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Reporting on Congress for Semafor. Previously: POLITICO

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What can Congress get done this year and what’s on the 2027 agenda? Top Dem Rep. Jim Himes, Chair Virginia Foxx, @bera.house.gov & Top Dem @rephuffman.bsky.social. Plus @nicholaswu12.bsky.social @semafor.com, Matt Haller of IFA & Jed Bower of the National Corn Growers Association. Live, 11am ET.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
NEW - Dems are facing a new kind of culture war as the meltdown of Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid over sexual assault allegations reopens old divisions between the party establishment and a crop of swaggering young men on the left
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
NEW - The Trump administration is set to end PEPFAR funding for South Africa, per State Dept official + two Hill aides “The United States has decided to initiate a phased drawdown of PEPFAR programming in South Africa..." official told Semafor w/ Adrian Elimian www.semafor.com/article/06/1...
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
new - President Donald Trump has spent most of his second term bending congressional Republicans to his will. That’s not going to happen with Spirit Airlines. w/ @eleanormueller.bsky.social @burgessev.bsky.social www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
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‘Horsesh*t’: Hill Republicans align against Spirit’s bid for a Trump bailout
As the president considers a government lifeline for the struggling airline, a wide swath of his party wants no part of it.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
NEW - Former Rep. Susan Wild is the latest Pennsylvania Democrat to consider challenging Sen. John Fetterman in 2028, according to a person familiar with her thinking who told Semafor she’s getting encouraged to run.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
New - DORAL, Fla. — Republicans hoped to focus their midterm campaign on the bigger tax refunds Americans are getting from last year’s party-line megabill. Instead, they’re stuck in a doomed push to try for a sequel.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
NEW - House Republicans gave President Donald Trump one of their loudest rounds of applause Monday night as he declared to them that the war in Iran would be a “short-term excursion.” He then implied it might not be so short. www.semafor.com/article/03/0...
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Trump delivers Republicans a mixed message on Iran
The president took the stage at his party’s House retreat and talked not about party-line policy, but about different war timetables.
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Burgess Everett @burgessev.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
How should Dems talk about the Iran war? Sen. Heinrich: "The more clearly you can say this seems like a really stupid f*cking idea. I think the more people will appreciate what you’re getting at.” www.semafor.com/article/03/0... @nicholaswu12.bsky.social
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Exclusive: Democrats face their own test on Trump’s Iran war
A war powers vote is shining a light on how differently the opposition talks about the conflict.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Texas Rs are largely sidestepping the Gonzales allegations Van Duyne said his electoral fate was "up to his constituents" Cornyn: “I’ve got my own race to run. I’ll let the speaker deal with that.” @burgessev.bsky.social www.semafor.com/article/02/2...
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Texas Republicans sidestep Gonzales allegations
He allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after setting herself on fire.
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Burgess Everett @burgessev.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
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Trump piles orders on Congress, but wants nothing on tariffs
The State of the Union featured no shortage of to-dos for Republican lawmakers who could soon lose unified control of the Hill.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Today is my first day with @semafor.com, where I'll be covering the House! Please add me to all your lists nwu@semafor.com
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🚨🚨🚨 Very grateful for nearly five years at POLITICO with an incredible team. Thank you to everyone I've worked with (and those who have edited me and caught my typos along the way) Looking forward to getting started with Semafor next month!
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
News - a bipartisan group of House lawmakers is introducing a bill to prevent military action against NATO members or territories (like Greenland) www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces bill to prevent military action against NATO members
The legislation would prevent the Trump administration from taking action to invade a NATO country or territory, such as Greenland.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
NEWS - Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer is set to announce his retirement from the House as soon as Thursday, per two people familiar granted anonymity w/ @andrewjfhoward.bsky.social + a @jmart assist: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Steny Hoyer set to announce retirement from Congress
The former second-ranking House Democrat has held his seat since 1981.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
New - How Jan. 6 was remembered — and rewritten — on its 5th anniversary w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social @Hailey Fuchs www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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How Jan. 6 was remembered — and rewritten — on its 5th anniversary
At a march and a hearing, on a plaque and a website, the story of the Capitol riot was contested Tuesday.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
icymi - This Indiana Democrat wants a redistricting ceasefire Talked w/ Dem Rep. Frank Mrvan on why he doesn't believe "all-blue and all-red states benefit anyone" www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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This Indiana Democrat wants a redistricting ceasefire
After a political near-death experience, Rep. Frank Mrvan said it's time for both parties to lay down arms.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
new - Problem Solvers + senators privately strategized about how to pass an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies early next year — possibly by using a newly discharged House bill as a vehicle for a Senate-backed bipartisan compromise. w/ Meredith Lee Hill + Benjamin Guggenheim
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
! Dem discharge petition hits 218 www.politico.com/live-updates...
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GOP Reps. Fitzpatrick and Lawler join Democrats' Obamacare discharge petition
Fitzpatrick said "it is House leadership themselves that have forced this outcome."
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
NEW: The FBI reached out yesterday to the sergeant-at-arms in connection with the six Democrats who filmed the video re: illegal orders. The unusual inquiry was quickly redirected to the House’s legal office. w/ @nicholaswu12.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Democrats say they are subjects of FBI probe after filming anti-Trump video
Congressional Democrats who have law enforcement and military backgrounds were criticized by the Trump administration for their message to the troops.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
'The late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein alleged that President Donald Trump knew about the girls he was trafficking, according to new emails from Epstein’s estate released by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday morning.' via Hailey Fuchs
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
new - The House is set to return to work Wednesday after a staggering 54 days out of session. Ending the record government shutdown will be the least of Speaker Mike Johnson’s problems. w/ Meredith Lee Hill www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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House to return to laundry list of controversies after 7-week hiatus
Speaker Mike Johnson is faced with jump-starting dormant committees, tackling a looming health care deadline and resolving the long-brewing Jeffrey Epstein fight — if he can reopen the government firs...
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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 10/11/2025
Jeffries backs Schumer @nicholaswu12.bsky.social www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Politico @politico.com · 10/11/2025
House members should start returning to Washington 'right now,' Johnson says
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House members should start returning to Washington ‘right now,’ Johnson says
The speaker said President Donald Trump is “very anxious” to reopen the government. Speaker Mike Johnson urged House members Monday to start returning to Capitol Hill “right now” as the chamber prepares to vote on a funding package that would end the 41-day government shutdown. The Senate has yet to provide final sign-off on the legislation, but the success of a procedural vote Sunday was a firm signal it is on track to pass this week. House members are on a 36-hour notice to return to the Capitol, but Johnson noted the ongoing air travel disruptions due to the shutdown as he recommended members begin making their way to Washington. Johnson added he would officially call members back to the Capitol “at the very moment” the Senate passes the package, which will provide full-year funding for food aid, farm and veterans programs and congressional operations, while extending funding for most other federal departments and agencies through Jan. 30. Johnson, who made the rare decision to keep the House out of session for more than 50 days in a bid to convince Senate Democrats to fold, declared victory in the shutdown during a Monday morning appearance. He left without taking questions but later told reporters in the hallway that “I think we will” have the votes to pass the package in the House. Johnson told reporters at his prior appearance that President Donald Trump was “very anxious” to reopen the government, suggesting he would ensure fellow Republicans fall in line. “As recently as last night, I was with him, and he told the press, he said, ‘We want to get the government open,’” he said. Lead Art: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks alongside other House Republicans during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on the 36th day of a government shutdown, Nov. 5, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Congressional Democrats are livid after a handful of their Senate colleagues voted Sunday to advance the House-passed stopgap and end the government shutdown. w/ Cheyanne Daniels + @miacmccarthy.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal
Congressional democrats are furious after eight colleagues voted with Republicans.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Rahm Emanuel on Nancy Pelosi: “Sam Rayburn in stilettos.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Why Nancy Pelosi Stands Alone
Rahm Emanuel on the political genius of the retiring former House speaker.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Coming up shortly on @kqedforum.bsky.social !
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
news - Rep. Ayanna Pressley is seriously considering jumping into the race for the Massachusetts Senate seat currently held by fellow Democrat Ed Markey and has been checking in with allies about a possible run, per four ppl familiar w/ @kellygarrity.bsky.social www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Ayanna Presley is considering a Senate run in Massachusetts
The progressive Boston Democrat is quietly consulting with allies on whether to run for the seat held by Sen. Ed Markey.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Honored to be elected the AAJA-DC chapter president and excited to get to work with everyone!
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Jordain Carney @jordainc.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
New w/ @nicholaswu12.bsky.social: Mark Warner is a card-carrying member of the Senate's bipartisan gang roster. But 31 days into the shutdown, he's staying out of the talks A dive into Warner's thinking + what it says about the Senate in Trump one vs. Trump two: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Why has the shutdown gone 31 days? Look at Mark Warner.
The Virginia Democrat used to be a reliable participant in bipartisan Senate talks. This time, he doesn't see the point.
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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 28/10/2025
NEW: Democrats are facing the first major fraying of their shutdown coalition, after a federal employee union called for them to stand down. Durbin: “It has a lot of impact. They’ve been our friends.” www.politico.com/news/2025/10... @nicholaswu12.bsky.social @jordainc.bsky.social
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought: ‘We don’t control what he’s going to do’ The @jordainc.bsky.social interview: www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought: ‘We don’t control what he’s going to do’
The Senate majority leader spoke out as some Republicans express qualms about the White House slash-and-burn campaign.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
new - Hakeem Jeffries has spent nearly three years in relative anonymity as House minority leader. Now the New York Democrat is treating the government shutdown fight as a potential breakout moment. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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‘A lot of fight’: Hakeem Jeffries is determined to make a mark on the shutdown standoff
The House minority leader has made conspicuous moves to make himself a leading foil to Donald Trump.
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Jordain Carney @jordainc.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
New w/ @nicholaswu12.bsky.social : If the White House thought its threat to fire federal workers during a government shutdown would spark a Democratic retreat, so far, it’s not happening. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Democrats dig in on shutdown after White House layoff threat
Multiple lawmakers weighed in Thursday to say they would not be cowed. GOP leaders were quieter.
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Jordain Carney @jordainc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
NEW: With days to go until a shutdown, Thune and Schumer aren't talking They've theoretically both opened the door but the one-time gym buddies aren't close Biggest test could come post-Sept 30 (getting out of a shutdown or locking in a year-end deal) www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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The top Senate leaders aren’t talking. That’s a bad sign for a shutdown.
The relationship between Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who have known each other for decades, has grown tense.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
new - If they squint, lawmakers can see the outlines of a bipartisan deal that could avoid a government shutdown later this year. But bringing an agreement into focus — and enacting it into law — will be no small task. w/ Jordain + a team assist www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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This deal could avert a shutdown — if Congress decides to take it
There's a bipartisan deal to be had combining government funding with an extension of health insurance subsidies. But some lawmakers are wary.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
icymi - House Dems are considering establishing a new organization to raise and spend for redistricting efforts per three ppl And Jeffries has talked to JB Pritzker + Wes Moore about redistricting too More w/ Elena Schenider + Lisa Kashinsky: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Democrats face an increasingly frustrated base over redistricting
The party faces an uphill battle to regain an edge in the remapping war.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Lots of new details here: - Casar was prepared to deploy an endorsement list w/ half of Austin City Council + over a dozen House members - Casar allies prepped at least $1.5M in outside spending - outside groups like End Citizens United/WFP mobilizing www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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Texas redistricting already took out 1 longtime Democrat. Here’s how.
In one round of the intra-party battle for the next generation of leadership, the younger Democrats won.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
icymi - Washington’s locally elected government is under attack from President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. But the capital city’s self-proclaimed “warrior on the Hill” is nowhere to be seen on the front lines. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
NEW - The last time House Democrats held the majority, they made a sweeping package of good-government reforms — including an attempt to end partisan gerrymandering — a centerpiece of their legislative agenda. Now they're making a Trump-inspired u-turn www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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Democrats make a Trump-inspired U-turn on redistricting
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who pushed for national reforms, now says her party "cannot and will not unilaterally disarm."
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
news - members of the California Dem delegation discussed their plan today for mounting a redistricting campaign in the deep-blue state, per five ppl familiar Dems shown slide (viewed by POLITICO) envisioning a five seat pickup, so potentially a 48-4 delegation
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
“The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan,” Vought told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast Thursday. @ktullymcmanus.bsky.social www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Russ Vought: Appropriations process ‘has to be less bipartisan’
The OMB director said more rescissions packages could soon be headed to the Hill.
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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
We’re taking @politico.com to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! bit.ly/PENGuild
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
An Elderly Lawmaker’s Staff Keeps Walking Back Things She Tells Reporters. Should They Keep Quoting Her? www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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An Elderly Lawmaker’s Staff Keeps Walking Back Things She Tells Reporters. Should They Keep Quoting Her?
A media conundrum for the age of gerontocracy.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Jeffries' 'magic minute' just passed the three hour mark www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Jeffries calls out Republicans over Medicaid ahead of final megabill vote
Jeffries is using his “magic minute” to read letters sent in by individuals in each state who rely on benefits.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Joined @janecoaston.bsky.social on @crookedmoonsault.bsky.social What a Day to talk about the megabill: crooked.com/podcast/the-...
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The Big Republican Spending Bill Debacle Disaster Adventure | Crooked Media
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
new - Democrats just scored a massive new pickup opportunity in North Carolina. Republicans are determined not to let them have it. NC Sen state of play w/ Lisa Kashinsky, Elena Schneider and Dasha Burns www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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Republicans and Democrats to duke it out for North Carolina Senate seat
Potential candidates could include Lara Trump and former Gov. Roy Cooper
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
new - Muslim Dem members (Omar/Tlaib/Simon/Carson) are denouncing Islamophobic attacks from 'both sides of the aisle' on Zohran Mamdani www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Muslim Democrats ask leaders to denounce Islamophobic attacks on Zohran Mamdani
The front-runner for New York City mayor has faced Islamophobic shots since he won the Democratic primary this week.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
new - Mamdani’s surprise win reawakens Democrats’ internal factions w/ Elena Schneider, Holly Otterbein & @benjacobs.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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Mamdani's surprise win reawakens Democrats' internal factions
Tuesday night’s results are already rippling through next year’s midterms and the 2028 Democratic presidential primary.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Dems are scrambling to respond to Trump’s Iran strike On the messaging struggles of the party locked out of power, cut out of the loop, and searching for clear leadership w/ Elena Schneider www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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Dems struggle to respond as Trump’s Iran strikes sow chaos
Democrats have once again presented a disjointed and, at times, contradictory message to a major Trump action.
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nicholaswu12.bsky.social @nicholaswu12.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
New - Rep. Robert Garcia is the Oversight ranker Garcia 150 Lynch 63 www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Robert Garcia elected to lead House Oversight Democrats
The 47-year-old Californian won a first-ballot majority, handily beating more-senior Rep. Stephen Lynch.
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