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White House reporter @politico. Send tips: [email protected], DM for signal. Tar Heel
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Joined February 2012
Here's a look at 15 times President Trump praised China amid the coronavirus pandemic. But now he's changed his tune.
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As Florida braces for Hurricane Ian, @POTUS has directed agencies to surge resources to Florida:.-110,000 gallons of fuel & 18,000 pounds of propane.-generators, 3.7 million meals & 3.5 million liters of water.-300 ambulances.-1,300 Federal response workers on the ground in Fla.
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A man just punched one demonstrator. Then another was arrested for destroying a confederate flag
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In her interview with CNN, Vice President Harris says she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if she's elected: "I think it’s important to have people at the table when some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experiences.".
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Harris campaign officials reported long lines in Dem-friendly precincts around Raleigh, Charlotte, Durham and Asheville on Sat. — the last day of early voting in NC. Both candidates were in the state today. State BOE data through Thurs showed more GOP-registered voters had voted.
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Professional news: Today’s my first day on @Politico’s White House team. I’ve admired this group for a long time, and I’m ecstatic to get to work alongside these stellar journalists. I’m also incredibly grateful to my editors, mentors and colleagues for their support. (1/2).
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Harris was also asked about Trump's attacks at the NABJ conference last month, when he said she "happened to turn Black.". “Same old, tired playbook,” she said. “Next question, please.”.
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At the Howard Theatre waiting for @POTUS and @VP. DNC chair @harrisonjaime kicking things off: Votes are still being counted in outstanding races, Harrison said, but “we’re ready to do all we can to help in the Georgia runoff … we have to win.”
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“I tend to say things like, I want to make sure my children…have a livable planet when they’re my age. But that’s not right. Tomorrow, you could wake up & your whole community could be ashes,” said @KanielaIng. “That’s the urgency we’re operating under.”
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New: ‘Let them see this untouched crime scene’ — I talked with @fred_guttenberg ahead of the VP’s trip to Parkland today. via @politico.
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New: Top Biden officials are preparing Democratic lawmakers and immigration policy advocates for the likelihood the administration will have to swallow compromises on asylum law in order for the president’s national security funding request to pass. via.
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I talked with @ScottGottliebMD today about the state of the pandemic, where we went wrong in 2020 and his upcoming book. "The near-term thing we got wrong is that we applied a flu model to a coronavirus," he told Nightly.
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Biden's at the WH Hunger conference and began with remarks on Hurricane Ian. He spoke to Gov. DeSantis last night: “I made it clear to the governor and the mayors that the federal government is ready to help in every single way possible…We’ll be there every step of the way.”.
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New @POLITICOMag: ‘I Think It Will Happen Again if Trump Is the President’: The Ongoing Trauma of Family Separation. This is Teodoro’s and Angelina’s story, told as best they can remember through the most traumatic 7 months of their lives. via @politico.
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Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, where Harris and Walz will rally tonight, is filling up.
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The UNC-system BOG did not accept the BOT & Chancellor Folt’s Silent Sam proposal due to safety concerns and funding for the new building. The BOG will work with the administration to form a new plan by March 15, 2019. Story coming soon from @dailytarheel.
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Tonight was a crazy & unexpected night for the DTH following Folt’s resignation announcement. I had 6 reporters step up and do a story last minute, and another call me from across the globe to help. I’m a lucky editor & surrounded by amazing student journalists.
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New w/ @joshgerstein: A federal judge has blocked the use of Title 42, a Trump-era policy used to expel more than 1 million migrants at the nation’s Southern border. via @politico.
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parents on admitted students day: do you guys know if there is a student newspaper? where can we get one?. Me & @hannaherinlang: why a matter of fact, yes. *knows front page is about UNC students who are sugar babies.* . Parents: so. this is what UNC students do.
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FEMA's @FEMA_Deanne says her main concern is the water. "The majority of the state of Florida is in Ian's crosshairs," she says, urging residents to listen to officials.
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A UNC student took her sexual assault story to Twitter on Wednesday following the University’s Title IX Office ruling that her perpetrator, a member of UNC’s ROTC, was not responsible after she reported the incident in October 2017.
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New @politico Nightly: I talked with @PeterHotez to discuss how we got to 1 million Covid deaths, what this moment means and where the pandemic goes next
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New: Nearly 200 immigration groups and progressive organizations sent a letter to Biden today, urging him to reject policy and funding proposals that would limit access to asylum and to fulfill his campaign promises to “restore the asylum system.” via.
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VP Harris: “We owe loyalty not to a president or a party but to the Constitution of the United States. And loyalty to our conscience and to our God. My allegiance to all three is why I am here to say while I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this
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New @politico Nightly: Election forecasters rethink their ratings w/ insight from @Redistrict @HWLavelleMaps
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NEW: Rep. Joaquin Castro and Sen. Tim Kaine are urging the White House to redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and El Salvador.
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I’m in Delaware, where officials from the gov’s office & community groups are preparing for the potential arrival of migrants flown from Texas to President Joe Biden’s home state. “I can’t imagine how disorienting this will be,” one person told me.
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There now appears to be a mix of protestors holding confederate flags and counter protestors standing in front of them chanting, “We want freedom for all people.”
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New: The Biden admin announced its new proposed rule — previewed in January — that will bar migrants from applying for asylum in the U.S. unless they were first turned away for safe harbor by another country. It's reminiscent of the Trump-era "transit ban".
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Demonstrators begin to surround group. A few began to retreat toward Franklin St.
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UPDATE: The Supreme Court postponed a pandemic-era border policy from ending Wednesday, agreeing to press pause on lifting the Title 42 order while the high court considers whether to grant longer-term relief. w/ @joshgerstein via @politico.
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White House: Marjorie Taylor Greene's latest Jan. 6 comments a "slap in the face" to law enforcement, victims' families via @CBSPolitics.
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In his last seconds of life, Riley Howell charged the UNCC gunman, bringing the mass shooting to an end. In almost 20 interviews with family & friends, no one close to him was surprised by his sacrificial act. "That was just who he was." @jimdwyernyt .
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Hi Twitter, I figured I would post some non-journalism content for once? Live from my PJ’s, playing my lonely (and probably dusty☹️) guitar for the first time in months
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Heavy police presence in Chapel Hill today in preparation for a potential rally.
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News: The Biden admin plans to redesignate TPS for Nicaragua, though timeline is unclear and plans could change before final approval. Biden has leaned on TPS as a tool to grant immigration relief to hundreds of thousands as Congress remains in gridlock.
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New @politico Nightly: @PeterHotez weighs in on Biden’s “the pandemic is over” statement and why it matters via @politico.
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I'm excited to announce that my story placed 3rd in the Hearst Journalism Awards for personality/profile writing. As always, I'm grateful to the people that let me into their lives to share their stories — and of course the one and only, @johnrobinson.
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Trump attacked Apple on Tuesday afternoon, accusing the company of refusing to unlock the Pensacola shooter's cell phones.
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This fall, I wrote a story that means a lot to me, & somehow it led to a Hearst award. More importantly, it shows everyone has a story, oftentimes a special one. Big thanks to @theobserver & to the one & only @johnrobinson for guidance & encouragement.
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So proud of the DTH & University desk this week. It’s been quite the semester so far.
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New @politico Nightly: "Covid restrictions the experts would end right now," with answers from @AbraarKaran, @AmeshAA, @meganranney, @PeterHotez, @DrTomFrieden @MonicaGandhi9 & @syramadad
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New @politico Nightly: The next Anthony Fauci w/ insight from @PeterHotez, @JeromeAdamsMD & @DrTomFrieden.
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This is one of those stories that had my jaw dropping throughout the entire first edit — a lot of info I didn’t know. Good work by Kate Karstens as always.
Anna makes $144,000 annually from her post-graduation job: being a sugar baby.
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I reported in March the admin was expected to redesignate Nicaragua. Can confirm Camilo's report that DHS had a plan but once it made it 2 the WH for approval, officials grew skittish. Another example of how this WH remains politically scared by the border
NEWS — The Biden administration refrained from offering 400,000 migrants a chance to work and live in the US legally under the TPS policy due to concerns about a potential spike in border crossings, sources familiar with the internal debate tell CBS News.
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New @politico Nightly: I talked to @AbraarKaran about the concerning shift in the way society is interacting with Covid, and why cases still matter
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. @POTUS addresses the mass shootings in Calif. at tonight’s Lunar New Year celebration at the WH. Biden says he called @RepJudyChu about whether to still hold the event, and Chu told him he must move forward: “Even with heavy hearts, we have unbreakable spirits,” he said
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.@POTUS on MSU shooting: "The fact that this shooting took place the night before this country marks 5 years since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., should cause every American to exclaim 'enough' and demand that Congress take action."
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Meagan Withers, a Jewish student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said she was initially supportive of Mr. Trump’s announcement. “Why wouldn’t you want Jewish students to feel safe?” . With @globaldan .
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NEW: All eyes have been on the border, but Biden is also weighing affirmative relief for some undocumented immigrants in the U.S. His officials privately pointed advocates and lawmakers to a part of Biden’s speech on Tues w/ @lisakashinsky @jenhab.
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New: Lots of chatter on the Hill today from Dems about a potential DACA fix — all the talk comes as around 300 DACA recipients, Dreamers and immigrant advocates descend on Washington this week to kick off their lame-duck push for action on immigration.
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For tonight's @politico Nightly, 4 of our go-to public health experts assessed President Joe Biden's risk if he were to test positive for Covid. @AmeshAA @PeterHotez @MonicaGandhi9 and @AbraarKaran weighed in
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Haunted by 2016, Democrats fear Harris is playing it too safe: Dems, including some of Harris' own staffers, are pushing the VP & Walz to close with a more aggressive campaign schedule @ec_schneider @EliStokols @JonLemire @meganmesserly @lisakashinsky.
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BREAKING: Silent Sam has been taken down by demonstrators. “I mean, it feels biblical. It’s thundering and starting to rain. It’s almost like heaven is trying to wash away the soiled contaminated remains,” said Dwayne Dixon, UNC Asian studies professor.
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The greatest. Thank you, @johnrobinson, for the impact you’ve had and continue to have on the next generation of journalists.
🐝Twitter’s abuzz w/ the news: @johnrobinson wins Student Undergrad Teaching Award in recognition of exemplary teaching. Robinson’s fabled journalism career, editorial expertise and commitment to student growth has paved the way for many a Hussman grad. ➡️
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In Friday's @politico Nightly, I asked experts whether the U.S. response to Covid has left us more or less prepared for the next pandemic. @mtosterholm @MonicaGandhi9 @SaskiaPopescu @DrRichBesser weighed in. 1/2
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One of my favorite articles I got to work on this summer with the amazing @ESPortillo & @notracheljones. As I approach my last week at The Observer, I am so grateful to have learned from such talented reporters & editors!.
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NEW w @hollyotterbein: Biden is poised to run the most overtly abortion rights platform of any general election candidate in political history. "We’ll continue to find ways to make it front and center,” Biden campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez told us
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Four arrests have been confirmed by UNC Media Relations — three for assault and one for destruction of property.
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We have 5 more answers tonight from @DrTomFrieden @syramadad @PeterHotez @AbraarKaran & @AmeshAA. 2/2
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Should kids have to wear masks at school? I asked @gbosslet @MonicaGandhi9 @SaskiaPopescu @mschleiss @aetiology & others to weigh in. via @politico
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To decide whether it's time to declare victory against Covid, I talked with @PeterHotez & @AmeshAA about everything from variants and vaccines to what Covid may look like next winter.
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Morgan was just one of those people that drew you in and lit up a room with her personality. Rest easy, sweet Morgan.
Gov. Roy Cooper has ordered all U.S. and N.C. flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff in honor of U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Morgan Garrett, the Union County native who was killed in a Navy training plane crash.
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Special s/o to University desk reporters: @hannaherinlang @HannerMcClellan @marcoquiroz10 @CaseyQuam @21taylorpot, Preston Lennon & Kate Karstens!! Read our content tomorrow for @dailytarheel.
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Liz Cheney chides Trump in her defeat, vowing to continue her fight via @politico w/ @Olivia_Beavers.
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Names have been released for the 11 arrests this week. Update coming soon.
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