Sen. Tom Cotton release this morning: "We will emerge stronger from this challenge, we will hold accountable those who inflicted it on the world." What does that mean?
This is a stunning moment in American democracy if these numbers are correct. It means the majority of House Republicans will vote to overturn a presidential election.
2 House Republicans tell me they expect as of now that at least 140 Republican Members of the House will on Jan 6 object to and vote against the Electoral College results showing President-elect Biden won
I'm old enough to remember when "read the bill" was a pretty effective political attack. Now they're literally rewriting a trillion dollar Senate tax bill on the floor in the hours before they vote on it?
Nothing's going to keep me from sticking to this beat, at this moment in our history—and our team at
@TheMessenger
covered it as aggressively and fairly as any in the business, bar none.
My coverage will be uninterrupted, just seeking a new home.
I've watched so much daytime cable this week that I now have a reverse mortgage and Medicare Advantage and I'm having breakfast with Tom Selleck tomorrow.
Interesting to see Sen. Rubio already predicting "America's decline" before Biden has even been inaugurated or a single vote has been taken on his cabinet nominations.
Biden’s cabinet picks went to Ivy League schools,have strong resumes,attend all the right conferences & will be polite & orderly caretakers of America’s decline
I support American greatness
And I have no interest in returning to the “normal” that left us dependent on China
A remarkable survey done by Washington Post reporters, revealing that the overwhelming majority of elected Republicans will not publicly admit that Joe Biden won the election.
Imagine you wake up, see a tweet that Wal Mart and Sam's Club are raising your wage by $2 an hour. Then you show up for work and your store is closed and you're unemployed.
The arrest of the Huawei executive is a BIG deal in China and is probably being underplayed in the US news cycle. Equivalent of an Apple or Facebook exec being arrested in China.
Blake Hounshell was all the wonderful things you're seeing from other journalists here. I just wish he could see all these damn tweets about him. My office neighbor at Politico for six years always lifted me up with good ideas, sharp retorts and humor. RIP friend.
This is the real story of the hurricane. While all the cable nets are broadcasting from the beaches for landfall, the devastation inland along rivers and inlets is where the danger and damage will be.
This is a story I've been looking forward to seeing published in
@TheMessenger
--
@EconomyBen
goes deep on Vivek Ramaswamy's business record and finds it's not as rosy as many think.
Out on a boat this morning south of Stafford, Va, and the Trump flotilla is in full effect here at Fairview Beach. Several dozen boats and lots of cheering from the dockside restaurant. We’re about 40 miles outside of DC.
Coming soon:
I’m joining as senior legal correspondent for
@TheMessenger
, an outlet with an impressive number of scoops a month into its existence.
That record comes from a cavalry of reporters and editors of known integrity, experience and caliber, some 200-strong and growing.
Today is my 13th anniversary working
@politico
. On this day in 2007, I walked into the newsroom and told
@harrispolitico
and
@JimVandeHei
I was ready to roll. Someone handed me a laptop and a blackberry and said "now go to the Hill and break some news." Have never looked back.
This might be the wildest revelation in the Jack Smith filing: A Trump campaign employee had a plan to cause riots in Detroit to derail the vote counting in 2020.
Who gets furloughed, who has to work without pay and what shuts down if Congress doesn't make a deal?
@evasurovell
and
@KaylaMarysol
answer all your questions at
@TheMessenger
as Sept. 30 looms:
My colleague and friend
@amieparnes
wrote a powerful first-person piece about her time at
@TheMessenger
and the awful ending to it all -- it's all true. I was there for it. Also: Hire Amie to be a political reporter! She's the best.
Blurring faces in J6 footage really won't matter for prosecutions -- DOJ already has every single second of footage. Not sure what Johnson's play is here.
@TVietor08
You never had a chance. Our quarantine puppy, a 10 pound Havanese, now gets three meals a day because dinner was trending toward noon. (It's the same amount of food overall. Don't tell her).
Big news from
@POLITICOPro
: We are launching a cannabis section, creating new positions for coverage of federal and state marijuana policy. Here's one of our three job listings:
@gnagesh
Hmm. "That rag in Arlington" has the largest policy team in town and the best Congress team anywhere. Your jab, intended to be a cutesy slap at Politico, is misplaced and uninformed, sir.
@FBillMcMorris
@kakutani_y
Warren invested in an index fund which invested in an index fund which invests a percentage of its money in private prisons, which is different than directly buying stock in a private prison company.
@morningmoneyben
I can't believe how many response you got on this. For god sakes Ben, just eat a banana and a scoop of peanut butter and you'll be good for a few hours.
I covered Bolton's nomination to be U.N. Ambassador back in 2005, and it was ugly. The Republican led committee rejected his nomination. He later got a recess appointment.
Been sitting on this since I departed Politico last week. Excited and thrilled for a new opportunity. "Mr. Wakeford has hired Marty Kady, a longtime senior editor at Politico, to be The Messenger’s politics editor."
Oh, we should cover policy, you say? Let me introduce you to the 120
@POLITICOPro
journalists who cover policy for a living for all Politico platforms, including every topic in this column.
#Brexit
#thread
1/ If you don’t follow Brexit every day, here’s some advice. Let go of any illusions that this drama is about trade protocols, residency rights or the status of the Irish border. Brexit is the story of a proud former imperial power undergoing a mid-life crisis
Big expansion news for
@POLITICOPro
: We are taking on Canadian politics and policy, with Canada politics and policy rock stars
@Alex_Panetta
and
@luizachsavage
leading the charge. Coming this fall ...
I've been thinking about this since the story posted. Most of these sources are likely generals with multiple stars, retired, financially secure, and out of government. What do they have to lose at this point by going public if they believe this information needs to be validated?
This is my kids' school system -- and the school featured is one neighborhood over from mine. We are truly struggling with the all virtual vs. two days in person instruction options given to Fairfax parents.
I went with
@bridgetmnolan
to one of the US's largest public school systems called out by Betsy DeVos. The superintendent told us “You can't put every kid back in a school' - watch and read here: