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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 5h

Send your questions! • Ask me anything.

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Send your questions!

Ask me anything.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 12h

Why This 18-Month-Old Case Still Matters • It could decide what happens when the president defies a judge.

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Why This 18-Month-Old Case Still Matters

It could decide what happens when the president defies a judge.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 28/09/2026

The Obscure Tool Trump Is Using to Snatch the Power of the Purse • Who decides how federal funds are spent: Congress or the president?

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The Obscure Tool Trump Is Using to Snatch the Power of the Purse

Who decides how federal funds are spent: Congress or the president?

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 25/09/2026

Etch-a-Sketch Season Has Arrived • The general-election impulse to moderate lives on.

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Etch-a-Sketch Season Has Arrived

The general-election impulse to moderate lives on.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 23/09/2026

The Pothole Congress • Lawmakers are distracted by small-ticket issues.

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The Pothole Congress

Lawmakers are distracted by small-ticket issues.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 21/09/2026

Four Thoughts on Trump’s Press Ban • The president sure loves losing lawsuits.

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Four Thoughts on Trump’s Press Ban

The president sure loves losing lawsuits.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 18/09/2026

Supermajority Politics • Is there a way out of our recurring 50-50 deadlock?

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Supermajority Politics

Is there a way out of our recurring 50-50 deadlock?

Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 16/09/2026

How to Predict a Supreme Court Ruling • A handy four-step guide.

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How to Predict a Supreme Court Ruling

A handy four-step guide.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 14/09/2026

The Week Washington Woke Up • D.C. is finally starting to reckon with AI. Emphasis on “starting.”

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The Week Washington Woke Up

D.C. is finally starting to reckon with AI. Emphasis on “starting.”

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 11/09/2026

Trump Tries to Unite (and Excite) a Divided Party • Takeaways from the Dallas convention.

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Trump Tries to Unite (and Excite) a Divided Party

Takeaways from the Dallas convention.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 09/09/2026

The Revenge of the Rank-and-File • Members of Congress are trying to legislate. Party leaders should let them.

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The Revenge of the Rank-and-File

Members of Congress are trying to legislate. Party leaders should let them.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 04/09/2026

Is Alaska the Swing State of the Future? • Plus: How is the Iran war being paid for?

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Is Alaska the Swing State of the Future?

Plus: How is the Iran war being paid for?

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 03/09/2026

Send Your Questions! • Ask me anything.

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Send Your Questions!

Ask me anything.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 02/09/2026

Can Anyone Stop the White House Ballroom? • The courts aren’t built to block every illegal action.

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Can Anyone Stop the White House Ballroom?

The courts aren’t built to block every illegal action.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 31/08/2026

The College Student Who Changed the Constitution • One of my favorite political stories.

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The College Student Who Changed the Constitution

One of my favorite political stories.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 28/08/2026

“Woke 1 Was Crazy” Won’t Work • Voters are going to need more than that.

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“Woke 1 Was Crazy” Won’t Work

Voters are going to need more than that.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 26/08/2026

The Real Problem With Polls • We need more of them, not fewer.

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The Real Problem With Polls

We need more of them, not fewer.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 24/08/2026

Vaccines and Ballrooms • More mailbag questions.

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Vaccines and Ballrooms

More mailbag questions.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 20/08/2026

Questions? • Send them my way!

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Send them my way!

Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 19/08/2026

American Voters Like Serious Politicians, Actually • What we can learn from a spate of Trump endorsees losing.

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American Voters Like Serious Politicians, Actually

What we can learn from a spate of Trump endorsees losing.

Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 18/08/2026

The Next Supreme Court Ruling to Watch • Trump asks the justices to rule on his mail-in voting order.

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The Next Supreme Court Ruling to Watch

Trump asks the justices to rule on his mail-in voting order.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 14/08/2026

What Does Trump Care About? • My conversation with Maggie Haberman, the reporter who knows him best.

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What Does Trump Care About?

My conversation with Maggie Haberman, the reporter who knows him best.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 12/08/2026

The Petty Feud Freezing Up Congress • A cold war between the House and Senate is blocking important pieces of legislation.

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The Petty Feud Freezing Up Congress

A cold war between the House and Senate is blocking important pieces of legislation.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 10/08/2026

Will Trump’s Plan B on Birthright Citizenship Work? • If at first you don’t succeed...

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Will Trump’s Plan B on Birthright Citizenship Work?

If at first you don’t succeed...

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 05/08/2026

The Two Democratic Parties • And their one shared problem.

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The Two Democratic Parties

And their one shared problem.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 03/08/2026

The Year of the Deleted Posts • Candidates keep being haunted by their own pasts on social media.

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The Year of the Deleted Posts

Candidates keep being haunted by their own pasts on social media.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 31/07/2026

Four Questions for the Midterms • What I’m watching with less than 100 days to go.

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Four Questions for the Midterms

What I’m watching with less than 100 days to go.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 29/07/2026

This Is How Tariffs Are Supposed To Work • Actually working with Congress? What a concept!

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This Is How Tariffs Are Supposed To Work

Actually working with Congress? What a concept!

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 27/07/2026

Is Trump Out of the Loop? Part III • Major decisions keep being made apparently without the president’s knowledge.

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Is Trump Out of the Loop? Part III

Major decisions keep being made apparently without the president’s knowledge.

Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 24/07/2026

Is It Legal to Subpoena Reporters? • And: Does Lindsey Graham’s death create an opening for Democrats in South Carolina?

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Is It Legal to Subpoena Reporters?

And: Does Lindsey Graham’s death create an opening for Democrats in South Carolina?

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 23/07/2026

Send Your Questions! • Plus: A new video on missing lawmakers.

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Send Your Questions!

Plus: A new video on missing lawmakers.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 22/07/2026

Trump’s Two Wars Could Be Fatal for Republicans • Conflicts over trade and Iran are both heating up again after periods of relative peace.

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Trump’s Two Wars Could Be Fatal for Republicans

Conflicts over trade and Iran are both heating up again after periods of relative peace.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 20/07/2026

How Often Does the Supreme Court Overturn Precedent? • Has it been more common in recent years?

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How Often Does the Supreme Court Overturn Precedent?

Has it been more common in recent years?

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 17/07/2026

What I’ve Gotten Right (and Wrong) About Trump 2.0 • A self-assessment.

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What I’ve Gotten Right (and Wrong) About Trump 2.0

A self-assessment.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 15/07/2026

A Supreme Court Role Reversal • Two justices make a rare trip to the Hill.

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A Supreme Court Role Reversal

Two justices make a rare trip to the Hill.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 10/07/2026

Where Is Mitch McConnell? • And why didn’t Democrats have a better nominee than Platner to begin with?

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Where Is Mitch McConnell?

And why didn’t Democrats have a better nominee than Platner to begin with?

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 09/07/2026

Questions? • Send them over.

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Send them over.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 08/07/2026

The Art of the Candidate Swap • A fellow political pinch-hitter offers his advice to Graham Platner’s replacement.

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The Art of the Candidate Swap

A fellow political pinch-hitter offers his advice to Graham Platner’s replacement.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 06/07/2026

The Democratic Tea Party Moment • Party uprisings rarely end the way they started.

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The Democratic Tea Party Moment

Party uprisings rarely end the way they started.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 05/07/2026

A Founding Father You’ve Haven’t Heard Of • Happy birthday, America.

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A Founding Father You’ve Haven’t Heard Of

Happy birthday, America.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 01/07/2026

Trump’s Three Biggest Miscalculations • The only thing separating Trump from unchecked power have been his own Supreme Court picks.

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Trump’s Three Biggest Miscalculations

The only thing separating Trump from unchecked power have been his own Supreme Court picks.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 29/06/2026

The Myth Both Parties Have Fallen For • And how it wastes Congress’ precious time.

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The Myth Both Parties Have Fallen For

And how it wastes Congress’ precious time.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 26/06/2026

Is the House GOP Ungovernable? • My conversation with a top Republican aide.

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Is the House GOP Ungovernable?

My conversation with a top Republican aide.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 24/06/2026

You Can’t Influence Your Way to Congress • Follows ≠ votes.

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You Can’t Influence Your Way to Congress

Follows ≠ votes.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 22/06/2026

My 2028 Predictions • Who has the upper hand?

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My 2028 Predictions

Who has the upper hand?

Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 19/06/2026

The Iran War is Ending How It Started • Mired in confusion.

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The Iran War is Ending How It Started

Mired in confusion.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 17/06/2026

Could There Be a Third Party for Moderates? • It turns out, Americans agree on an awful lot.

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Could There Be a Third Party for Moderates?

It turns out, Americans agree on an awful lot.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 15/06/2026

A Reader’s Guide to the Secure America Act • What’s not in the bill is as revealing as what is.

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A Reader’s Guide to the Secure America Act

What’s not in the bill is as revealing as what is.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 05/06/2026

The “Republican Revolt” Against Trump Fizzles • Inside the Senate for its most chaotic day of the year.

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The “Republican Revolt” Against Trump Fizzles

Inside the Senate for its most chaotic day of the year.

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Wake Up To Politics @wakeuptopolitics.skystack.xyz · 03/06/2026

Why We Need a Fourth Branch of Government • Politicians policing themselves isn’t working. Time for someone else to step in.

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Why We Need a Fourth Branch of Government

Politicians policing themselves isn’t working. Time for someone else to step in.

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