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Arthur Delaney

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Senior politics reporter covering Congress and the economy for HuffPost. arthur@huffpost.com.

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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Susan Collins is still receiving support from dark money contributions that "definitely" look similar to the one that sparked an FBI probe www.huffpost.com/entry/susan-...
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Susan Collins Faced An FBI Investigation Over Dark Money. It’s Still Flowing To Her Reelection Campaign.
The Maine Republican’s reelection campaign is backed by at least $7.4 million in dark-money contributions that resemble the shell donations that drew FBI scrutiny.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eric Schmitt posterized himself trying to dunk on Jack Smith by accusing him of perjury over his supposed attendance at an NBA game. Smith said he was actually at a women’s college bball game “I don’t know if Jack Smith’s lying or not,” Schmitt told me afterward www.huffpost.com/entry/eric-s...
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Republican Senator Makes Embarrassing Mistake While Accusing Jack Smith Of Crimes
Supposed vice-presidential contender Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) seems to have mixed up basketball teams in an effort to nail a top Trump enemy.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good @svdate.bsky.social report on a new effort by Trump and the GOP to convince angry midterm election voters that the war ― and the price hikes that have accompanied it ― will end soon.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Behold the never-used chaise lounge on the always-closed Robert J. Dole Balcony
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Republicans hope a symbolic vote on a symbolic data center bill can help Jon Husted in Ohio www.huffpost.com/entry/republ...
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Republicans Hope Entirely Symbolic Data Center Vote Can Help Jon Husted
The Ratepayer Protection Act is basically the only reason the Senate is sticking around this week.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Chuck Grassley blows off fellow Republican’s call for Don Jr subpoena, pretends request came from Democrats www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Chuck Grassley Blows Off Fellow Republican’s Call For Don Jr. Subpoena
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE @ms.now: Trump administration officials have discussed attaching the president’s name to Ford’s Theatre, the playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 Officials are circulating a list of government sites that could carry the president’s name www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
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Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Republicans nearly wore out the subpoena machine investigating Hunter Biden’s foreign relationships. We should not unplug it now.” Striking break from the GOP by Sen John Curtis (R-Utah) www.huffpost.com/entry/john-c...
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Republican Senator Calls For Donald Trump Jr. Subpoena
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) blasted the Trump family’s apparent corruption in a letter to his fellow Republicans.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Crypto's gunning for Sherrod Brown as punishment for Democrats voting down the Clarity Act www.huffpost.com/entry/big-cr...
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Big Crypto Moves To Sink Sherrod Brown
The digital asset industry is looking to sink Sherrod Brown’s campaign after Democrats sank the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
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Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW This week showed us how big a deal a deal the Pennsylvania measles outbreak is And how little RFK Jr. cares about it My latest for @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/hhs-secret...
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RFK Jr.’s ‘Medical Freedom’ Comes With a Body Count
Measles showed up at a children’s hospital. The health secretary showed up at an anti-vax conference.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
More Democrats this cycle coming out against “boys in girls’ sports” www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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Some Democrats Are Breaking With Their Party On Trans Rights
Several Democratic candidates are proactively saying they oppose “boys in girls’ sports” to deflect Republican attacks.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Trump’s otherworldly levels of corruption made it impossible for standard methods of Washington influence-peddling to work their magic." Worth reading @delaneyrules.bsky.social
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Trump’s Crypto Conflict Of Interest Killed The Industry’s Dream Bill
“Donald Trump has enriched himself at such a grotesque level, it’s hard to see the sun around that,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass). told HuffPost.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Crypto bought the Congress of its dreams but unfortunately a majority of US senators could not stomach voting to bless an industry the president has used to enrich himself to the tune of $1 billion while in office www.huffpost.com/entry/elizab...
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Major Crypto Bill Goes Down In Senate
The Senate voted not to advance legislation that would confer financial legitimacy on the crypto industry.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Apocalyptic warnings prodding Congress to maybe consider moving AI legislation www.huffpost.com/entry/ai-ted...
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Congress Is Starting To Argue About A Potential AI Apocalypse
A trio of influential senators is working on a bill addressing the potential “catastrophic risk” of artificial intelligence.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
WH statement today on the president's farfetched plan to pay all US adults $5k if Republicans win the midterms:x "President Trump has consistently proven his doubters wrong" www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Facing Electoral Disaster, Trump Offers $5,000 Voter Bribe If Republicans Win Midterms
The president doesn’t have the authority to just send everyone checks.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
HuffPost Q&A with Bernie Sanders about responding to the danger of AI www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie...
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HuffPost Q&A With Bernie Sanders About Responding To The Threat Of AI
“There have been a number of scientists who have been warning about that for years, but I think the American people are catching on,” the senator said.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Congress is not ready to deal with an AI apocalypse www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie...
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Bernie Sanders Spots 'Lightning Bolt' Moment In Battle Over AI
So far, only progressives seem to be heeding the AI industry’s warnings about its potentially dangerous product.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 05/09/2026
A story from me and @delaneyrules.bsky.social for @huffpost.com about how data centers can upend a neighborhood, like one I traveled to in Point Pleasant, WV www.huffpost.com/entry/data-c...
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'What The Hell Were They Thinking?' Neighbors Trapped In Data Center Construction Chaos
One neighborhood’s experience shows why public opinion is so strongly against data centers.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 05/09/2026
One neighborhood’s experience shows why public opinion is so strongly against data centers.
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A Data Center Moved Into This Town, And The Neighbors Moved Out
One neighborhood’s experience shows why public opinion is so strongly against data centers.
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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A real debate over Supreme Court expansion is coming soon www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
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Democrats Are Ready To Take On The Supreme Court In 2028
The rise of a conservative supermajority on the court helped launch the push. But it’s that supermajority’s actions that have since turbocharged it.
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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Spoke with postal union leaders. There is a legit fear that Trump’s mail-ballot scheme is going to insert postal workers into nasty politics and make them subject to threats and harassment, à la election workers. And also hurt USPS’ strong reputation w/ Americans www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump’s Scheme Could Wreck A Cherished American Institution
Union leaders say the screening system Trump ordered could insert postal workers into nasty partisan politics and even lead to harassment.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Bernie Sanders Plans Bill For 'Immediate PAUSE' On AI Development
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The NRCC is coordinating new TV ad spending with Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), the clearest sign yet that Republicans are panicking they could lose this House seat as Miller faces allegations of domestic abuse. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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NRCC Lining Up New TV Ad Spending For Max Miller Amid Abuse Allegations
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
‘Resistance’ Democrats From Trump’s First Term Are Fading — Except This One www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-...
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‘Resistance’ Democrats From Trump’s First Term Are Fading – Except This One
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has been diligently campaigning for Democrats — and preparing for a possible third impeachment of Donald Trump.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Talked w/ Texas Democrats about Jasmine Crockett's not-so-enthusiastic support for James Talarico and whether Black voters are unenthused as well. “I don’t know who is in her social circles, or who she’s talking to" www.huffpost.com/entry/jasmin...
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Jasmine Crockett Is Breaking An Unwritten Rule In Texas Senate Race
After losing a heated primary to James Talarico, Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is breaking an unwritten rule in party politics.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“The lack of empathy for a grieving family is pretty shocking." Relatives of a family-of-three killed in a car wreck privately asked Jon Husted to take down an ad using the family's names and faces to attack Sherrod Brown. They got no response. www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-hu...
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Grieving Family Asks Republicans To Take Down Ad Blaming Sherrod Brown For Fatal Car Wreck
The brother of a woman killed in a car crash this year says the lack of empathy toward her family has been shocking.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Democrats keep piling on Hasan Piker www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Democrats Keep Piling On Hasan Piker
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“There’s a lot of ground beef that’s sitting in other countries that would potentially help serve Americans, especially lower income Americans." uhhh which countries? "not sure" www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Trump's Agriculture Secretary 'Not Sure' Where Trump Will Import Beef From
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Ralph Norman gets an endorsement from an early advocate for the Jan 6 rioter criminal defendants www.huffpost.com/entry/ralph-...
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Jan. 6 Rioter Advocate Endorses Ralph Norman Over Darline Graham
Matt Braynard says Norman went to bat for rioters when other Republicans were still calling them terrorists.
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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In 2023, Rhonda Jewell accidentally left 10-month-old Ariya in a hot car, resulting in the baby's death. Rhonda was acquitted of manslaughter — which would have required a finding of culpable negligence — but convicted of third-degree felony murder www.huffpost.com/entry/florid...
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A Baby Died In A Tragic Accident. Why Was It Treated As Murder?
The case against Rhonda Jewell threatens to upend a foundational principle of the U.S. legal system.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Caught up w/ Hasan Piker about Jared Moskowitz and Mao Zedong www.huffpost.com/entry/hasan-...
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Hasan Piker To His Democratic Haters: Good Luck
The Twitch steamer and socialist influencer talked to HuffPost about the political firestorm swirling around him.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
NEW: In my latest report for @huffpost.com, I spoke to state officials about whether they are ready to take on any attempts by Trump should he meddle in the midterms, dispatch ICE to polls or seize ballots. www.huffpost.com/entry/state-...
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Trump Is In For A Fight If He Meddles In The Midterms
President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested “canceling” the midterms over alleged voter fraud.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
NEW: The effort to portray Sen. Roger Marshall's Democratic challenger as "too woke for Kansas" includes extreme misuse of ellipses www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-h...
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The Republican Attacking His Opponent’s 'Woke' Church
Democrat Adam Hamilton is a strong challenger to Sen. Roger Marshall (R) in the Kansas Senate race.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
talked on this podcast about the "decoy flight" election Trump has booked for the Republican Party
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Inside the nastiest House race going so far www.huffpost.com/entry/brian-...
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This GOP Rep Told His Democratic Opponent To Sue. You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) claims his Democratic opponent, Bob Harvie, is “under investigation” by the FBI. Harvie says it’s defamation.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
IRS workers union jumps into Trump tax immunity lawsuit. “They take an oath of office to follow the law and to uphold the Constitution. Then they’ll have this order that is contrary to the law, and so it puts them in a very difficult position.” www.huffpost.com/entry/irs-un...
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IRS Workers Union Objects To ‘Special Treatment’ For Trump Family In Immunity Deal
Donald Trump is getting out of potentially $100 million in back taxes as part of his “settlement” with his own government.
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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“It’s kind of a shit show right now,” Jon Tester told me about the MT Senate race where some Democrats are pressuring their own candidate to drop out and make room for independent Seth Bodnar to run. The deadline to withdraw is today. Stay tuned. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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The Democrats' Secret Weapon In Red States? Not Running At All.
Democrats are making way for independent candidates in high-profile elections, but all eyes are now on Montana.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 08/08/2026
He’s overseen criminal cases against Trump’s political enemies and cut a sham “settlement” saving the president millions. Republicans confirmed him anyway.
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Senate Confirms Todd Blanche As Attorney General Despite All His Corruption
He’s overseen criminal cases against Trump’s political enemies and cut a sham “settlement” saving the president millions. Republicans confirmed him anyway.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In a speech explaining his vote for Todd Blanche, Bill Cassidy says Blanche acknowledged the Trump slush fund was a mistake. But Blanche has disputed saying so, as @jbendery.bsky.social reported www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-c...
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Bill Cassidy Says He'll Support Todd Blanche for AG, Clearing Path For Confirmation
The Louisiana Republican is the final vote Trump’s attorney general pick needed to be confirmed.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Blanche nomination comes down to a guy who had a recent shouting match w/ Trump www.huffpost.com/entry/lisa-m...
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Lisa Murkowski Comes Out Against Todd Blanche
Whether the Senate confirms Blanche as attorney general now comes down to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I asked a dozen Republican senators about the tax immunity deal Trump got from Todd Blanche. They said they weren't familiar with it or couldn't comment on something so complicated. None would defend it, though. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Republican Senators Can’t Defend Trump’s Tax Immunity Deal
Interviews with a dozen Republican senators revealed a shocking indifference to what’s going on.
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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Days before the death of Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo, ICE officials did not report the death of another man who’d been detained at Delaney Hall — because they had technically “released” him in the middle of a medical emergency, Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) alleged. www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
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A Man Died After Being Detained By ICE — And They Didn't Report It, Congressman Says
Rep. Rob Menendez made a stunning allegation while addressing the recent death of another man who had been detained at Delaney Hall.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Just a note that @jbendery.bsky.social is 100% worth following. Always finds stories like these that matter, and yet are a bit under the radar.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Thom Tillis acknowledged today government weaponization is maybe "a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one" but claimed Todd Blanche will somehow make it better www.huffpost.com/entry/thom-t...
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Republican Senator Makes Startling Admission Ahead Of Todd Blanche Confirmation Vote
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) admitted government “weaponization” is worse under President Donald Trump.
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Kevin Robillard @robillard.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New: Democrats entered this primary season terrified of free-spending super PACs from the AI industry, crypto and AIPAC. An El-Sayed victory would cement the idea that they had a lot less to fear from these groups than once thought. W/ @delaneyrules.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/michig...
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How A $60 Million Flop In Michigan Could Change Democratic Politics
Democrats are a lot less afraid of the AI, crypto and AIPAC-backed super PACs than they were a year ago.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Republican senators looked like they were standing up to Trump over his self-serving "settlement." But a deal between the DOJ and John Cornyn lets Trump keep immunity from owing taxes on any returns filed before May 19. A potential windfall for Trump worth millions www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump Gets To Keep Tax Immunity Under DOJ Deal With Republican Senators
The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” might be dead, but President Donald Trump still gets out of paying any back taxes he might have owed.
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Kevin Robillard @robillard.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
In key races in Wisconsin, Ohio, Georgia and elsewhere, Democrats have found the star of their midterm advertising campaigns: Jeffrey Epstein. Story w/ @delaneyrules.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/epstei...
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'Epstein Class' Republicans Get Clobbered In Aggressive Dem Ads
Democrats are hammering Republicans in TV ads over their initial reluctance to support releasing the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Epstein Election: How America’s Most Notorious Sex Predator Is Shaping The Midterms www.huffpost.com/entry/epstei... w/ @robillard.bsky.social
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The Epstein Election: How America’s Most Notorious Sex Predator Is Shaping The Midterms
Democrats are hammering Republicans in TV ads over their initial reluctance to support releasing the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein.
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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I spoke with some legal experts about Pirro’s reflecting pool case against the canoeist. It’s a really, really tough road for prosecutors. They need to prove not only malicious intent, but the value of a peeling pool slab. “I think a DC jury is going to be mad.” www.huffpost.com/entry/jeanin...
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Trump Is Prosecuting A Former Olympian For His Reflecting Pool Disaster. Legal Experts Predict What A Jury Will Say.
Prosecutors have to show not only that a former Olympian acted with malice, but that he destroyed property worth more than $1,000. Experts say it’s a tall order.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
NEW: Trump's deeply unpopular war in Iran -- the one he said was ending months ago -- is escalating. With an eye on the midterms, Dems plan to keep forcing the GOP to choose between bucking Trump vs owning his deadly disaster. www.huffpost.com/entry/iran-w... w/ @delaneyrules.bsky.social
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The Iran War Is Ramping Back Up And Putting Republicans In A Jam
More U.S. troops are getting killed. Trump has no strategy. Democrats are forcing the GOP to choose between bucking the president and owning a deeply unpopular war.
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