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New: Fmr VP Kamala Harris is holding a CA fundraiser for David Crowley on Monday, per invite. #wisconsinGov
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NEW: Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a 7-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterms, U.S. officials said. Trump is skeptical Iran would meet his demands & has told staff he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely
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Someone shouted: “You are under arrest by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.” It registered immediately that this wasn’t the police. These men were FSB, the successor to the Soviet-era KGB ... This wasn’t a misunderstanding. wsj.com/world/russia/evan-ge…
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A new NYT/Siena poll shows Collins ahead of Jackson by 3 pts in the US Senate race. 🟥Collins: 49% 🟦Jackson: 46% Additionally, Collins has positive favorability while Jackson's is negative 🟥Collins: +3 🟦Jackson: -8 #MEpolitics
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Includes Dow Jones - The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Dow Jones Newswires, and its other publications
An amicus brief defending our colleagues at CNN, MS NOW + Politico, signed by: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, WHCA, Advance Publications, ABC, AP, the Atlantic, Axios, Bloomberg, the Boston Globe, CBS, Center for Investigative Reporting, Chicago Public Media ...
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"White House advisors and allies pitch ideas such as naming buildings after Trump to get on the president’s good side, a former official told @MSNOWNews. The president’s view, the official said: 'Why would I say no? Everybody’s trying to please me." ms.now/news/trump-fords-thea…
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“It’s very all or nothing,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez said. “If I were to run in this cycle, and not win, I would be done.” A fascinating inside look at the heavy decision she’s weighing to run for president or Senate in 2028, and being content with losing nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/po…
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Scoop: @JohnCornyn & George W. Bush are headlining a Dallas fundraiser tonight for all of the Senate GOP nominees in tossup races—except @KenPaxtonTX. It benefits a new joint fundraising committee for IA, ME, NH, OH, AK, MI & the NRSC w/ @teddyschleifer nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/po…
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Excited to share this project, in which @WSJ sent me home to get a sense of how working people are getting by in this economy. I wasn't surprised to hear it's too hard to get ahead. But I took notice of the specificity of their pain—and who they blamed. wsj.com/politics/policy/i-we…
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Email to TV pool subscribers: "Effective today, the TV pool will not be covering events designated as pool coverage of the President. This follows the White House's position preventing CNN from fulfilling its assigned pool duties. There will be no replacement pool put in place."
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! The Kansas GOP chair is urging nat'l Republican groups to pour more $$$ into the state's tight Senate race btw Marshall + Hamilton. "If Republicans don’t turn out, we’re in a world of hurt," via @lindsaywise @aaronzitner + Cam McWhirter wsj.com/politics/elections/e…
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Interesting nugget: Pete Hegseth offered Sean Parnell’s name to the White House last week for the Army secretary nomination, along with Dane Hughes, the assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs. As others have already reported, congressional aides told Pentagon officials that Parnell does not have enough Republican support for confirmation wsj.com/politics/national-se… @mgordonwsj @laraseligman
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New @NBCNews poll Trump approval: 41% Generic ballot: 50% D, 45% R On handling the economy, voters prefer Ds by 1 point. (In Oct 2018 they preferred Rs on the economy by 15 pts.) 30% say they’re more likely to vote for Trump endorsee; 52% less likely. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
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“He was regarded as well-sourced, fair and kind, with a good sense of humor. He also was a big sports fan who boasted of having visited every major league ballpark.” apnews.com/article/brendan-f…
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RIP Brendan Farrington, who covered Florida politics w/ flair & captured the quirks of his adopted home state. I was lucky to work alongside him @AP and count him as a friend. The Red Sox, minor league ballparks, live music - he lived life fully & w/ kindness & decency.
Brendan Farrington, a friend and colleague who covered Florida politics and the quirks and people of this state, has died. Here’s a statement from his beloved wife Amy Farrington. R.I.P. sir you were one of a kind
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from White House over their coverage, in latest test to 1st Amendment.
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NEWS: AOC is planning to campaign across New York in coming weeks — Buffalo, Syracuse, Ithaca — and just gave $300k to state coordinated campaign. Moves come as she weighs whether she will run for Senate in NY or president in 2028. nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/po…
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