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Columnist @washingtonsun.bsky.social - Writer, author, and commentator. linktr.ee/mattklewis

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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 4h
Sen. John Kennedy said he would consider jumping in the 2028 presidential race if he does not like his party’s options for the Republican nominee.
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Sen. Kennedy Teases Potential 2028 Presidential Run
The Lousiana Republican said he’d consider jumping in the race “if a bunch of goobers run.”
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 9h
Lifelong conservative political commentator and podcaster, Matt K Lewis announced that he will be voting for all Democratic candidates this year. #USA #Trump #uspoli @mattklewis.bsky.social youtu.be/-iVw4_jO-vU
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Lifelong Conservative Podcaster Defects From Republicans
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 7h
Is the Blue Wave Really Coming? The polls look ominous for Republicans. But polls can be wrong — and these 10 factors could tell us whether a Democratic wave is real, overstated, or headed for a surprise. @mattklewis.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli mattklewis.substack.com/p/is-the-blu...
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Is the Blue Wave Really Coming? Here Are 10 Things to Watch
The polls look ominous for Republicans. But polls can be wrong — and these 10 factors could tell us whether a Democratic wave is real, overstated, or headed for a surprise.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 02/10/2026
Many of the companies Trump bought or sold stock in are corporate giants that his administration helps regulate or that do business with the federal government. www.washingtonsun.com/money/donald-…
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Weapons, Oil, AI: Trump Made 1,156 Personal Financial Trades During July
Many of the president’s stock purchases and sales, which span numerous industries, were not disclosed by a federal deadline.
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pamelapier.bsky.social @pamelapier.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I promise to never say I told you so. Thank you. www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
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I Almost Never Vote for Democrats. I’m Making an Exception This Year.
The Republican Party cannot be saved until it finally hits rock bottom.
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Question That Wasn’t a Gotcha: Eric Schmitt’s Jack Smith faceplant wasn’t just a mistake. It was a snapshot of a party that can’t run from Trump can’t talk about grocery prices, and can’t win the midterms. @mattklewis.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli mattklewis.substack.com/p/the-questi...
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The Question That Wasn’t a Gotcha: Hawks, Hawkeyes, and The Schmittification of the GOP
Eric Schmitt’s Jack Smith faceplant wasn’t just a mistake. It was a snapshot of a party that can’t run from Trump can’t talk about grocery prices, and can’t win the midterms.
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Coming up on MSNOW "Morning Joe": @mattklewis.bsky.social on his article in The Washington Sun. www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives... #USA #Trump #uspoli #news #Media #Politics #MSNOW
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I Almost Never Vote for Democrats. I’m Making an Exception This Year.
The Republican Party cannot be saved until it finally hits rock bottom.
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why I’m Voting for Democrats This Year Plus, Trump’s low-30s approval, the case for a real blue wave, and whether JD Vance is still the default 2028 heir. @mattklewis.bsky.social and @chriscillizza.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli mattklewis.substack.com/p/why-im-vot...
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Why I’m Voting for Democrats This Year
Plus, Trump’s low-30s approval, the case for a real blue wave, and whether JD Vance is still the default 2028 heir.
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On today's pod, @chriscillizza.bsky.social and I discuss whether we can trust the polls showing a blue wave, whether the walls are *really* closing in on Trump (this time), and why I'm voting for Democrats in 2026. Check it out!
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Why I'm Voting for Democrats This Year
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“A stinging midterm loss would reward and encourage more [Republican] independence. But if a blue wave fails to materialize, it will have the opposite effect: Republicans will conclude that their safest bet is still to stick with Trumpism. www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
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I Almost Never Vote for Democrats. I’m Making an Exception This Year.
The Republican Party cannot be saved until it finally hits rock bottom.
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PositiveEnerG @positiveenerg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Question That Wasn’t a Gotcha: Hawks, Hawkeyes, and The Schmittification of the GOP
Eric Schmitt’s Jack Smith faceplant wasn’t just a mistake. It was a snapshot of a party that can’t run from Trump can’t talk about grocery prices, and can’t win the midterms.
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Shmitt happens? On today's DMZ podcast, @billscher.bsky.social and I talk about the 'Gotcha' question that wasn't. ...Then, we dig into why Dems are still having trouble with Susan Collins in Maine. WATCH
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That Wasn’t a Gotcha: Hawks, Hawkeyes, and The Schmittification of the GOP
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 29/09/2026
Sen. Eric Schmitt’s Hawks-Hawkeyes flub overshadowed Republicans’ attempts at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to grill Jack Smith over the probe that led to criminal charges against Donald Trump. www.washingtonsun.com/congress/hawk…
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Hawks or Hawkeyes? Senator Flubs His Jack Smith Gotcha Moment
The posterboard was prepared, the questions were asked, but the game was wrong.
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Matt and Charlie discuss Donald Trump’s tone-deaf bets (on AI, Iran, and China), and the polls, the panic, and the affordability crisis — just 35 days from the midterms! @mattklewis.bsky.social @sykescharlie.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli #Iran #AI #China mattklewis.substack.com/p/why-gop-pa...
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Why GOP Panic is Real — 35 Days Out
Matt and Charlie discuss Donald Trump’s tone-deaf bets (on AI, Iran, and China), and the polls, the panic, and the affordability crisis — just 35 days from the midterms!
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PositiveEnerG @positiveenerg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Why GOP Panic is Real — 35 Days Out
Matt and Charlie discuss Donald Trump’s tone-deaf bets (on AI, Iran, and China), and the polls, the panic, and the affordability crisis — just 35 days from the midterms!
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PositiveEnerG @positiveenerg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Lewis & Sykes: The Republican Panic is Real; Jack Smith’s Profile in Courage; and the Awakening of Karl Rove
A recording from Charlie Sykes and Matt Lewis's live video
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Are the polls real? Republican behavior (Trump is campaigning in Alabama and Oklahoma!) suggests a BLUE WAVE is coming. @sykescharlie.bsky.social and I discuss that — and more — on today's podcast
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35 Days Out, The GOP Panic is Real — But Does Trump Care?
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sandra fish @fishnette.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
good column from @mattklewis.bsky.social but come on, these people should have seen it coming. (today, i'm looking at you, beef farmers in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. you thought they wouldn't come for your workers? well, ICE has quotas to meet!)
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How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group
Why did he do it? It’s a psychological mystery!
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘We’re All Gonna Die!’ What do you get when the people in charge of keeping us alive start talking like death is no big deal? @mattklewis.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli #Canada #cdnpoli #EU #UK #news mattklewis.substack.com/p/were-all-g...
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‘We’re All Gonna Die!’
What do you get when the people in charge of keeping us alive start talking like death is no big deal?
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Republicans Are Quietly Dumping Trump Before the Midterms — And It Tells You More Than Any Poll GOP behavior is flashing “2006 all over again.” @mattklewis.bsky.social and @chriscillizza.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli mattklewis.substack.com/p/republican...
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Republicans Are Quietly Dumping Trump Before the Midterms — And It Tells You More Than Any Poll
From Maria Salazar’s immigration ad to Iowa and Michigan Senate candidates calling for an end to the Iran war, GOP behavior is flashing “2006 all over again.”
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Clara McK @cemck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good interview on Morning Joe today with @mattklewis.bsky.social
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M 💓🇺🇸🗽🌊🌈✨🧘‍♀️ @liveadivinelife.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group @washingtonsun.bsky.social @mattklewis.bsky.social "If you want to know why Republicans are (probably) about to get trounced in the midterms, look no further than the increasingly strange relationship between President Donald Trump and the various"
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How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group
Why did he do it? It’s a psychological mystery!
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Aryeh @aryehcw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"As support for President Trump wanes, so does his movement’s user-generated content." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/s...
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Bernadine Bluntly’s Brand Was Tradwife. Then She Got Divorced.
What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online?
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
GOP Candidates are Distancing From Trump — why this tells us MORE THAN THE POLLS! Don't miss today's pod w/ @chriscillizza.bsky.social
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GOP Candidates Are Distancing From Trump — This Tells You More Than Polls
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
GOP Candidates are Distancing From Trump — why this tells us MORE THAN THE POLLS! Don't miss today's pod w/ @chriscillizza.bsky.social
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GOP Candidates Are Distancing From Trump — This Tells You More Than Polls
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Donald Trump is a sick person. You almost feel you can't hold him fully responsible for his deep psychological deformities. I have more contempt for his aides, who, in humoring him, feed his illness and encourage him to do both symbolic and real damage to the nation. 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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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump Bans CNN From the White House — Then Lectures America on “Dignity” @mattklewis.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli #ICE #FBI #CNN #MSNOW #Politico #news mattklewis.substack.com/p/trump-bans...
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Trump Bans CNN From the White House — Then Lectures America on “Dignity”
Charlie Sykes and Matt discuss the media “ban,” another ICE shooting, the FBI’s bizarre new rule, and why Republicans are already running from Trump ahead of the midterms.
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PositiveEnerG @positiveenerg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group
Plus, Matt talks with the owner of the Baltimore Orioles about sports ownership
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group Why did he do it? It’s a psychological mystery! @mattklewis.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
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How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group
Why did he do it? It’s a psychological mystery!
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The Washington Sun Perspectives @washsunperspect.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Trump coalition, like any political coalition, always had internal tensions. But on issue after issue, Trump has gone to surprising — and in many cases, difficult to explain — lengths to infuriate his backers. via @mattklewis.bsky.social www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
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Matt K. Lewis: How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group
Why did he do it? It’s a psychological mystery!
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group
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How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group
Why did he do it? It’s a psychological mystery!
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group
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How Trump Blew Up His Coalition, Group by Group
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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The opioid epidemic is ongoing.
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Hayden Panettiere’s Death Caused by Overdose of Fentanyl and Other Drugs
Ms. Panettiere, who starred in “Heroes” and “Nashville,” died last month at the age of 36. Her death was ruled accidental.
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump banned media outlets from the White House because it must be treated w/ “DECORUM, RESPECT, and DIGNITY” — then called them “third-rate clowns.” @sykescharlie.bsky.social & I discuss the rant, the media boycott, & why GOP candidates are running from him.
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Trump Bans CNN From the White House — Then Lectures America on 'Dignity'
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Some of the “banned” media outlets, it seems to me, have tried to partially placate Trump this second term. They did this by airing commentators that spread his propaganda — and by framing stories in a way that normalizes the abnormal. Apparently, it didn’t earn them any favors.
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump doesn’t care about putting legislative points on the board. So banning the “fake news” is what counts as a “deliverable” to his base as the midterms approach. And the thing is, a lot of his base actually like this culture war drama better than legislation.
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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
That Navarro op-ed is an instant WSJ Opinion Page hall-of-famer. Alongside this Mick Mulvaney classic.
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If He Loses, Trump Will Concede Gracefully
He’ll fight hard to make sure the results are fair, and in the end he’ll accept the result whatever it is.
By Mick Mulvaney
Nov. 7, 2020 1:01 pm ET
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
He’s got a point!
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The Washington Sun Perspectives @washsunperspect.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump’s emergence as a vocal champion of data centers and AI is, at some level, a weird development. It’s a grievous moral mistake and maybe — given the rising fear and anger about AI among rank-and-rile voters — a political one, too, argues @mattklewis.bsky.social.
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Trump’s AI Stance Is a Betrayal of His Supporters — And Conservatism
I’m a conservative who used to have abundant faith in the march of technology, but I’ve learned a few things in the last decade. Why hasn’t our president?
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump’s AI Stance Is a Betrayal of His Supporters — And Conservatism Plus, Donald Trump’s $5K bribe, Don Jr’s free wedding, and Mitch McConnell’s sad return. @mattklewis.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli #AI mattklewis.substack.com/p/trumps-ai-...
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Trump’s AI Stance Is a Betrayal of His Supporters — And Conservatism
Plus, Donald Trump’s $5K bribe, Don Jr’s free wedding, and Mitch McConnell’s sad return.
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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Charlie Sykes on a Russian oligarch’s “gift,” the 7–2 Supreme Court rebuke of Trump’s mail-in voting plan, why AI data centers are political poison, and more! @mattklewis.bsky.social @sykescharlie.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli mattklewis.substack.com/p/a-putin-al...
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A Putin Ally Paid for Don Jr.’s Wedding?
Charlie Sykes on a Russian oligarch’s “gift,” the 7–2 Supreme Court rebuke of Trump’s mail-in voting plan, why AI data centers are political poison, and more!
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump’s AI Stance Is a Betrayal of His Supporters — And Conservatism
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Trump’s AI Stance Is a Betrayal of His Supporters — And Conservatism
I’m a conservative who used to have abundant faith in the march of technology, but I’ve learned a few things in the last decade. Why hasn’t our president?
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Dana Milbank @danamilbank.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sorry about the Kennedy Center, Mr. President. But there’s still the Donald J. Trump Bestiality Waiver. My @washingtonsun.bsky.social column on the remaining naming opportunities for a self-obsessed president: www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
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Dana Milbank: These Disasters Have Trump’s Name All Over Them
Herbert Hoover had his Hoovervilles. It’s no picnic in Trumptown, either.
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Almost elder abuse.” - @sykescharlie.bsky.social on Mitch McConnell’s reemergence
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today's pod w/ @sykescharlie.bsky.social is up! We talk Don Jr's wedding (paid for by a Putin pal!), Trump's weird support for data centers, why it feels like the blue wave is coming, and MUCH more. WATCH
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A Putin Ally Paid for Don Jr.’s Wedding. Plus, Trump Just Picked the Wrong Side of The AI Debate
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trump just told Republicans: “Pretend I’m on the ballot.” He’s also promising every adult citizen $5K if the GOP keeps Congress. I talk with The Dispatch's David Drucker about that — and MUCH more.
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David Drucker on Trump’s $5K “Dividend” & “Pretend I’m On the Ballot” Midterm Strategy
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Chris Cillizza @chriscillizza.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What keeps me up at night 55 days before the election? This question: What if the rules of politics are outdated and irrelevant? Wrote about it here: tinyurl.com/4cswrfkb
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The BIG thing I worry about 55 days before the election
On predictions
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/09/2026
Washington journalism is in a moment of generational change. We're rising to meet it. Welcome to The Washington Sun. washingtonsun.com
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Matt Lewis @mattklewis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Join us! 🥂 👇
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Dana Milbank @danamilbank.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Washington Sun rises today. I hope you’ll join our orbit. The Sun aims to do nothing less than reinvent the newspaper for the digital age — and to prove that there is a market in the capital region for local news and sports coverage. washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
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Dana Milbank: The Washington Sun Rises Today. I Hope You’ll Join Our Orbit.
My boss, Tim Grieve, posted a photo on X last week of a shipment of office chairs that had just arrived at the Arlington, Virginia, headquarters of our new publication, The Washington Sun. “It's fun t...
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