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Marty Kady

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Media executive, newsroom leader. Washington Post B2B guy. Washington Nationals fan, lifelong northern Virginian, UVa grad.

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Marty Kady
4 years
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?
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4 years
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.
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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
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7 years
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?
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6 months
This may be the most powerful speech -- just a few minutes in -- Biden has ever given.
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Marty Kady
5 months
Adam is the best legal reporter out there, and his coverage of Trump's trials led the way for The Messenger. Follow him. Hire him.
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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.
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7 years
I think @GlennThrush can retire now after that SNL spoof.
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4 years
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.
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Marty Kady
4 years
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.
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Marco Rubio
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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
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Marty Kady
6 years
CNN on at my house. “Daddy what’s a porn star and a playmate?”
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7 years
Today's lesson: It ain't a "leak" if a publicly available government document is given to a reporter who requests it then publishes it.
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7 years
In other words, current policy is not going to change for a looong time. Despite the president's directive.
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Jeremy Herb
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Mattis issues a statement on how DoD will carry out Trump directive on transgender service members. He's convening a panel to study issue
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7 years
"I voted for the bill hoping it wouldn't become law" will be an interesting thing to tell voters next year.
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Marty Kady
8 years
"Donald Trump tweeted falsely on Sunday that millions of people voted illegally in November's presidential election"
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Marty Kady
7 years
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.
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6 years
Just posted: Twitter released millions of tweets showing Russia's influence campaign -- and how it supported Trump.
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7 years
Don't believe the CBO? Take the White House estimates. Wait ... they're worse. @pauldemko with yet another scoop.
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6 years
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.
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2 years
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.
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Marty Kady
8 years
Scoop from @iarnsdorf - Giuliani took money from Iran, Venezuela, Qatar interests.
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Marty Kady
6 years
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.
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meesh 🪴
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Hurricane Florence @ midnight 9.13.18 Pungo River is raging across Belhaven, NC Stay safe y’all!
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7 years
This may become the first case in the emoluments clause. Keep an eye on this.
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7 years
God bless the members of the media who are saving lives in the floods right now.
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Marty Kady
10 months
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.
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Marty Kady
7 years
We have a major domestic terrorism problem in this country and no clear plans for how to combat it.
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Marty Kady
6 years
Sen. Bob Casey has built a political identity around being a pro-life Democrat. His voting record is 100 percent with NARAL.
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Marty Kady
6 years
Climate change skeptics have become pervasive across the Trump administration -- great story and interactive from Pro's Emily Holden.
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Marty Kady
4 years
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.
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Marty Kady
7 years
Another great Politico scoop tonight. Josh Meyer:
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Marty Kady
7 years
"For any state not to provide a paper trail (for ballots) is a dereliction of duty" - Rep Adam Schiff, on cybersecurity, at #ProSummit
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Marty Kady
7 years
First on @PoliticoPro : @TimothyNoah1 and @marianne_levine obtained Oprah tape where Labor nominee Andy Puzder's ex accused him of abuse.
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Marty Kady
6 months
Wow.
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The Harvard Crimson
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#BREAKINGNEWS HARVARD PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY RESIGNS, SHORTEST TENURE IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY @HaidarEmma & @cam_kettles report.
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Marty Kady
1 year
Our legal team at @TheMessenger is coming together nicely with this big addition! Welcome @KlasfeldReports !
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Adam Klasfeld
1 year
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.
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Marty Kady
6 years
Today marks 11 years (!) at @politico . As always, thanks to @harrispolitico and @JimVandeHei for hiring me, @R_Allbritton for supporting great journalism and @cbudoffbrown for her leadership of the newsroom. What a ride so far...
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Marty Kady
7 years
First on @POLITICOPro : Trump taps former Inhofe aide and coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler as deputy EPA chief.
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Marty Kady
7 years
The quick WH response on Trump tax returns shows they must be sitting on all of them, should they get released/leaked.
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Marty Kady
7 years
It's pretty simple: If you're talking to foreign agents who are already under surveillance, then your calls are being collected.
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Marty Kady
6 years
" ... mystifying White House officials, congressional leaders, and tax wonks around town who mostly have no idea what he’s talking about."
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Marty Kady
5 years
Breaking from @POLITICOPro : Energy Secretary Rick Perry expected to resign in November.
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Marty Kady
4 years
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.
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5 years
Wow. Happiest sports day of my life.
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Marty Kady
4 years
@TimAlberta He's 79 years old and retiring from the Senate. What does he think they will do to him?
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Marty Kady
7 years
Days after Trump ripped use of anonymous sources, WH organized call w/several dozen reporters and unnamed OMB sources to discuss budget.
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Marty Kady
5 months
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.
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7 months
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.
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Marty Kady
5 years
Democrats now have a real timeline for demanding Trump's taxes. This is going to escalate very quickly.
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Marty Kady
3 years
@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).
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Marty Kady
4 years
@dansaltzstein Potato masher. It gets caught in the drawer closing every time and I never use it.
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Marty Kady
5 years
12 years ago today I walked into @politico for my first day on the job. Thanks to @harrispolitico and @JimVandeHei for hiring me, @cbudoffbrown for her friendship and leadership, and @R_Allbritton for launching this enterprise. I also blame @BresPolitico for recruiting me!
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Marty Kady
7 years
@TheFix this is a silly argument.People were taking cheap bus rides, crashing on friends' couches all over the DC. Street food was hot dogs.
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Marty Kady
5 years
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:
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Marty Kady
7 years
Straight up repeal requires 60. What's the point besides to prove they don't have the votes and move on?
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Marty Kady
7 years
@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.
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Marty Kady
5 years
This boy is at his first @JasonIsbell show! Hope he makes it to the encore!
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Marty Kady
7 years
McConnell's speech sounded like he's done with health care ... for good.
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Marty Kady
5 years
@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.
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Marty Kady
5 years
Politico Pro has openings for health care, education, defense and technology policy reporters!
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Marty Kady
7 years
Should we assume this is a joke, or that he's actually ordering an investigation? Because, you know, presidents can actually do that.
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Marty Kady
4 years
@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.
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Marty Kady
6 years
@TimAlberta Jesse Owens v Hitler was pretty political 80 years ago too!
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Marty Kady
6 years
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.
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Marty Kady
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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."
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Marty Kady
7 years
Looking forward to #Homeland tonight, but I'm afraid I'll accidentally switch over to CNN and not be able to tell the difference in plots.
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Marty Kady
4 years
Big scoop about how HHS communications official Michael Caputo has tried to manipulate the CDC’s reports.
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Dan Diamond
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump appointees interfered with CDC’s weekly reports on Covid-19 — and even tried to halt the reports altogether.
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5 years
Have watched Mitch McConnell for 15 years and never expected him to concede constitutional power to a president on something like this.
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6 months
A winter wonderland here in Annandale, and about two to three fresh inches! @capitalweather !
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Marty Kady
6 years
@jaketapper @PodSaveAmerica I’ve had my own list on the newsroom wall for a few years @POLITICOPro !
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Marty Kady
7 years
It's always weird when you have to ask for a bathroom break on national TV. But kudos to Comey. I would have asked hours ago.
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Marty Kady
8 years
Mark the moment: At 9:52 am on July 10, @mikeallen sent his final Playbook to Politico editors. What an amazing run!
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Marty Kady
6 years
Wowser, @amandacarpenter is bringing the heat with this @POLITICOMag piece on #ReleaseTheMemo
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Marty Kady
7 years
ACC has the football AND basketball national titles this year. Best conference in the country.
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Marty Kady
6 years
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.
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Marty Kady
6 years
Best thread I've ever read about Brexit and the nervous breakdown the U.K. is having right now, by the unstoppable @PoliticoRyan -- read and enjoy!
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Ryan Heath
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#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
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6 years
Do other countries shut down or threaten to shut down their governments as regularly as we do?
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Marty Kady
6 years
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 ...
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Marty Kady
4 years
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?
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Marty Kady
4 years
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.
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Dana Bash
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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:
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Marty Kady
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Media people: How about not making fun of Chilis? I worked there as a busboy in 1987 and the food was awesome.
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