Dylan Wells
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national political reporter @washingtonpost ✰ prev @USAToday, @njhotline, @CNN, @UChiPolitics
Joined July 2016
After TPUSA challenged Candace Owens to a live-streamed showdown over her Charlie Kirk theories on Monday, Erika Kirk changes course and says it’ll be a private meeting.
Candace Owens and I are meeting for a private, in-person discussion on Monday, December 15. @RealCandaceO and I have agreed that public discussions, livestreams, and tweets are on hold until after this meeting. I look forward to a productive conversation. Thank you.
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Incredible story-- with oh my god text messages-- from @mega2e and Isabella Kwai on how Andrew Tate, the manosphere star accused of rape + trafficking, secured his freedom. He was barred from leaving Romania. But he courted Barron Trump, among others. After support from Trump
nytimes.com
Barred from leaving Romania, Andrew Tate courted powerful figures on the American right, from Tucker Carlson to Barron Trump. Then an extraordinary order let him go.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams is on Capitol Hill today. He tells me about Zohran Mamdani announcing he’s moving into Gracie Mansion: “Beware of the ghost. I told [Zohran] about it. So the ghost is there. It's a friendly ghost, as long as you're doing right by the city. If you
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.@brianglenntv loved Trump. So did @RepMTG. Soon, they loved each other. And Trump loved them back...until recently, when Trump dumped MTG. Where does that leave Brian? “I’m like the little divorced kid in the middle!” A MAGA love story: https://t.co/Lo4Q2OJlcE
washingtonpost.com
Brian Glenn is trying not to get caught in the middle of the breakup between his partner and his president.
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Homeland Security inks contract to create its own fleet of Boeing 737s for deportations. ICE has long relied on charter planes to carry out deportation flights, but now the agency has broader plans, by @marianne_levine @jacobbogage
washingtonpost.com
The agency will spend nearly $140 million to buy the planes, funding that comes from a massive budget increase for immigration enforcement approved by Congress.
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Most Wanted Thermal Gloves! Say goodbye to freezing hands. Water and windproof. Great for use with touch screen devices
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Mace: I use vulgar language frequently. I mean, the president does… the idea that I would call somebody an idiot, I have never done that in my life. And to me it was an incredible hit job. Collins: And who do you think was doing the hit job? Mace: Oh, it was the attorney
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The scene at Santos Claus, @Georgesantos’ inaugural Christmas party — feat @theannadelvey and @MartinShkreli.
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Police investigation faults Rep. Nancy Mace for profanity-laced airport tirade, offering more details on Oct. 30 confrontation, w/ @BriannaATucker @aaronjschaffer
https://t.co/tXWHvqkZ9d
washingtonpost.com
A report found Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) turned a “minor miscommunication” by police into a “spectacle” during a recent encounter at Charleston International Airport.
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I profiled @MizzWelch, who wakes up at 5 a.m., calls out Democratic leaders to their faces, then runs her own interior design empire—with comments from @RahmEmanuel, @CoryBooker, @RepJeffries, @hasanthehun, @mattxiv, @NelStamp & her country club tennis bud
nytimes.com
The reality TV celebrity turned left-wing podcaster Jennifer Welch is fed up with President Trump. She also expects better from the Democrats.
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Rep. Grijalva says ICE agents pepper sprayed her at Tucson restaurant raid
washingtonpost.com
ICE agents deployed both tear gas and pepper balls at protesters, video obtained by The Post shows.
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Former President Joe Biden is receiving the Chris Abele Impact Award from the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute here in D.C. this afternoon.
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Here comes a new challenger! Naoto Kurogane joins the dive! Specializing in close-quarters combat, Naoto’s signature ability lies in his unique power to draw upon his own blood and transform it into a deadly arsenal of weapons. Naoto can enter a special empowered state that
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the minutes listened are crazy…and multiple members using YouTube music??
starting a thread of members of congress’ spotify wrapped! 💥💥💥 (and i guess apple music and other streamers are okay too) ty to the members who have sent me their wrapped so far (and if a staffer wants to send me their boss’ wrapped, tysm) updating throughout the day🧵 1/?
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breaking the fast to share what I learned while profiling Josh Shapiro -why he thinks Kamala is trying to "cover her ass" -why he's so popular, even w/ some MAGA types -why the story he loves to tell doesn't quite add up -why so many PA Dems despise him -why he sounds so much
theatlantic.com
Josh Shapiro has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist.
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starting a thread of members of congress’ spotify wrapped! 💥💥💥 (and i guess apple music and other streamers are okay too) ty to the members who have sent me their wrapped so far (and if a staffer wants to send me their boss’ wrapped, tysm) updating throughout the day🧵 1/?
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🚨🚨🚨🚨Pressley won’t run for Senate, will seek re-election https://t.co/RIK2msk0jG via @BostonGlobe
bostonglobe.com
Representative Pressley was seen as a strong contender for the Senate seat. She told The Globe it wasn't the right time.
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My piece on why young people think so little of journalists, and what can be done about it. https://t.co/swtslRwWrH
apnews.com
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
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How an 18 year old college freshman wound up drawing Alabama’s state senate map
theguardian.com
Daniel DiDonato, 18, drafted new state senate districts at home on free software – and a judge picked his map ahead of professionals’ efforts to remedy voting rights violations
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Scoop >> The Defense Department is set to play host to right-wing media at the Pentagon early next week for its first in-person press event and briefing since the mainstream press corps walked out in October. @washingtonpost: https://t.co/gvGSgho4i0
washingtonpost.com
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s briefing at the Pentagon next week will welcome a new crop of media that no longer includes the mainstream press.
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Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
washingtonpost.com
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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at one point one of their victim’s bodies just disappears like Michael Myers and they both figure it’s probably fine
Lucy Li wanted to be a TikTok star. Oliver Karafa wanted to be rich. When a friend got in the way of their plans, they combined forces and pulled off a murder plot so preposterous that one of their lawyers used stupidity as a defence
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