Rachael Bade
@rachaelmbade
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POLITICO Capitol Bureau Chief & Senior Washington Columnist . ABC contributing political correspondent. Recovering Playbook author. Mom. IVF survivor.
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Joined July 2010
Happy National Daughter’s Day to my little monkey — the absolute greatest joy of my life. 😘
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First Scott Bessent. Now Tim Burchett. Lots of macho man energy in Washington this week!
NEW: A review of videos shows Rep. Burchett taunted a protester, saying “come over here, weenie” and pursued him before their confrontation got physical. The protester was moving away when Burchett again mocked him for “quivering.” w/ @ChrisMarquette_
https://t.co/mMZ2pleZO0
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“It is shocking given that the public persona of Bessent is that he is this sort of soothing, calming sort of voice in the Administration. Not that night.” Politico Capitol Hill Bureau Chief and Senior Washington Columnist @rachaelmbade speaking with @ErinBurnett on @CNN
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It appears I have given the creators their daily muse.
The US Treasury Secretary THREATENS Federal Housing Administrator: “I’M GUNNA BEAT YOUR FU*KING ASS”!!!
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Inside the room where a Trump administration fistfight almost happened, with @rachaelmbade
https://t.co/5reDIiOCFC
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COLUMN: At a private dinner with dozens of Trump admin officials and close advisers, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened to punch top housing finance official Bill Pulte in the "f---ing face.” Our @rachaelmbade has the scoop on the clash👇 https://t.co/2f5YvWwRl9
politico.com
The Treasury secretary's quiet tensions with housing finance chief Bill Pulte exploded at a private dinner last week.
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☕️☀️MORNING SCOOP: At a private dinner attended by dozens of admin officials & Trump allies last week, Treasury Sec Scott Bessent threatened to punch housing finance official Bill Pulte "in the f--ing face."😯 THE SCENE: The evening was supposed to be one of celebration: Trump
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Made my 3 year old daughter "ants on a log" for the first time today and she takes one look at it and says: "No, that's not it." 😆
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😮 WOW -- Rand Paul goes hard after JD Vance over cartel ship bombing (Had to do a double-take to see if this was authentic or someone impersonating )
JD “I don’t give a shit” Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the “highest and best use of the military.” Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? Did he ever wonder what might happen if the accused were immediately executed without trial or representation??
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Inside the Planning for a UFC Cage Match on the White House Lawn:
wsj.com
The fight, planned for June, is expected to be accompanied by several days of festivities on the National Mall.
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📷 LIVE at 6pm ET on “2WAY Tonight” I’m joined by Republican strategist @MarkBednar, Democrat @StevenOlikara, and journalist @rachaelmbade for a conversation like no other. Join the chat, just no smack, @2waytvapp
https://t.co/0fjGt8uSpe
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🚨 JUST DROPPED: NEW @NextUpHalperin 🚨 - @rachaelmbade on how John Thune learned from McConnell’s clashes and built a partnership with Trump - @eric_schmitt on the Senate GOP plan to fast-track Trump’s nominees - @markhalperin on Trump’s “death” bounce boosting him to legend
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Recently-fired CDC director Dr. Susan Monarez writes in the @WSJ that she was ordered to pre-approve the recommendations of an RFK Jr hand-picked vaccine advisory panel set to meet later this month. She refused.
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I was fired after 29 days because I held the line and insisted on rigorous scientific review.
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Survivors at our press conference announced they are privately compiling their own Epstein list. They would be sued into homelessness for naming names, but @RepMTG and I are willing to name names in the House of Representatives under Constitutional “speech or debate” immunity.
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MTG told me she spoke with Trump today and urged him to meet with Epstein victims in the Oval Office. On WH criticism that signing onto Massie bill is a ‘hostile act:’ “The hostile act has been against these women for so many years now.”
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I asked @LeaderJohnThune if he supports an extension of the ACA tax credits expiring at the end of 2025. He kept the door open to it, saying "the Democrats created this problem" so it's on them to offer a solution. He called it an issue some Republicans "are paying attention to."
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HAPPENING NOW: Trump's sputtering megabill is set for a Trump World reboot. The president's political team @PressSec Leavitt, @JamesBlairUSA and @tonyfabrizio , are on the Hill laying out guidance for how members should message what was perviously called the OBBB, after Trump
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☀️😎💻MY LATEST COLUMN: Dems this month are agitating for a shutdown-showdown redo after Schumer bowed to the process & put up the votes last March. But I said it before and I’ll say it again: Embracing a shutdown isn’t the fight many Dems seem to think it is. It sure as hell
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“I think you’re going to see Republicans lean into it” POLITICO Capitol Bureau Chief @rachaelmbade says on the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime. “At the end of July, everyone was focused on Epstein and how the president couldn’t shake that narrative. Now, [lawmakers]
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Me to my 3 year old: "Would you rather play outside or go inside?" 3 year old: "No." (Perfectly encapsulates my most recent parenting challenge.... Everything -- EVERYTHING -- is "NO!")
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SUNDAY: An all-star panel takes on the news of the week, from the firings across the federal government to the looming government shutdown fight as Congress gets back to work. @JenniferJJacobs, @rachaelmbade, @ktumulty, will join us with analysis and more. Tune in, 10:30amET
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