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Covering local and national breaking news, politics, and key issues for SN+ and Spectrum Networks across the country.
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Joined March 2018
Look who's talking to the Spectrum News DC team. Follow them for more! ⬇️.@TaylorPopielarz.@ReubenJones1.@CorinaCappTV.@KevinFreyTV.@casssemyon.@JuliaBenbrook.@reenajade.@taureansmall.@AnchorAngi
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.@RepMaloney finally gets to take her FDNY jacket off. She swore to wear it every day until the bill passed.
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Sen. Ted Cruz tells @MLChadbourn he was pleased President Donald Trump highlighted the country’s victories, like low unemployment and its work against ISIS. @SenTedCruz
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“Despite Senate Democrats’ best efforts to demagogue this nomination, they will be unsuccessful. I look forward to supporting his nomination, and am confident that the Senate will move swiftly to confirm Judge Kavanaugh .” @SenTedCruz statement after meeting w/ Kavanaugh today
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Q: Are face masks needed? . A: "Absolutely not.". NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci says that there is no reason at this point for people in the U.S. to wear surgical masks to protect themselves from #coronavirus.
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WATCH: @realDonaldTrump signs into law the Frederick Douglass Act, a bipartisan bill authorizing $430 million to combat human trafficking.
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Very emotional entry for first responders and Jon Stewart for the presser celebrating the passage of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund Bill.
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The candy connection continues. George W. Bush pulls candy out of his pocket as he walks down the aisle and hands to his pal @MichelleObama #Bush41
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Faith Leaders Regret Opting Out of Social Security
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President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris attend a memorial to COVID-19 victims at Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. The lights represent the lives lost.
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“It's time to break the old false choice of climate versus jobs,”@SecretaryPete Buttigieg tells Spectrum News @TaylorPopielarz
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Jon Stewart says it was “an honor of a lifetime” to work with the men and women behind him to get this done.
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Former Presidents @BillClinton (42), George W. Bush (43) and @BarackObama (44) at the #Inauguration of @PresElectBiden.
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Florida couple in DC for their wedding anniversary join in the #CancelKavanaugh protest making its way up Capitol Hill to the Supreme Court
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In an interview with Spectrum News, @SecretaryPete tells @SamanthaJoRoth that DOT is looking into options to make sure there are no supply problems as oil starts to flow through the #ColonialPipeline again. “For a lot of Americans, this has been a wake up call.”
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announces $12.6 million grant during Port Tampa Bay visit
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.@SecretaryPete tells Spectrum News that support for #infrastructure reform is strong among Americans, and he hopes Congress will put party politics aside to take it on. “I think infrastructure is the one case where … we got a really good shot at having that be different.”
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s trainer Bryant Johnson pays tribute to his friend with three push-ups in front of her flag-draped casket as she lies in state in the Capitol. #RBG
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Advocates from across the country are in the nation's capital this week to raise awareness about Lou Gehrig's Disease, also known as ALS. @iamalsorg #ALSinDC
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The hearse carrying late congressman @repjohnlewis stops at the Lincoln Memorial one last time before continuing its journey to the U.S. Capitol. Lewis spoke at the memorial 56 years ago, on August 28, 1963.
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In an interview with @casssemyon, @SecretaryPete urges Congress to reauthorize FAA before year-end deadline
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Former President George W. Bush gives moving tribute and shares touching memories of his father @GeorgeHWBush He notes his father's last words on earth were "I love you, too." #Bush41
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Spotted: Actor, climate change advocate and The Hulk @MarkRuffalo walking the hallways in the Capitol. Nice shot @EmNewsDC
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.@JoaquinCastrotx and the @HispanicCaucus hold a press conference about the migrant child who died in U.S. custody. The 5th since December.
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Ahead of @POTUS Biden's #infrastructure announcement tomorrow, @SecretaryPete tells Spectrum News @TaylorPopielarz that “. we've got to act, we've got to act big” and says the administration is open to ideas from lawmakers who might be concerned that it’s too ambitious.
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FL Sen. Rick Scott said he’s going to look at the policies surrounding Pell Grants and other federal financial aid after this discussion.
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In the aftermath of NC state lawmakers overriding Gov. Cooper's veto on a 12-week abortion restriction, four of the state's Democratic members of Congress are speaking out against the new law. @ValerieFoushee .@RepAdams .@RepKManning .@RepDeborahRoss .
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Breaking: House passed legislation to expand background checks on gun sales. Vote was 240-190.
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NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci worries that concern around the #coronavirus is causing people to focus less on the seasonal flu outbreak. @CDCgov estimates that influenza has hospitalized between 250k - 440k people in the U.S. so far this season.
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Spectrum's @PhotogshawnK captures the 'die in' moments in front of the Capitol on the anniversary of #Pulse shooting
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In his first formal public appearance since the election, President @realDonaldTrump observes #VeteransDay @ArlingtonNatl, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, with @FLOTUS, @Mike_Pence, @SecondLady and @SecWilkie.
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Spectrum News DC reporters have been on the campaign trail for months bringing you all the news. #ElectionDay2022. Follow them for more! ⬇️.@TaylorPopielarz .@ReubenJones1 .@CorinaCappTV .@KevinFreyTV .@casssemyon .@JuliaBenbrook .@reenajade .@taureansmall .@AnchorAngi
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When @evamckend asked @senatemajldr about Americans who may be concerned about his ability to be an impartial juror for an impeachment trial he said “I’m not an impartial juror, this is a political process.”
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The Speaker of the House sign in the Capitol is changed after Rep. Nancy Pelosi elected to lead the 116th Congress.
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Today, @realDonaldTrump participated in the National #Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony. This year’s lucky bird, Corn, will spend the rest of its life at @IowaStateU along with Cob, the other turkey. 🦃
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Outside Kavanaugh hearing @SenWarren tells @JvittalTV "What truly has us all worried right now is how much the @realDonaldTrump administration is hiding the paper record."
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President @realDonaldTrump and Melania @FLOTUS arrive at the National Cathedral and shake hands with @BarackObama and @MichelleObama . Bill and @HillaryClinton smile and nod. #Bush41
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) today issued the following joint statement: “We are calling on President Trump to demand that all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Grounds immediately.”
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.@SenSchumer says most people in the room never wanted to be here. “Nevertheless they persisted.”
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Sen. Rand Paul giving his floor speech reads his rejected impeachment question out loud, which includes alleged whistleblowers name. Also has it on a placard.
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Welcome back home to DC and to the Spectrum News DC team!.
Life changing news! In less than 2 wks I’m going back 2 my roots & the #DMV after accepting a new position w/@SpectrumNewsDC covering politics for Maine, Mass. & Hawaii. While I’m moving 2 our #WashingtonDC Bureau I’ll still B on @NY1 covering Nat’l #NEWS a few times a month 😘
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.@realDonaldTrump spars with reporters during press conference calling CNN's @Acosta a "rude, terrible person" and telling others rudely to sit down.
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.@SenGillibrand says that she’s happy that the first responders won’t have to worry about having to come back to DC to advocate for themselves and can focus on their health.
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Large crowd gathered for the presser. Many happy tears.
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During a House hearing on the Trump administration’s response to #coronavirus, Dr. Fauci says vaccines “put the nail in the coffin” of diseases like COVID-19 and feels “cautiously optimistic” that NIH will be able to have a vaccine readily available by end of 2020/start of 2021.
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Actor and activist @MarkRuffalo on Capitol Hill today to demand stronger environmental protections and launch “Fight Forever Chemicals” campaign.
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The Senate gaveled in today with @SenJohnMcCain 's desk wrapped in black fabric and adorned with flowers.
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Georgetown Student Relentlessly Pushes Senators to Block Kavanaugh Confirmation @Georgetown @ang_____ela.
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Senate officially passes the 9/11 Victims Compensation Bill. Both proposed Amendments failed.
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Democratic Senators have arrived to the media pen. They are calling it a “sham process.” Still asking for an FBI investigation.
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Harris allies kick off reproductive rights bus tour in Florida. "My friends, I ask you, what better place to kick off the Harris walls reproductive freedom bus tour than in Donald Trump's backyard?" asked Rep. Wasserman Schultz.
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A bill (HR 582) to gradually boost the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour was voted out of House Education and Labor Committee today.
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In an interview, @SecWilkie tells @SpectrumNewsDC that @realDonaldTrump’s PREVENTS Task Force will use the full scope of the federal government to address veteran suicide and develop practices to best help veterans in need.
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The resolution, introduced by @RepTedLieu , wasn’t written by him, nor by his staff. It was written by ChatGPT, the artificial language model that can take in complex user prompts and produce a response that looks and reads as if a human wrote it.
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Congresswoman-elect @Ocasio2018 joins protestors outside Minority Leader @NancyPelosi's office urging more support for climate change. She was onCapitol Hill for new member orientation. @NY1
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Speaking in the Rose Garden @realDonaldTrump praises both Canada's @JustinTrudeau and Mexico's @EPN on the revamped trade deal. The agreement will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.
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The @Surgeon_General responds to @realDonaldTrump’s ‘liberate’ tweets. In an interview with @JvittalTV, Dr. Jerome Adams says he cannot speak for POTUS, but if people choose to protest, they should do so in a way that doesn’t risk potentially infecting other people.
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President @realDonaldTrump pardons Butter today in the Rose Garden. Butter and his pal Bread will now go live at VA Tech.
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Personal experience prompts U.S. Rep. Alma Adams to fight domestic violence. She shares her story with @ReubenJones1
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Welcome to the DC team @_AustinLandis !.
Welcome Austin Landis (@_AustinLandis) to the Spectrum Networks family! Austin is our newest Digital Journalist for .@SpectrumNewsDC
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"I would have no problem doing a shut down." @realDonaldTrump warns Congress regarding immigration reform during press conference with Italian PM Conti.
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“America is watching the United States Senate today and they should be ashamed.” @SenBlumenthal
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Resignation letter to @realDonaldTrump - @EPAScottPruitt writing ". the unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and have taken a sizable toll on all of us."
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DOJ releases statement from AG Garland on the mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, NY
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President @realDonaldTrump was in Jamestown, VA for the 400th anniversary of the first representative legislative assembly in the U.S. His remarks were interrupted by a Muslim state lawmaker holding protest signs. The crowd started chanting "Trump, Trump" as he was escorted out.
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“The unemployment rate for Black people in this report is still 9.6%, which is far too high,” Sec. Walsh tells @EmNewsDC. “We need to make sure that [women] not only come back into the workforce, but we need to get more people back into the workforce.”
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Best Congressional interview today. 🐶.
With puppies visiting the hill today, I figured I should ask the real hard hitting questions:
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Sen. @marcorubio met w/ Knicks @Enes_Kanter on human rights abuses in Turkey under Erdogan. Kanter told reporters "I play in the NBA and I have a very big platform, so I’m using this big platform to try to be a voice for all those innocent people who don’t have a voice."
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Rep. @ColinAllredTX is hoping to unseat @SenTedCruz . WATCH:.@reenajade sat down 1-on-1 with Allred to discuss his strategy to win.
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Video taken as police rushed to clear the crowd across the street from the White House ahead of @realDonaldTrump visit to St. John's Church. #FloydProtests
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Before taking questions @realDonaldTrump mocked GOP candidates who didn't stand by him. He also praised the Senate wins and downplayed losing the House.
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Spectrum Networks Set to Expand Its Washington D.C. Bureau to Deliver More Political Coverage to Local Markets. Read more here:.
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Will COVID shot become annual?. WATCH:.In an interview w/ @ReubenJones1, new CDC Dir. Mandy Cohen said her agency is likely to come out with guidance in the fall that Americans should get an annual COVID-19 booster to protect against the coronavirus.
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At today’s @WhiteHouse press briefing, Spectrum’s @KevinFreyTV asks @PressSec about the location flexibility of the RNC Convention & whether @realDonaldTrump would accept a plan to reopen schools to half of their capacity.
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Shutdown protest in the Hart Senate office building.
Federal workers are “occupying” the Hart Senate building in a largely silent protest holding up paper plates that read things like “do your job,” “stop hurting us” and “let us provide for our families.” @SpectrumNewsDC @SpectrumNews1KY #Shutdown #ShutdownStories
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The White House flag was just lowered back to half-staff.
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President @realDonaldTrump announced in a meeting with bankers on COVID-19 response that he will give a statement tonight “probably at 8 o’clock”.
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President @realDonaldTrump weighs in on the #MuellerReport at a Wounded Warrior event at the White House. "I'm having a good day, too, it's called no collusion no obstruction."
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Welcome to the Spectrum News Washington Bureau!.
(1 of 3) Personal News: After four amazing years in Charlotte I'm excited to announce I will be moving to DC next month to be a Washington Reporter for Spectrum News. My main focus will be for Spectrum stations in NC but I will also report for Spectrum stations around the country.
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The casket of fmr. President George H.W. Bush being carried off the Presidential train to the Presidential Library Center in College Station, TX
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Breaking News: Attorney General Jeff Sessions submits resignation in a letter at the request of @realDonaldTrump. Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker will serve as acting AG
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Russia releases U.S. Marine vet as part of prisoner exchange
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Wishing you all the best!.
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The 2018 Capitol Christmas tree arrived at the West Lawn of the Capitol on a dreary Monday. The lighting ceremony for the 80-foot Noble fir tree will take place on Dec. 5th. #HoHoHo
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“History is going to record that as one of the most unusual situations in our country where scientists, because they’re telling the truth about a disease… and for that they’re getting death threats,” Dr. Fauci tells Spectrum New @ReubenJones1
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Late congressman @repjohnlewis’ body arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a private ceremony. He will lie in state through Tuesday. A public viewing will begin this evening, at 6 p.m. EDT.
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77° today on Capitol Hill. (Photographer KJ Carrick found the blooms.)
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