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Edwin Eisendrath

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It's the Democracy, Stupid. Radio: WCPT/ @heartlandsignal.bsky.social Video podcast: @lincolnsquare.media Substack: edwineisendrath.substack.com Long ago: Chicago schoolteacher, alderman, CEO Chicago Sun Times, etc.

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Anna Maltese @annamaltese.bsky.social · 19h
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 7h
This is lethal. Mark Maxwell is the political editor for KSDK in St. Louis. He found the video showing Smith in Maryland. .
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 6h
“When Meta files its taxes, it… claims that its AI data centers are a giant experiment that could fail… It does this so it can tap into a tax credit intended for research and experimentation… [to enable Meta] to claim billions of dollars in tax credits for data center expansion.”
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 10h
Not a great sign when your 12-person private fundraiser includes someone who hates you enough to leak damaging audio
The audio of Mr. Paxton was shared with The Times by an attendee who recorded him speaking at a private fund-raiser in Washington attended by roughly a dozen people. The person, who opposes Mr. Paxton’s campaign and provided the recording to The Times, was granted anonymity because Mr. Paxton’s remarks were private.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump’s appalling U.N. speech was not a strong response to Iranian provocation, but an ugly effort to mask his own catastrophic failures. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/you-dont-… Subscribe to read the latest from Edwin @eisendrath.net for Lincoln Square!
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You Don't Get to Annihilate a Nation
Donald Trump’s appalling U.N. speech was not a strong response to Iranian provocation, but an ugly effort to mask his own catastrophic failures.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 28/09/2026
Lowered standards, scuttled alliances, and looking the other way: inside the law enforcement doctrine of Trump II. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/kash-pate… Subscribe to read the latest from Edwin @eisendrath.net for Lincoln Square!
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Kash Patel Isn't Bad at His Job. He's Doing Exactly What He Was Hired to Do.
Lowered standards, scuttled alliances, and looking the other way: inside the law enforcement doctrine of Trump II.
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CNN @cnn.com · 29/09/2026
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. cnn.it/4huSk5M
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"A senior prosecutor working on the so-called grand conspiracy investigation into a wide array of President Trump’s enemies has resigned from the case, adding to the turmoil that has recently plagued the inquiry" On the heels of diGenova's departure. Along with lead FBI agent's departing the team.
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Second Prosecutor Quits Trump’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case
The resignation adds to the setbacks to the most sweeping effort by the Justice Department to fulfill the president’s desire to take revenge against the federal officials who have investigated him.
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 27/09/2026
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 26/09/2026
We're going to dive into Kansas, Missouri, voter protection & AI today on @heartlandsignal.com with: + @aishadown.bsky.social + Russ Carnahan of @missouridemocrats.bsky.social + @claywires.bsky.social + Andrea Hailey of @votedotorg.bsky.social Stream 1-4 CT heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 25/09/2026
Public health is a victim of its own success. And bad actors like RFK Jr. are taking advantage. Watch a new It’s the Democracy Stupid with @eisendrath.net and guest, Dr. @Jessica Knurick , PhD, RDN open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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Trump Nominee Dr. Heidi Overton & the War on Public Health | It's The Democracy, Stupid with Dr. Jessica Knurick
Public health is a victim of its own success. And bad actors like RFK Jr. are taking advantage.
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 26/09/2026
Contemporary journalists everywhere rely on Aaron. He's has innovated journalism to meet the moment. We all should grateful.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 26/09/2026
Lowered standards, scuttled alliances, and looking the other way: inside the law enforcement doctrine of Trump II. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/kash-pate… Subscribe to read the latest from Edwin @eisendrath.net for Lincoln Square!
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Kash Patel Isn't Bad at His Job. He's Doing Exactly What He Was Hired to Do.
Lowered standards, scuttled alliances, and looking the other way: inside the law enforcement doctrine of Trump II.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thanks to SCOTUS GOP-appointed majority (same ones who attended Trump's state dinner last night), Trump admin will use faulty & inaccurate data to wrongly label eligible voters non-citizens & pressure states to remove them from rolls. Sets a chilling precedent www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Supreme Court allows Trump to use flawed database to vet voter citizenship
While the impact on the midterms might be minimal, Justice Jackson warns some eligible voters could be disenfranchised.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mike Rogers told Michiganders he was an assembly line autoworker who made Chrysler LeBarons. Turns out it was a complete lie. Shameful.
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Mike Rogers claims he was an assembly line worker. The UAW said that is stretching the truth. • Michigan Advance
Rogers says he built Chrysler vehicles on an assembly line. Records show his work was at an aftermarket facility that modified vehicles after they left the factory.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 25/09/2026
Too complicated for the public—or just easier without us asking questions? bit.ly/4AsDq8P @workingfamilies.org ’s @mauricewfp.bsky.social stopped by Lincoln Square to discuss why Americans should have a voice in AI policy with Edwin @eisendrath.net on It’s the Democracy, Stupid!
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?"
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: SCOTUS allows DHS to use its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database with Social Security info, staying a district court order that had vacated the new policy. Justice Jackson dissents for the three Dem appointees. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 25/09/2026
LIVE today at 1 PM ET: Edwin @eisendrath.net welcomes @drjessicaknurick.bsky.social, PhD, RDN on It’s The Democracy, Stupid! to discuss nutrition, public health, and food policy. open.substack.com/live-stream/381065 Subscribe to watch:
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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026
Dr. Oz is on my flight right now. He is sitting in the very first seat, front row. I saw him get on the plane. So when I stepped off the jetway onto the plane I approached him and put my hand out. What the man in charge of healthcare for the people on the very margins of society said…was revealing
Dr. Oz on flight
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 25/09/2026
People everywhere understand Trump's threat to unleash the unthinkable evil of mass destruction, not as a strong response to Iranian provocation, but as an ugly effort to mask his own catastrophic failures. My latest: edwineisendrath.substack.com/p/no-mr-trum...
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No Mr. Trump, these are not your decisions to make
Donald Trump’s appalling U.N. speech was not a strong response to Iranian provocation, but an ugly effort to mask his own catastrophic failures
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 25/09/2026
Check your voter registration and make a plan to vote. It's never been more important. @votedotorg.bsky.social is a good place to start www.vote.org And don't confuse it with that fake Elon Musk site.
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Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
they really think we are all idiots
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 25/09/2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns that emergency appeals are becoming a "special avenue" for "certain privileged litigants."
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Justice Jackson says Supreme Court intervenes too quickly on Trump's side
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns that emergency appeals are becoming a "special avenue" for "certain privileged litigants."
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If this happened under a Democratic president it would be approximately a ((Benghazi) x (Hunter Biden's laptop)) x (Obama's tan suit) crisis.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 22/09/2026
On an all-new sit down with Edwin @eisendrath.net & Susan J. Demas: Mainstream Media Finally Stands Up To Trump & Voters Are About To Stand Up Too www.lincolnsquare.media/p/mainstrea… Subscribe to watch— only on Lincoln Square!
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Mainstream Media Stands Up to Trump (Finally) | Edwin Eisendrath & Susan Demas LIVE
Voters are about to stand up, too.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 22/09/2026
There’s a gene missing in there.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 20/09/2026
Populism for the people… brought to you by billionaires? lol. bit.ly/4AsDq8P @workingfamilies.org Party ’s @mauricewfp.bsky.social Mitchell stopped by Lincoln Square to discuss how long political messaging can really outrun people’s lived reality with Edwin @eisendrath.net
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Joined @eisendrath.net yesterday on @heartlandsignal.com @wcpt820am.bsky.social to talk about Iowa's 2026 campaign landscape. #IAGov #IASen #IA01 #IA02 #IA03 omny.fm/shows/democr...
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WCPT 820 Interview: Laura Belin of Bleeding Heartland - It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath (formerly The Big Picture)
Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Laura Belin, publisher, editor, and reporter for Bleeding Heartland, a community website focused on Iowa politics. Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00...
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 19/09/2026
Donald Trump does not want the law enforced. He wants the tools of law enforcement for other purposes. If you are a friend of the Trump family, there’s no law you need to fear. Enter Kash Patel who has his job as FBI director because he is bad at it. edwineisendrath.substack.com/p/kash-patel...
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Kash Patel has his job precisely because he is bad at it
More evidence this week that the nation’s top cop is looking the other way on Trump’s lawlessness including the first family’s questionable crypto businesses.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026
NEW: On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go on an investigative, visual tour.
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“Our Dear Friend Umar”: How We Uncovered That a Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding
On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go ...
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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thread: Two different versions of this AI-generated image purporting to show President Trump and his assistant Natalie Harp kissing went viral this week, generating millions of views across multiple platforms. Despite being fake, this wasn't a straightforward AI image to debunk. I'll explain why.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 19/09/2026
On Sunday, millions of viewers tuned in to CBS for Big Brother. They ended up having to sit through 60 minutes bit.ly/4xqOWyG @eisendrath.net & @sjdemas.bsky.social discuss how 60 Minutes’ debut fell to 20% short of their audience this time last year. Become a Lincoln Loyal Member to watch!
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 19/09/2026
Donald Trump does not want the law enforced. He wants the tools of law enforcement for other purposes. If you are a friend of the Trump family, there’s no law you need to fear. Enter Kash Patel who has his job as FBI director because he is bad at it. edwineisendrath.substack.com/p/kash-patel...
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Kash Patel has his job precisely because he is bad at it
More evidence this week that the nation’s top cop is looking the other way on Trump’s lawlessness including the first family’s questionable crypto businesses.
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 19/09/2026
As journalists are being locked out of the WH, I'm always proud to feature reporters on my show. Today that includes: + @ericmgarcia.bsky.social + @laurarbelin.bsky.social Plus: + @deanbaker13.bsky.social + Chioma Chukwu of @americanoversight.org Stream 1-4 CT heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
No responsible news outlet should go to the White House as long as this ban on their colleagues is in effect. It’s time for big media to show some backbone. Also, any apologies about that embarrassing WHCA dinner yukking it up with Trump and his apparatchiks? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
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CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban
The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 18/09/2026
America is rich enough to guarantee everything we need to build a good life. bit.ly/4AsDq8P @mauricewfp.bsky.social of @workingfamilies.org stopped by Lincoln Square to discuss The Working Families Guarantee. Subscribe to watch It’s The Democracy, Stupid! with @eisendrath.net
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 18/09/2026
I am sure that any Democratic President, with a Democratic Congress will tear down any ballroom or Arch Trump builds. @walshfreedom.bsky.social isn’t so sure. Listen to our unvarnished take on this week's politics here: edwineisendrath.substack.com/p/watch-cons...
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WATCH: Consequences, accountability and the midterms
The country is feeling the real-word consequences of the Trump administration’s incompetent leadership- our economic pain, his failed war, America’s collapsing international standing.
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 17/09/2026
Just a heads up: when Trump and Xi meet human rights won’t be on the agenda, it will be on the menu.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is an argument that we all need to be making right now. Trump has made life poorer, dirtier, and less safe. And we need to make that case bc Trump will otherwise surely do what fascists do, blame the people he has been othering for decades.
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Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
First time speaking as CDC Director at a health conference and she doesn't address measles or vaccines; and won't answer a question on 4th PA measles related death- not sure this is the path to rebuilding trust... which she states is her priority www.ajc.com/news/2026/09... @altcdc.altgov.info
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In first public appearance, new CDC director vows to rebuild trust
Dr. Erica Schwartz avoided commenting on measles deaths in Pennsylvania.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Straight-up extortion seems like a losing political strategy
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
House Speaker Johnson calls an early recess to avoid a Sec. Hegseth impeachment vote, AI regulation, the Epstein files, Trump’s criminal behavior, and pretty much everything else. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/squeaker-m...
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Squeaker Mike Johnson
makes a run for it
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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I am dying to see the internal numbers driving her campaign to adopt this message
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Shout out to the student journalists at The Daily Iowan for reporting on the travesty that is Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom. With quotes from me dailyiowan.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Uncertainty in leadership, curriculum surrounds UI Center for Intellectual Freedom
In the barren walls of his Calvin Hall office, where the Center for Intellectual Freedom resides, interim director and University of Iowa economics professor Luciano de Castro shuffles a stack of pape...
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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 15/09/2026
WATCH: Imagine a world in which democracy doesn't exist. Instead, the United States is broken up into a number states overseen by only a handful of technocrats calling the shots. It sounds like something out of a wild science fiction movie but @gilduran.com says its what tech bros want.
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‘The Nerd Reich’ Author Gil Duran Joins It's The Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath
Inside tech oligarchs’ plan to eat democracy and spit it out.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
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