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Trump performed better with military veterans than any of the past three GOP candidates:
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Fresh off his fights with Donald Trump, Democratic attorney Marc Elias readies for redistricting battles.
@kirk_bado
reports (unlocked):
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Fresh off his fights with Donald Trump, Democratic attorney Marc Elias readies for redistricting battles.
@kirk_bado
reports (unlocked):
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According to a new report, officials allied with Ethiopia’s government are accused of carrying out “ethnically targeted” abuses, displacing hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans.
@CrisLeeMaza
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The states with the most gun laws see the fewest gun-related deaths
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer marshaled colleagues through hours of floor time to confirm so many judges that they have nearly run out of appellate nominees to confirm.
@Zachary_Cohen
reports:
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez is calling on the Biden administration to pull back aid to Azerbaijan as hostilities flare up with ethnic Armenians in a disputed border zone in the Caucasus.
@CrisLeeMaza
reports (unlocked)
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Here's what a Republican takeover looks like:
http://t.co/IKl0Tb5mJm
http://t.co/x9Hd3bcowm
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@RandPaul
: "I want a strong national defense, but I don't want us to be bankrupt."
#GOPDebate
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20 photos of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches:
http://t.co/sz7lcofoit
http://t.co/IBNIyyIl6f
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GOP officials who privately rail about Trump won’t publicly challenge him because polls show he’s so popular with the party base, but that may change if someone makes a strong case against his presidency from a Republican perspective, opines
@RonBrownstein
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Bush 43 on Trump: "Sorta makes me look pretty good, doesn't it?" - per
@nationaljournal
's Tom DeFrank
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Twitter has been a powerful platform for President Trump but Bernie Sanders is giving him a run for his money on the social network:
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Watch Rand Paul chainsaw the tax code—for liberty
http://t.co/tFEPXao0Fq
http://t.co/U3vBNtwaLn
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Rep. Steve Cohen calls out Rudy Giuliani for questioning Obama's patriotism:
http://t.co/gS5VXilmk0
http://t.co/PjgcQxfi4S
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John Kasich will not be leaving the race to clear the "establishment lane" for Marco Rubio:
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Senators and legal experts push the Biden administration to sanction Azerbaijan and stop alleged genocide.
@crisleemaza
reports (unlocked):
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Poll: Obama is more popular than any of the top 2016 candidates
http://t.co/RhC7EGxpup
http://t.co/m3NOWL7p9p
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The power of two: America has never seen a political team quite like the Castro brothers
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http://t.co/2zW9MVI5QB
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Kevin McCarthy stuck by President Trump even after a mob stormed the Capitol, killing a police officer. It’s not only a morally bankrupt position, but a politically perilous one.
@HotlineJosh
's latest "Against the Grain" (unlocked)
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In his first prime-time address, Biden not only rebuked Donald Trump's pollyannaish view of the virus from a year ago. He also implicitly rebuked Ronald Reagan's view of big government from 35 year ago.
@georgecondon
's analysis
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How police are keeping journalists from doing their jobs in
#Ferguson
http://t.co/fGU0E25Bry
http://t.co/BKL9Ld4Oia
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In 2012, almost every state was called before midnight:
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Paul Ryan Is elected speaker, vows to fix “broken” House
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29% of Latino voters voted for Trump, compared to the 27% that voted for Romney in 2012:
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In the past 120 years, the Senate has only confirmed one life-tenured judge in a lame-duck session nominated by a president whose party lost the election. But for McConnell, it's full steam ahead on Trump's remaining nominees.
@Zachary_Cohen
reports
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.
@VP
Joe Biden shares the best political advice he got from his mother:
http://t.co/VMjcZlMRk6
#MothersDay
http://t.co/L5GxTn61UE
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Retired Gen. Russel Honoré discusses his review of the security failures on Capitol Hill and recommendations to lawmakers for preventing another Jan. 6.
@HarrisonCramer
with our weekly Q&A
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Clark County Black Caucus, based in Nevada’s most populous jurisdiction, announces support for Sanders:
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Mark Zuckerberg just donated more money to fight Ebola than China, Canada, and France combined
http://t.co/i2TgiipzA9
http://t.co/oDNkDc8V9E
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Here's the lower chamber of the 114th Congress, in vivid color:
http://t.co/mZRe2xZPN2
http://t.co/qLY1AAELsm
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Amy Coney Barrett could be the first justice confirmed without any bipartisan support since 1869.
@Zachary_Cohen
reports
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CIA reportedly reaches "consensus view" that Russia intervened to sway the election in Trump's favor, here are the details:
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Voters feel cross-pressured between Trump and Biden as party allegiances continue to get scrambled.
@charliecookdc
with the latest Off to the Races:
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This week's cover features the first photo of all 8 openly gay members of Congress together
http://t.co/w2NKXcbKp3
http://t.co/6yscXUURRP
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“I happen to believe at the bottom of my heart that war should be the last resort.” —
@BernieSanders
#DemDebate
http://t.co/fE8qZWcuLq
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Democrats will now have their first governor in the Deep South since 2008:
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This tuition-free, online university intends to serve the world's poorest students
http://t.co/ZUO4zqbMR9
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Rep. Gwen Moore has opened a new front in the war against inequality:
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Jake Tapper on police showing in Ferguson right now: "This doesn't make any sense."
http://t.co/cZNTpGK6QW
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@HillaryClinton
: Republicans "don't mind having big government interfere with a woman's right to choose."
#DemDebate
http://t.co/XM2IWvmTMb
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The Moldovan government is grappling with Russian disinformation and mysterious explosions in its pro-Russian breakaway region.
By
@CrisLeeMaza
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Solar will be the fastest growing energy source climbing from 4% to 29% of total installed capacity by 2040:
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.
@realDonaldTrump
during
#CNBCGOPDebate
: "[gun-free zones] are target practice for the sickos and the mentally ill."
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Rubio supporters choose Ted Cruz as their second choice:
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Both parties are trying to game the election rules to their advantage. But the Democratic effort in the House is being hailed as a reform, while GOP efforts are slammed as voter suppression.
@HotlineJosh
's latest "Against the Grain"
1K
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The brilliant simplicity of Scotland's secession ballot:
http://t.co/YHAT2UfTKE
http://t.co/6GLrtkVcVN
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The states with the most gun laws see the fewest gun-related deaths
http://t.co/NlXkSNnxK8
http://t.co/hc2L811RD6
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Lil Jon is flying from LA to Atlanta to vote because he didn't get his absentee ballot
http://t.co/NdF9xxocui
http://t.co/8c91IzB1Ks
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Sen. Marco Rubio makes it clear that if he speaks at the RNC, he will not be on stage as a Donald Trump surrogate:
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The states with the most gun laws see the fewest gun-related deaths
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A break down of each state's gun legislation and the corresponding number of deaths
http://t.co/NlXkSNnxK8
http://t.co/TosaJKdVqp
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All five of President Biden’s nominees to the circuit courts have had public-defender experience. That doesn’t sit well with some Republicans.
@Zachary_Cohen
reports:
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Retired Gen. Russel Honoré discusses his review of the security failures on Capitol Hill and recommendations to lawmakers for preventing another Jan. 6.
@HarrisonCramer
with our weekly Q&A
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If anyone had a standout performance in the first
#GOPDebate
, it was Carly Fiorina:
http://t.co/HpzKyXIPE0
http://t.co/zG9tmkBdzC
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The GOP is reportedly preparing a contingent plan if Donald Trump were to drop out of the presidential race:
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With GMO compromise bill companies must label food with one of three methods:
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If a robot soldier commits a war crime, who is held accountable?
http://t.co/d1QWgtneIs
http://t.co/lWPtopLnPm
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Ted Cruz sits in judgment of the Supreme Court
http://t.co/58bPGhYLcp
http://t.co/QDzlzTeIbZ
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Democrats may end up squandering their advantage heading into the midterms if they continue to focus on polarizing social issues that will help Republicans turn out their voters, opines
@HotlineJosh
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For the first time, Joe Biden looks like a more electable Democrat than Hillary Clinton
http://t.co/U1uDctePBO
http://t.co/TPsHVMu1di
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A model that has correctly predicted the winner of every U.S. presidential race since Ronald Reagan in 1980 forecasts a Clinton victory:
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Trump’s not-so-secret supporters are wealthier, well-educated Republicans:
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Yes, Biden's age is a potential problem in 2024. But enduring a messy nomination fight would be an even bigger problem for his party, writes
@CharlieCookDC
(unlocked)
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Obama: Calls to exclude Muslim refugees or only include Christians are "shameful"
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Senators Cory Booker and Tim Scott have introduced a bill that would allocate a yearly sum of $4.5 million to researching sickle-cell disease, which has received far less attention and funding than comparable genetic diseases, writes
@HarrisonCramer
($)
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Obama: "And to those Members of Congress who question my authority ... I have one answer: Pass a bill."
http://t.co/VXAk1j2rx2
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Obama's executive action isn't outrageous--it's how immigration reform gets done
http://t.co/t01WItYkoy
http://t.co/uCgpwwOIWt
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Remember Steven Sotloff by the Stories He Told
http://t.co/FtjIotFBhN
http://t.co/AI8PlOmObA
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We tested Amtrak's Wi-Fi — and it's worse than you thought
http://t.co/i1XcwMRuTe
http://t.co/hpBZBcE8HB
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Paul Ryan and other Republicans vow to oppose the Obama administration's new overtime rules for salaried workers:
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Top earners would see dramatic gains from Donald Trump tax cuts and significant hikes from Hillary Clinton's plan:
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The former Polish foreign minister and current member of the EU Parliament talks to
@CrisLeeMaza
about EU-U.S. cooperation, regulating big tech, and democratic backsliding on both sides of the Atlantic.
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So you didn't have to,
@georgecondon
read all 184,000 words spoken by Trump over the last week, plus his 300 tweets. His conclusion: Unlike 2016, Trump doesn't have much of a closing argument. (unlocked)
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In this interview excerpted from
@HotlineJosh
's conversation with Axiom Strategies Vice President
@KristinDavison
, they discuss education, the Trump factor and the luxury of having a self-funded candidate like
@GlennYoungkin
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Poll: Obama is more popular than any of the top 2016 candidates
http://t.co/1yvWSkYYpb
http://t.co/Xc9cBUerAL
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Jim Webb drops out of the Democratic presidential race
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Remember: 83,000 American veterans are still missing
#VeteransDay
http://t.co/joIQXcZSYv
http://t.co/xcP8FyQIdb
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An apology doesn’t answer the email scandal’s most important questions
http://t.co/v6f9mi82z2
via
@ron_fournier
http://t.co/3f0Vf5IImT
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On the latest "Against the Grain" podcast,
@HotlineJosh
chats with Dem strategist
@Lis_Smith
about the need for the Democratic Party to moderate its message on crime, COVID, and education.
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Donald Trump tried to defend comments he made about Fiorina's looks. Her response:
http://t.co/EMu0ayKxot
http://t.co/D15mRHbmfH
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As global terror threats have changed since Trump took office, so too has his administration’s drone and air strike program. Learn about these changes in this
#SolvewithNJ
:
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Could Tetris be the key to curbing addictive cravings?
http://t.co/Ee8V4zXE9t
http://t.co/uwXe7Hbpxu
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