Washington senior reporter @statesnewsroom | jshutt@statesnewsroom.com

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Jennifer Shutt retweeted
As D.C. debates whether to legalize self-driving cars like Waymo, people ask: Do the cars get into crashes? My colleague @zaraleinorman wanted to find out, but learned that D.C. refuses to release crash reports: washingtonsun.com/metro/waym…
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HELP Chairman Bill Cassidy begins confirmation hearing for FDA nominee Dr. Heidi Overton saying he has "concerns." He says he expects her to "say that the MMR vaccine, in its current formulation, is safe."
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Hawley pressed Overton repeatedly on mifepristone but she didn't say much more than she has during hearing. "If confirmed, the most urgent thing that I would go and get briefed on and updated on is the status of that safety review to reach the best decision for Americans."
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Jennifer Shutt retweeted
Despite the court order overnight, CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters are still being blocked from entering the White House grounds today. Yet for Xi’s visit, members of the Chinese state media are present.
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Jennifer Shutt retweeted
Texas Association of County Election Officials just said they expect the large urban counties to be hit the hardest by this. They’re looking at “tens of thousands” applications that election officials will have to work through to get caught up. #txlege
SCOOP: DPS failed to send Texas county registrars an unknown number of voter registration applications submitted through its online portal. #txlege votebeat.org/texas/2026/09/2…
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Jennifer Shutt retweeted
For decades, the @whca has advised poolers not to air video of taillights because it’s a potential risk to the security of the motorcade.
🔥 NYPD is going ALL OUT to protect President Trump as he travels through NYC tonight, on his way back to DC THANK YOU, NYPD. And thank you @RealAmVoice for showing us RAW footage of how difficult it is to keep President Trump safe
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