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New: Fellow Democrat and dean of the Minnesota delegation, Rep. Betty McCollum, responds to controversy around Rep. Ilhan Omar's tweet.
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New tonight: Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith tells me she supports abolishing the filibuster in the United States Senate. “I believe that the filibuster should be abolished in all cases, not just for any particular piece of legislation,” Smith said.
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I reached out to the campaign of Michigan GOP senate challenger John James for a comment on Trump’s tweets. Three hours later, no response.
Michigan sends absentee ballot applications to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Election. This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path!
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It’s true that voters aren’t often asking 2020 dem’s about Mueller. But I will say that voters applauded Sen. Warren repeatedly this weekend in New Hampshire for her impeachment call.
Spent Thurs-Sat in NC for a House race and IA with Tim Ryan. Only one Mueller Q; one Dem, at a house party for Ryan.
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Quite the welcome for
@PeteButtigieg
here in NH. Moved his event to a larger venue, and there were still hundreds who couldn’t get in. He now awaits a crowd inside an art museum.
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I'm ecstatic to be joining the
@AP
to cover the 2020 presidential primary in New Hampshire. I'll miss my colleagues
@KCStar
dearly though, and I'm so proud of the work we've done these last few years.
#moleg
#ksleg
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I'm incredibly excited to be joining
@thedailybeast
after the New Hampshire primary to continue covering the 2020 election! It has been an absolute honor to work for the
@AP
and
@jpaceDC
for the last year.
A BIG
@thedailybeast
DC welcome to
@HunterMw
who will be joining our 2020 campaign team in February!
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Absolutely thrilled that I’ll soon be reporting for the
@StarTribune
, where I’ll be working for the stellar
@LauraMcCallumB
and covering Washington and Minnesota’s Congressional delegation as part of one of the best political reporting teams in the country.
My team is getting bigger! Welcome to
@HunterMw
, joining the
@StarTribune
starting Monday to report from D.C. on Minnesota's Congressional delegation and other Washington news. Happy to have him on the politics & government team!
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New: Sen. Amy Klobuchar tells me in phone interview moments ago about Sen. Menendez that she doesn't "believe he is going to resign. I believe he should resign."
Klobuchar statement about Menendez indictment cites "very serious charges. In addition to the ongoing federal criminal case laid out by prosecutors, these facts and the evidence must also be immediately investigated by the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee. No one is above the law."
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A year ago, I moved to New Hampshire to cover the 2020 primary. I had never set foot in the state beforehand. I'm incredibly thankful to all the voters and locals who let me tell their stories and all the strangers who were kind to this area reporter. Goodbye for now.
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Breaking news: A federal judge on Wednesday found Brian Christopher Mock guilty on all 11 charges he faced for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, including assaulting law enforcement.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida- Mike Bloomberg stood inside a Florida convention center on Tuesday night looking at a crowd of strangers eating his food, drinking his wine and waiting to celebrate a string of successes that would never come.
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The most New Hampshire thing: high school sophomores asking a presidential candidate hard hitting question after hard hitting question.
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3 years on from Jan. 6, potential rioter pardons are being embraced by some GOP campaigns.
“There's a lot of crazy out there,” said Ty Cobb, a former White House lawyer during the Trump admin. “And all this is possible, which is tragic for America.”
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New: Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig narrowly defeated Republican challenger Tyler Kistner in a highly competitive race for Minnesota's Second Congressional District.
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"If anything should be unanimous in this institution, it should be this,"
@RepDeanPhillips
said hours before 35 Republicans, but none from Minnesota, joined Democrats in supporting the Jan. 6 commission bill.
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Sen. Booker speaking from an arcade bar tonight. "Donkey Kong ain't got nothing on me," he says as he challenges anyone in the Senate to play him in arcade games.
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Kobach's back in the news w/DHS chief now open, so it's worth reading my reporting w/
@BryanLowry3
on him. To start, our investigation w/
@JessicaHuseman
on Kobach making more than $800,000 for his immigration work, tied to laws that were rarely enforced.
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Today is my last day
@StarTribune
. Working with amazing people like
@LauraMcCallumB
,
@RyanFaircloth
,
@bbierschbach
,
@gspphoto
and many others has made me a better reporter, and I’ll miss them. And to those who read my work, thanks for being a part of this journey with me.
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Minnesota's 4 House Republicans either ignored or declined requests for interviews/comments about the Jan. 6 anniversary. The MN GOP chair pushed back when I referred to Jan. 6 as an attack, saying "I certainly would call it a disturbance of some kind..."
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“He’s just thinking about himself.” “It was a gut punch.”
My latest on the RNC vendors in Jacksonville and Charlotte who are dealing with a mix of emotions in the fallout from President Trump's abandoned convention push.
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Sen. Tina Smith just spoke on the Senate floor, calling out some of her GOP colleagues for how they treated Interior Secretary nominee Rep. Deb Haaland. One key moment included a call out of a Minnesota congressional lawmaker.
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New w/
@HCTrudo
: Elizabeth Warren Built an Unrivaled Ground Game. Here’s Why it Failed.
“Oh God it’s so sad,” one Iowa Dem leader said. “There was a point this fall when all of us thought she basically had it in the bag.”
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Heartbroken to say the area dog passed away this week. She was the best pup a pair of reporters could ask for. Throughout the 2018 election, she was a constant source of comfort amidst the chaos of coverage. All she wanted was some pets and a bone. I already miss her.
Last night her earthly watch ended. She was 16. She spent her final day with a chicken sandwich, hamburger, ice cream & a new bone. She even barked at a German Shepherd at the vet clinic. There will never be another Rosie, and we were so lucky to call her ours (2/2)
#seniordogs
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And on that note, today is my first day as a Washington reporter for
@StarTribune
, so feel free to reach out to me at hunter.woodall
@startribune
.com with tips and thoughts.
From the Minnesota delegation: Rep. McCollum and Rep. Omar signed on to a letter with 21 other House members pushing the White House “to refute the Senate Parliamentarian’s advice,” in an effort to keep the $15 minimum wage in the COVID relief legislation.
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Also in the story: Minnesota Republican representatives Pete Stauber, Michelle Fischbach and Brad Finstad voted against the bill. All three declined to explain their votes as they hurriedly left the House on Thursday.
Minnesota GOP Rep. Tom Emmer joined Minnesota Democrats on Thursday in voting for a bill that will firmly put into federal law protections for the marriages of same-sex and interracial couples.
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A deadline effort w/
@patricktcondon
: Walter Mondale remembered for decency, sweep of accomplishments.
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“No person in their right mind would do this and risk so many people.”
Another local business owner called the planned rally “crazy.”
Sanford, Florida braces for President Trump's first campaign rally since COVID-19 hospitalization.
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I’m leaving The Daily Beast this month as my contract ends. I'm lucky to have worked with stellar reporters and can’t thank
@JFKucinich
enough for being a wonderful editor. I’ll be looking for political reporting opportunities. DMs are open and my email is hmwoodalliv
@gmail
.com
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Tonight could turn out to be one of the defining nights of Trump's presidency, a night where he used his role as the nation's leader during a pandemic to go after critics and tout a false sense of total authority. W/
@justinbaragona
&
@swin24
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Folks, I've been incredibly lucky to have a mentor and friend like
@APjdhanna
in my life. He's been a teacher to so many
#ksleg
journalists. Kansans, and reporters around the state, are so lucky to have him.
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New: 'What happens if I am killed?' Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks out about threats.
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Worth noting: AOC came to Kansas and campaigned for a Sanders endorsed Dem primary candidate. He lost. The candidate she skipped on, Sharice Davids, beat an R incumbent handily in a swing district.
#ksleg
Can someone break down the “progressivism doesn’t work in the midwest” thing?
- Ilhan reps Minnesota
- Rashida reps Michigan
-
#GreenNewDeal
+
#MedicareForAll
are polling as top issues in Iowa
- The progressive message WON in 2016 primaries
So what do these folks really mean?
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Rep. Kennedy is in Lebanon, New Hampshire today campaigning for Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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New tonight: the House passes the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on a 220 to 212 vote.
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“Mike Bloomberg couldn’t be at the drag show held in his honor, but his money managed to make the trip.”
Reporting from a Bloomberg sponsored drag show in North Carolina.
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Some news from today’s hot dish newsletter: Rep. Craig penned a letter to the president on the controversy surrounding how the WH has handled staffers past marijuana use. She asks that they “remove past cannabis use as a potential disqualifier.”
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New: In Minnesota economic speech, Biden mostly avoids saying 'inflation'
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And there it is:
@BryanLowry3
gets another scoop, showing why
#ksleg
readers are lucky to have him in DC. “Don’t go there. We can’t confirm him,” Se. Roberts whispered to The Kansas City Star when asked about Kobach Tuesday on his way into a Senate vote."
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It’s an interesting time to be one of the few reporters who has covered Tom Emmer and Dean Phillips very closely for the last two years.
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I've been very lucky to work with incredible folks like
@BryanLowry3
and
@lindsaywise
these last few years. I'll miss them terribly.
#ksleg
#moleg
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If you’re wondering, Beto says one of the books he’s reading right now is
@DavidGrann
’s “Killer of The Flower Moon.”
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Scoop: Joe Kent, a Republican running for one of the most competitive congressional seats in the country has stressed his belief that Trump needs to win the White House and pardon some of the mob who took part in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
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Dems on Wisconsin's primary: “My major fear is that people are going to get sick and possibly even die from voting (today).”
"...We cannot ask voters to risk their lives and their families to go to a biohazard of a polling place and cast a ballot.”
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This such a tear jerking coda to the relationship between HW and Dole. "What It Takes" by Richard Ben Cramer does an excellent job showing how intense their political rivalry was for years.
Bob Dole, at 95 years old, stands from his wheelchair to salute George H.W. Bush in the Capitol Rotunda
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New: An effort by Rep. Angie Craig to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for the insured at $35 a month cleared the U.S. House on Thursday, giving the swing district Democrat a legislative victory ahead of this fall's midterm elections.
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The latest: Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said Tuesday that her staff alerted law enforcement officials about a suspicious package delivered to her congressional office that proved not to be dangerous.
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A Kansas tidbit I forgot to mention yesterday: in her pitch to voters for midwestern Dem approach,
@amyklobuchar
reminded the crowd that a Democrat beat Kris Kobach in Kansas. Not sure
@LauraKellyKS
expected to be part of a 2020 stump speech, but here we are.
#FITN
#ksleg
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Beyond thrilled to see that
@APjdhanna
is headed to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame. He's an incredible journalist, even better mentor, and all around one of the best people I've had the pleasure of working with.
#ksleg
Congratulations to Kansas legend
@APjdhanna
on his upcoming induction into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame. Well-deserved honor for the man who has held down the
@AP
’s fort in Topeka for more than three decades.
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Live look at me trying to plan my life with Senators Booker, Warren, Gillibrand, along with Mayor de Blasio, Bill Weld, Gov. Inslee and Rep. Moulton all set to be in New Hampshire from Friday to Sunday.
#nhpolitics
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Beto is visiting all 10 counties in NH over a two day span, his campaign says, starting tomorrow night at the Keene State College Student Center. Live look at me trying to keep up:
#nhpolitics
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A child just walked up to Sen. Any Klobuchar in Manchester, NH and asked her “are you Elizabeth Warren?” The senator’s answer was there’s more than one woman running for President.
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Confusion is playing out Mississippi, where pandemic actions from the GOP governor are troubling local mayors taking more aggressive anti-virus measures.
"The governor's actions are creating mass confusion and panic across the state," one told me.
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Honestly, the Nelson is my favorite place in Kansas City and this video just brought me so much joy.
Three lucky penguins from the Kansas City Zoo got a chance to tour the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, taking in the exhibits while the space was closed due to the
#coronavirus
pandemic.
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New:
@grace_kazarian
scoops that “former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is in danger of not appearing on Maine's primary ballot after he fell short of the minimum 2,000 signatures needed from Maine voters…”
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Can think of two times during my
#ksleg
days when I talked to a candidate/lawmaker about an issue and was worried they may physically retaliate (think Montana "body-slam" incident). When I see "ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE," cant help but think what it does to make that concern a reality.
The press is doing everything within their power to fight the magnificence of the phrase, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! They can’t stand the fact that this Administration has done more than virtually any other Administration in its first 2yrs. They are truly the ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!
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Sen. Klobuchar praised
@LauraKellyKS
and her successful run for Kansas gov during a presidential campaign stop in Lancaster, New Hampshire tonight.
#ksleg
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I've been in New Hampshire for 24 hours and don't officially start until next week, but: Sen. Cory Booker is campaigning in Manchester today and Sen. Amy Klobuchar has a CNN town hall tomorrow.
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The best kind of welcome, cookies and books.
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A sign it’s New Hampshire primary eve: Sean Hannity is gaggling before a Joe Biden event.
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An interesting data point given last night's NH results: around a week before the primary the Sanders campaign said it had over 150 NH staffers, while Buttigieg had about 80. Klobuchar? Around 30. Between Iowa and impeachment, Klobuchar also had just one NH appearance in January.
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Area reporter: Detroit edition.
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Minnesota GOP Rep. Tom Emmer joined Minnesota Democrats on Thursday in voting for a bill that will firmly put into federal law protections for the marriages of same-sex and interracial couples.
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Area reporter feels like they’ve lived more than a few lives since.
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The biggest news
@BetoORourke
has made in NH so far? Calling voter ID laws racist and endorsing nationwide same day voter registration.
#FITN
#ksleg
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