run for president) explain the benefit cuts coming to their voters? . So far Pritzker and Shapiro et al have been doing all the media they can to explain why any cuts/lost coverage was bc of Trump.
Pace of Pa. budget talks hit by 'big beautiful bill' as Gov. Josh Shapiro slams cuts to Medicaid, SNAP by @BenKail and @byFordTurner.
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RT @rkylesmith: It’s blazingly obvious that the only times the federal government has any fiscal restraint whatsoever is when there’s a Dem….
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RT @tperkins: UPDATE: Family Research Council will NOT score against the rule for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill. Last night, we faci….
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This explains yesterday’s odd Stevens fundraising quarter email, which emphasized not what she raised but how she had done more than 40 interviews as a candidate.
Woah, Mallory McMorrow significantly outraised Haley Stevens in the 2nd quarter . 🔵 Mallory McMorrow $2.1 million.🔵 Haley Stevens $1.3 million . Stevens transferred $1.2M cash left over from her US house account.
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One thing that stood out during the House Oversight hearing w blue state governors was how many Rs needled Walz for losing the vice presidency. If Ds had this mindset, Hochul would exclusively call Stefanik “ambassador” and see if she got mad about it.
Hakeem Jeffries to Elise Stefanik: "Welcome back to Congress, I'm sorry it did not work out for you.". Jeffries shades Stefanik for losing out on becoming Trump's UN Ambassador.
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