Daniel Grimes
@dnlgrimes
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National political correspondent @SpectrumNewsDC, @UVA alum, @medillschool alum and lover of cheese, chocolate and Oprah!
Washington, DC
Joined September 2018
God welcomed my beautiful mother into His arms on Sunday. She truly was one of the most caring, loving people to have walked this Earth. Thankful I had the privilege of calling her my mother. ❤️
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I asked @SpeakerPelosi how involved she plans to be after retirement: "While I won't have power, I will have influence." She has her eye on Dems taking back the White House in 2028, saying it will be a question of who the nominee is. Pelosi assumes @GavinNewsom is running for
EXCLUSIVE: I sat down one-on-one with @SpeakerPelosi in San Francisco to discuss what she calls "the most consequential election of our time." As she prepares to leave Congress at the end of her term, Pelosi is determined to help Democrats flip the House one last time.
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A year later after @POTUS executive order, @AnchorAngi reports on how businesses are rebranding away from DEI. https://t.co/Wrs2bML3P8
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The impact of President Donald Trump's DEI executive order has spread beyond the federal government to private companies, which are reducing, rebranding or ending DEI programs to avoid litigation and...
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I told the White House the state must lead the investigation. Let state investigators secure justice. As we process the scene, stay peaceful and give them space. The State has the personnel to keep people safe – federal agents must not obstruct our ability to do so.
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DHS officials released the following statement. We are waiting to hear from Minneapolis @MayorFrey and @CMDROpAtLargeCA who will be holding separate press conferences about the incident
At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, seen here. The officers attempted to
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BREAKING- Another ICE involved shooting in Minneapolis. @GovTimWalz confirmed. A source with DHS says suspect had a firearm with 2 magazines situation evolving, sent me the following image-
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In a quick statement to reporters after classified briefings with members of both the House and Senate, @SecRubio says, "it's important we keep Congress informed, we did that today and we will continue to do that." WATCH @SpectrumNewsDC
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Following the announcement that @SpeakerPelosi will not seek re-election, @RepJeffries said, "We are all proud to stand on the shoulders of [Pelosi]." With @ZohranKMamdani's victory, I asked Leader Jeffries how he'd help the mayor-elect following her departure. @SpectrumNewsDC
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Moments ago, @VP Vance told reporters he thinks they’ve found a way to pay the troops on Friday, “but we've got food stamp benefits that are set to run out in a week. We're trying to keep as much open as possible. We just need the [Dems] to actually help us out.” @SpectrumNewsDC
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Vice President @JDVance just joined the Senate GOP lunch as the government shutdown continues into its 28th day. Applause could be heard from outside the room as he entered. @SpectrumNewsDC
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I asked @RepJeffries if there should be an increase to member security following this threat. "We certainly have to increase significantly the amount of safety that is provided and we continue to work on that" he said. WATCH @SpectrumNewsDC
My statement on the most recent credible death threat against me.
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Just now on Capitol Hill, @RepMikeLawler confronted @RepJeffries about the ACA credit extension bill. After the confrontation broke up, Rep. Lawler told reporters that Jeffries is a "joke."
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On Friday, federal workers- some of whom live paycheck to paycheck- will miss their first paycheck. On October 15th, active duty military members will miss their first paycheck. I asked @RepJeffries about his message to those Americans worried about paying bills. His response-
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After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/5)
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Meet the Spectrum News reporters covering Washington for our local viewers across the country. @AnchorAngi
@casssemyon
@reportsbychar
@CorinaCappTV
@ErinKYSpectrum
@TaylorPopielarz
@ReubenJones1
@moralesisa
@KevinFreyTV
@ekoslof
@Harri_Leigh
@dnlgrimes
@reenajade
@maddiegannon3
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NEW: I’ve learned this email was just sent to federal employees. Asking federal workers to outline 5 bullets of what they accomplished last week. Apparently part of the Trump admin (DOGE) effort to identify and cut the workforce. @SpectrumNewsDC
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Apparently it was just one protestor and they just removed her from the arena
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Protestors just screamed FREE PALESTINE inside Capital One arena- they were flooded by cheers of USA
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Spectrum News has live coverage of this Inauguration Day starting at 11am ET. We have a huge team spread out across Washington and the country: • @errollouis • @joshrobin • @hollygregory33 • @AyanaHarry • @ReubenJones1 • @casssemyon • @KevinFreyTV •
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The crowd cheered and chanted USA when the Trumps arrived on screen to greet the Bidens. @SpectrumNewsDC
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🎤 LIVE #TrumpInauguration2025 coverage a.m. & p.m. I’ll be part of our team coverage alongside @TaylorPopielarz @errollouis @hollygregory33 @joshrobin @dnlgrimes
@KevinFreyTV @AnchorAngi and many more in front of the cameras and behind the scenes @AustinRLyon. @MyNews13 @BN9
LIVE UPDATES: Follow all of today's events in Washington D.C. for the 2nd inauguration of Donald Trump.
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