Anchor of the Early Brief newsletter at @WashingtonPost. Formerly at @AP, @TheMessenger and @CNN. Email: dan.merica@washpost.com
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David Flippo, the Republican candidate running for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District, apologized Friday at a "Veterans for David Flippo" press conference in Reno after The Washington Post reported his campaign repeatedly and falsely said he received a Bronze Star "for valor."
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David Flippo, a day after the @washingtonpost reported on how he repeatedly inflated his Bronze Star award, will hold a press conference in Reno with veterans who support his campaign.
Our original story here: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
Exclusive to @washingtonpost: David Flippo, a Republican congressional candidate in Nevada, inflated his military record multiple times in recent years by claiming he received a Bronze Star “for valor” during his two-decade Air Force career.
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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, the Republican incumbent who is in a competitive reelection race this year, endorsed Filippo in July.
A spokesperson for Lombardo declined to comment when asked if the governor, who served in the Army and National Guard, stood by his endorsement.
Exclusive to @washingtonpost: David Flippo, a Republican congressional candidate in Nevada, inflated his military record multiple times in recent years by claiming he received a Bronze Star “for valor” during his two-decade Air Force career.
More here: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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The retiring Republican congressman that Flippo is trying to replace, Mark Amodei, has yet to endorse Flippo and told me just now he will “absolutely not” back him.
“The guy is a fraud. … I’m not having my last action walking out the door to hug a guy who I think is a fraud.”
Exclusive to @washingtonpost: David Flippo, a Republican congressional candidate in Nevada, inflated his military record multiple times in recent years by claiming he received a Bronze Star “for valor” during his two-decade Air Force career.
More here: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Dan Merica retweeted
Great investigative piece by Vegas native @merica. Flippo and his team claim an "honest mistake" but I have a dozen releases from his campaign claiming he won the "Bronze Star for valor," which is false. Those include endorsements from groups inc. "Combat Veterans for Congress."
Exclusive to @washingtonpost: David Flippo, a Republican congressional candidate in Nevada, inflated his military record multiple times in recent years by claiming he received a Bronze Star “for valor” during his two-decade Air Force career.
More here: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Exclusive to @washingtonpost: David Flippo, a Republican congressional candidate in Nevada, inflated his military record multiple times in recent years by claiming he received a Bronze Star “for valor” during his two-decade Air Force career.
More here: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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One Republican could hold back the party’s candidates in Pennsylvania.
And it’s not Trump.
More in the Early Brief on the mercy-rule level campaign disparity happening in Pennsylvania's race for governor: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Want to understand how quickly and dramatically data center politics changed?
Look no further than Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
More in today's Early Brief: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Democrats aren't getting their surfboards out just yet.
But they are starting to say they see a wave coming.
w/ @theodoricmeyer: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Dan Merica retweeted
Trump won by latching on to popular issues. He’s doing the opposite on AI.
By @merica washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Dan Merica retweeted
A particularly great Early Brief from @merica, about how voters feel as if they've lost control over their own lives, from cost of living to AI & special interest influence in Washington.
A defining 2026, and beyond, political issue.
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Dan Merica retweeted
Working-class Americans aren’t running for office. It’s changing our politics. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Jason Crow and Troy Downing rushed to serve in the weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The two congressmen - one Democrat, one Republican - were changed in different ways by the lessons they took from the post-9/11 wars.
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Trump has proposed direct payments to Americans before.
They haven’t happened.
via @iarnsdorf: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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For years, Dems have been hell-bent on ousting Rep. Valadao, putting up a series of more mainstream candidates to break the Republican’s hold on a San Joaquin Valley district.
Democrats are — somewhat reluctantly — trying something new this year. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Terrific reporting from @merica and @rachelerman on how affordability concerns are different depending on where you live: The biggest affordability issues for voters in 4 competitive Senate races washingtonpost.com/business/…
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Voters everywhere are focused on affordability. But what that means depends on the state, from home insurance in Iowa to fuel prices in Alaska.
Why that matters and how it will impact the midterms w/ @rachelerman: washingtonpost.com/business/…
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Roy Cooper is out with a new ad in his Senate campaign against Michael Whatley.
It shows Whatley in 2025 saying, “Grocery prices are down, gasoline prices are down, housing prices are down, inflation is down.”
“Unbelievable,” Cooper exclaims.
More here: washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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