Mike DeBonis
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Editing Congress stuff at @POLITICO. Previously @playbookdc, @washingtonpost, @wcp.
Washington, D.C., USA
Joined October 2008
McConnell, Tillis, now @joniernst?.Some Republicans have put the Iowa senator on retirement watch after a tough start to the Trump 2.0 era. NEW from @jordainc @rachaelmbade .
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Great new reporting from @rachaelmbade @jordainc @EliStokols on what's REALLY happening with Russia sanctions: Trump wants way more flexibility to turn them on and off, and there's no deal yet.
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RT @kyledcheney: NEW: Joe Biden's former WH doctor pleaded the 5th today to decline questions from the House Oversight Committee. It's a s….
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RT @jmart: If only this fella knew somebody in the fed gov’t and didn’t have to ask questions on the internet.
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How the bond vigilantes didn't bite: @ben_guggenheim delves into how the GOP blew right past Wall street's debt warnings, raising new questions about what it will take to bend the curve on deficits.
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RT @jordainc: Crapo is on board for another reconciliation bill and would like it this fall (though he doesn't set deadlines):. https://t.c….
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RT @Zachary: Lindsey Graham says Trump “told me it’s time to move” on Russia sanctions legislation. Graham revising the bill to make it m….
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RT @michaelschaffer: I wrote about a very 2025 DC dillemma: An Elderly Lawmaker’s Staff Keeps Walking Back Things She Tells Reporters. Shou….
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Is capitalizing YOU/YOUR like addressing some minor deity a known affectation of executive communications? Or is it particular to this executive?.
Read the memo that Biden's aides sent the president to convince him to do an early debate with Trump: 2024 comes out tomorrow! Order the book:
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On Wednesday morning, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who railed against the imposition of “arbitrary deadlines,” told POLITICO those kinds of deadlines led to “panicking” and it wasn’t going to work. Needless to say, Burchett eventually voted for the bill, too.
One of the strangest things I have seen covering politics is Mike Johnson taking a picture of all of the holdouts on the House floor after they'd folded on 3:20AM. I tried to capture the vibes of what this all was for @politico
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RT @SallyGold: NEW: 2 Republicans voted against Trump's megabill. Here's everything you need to know about @RepBrianFitz, the swing seat mo….
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RT @rachaelmbade: ☀️NEW: I caught up w/ President Donald Trump by phone on the eve of passage of his “big, beautiful bill.". He seemed to b….
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RT @kyledcheney: Elon Musk, the richest man in the world — who once appeared to be an unstoppable force in GOP politics and engine of Trump….
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RT @Zachary: Inside Congress is OUT:.- Republicans optimistic they’ll pass the megabill shortly .- Holdouts got a venting session but not….
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