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Starting today, I’m officially a reporter for
@businessinsider
! I’ve loved covering politics as a fellow for the past six months and super excited to continue the journey.
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New from
@dsamuelsohn
and
@tomlobianco
: "McConnell is trying to drum up the necessary 17 Republican votes needed to help convict the president at a Senate trial, according to a source close to the Trump White House."
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The "College for All Plan," from
@SenSanders
and
@RepJayapal
, would scrap public college tuition for families making less than $125,000 a year via
@businessinsider
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Some news: today was my first day at
@BGOV
as a tech policy reporter! Excited to dive into this beat, please add me to press lists/send tips/say hi: oseddiq
@bloombergindustry
.com
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NEW: I spoke with nearly a dozen Republican officials and voters in Wyoming who support Rep. Liz Cheney. They say they are the “silent majority” in the state.
The August 16 primary will be a battle between Trump’s MAGA base and traditional Republicans.
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New:
@MarshaBlackburn
and
@SenBlumenthal
filed an amendment to include their Kids Online Safety Act in FAA, despite House leadership opposing unrelated measures in the package
Blumenthal: “If a bill with 70 co-sponsors in the Senate can’t get a vote—something’s wrong”
In
@BGOV
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Former UN Ambassador and South Carolina governor
@NikkiHaley
campaigns for Dr. Mehmet Oz in Harrisburg, PA: “You have a great opportunity to bring back safety, to bring back law and order.”
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NEW: Advocates are urging Congress to approve a bipartisan bill -- the Afghan Adjustment Act -- that would ensure a pathway to permanent residency for tens of thousands of Afghans who evacuated to the US after the Taliban takeover last year.
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NEW: Biden set aside half of Afghanistan's $7 billion reserves for Afghans. The other half is subject to litigation by 9/11 victims. Experts say the money belongs to Afghans, who shouldn’t have to pay the cost of a terrorist attack they weren’t involved in
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Rep. Liz Cheney used her concession speech on Tuesday evening to call on Americans to join her fight against former President Donald Trump.
"Now the real work begins," she said.
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Today is my first day as a politics fellow
@businessinsider
/
@thisisinsider
and I’m super excited to help cover the 2020 elections and more! Send me tips oseddiq
@insider
.com
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The polls are now closed in Wyoming, which will decide whether to keep Rep. Liz Cheney in office.
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NEW: The Senate is holding its seventh AI forum on Wednesday and the topic will be copyright and intellectual property.
Full list of attendees below, including Spotify, Sony Music, SAG-AFTRA, Motion Picture Association
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NEW: Senators
@amyklobuchar
and
@LindseyGrahamSC
announce additional support for the Afghan Adjustment Act, with
@JerryMoran
and
@SenatorShaheen
signing on.
The bill would allow Afghans evacuees to apply for permanent legal status in the US.
Moran's statement 👇
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"In the privacy of the senators’ cloakroom just off the chamber’s floor, several Republicans, including two of Trump’s closest allies, complimented Neguse for his trial presentations..."
@EliStokols
writes about the impeachment manager's newfound stardom:
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@HawleyMO
speaks out after backlash: "Some wondered why I stuck with my objection following the violence at the Capitol. The reason is simple: I will not bow to a lawless mob, or allow criminals to drown out the legitimate concerns of my constituents."
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NEW: Around 77,000 Afghans who arrived to the United States a year ago don’t have a clear pathway to citizenship, leaving them in legal limbo.
“A lot of them are in panic mode,” one resettlement agency told me.
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Sitting inside the House chamber, waiting for President Biden to give his first State of the Union address. Some observations so far
#SOTU
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A lil holiday story: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has dominated oral arguments and challenged conservative thinking so far on the bench.
Whether that really matters remains to be seen, but for now, both the left and right are paying attention to her.
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McConnell's "message to me was this would clearly be a vote of conscience," Republican
@SenKevinCramer
tells
@tomlobianco
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My first byline with
@BGOV
👇
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would combat the spread of child sex abuse material online amid a bipartisan push to protect kids’ safety and privacy on social media.
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Happening now: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, founder of ChatGPT, will testify before Congress for the first time
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Attended oral arguments at the Supreme Court for my first time today - and it’s Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first day on the bench
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I support
@InsiderUnion
! I love working at
@thisisinsider
/
@BusinessInsider
. That’s why my editorial colleagues and I are calling on management to work with us in securing and strengthening what we’ve built together.
Visit for more.
✊ The
@thisisinsider
/
@BusinessInsider
US editorial staff have organized one of the largest
@nyguild
union drives for a digital media company to secure what we've built and strengthen it.
Here's why 300+ members of our newsroom are taking this step.
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NEW: Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who violated stock-trading rules 132 times last year, says it's "ridiculous" to ban lawmakers from trading stocks.
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NEW: The Manhattan grand jury will not hear the Trump "hush-money" case for the rest of this week, source tells
@Italiano_Laura
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Today is Jen Psaki's last day as White House press secretary. She leaves after holding 224 briefings — more than all of Trump's press secretaries combined.
w/
@BrentGriffiths
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I’ve been listening to AI panels all week so why not speak at one…lol
Thank you
@PACouncil
for having me and for a great discussion today with
@Reginald_Babin
and
@austincarson
In our AI panel,
@Reginald_Babin
@akin_gump
,
@austincarson
@SeedAIOrg
&
@omaseddiq
@BGOV
discussed potential AI regulations, concerns about losing the AI war with China, and how AI can actually improve relationship building for gov't relations professionals
#GRPC23
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Good investigation, but it's hard to ignore the "othering" throughout this piece's tone, from the descriptions of his clothes, the activities he engaged in, so on. Is it really outlandish for rich people to spend their money in lavish ways? Hmm
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Done with the
@NatPress
Paul Miller fellowship and grateful for all the wonderful reporters and people I’ve met through it!
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Excited to share some more professional news and extremely grateful for the opportunity:
We are proud to announce our Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship 2021 class.
Over the course of the year, these fellows will discuss politics and policy with regulators, lawmakers, experts and the best reporters in the business.
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"Assigning [Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene] to the Education Committee when she has mocked the killing of little children at Sandy Hook elementary school ... What could they be thinking?"
@SpeakerPelosi
says of House GOP leadership
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For now, US officials say it’ll likely take months until the $3.5 billion moves to Afghanistan, which faces a humanitarian crisis. "Afghanistan doesn't have the luxury of waiting around,"
@MichaelKugelman
said, the “economy moves closer to the abyss and gets closer to collapse."
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NEW: I spoke to an Afghan refugee who recently arrived in the US after fleeing Kabul on a C-17 American military plane. He tells me he was one of the lucky ones.
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HAPPENING NOW: Tech leaders are on Capitol Hill for a private discussion with senators on AI
In attendance:
-Elon Musk
-Mark Zuckerberg
-Sundar Pichai
-Satya Nadella
-Bill Gates
-Sam Altman
And more
p/c my colleagues
@tylerskendall
@itsJalenB
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SCOOP: A bipartisan group of House members is introducing companion legislation to a major Senate bill -- the Kids' Online Safety Act.
The measure would require social media companies to prevent harms to kids on their platforms.
Story for
@BGOV
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Last week was my first
#CES
-- I met a lot of smart people, tried out some cool tech, and said the word AI probably 1,000 times.
Some highlights 🧵👇
#CES2024
First thank you
@CTATech
for inviting me to discuss Congress' tech priorities with
@ryanaxios
and
@StevenOverly
.
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More Americans blame former President George W. Bush for America's failure in Afghanistan than any other president that succeeded him, per a new Insider poll. W/
@jchaltiwanger
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NEW --
@SenBlumenthal
and
@MarshaBlackburn
are unveiling a new version of the Kids Online Safety Act today that now has the support of 60+ senators, including Majority Leader Schumer.
New language specifies "duty of care," clarifies enforcement.
Scoop:
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If Rep. Liz Cheney loses her primary in two days, she’s widely expected to stay in the national spotlight and continue her fight to rid the GOP of Trump.
“I wouldn't be surprised to see her run for president,” Sen. Mitt Romney said.
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NEW: I spoke with nearly a dozen Black women in the legal field about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic nomination to the Supreme Court. They resoundingly said it's a "victory not just for Black Americans, but for all Americans."
My latest:
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An ex-colleague to John Roberts' wife has raised concerns to DOJ and Congress that her work could be an ethics issue for the chief justice.
She's been "paid millions of dollars" for "placing lawyers at firms" — some of which have business before SCOTUS.
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So happy to be here!
@POLITICO
@POLITICOPro
Welcome to the POLITICO family,
@omaseddiq
- Web Producer, POLITICO Pro!! So happy to have you here ❗️❗️❗️
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NEW: I spoke with
@SenToddYoung
this morning about how Congress is approaching AI regulation for
@BGOV
's AI policy breakfast
“Our bias should be to let innovation flourish,” he said, noting the "AI Insight Forums" will run through early next year
Story:
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NEW: I spoke with
@SenWhitehouse
, who’s fighting to end private groups using anonymous donations to advance their interests at the Supreme Court.
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of course when I'm not there
Angelina Jolie spotted on Capitol Hill. When asked why she was here she said she wanted to show support for The Justice For All Act
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Wes Moore becomes the first Black governor of Maryland, and the *third* Black governor in American history.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Wes Moore wins election for governor in Maryland.
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The decision to leave Afghanistan was negotiated under Trump and allowed the Taliban to strengthen its position against the US-backed government — a circumstance most Republicans skirted around in their criticism. From me and
@jchaltiwanger
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Afghans celebrate independence day in the streets of the capital, openly defying the Taliban.
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Insider won a Pulitzer!!!
@thisisinsider
@BusinessInsider
Congratulations to
@fahmida_azim
,
@anthony_delcol
,
@joshadams
,
@WaltHickey
and
@thisisinsider
.
#Pulitzer
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NEW: The bipartisan Senate AI group -
@SenSchumer
@SenatorRounds
@SenatorHeinrich
@SenToddYoung
- released their “policy roadmap” today that calls for protecting Americans from risks and spending billions in research + development to compete with China
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BIDEN: "I believe that a woman's right to choose is fundamental, Roe has been the law of the land for almost fifty years, and basic fairness and the stability of our law demand that it not be overturned."
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It’s been a newsy year so just want to share some of the stories I’m most proud of
@thisisinsider
, from the historic Supreme Court term to traveling for the 2022 midterms and spending time on Capitol Hill 👇
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Some of her most memorable quotes.
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.
@SpeakerPelosi
eyes a ban on judges and justices trading stocks: "The judiciary has no reporting. The Supreme Court has no disclosure. It has no reporting of stock transactions, and it makes important decisions every day.”
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would accept a ban on U.S. lawmakers trading stocks — if it also applies to judges, including Supreme Court justices.
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Finally, a reporter asked a question during the White House press briefing on Biden's executive order to split $7 billion of Afghanistan's reserve funds between families of 9/11 victims and humanitarian aid for Afghans, which he signed on Friday
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Had a great discussion today
@SOTN
about the current AI policy landscape with Travis Hall
@NTIAgov
,
@mbogen
, Evangelos Razis
@Workday
, and
@AdamThierer
.
In case you missed it, panel starts at 1:49:25 on CSPAN:
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Some Republicans are gradually beginning to break from McConnell and back Trump's calls for $2,000 checks, signaling the outgoing president's outsized influence within his party. w/
@jchaltiwanger
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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is on track for a final confirmation vote this week.
3 Republicans voted to advance her nomination tonight: Collins, Murkowski, Romney.
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Democrats are scrambling to renew an eviction moratorium after Biden urged an extension at the last minute via
@josephzeballos
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10 senators are at risk of losing reelection. It may be enough to give Democrats a majority in Congress. via
@byMadisonHall
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not Trump truth-ing my story…maybe I should download the app now
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White House press corps: please ask about this decision in today's press briefing!
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Legal experts say they're shocked and concerned over the Supreme Court leak. And if the draft opinion is authentic, it sends a major signal that the Court is ready to undo abortion rights.
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The first Republican lawmaker to call for Trump's removal from office after yesterday's siege. via
@jchaltiwanger
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I know there’s a lot of news happening right now on the Hill but I’m pretty sure I just walked by Halle Berry
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Schumer, who is expected to become Senate Majority Leader, says "there will be an impeachment trial in the United States Senate."
Donald Trump has deservedly become the first president in American history to bear the stain of impeachment twice over.
The Senate is required to act and will proceed with his trial and hold a vote on his conviction.
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"Today, with just a mobile phone and an Internet connection, influencers can show another side to their country — the banalities, the beauty, the luxury and the laughs — that war and displacement couldn't steal from them." Great story via
@businessinsider
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Couldn’t be prouder of my brother for graduating with honors in Math and Computer Science. Welcome to adult life!!!
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A reminder as Rep. Liz Cheney takes center stage during the January 6 hearings: she faces a tough primary against a Trump-backed opponent on August 16.
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Even if Republicans lose both the White House and Senate in 2020, they still have control over a critical branch of government — the judiciary. My latest:
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The weird thing about slacking coworkers I’ve never met is that they think I’m someone who says “awesome” and “sweet!” all the time meanwhile I never use those words in real life
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NEW: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls on Congress to take action on AI
“My worst fear is that we, the technology industry, cause significant harm to the world,” Altman said. “If this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong.”
From
@annaedge4
and me:
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Search through all of Trump's executive orders over the past four years, from me and
@JakeLahut
@vizqing
@sawyerdabear
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The Justice Department alleged that Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the group conspired to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 and stop the 2020 electoral certification.
My first dispatch from DC federal district court:
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Democrats are forcing Republicans to go on the record with their opposition to abortion rights in a bid to boost their chances in the midterms this November.
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At the confirmation hearing for historic
#SCOTUS
nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
"Today's a proud day for America," committee chair Sen. Dick Durbin says in his opening remarks.
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The House barreled through an anti-TikTok bill in a little over a week. Don't expect the Senate to do the same.
Latest on the state of play from
@DanielPFlatley
and
@StevenTDennis
:
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In a farewell speech on his last full day in office, Trump doesn't say Biden's name or formally concede. From
@grace_panetta
and me:
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Funny moment in trial of Fugees member Pras Michel
Leonardo DiCaprio is asked what he did after he attended a “lavish birthday party” in Vegas for Malaysian businessman Jho Low
“I don’t remember exactly what happened after that,” DiCaprio says, met with laughter in courtroom
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NEW: Afghanistan's former presidential spokeswoman is adjusting to her new life in the United States.
But the heartbreak of her country’s collapse — and her escape — haunts her a year later.
From me:
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The GOP hitched "their wagon to a man who's spent the last several weeks ranting about widespread voter fraud, secret ballot dumps...and a global Democratic cabal engineering a fraudulent and rigged election process." via
@sonam_sheth
@grace_panetta
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Several members are wearing blue or yellow in honor of Ukraine.
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NEW:
@RepAuchincloss
is introducing a kids’ online safety bill that would update COPPA from age 13 to 16. It would also require online platforms to verify the age of their users.
Details here:
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Sen. Lindsey Graham just introduced a bill that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy nationwide. It comes amid backlash to the overturning Roe v. Wade, and as abortion has become a top concern among voters. from
@metzgov
and me:
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BREAKING: Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the Supreme Court, in a bipartisan 53-47 vote
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