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So excited to join the team and hit the trail!
We are pleased share the
@CBSPolitics
Unit is expanding as we announce today our 2024 class of campaign reporters:
@NidiaCavazosTV
@shawnamizelle
@AlliNovelo
@olivialarinaldi
@JakeMRosen
@taureansmall
Read more:
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How did I miss this yesterday? This is easily the best thing to come out of
#debatenight
#ThanksALotBitch
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📍Eau Claire, WI
After landing in Wisconsin,
@JDVance
deplaned and walked toward AF2 where
@KamalaHarris
had landed minutes before. Vance said he did not see the VP as her motorcade started to leave, explained he “just wanted to see his future plane.”
@CBSPolitics
@CBSNews
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JUST IN:
@HouseDemocrats
's resolution to formalize the impeachment inquiry of
@realDonaldTrump
has been released.
What's next: the resolution will be marked up tomorrow in committee then it's headed to the floor for a vote on Thursday.
Read:
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📍North Charleston, SC
@NikkiHaley
arrives at her first post-NH primary rally in S.C., starts by taking jabs at Trump, says he feels threatened by her, mocks his recent gaffe when he mixed up Haley w/Nancy Pelosi, presses him to debate:
“Bring it Donald, show me what you got”
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It appears
@realDonaldTrump
has left the Walter Reed to greet supporters.
@SpectrumNews1WI
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#LULAC2019
welcomed presidential candidate
@marwilliamson
during the Women’s Hall of Fame Luncheon.
After her speech, I asked her how she's planning on winning over voters in the Midwest.
Watch part one of her reply 👇🏽
@SpectrumNews1WI
@SpectrumNewsDC
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Profiled
@abreezeclayton
, a rising star in the Democratic Party, this week as she worked to build a coalition of young voters to back Biden in North Carolina in November.
Also, my first time at
@appstate
did not disappoint. Beautiful campus.
@CBSPolitics
@CBSNews
Donald Trump will be in North Carolina on Saturday, a state he narrowly won in 2020 and one President Biden is hoping to turn blue with the help of young voters.
@taureansmall
met up with the new chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party for a look at the campaigning efforts.
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📍Charlotte, NC
@NikkiHaley
’s last stop of the night is at a packed local brewery in the Queen City. The majority raised their hands when asked if this is the first time hearing Haley speak in person.
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Happening now:
@SenRonJohnson
joins Senate Republicans in demanding
@POTUS
allow press access to the immigrant facilities at the US/Mexico border. He and a delegation will travel to the border this weekend.
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In Mishawaka this morning where
@LindseyGrahamSC
will campaign for GOP
#INSen
nominee Mike Braun (
@braun4indiana
).
#Midterms2018
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My grandmother was blown away by this surprise visit from
@ChicagoCAPS07
!
Couldn't thank the officers enough for consistently looking after my grandma, especially after her husband passed away this year.
Oh, and of course I starting filming when I realized what was happening:
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In MKE today:
@VP
meets, talks to local Hispanic leaders at
@UWM
after giving remarks at the Democratic Attorneys General Association Conference.
@SpectrumNews1WI
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📍Raleigh, NC
@NikkiHaley
greets a crowded hall at an Amtrak train station in Raleigh before picking up her campaigning in Massachusetts later today.
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Crowded room for
@PeteButtigieg
’s D.C. appearance. The venue (Politics & Prose Bookstore) was at capacity about a half hour ago.
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ICYMI: GOP congressman-elect
@derrickvanorden
arrived to Capitol Hill on his Harley this morning.
"You may notice some differences between your grandaddy's Republican party and this one. We've got blue collars... we ride motorcycles..."
@SpectrumNewsDC
@SpectrumNews1WI
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@JDVance
@KamalaHarris
@CBSNews
@CBSPolitics
“Why do you guys say Swiss cheese is insulting?”
@JDVance
&
@Eric_Schmitt
stop at a local cheesesteak spot after his event.
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The lighting. The lamp. The art. Music. Pillow. 10/10
@taureansmall
*reposting with correct @.
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Rainy start to
@JDVance
’s day. The Republican VP Nominee is headed to Wisconsin for a campaign stop in Milwaukee. His wife Usha and his pup Atlas 🦮 are joining him on the trail today.
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📍Charleston, SC
@NikkiHaley
is the guest speaker at the
@postandcourier
’s Pints & Politics event. She goes after Trump, talks abortion, SNL & more.
She also weighed in on senate border deal, says she doesn’t support it.
“It doesn’t go far enough”
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A "build that wall" chant breaks out in this packed gymnasium.
It's the third chant the crowd voiced ahead of
@realDonaldTrump
's
#Elkhart
rally.
They also chanted "lock her up" and "U.S.A."
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First round of Qs on the economy wraps. Many of the candidates made the pitch that the economy isn't working well for everyone (women, the manufacturing Midwest, poor/working-class communities).
#DemDebate
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📍Nevada, IA
@NikkiHaley
picks up another swing across Iowa today, starting with a packed town hall in Story County.
She started by asking the crowd of >80 voters if this were their first time hearing her speak in person. More than half of the room raised their hands.
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NEW:
@JDVance1
slams potential Dem VPshortlister
@AndyBeshearKY
to press on TF2 after he criticized his roots:
"It’s very weird to have a guy whose 1st job was at his dad's law firm and inherited the governorship from his father criticize my origin story."
@CBSNews
@CBSPolitics
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.
@NikkiHaley
stumps for
@RonJohnsonWI
in Waukesha, WI. She joined him on the trail at a few stops across the state.
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📍Muscatine, IA
@RonDeSantis
picks up another 4-county swing in Iowa today as part of the Never Back Down bus tour. His first stop is the headquarters of an ag/food and beverage manufacturer.
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Cats are great.
I love them.
Really, I do.
Also, they're the worst.
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Confirmed in a tweet he put out moments before his motorcade arrived.
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“There clearly is no other remedy than impeachment at this point.”
-
@RepJayapal
on the support for
#impeachment
, cites stonewalling from the President/White House on subpoenas.
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“Not only was this crisis predictable, it was predicted.”
-
@SenRonJohnson
, former
@HSGAC
chair, says he’s been monitoring the surge of border apprehensions, says Pres. Biden’s policies have exacerbated the situation.
@SpectrumNews1WI
@SpectrumNewsDC
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A berrien county commissioner confirmed to me 3 dead in
#BerrienCountyCourthouse
shooting.
@ABC57News
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"We've got to look forward not back." -
@PeteButtigieg
/
@PeteforDNC
jumps in, says they should not fight over 2016 primary.
#DNCDebate
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Huge shout out to
@ABC57News
's
@alyssa_marino
. She's a phenomenal, passionate and honest reporter. Keep up the great work.
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Followed a bipartisan group of lawmakers this morning as they hand washed the Vietnam Vet Memorial Wall (
@VVMF
).
What this means to
@RepGallagher
: "It's about coming together and through a small act of service to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice."
@SpectrumNews1WI
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📍Durham, NC
@VP
Kamala Harris announces new funding for minority and women small business owners outside of a placard commemorating North Carolina’s Black Wall Street, a hub for Black-owned businesses during the early 1900s.
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Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
addresses the crowd in Spanish. He's speaking at
@LaCasaDeAmistad
's "Know Your Rights" event.
@ABC57News
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📍Sumter, SC
“If there are any folks who deserve to go from the back of the bus to driving the damn bus, it’s the black folks here in South Carolina.”
@harrisonjaime
kicks off “First in the Nation” rally at Morris College, celebrates the
@DNC
recognizing S.C.’s primary first.
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A day a dueling events in WI and MI between
@JDVance
&
@KamalaHarris
comes to an end.
This shot of Air Force 2 through the window of Trump Force 2 is just about as close to the “passing ships” metaphor as you can get.
@CBSNews
@CBSPolitics
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(cont..)
"This isn't about saying to workers in Michigan or Wisconsin... 'I want to give you this so that I will win the election.' It's bigger than that. It's pointing out that [Trump's policies] are un-American."
-
@marwilliamson
on how she plans to win over Midwest voters.
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After nearly 4 years of covering politics in IN, I’m happy to announce I’m the latest Capitol Hill reporter to join the talented team at Spectrum News D.C.
I’m looking forward to closely following national politics for
@SpectrumNews1WI
starting next week.
Also...
#TnT
is back!
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BREAKING: Trump taken off stage after a shooting breaks out at his PA rally.
@CBSPolitics
@CBSNews
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Had a blast on the desk for CBS Overnight News. Beyond grateful for the opportunity to share great stories from our network with you!
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(cont..)
"We have a government that works in unholy alliance w/this new corporate aristocracy & this is not going to end w/incremental approach... we need a moral, spiritual, economic, political & social revolution."
-
@marwilliamson
on the change the White House needs.
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To be fair,
@JDVance
said he hates Swiss cheese. He asked why they hate it too (video of exchange below).
But also… I’m from Chicago and I call a cheesesteaks, “Phillies,” mostly because I know it bothers
@JessArnoldTV
.
JD Vance gets a cheesesteak at Pat’s: ‘He asked about why we don’t have Swiss cheese’
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Literally my worst nightmare. Luckily no swear words were caught on live TV!
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Happening now: students at John Adams stage a walk out in support of
#DACA
recipients.
@ABC57News
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.
@marwilliamson
talks policy: What will she do to help farmers impacted by the ongoing trade war with China? What's her plan to address industrial Midwest communities that are experiencing economic anxiety?
Part one of her reply 👇🏽
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#WISen
thread:
Dem Candidate Tom Nelson (
@NelsonforWI
) calls for the end the filibuster after the
#SCOTUS
draft opinion leak on the future of Roe v. Wade.
"My hope would be that this would be one more example of how we need to change the rules and tradition of the US Senate"
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Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
starts address, touts job growth, support for private investment and increase in population.
@ABC57News
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Happening now: ahead of their first official meeting, House Select Committee on China (
@SCCRepublican
) Chair
@RepGallagher
& Ranking Member
@CongressmanRaja
hear personal stories from activists and CCP dissidents.
@SpectrumNewsDC
@SpectrumNews1WI
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JUST IN: in re: to
@realDonaldTrump
's planned rally,
@repmarkpocan
announces the RALLIES (Refusal to Accept Losses or Liability In Every Situation) Act, a bill that would void liability waivers for indoor gatherings of 1K+ people if the 2-wk COVID trend is up in the event's area.
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@ABC57News
Students at John Adams are chanting "We support DREAMers." Quite a few told me this
#DACA
protest started through social media.
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Happening now:
@SenatorBaldwin
&
@repmarkpocan
unveil the Stop Wall Street Looting Act, a bill aimed at reforming the private equity industry.
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THEY DID IT!
@Bucks
in Game 6!!!
To quote
@SenatorBaldwin
from earlier today:
#FearTheDeer
#NBAFinals
@SpectrumNews1WI
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“My home state has one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country... Trump simply gave up trying to control this pandemic and Wisconsinites are paying.”
-
@SenatorBaldwin
talks the pandemic’s impact on Wisconsin, has a graph of rising cases in the state.
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@TheOtherMandela
@NelsonforWI
@SpectrumNews1WI
@SpectrumNewsDC
More:
@NelsonforWI
opens up to me about suspending his campaign:
"We ran out of money and so it only makes sense that I'm throwing my support behind the one person in this race is not trying to buy this election."
@SpectrumNews1WI
@SpectrumNewsDC
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"It’s been an unbelievable ride."
-
@Giannis_An34
talks meeting the president, humility and hard work after I asked him about the difference eight years can make.
@SpectrumNews1WI
@SpectrumNewsDC
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.
@SenatorBaldwin
has three words for tonight:
#FearTheDeer
.
The
@Bucks
have huge fans here in Washington.
@SpectrumNews1WI
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"We're glad we can help,"
Adams high school students volunteer to look after the kids of parents attending
@LaCasaDeAmistad
's event.
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"It is absolutely intolerable and unacceptable. Seems like the administration has moved from incompetence to inhumanity and we've got to act quickly."
-
@SenatorBaldwin
on humanitarian crisis at the southern border, approved the Senate bill that would send $4.6 billion in aid.
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Ahead of
@VP
Mike Pence's visit to a Madison GE manufacturing plant this afternoon,
@repmarkpocan
called out the federal response to Wisconsin's repeated requests for PPE and medical supplies.
"If we can't test, we can't open up."
@SpectrumNews1WI
via
@SpectrumNewsDC
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It’s my birthday today.
Also, I have a twin brother so it’s his birthday too.
Here’s a video of us when we were cute:
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"These bills are critically important to working people..."
"We're on the cusp of passing the largest infrastructure reinvestment in America..."
-
@SenatorBaldwin
&
@RepRonKind
weigh in on the roll out of the Build Back Better Framework.
@SpectrumNews1WI
@SpectrumNewsDC
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ICYMI: Wisconsin Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes (
@TheOtherMandela
) roll call speech during the
#DNCConvention
.
@SpectrumNews1WI
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JUST IN: statement from
@WisDems
chair Ben Wikler (
@benwikler
).
"The Democratic Party of Wisconsin sends its well wishes to the Duffy family as they face the medical challenges ahead."
Full statement 👇🏾
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Q: WI farmers are hurting because of the ongoing trade war with China. What would you do differently?
@TulsiGabbard
: "[I understand] the importance of making sure that we've got a foreign policy that is based on cooperation rather than conflict”
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.
@PeteButtigieg
/
@PeteforDNC
joked during the
@CNN
debate he would take his opponents out to lunch. Today, lunch is on Pete for DNC voters.
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📍Milwaukee, WI
“As African American Conservatives, sometimes it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one. You are not the only one.”
-
@votetimscott
addresses Black RNC delegates at this year’s convention, says he’s encouraged by the growing number of Black Conservatives.
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One year ago today, I walked into
@SpectrumNewsDC
for the first time as an employee.
Here’s to many more years and adventures with the talented team in my bureau.
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📍Des Moines, IA
“Whenever you’re at 1% of the poll but you wind up getting 5%, 10% of the [vote], that’s a storyline. So pay attention to that.”
@AsaHutchinson
today lays out his expectations for
#IowaCaucus
night, says, right now, the plan is to stay in the race after Jan 15.
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THREAD: "It's overwhelming."
@RepGwenMoore
says she's still processing the mass shooting at the Molson Coors campus in Milwaukee yesterday.
She's calling on
@senatemajldr
to take up House Dems' gun control bills.
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Who's to blame for the longest
#GovernmentShutdown
ever?
@RepSeanDuffy
says
@SpeakerPelosi
is responsible.
The congressman weighs in on the latest shutdown talks tonight on
@SpectrumNews1WI
.
via
@SpectrumNewsDC
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RACE CALLED.
@CBSNews
projects Democrat
@AndyBeshearKY
wins re-election as Governor of Kentucky.
Here’s crowd reaction to the result:
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“Do you want to go back to losing? That’s what this election is about”
College Football Hall of Famer Lou Holtz takes the stage, rallies for
#INSen
GOP nominee Mike Braun (
@braun4indiana
).
#MAGArally
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Becoming a
#NHRA
winner was important to
@TerryMcMillen
, but the journey to get there meant so much more. His story on
@ABC57News
at 11.
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.
@JDVance
brushes off Walz, Dems calling him and Trump weird at press conference in Eau Claire, WI:
“I think it came from a bunch of 20 year old social media interns who got bullied in high school”
@CBSNews
@CBSPolitics
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Pretty surreal. We were evacuated an hour ago. Protesters reportedly made it outside the doors of the Senate chamber.
US Capitol Police have evacuated two buildings on the Hill, the Madison Library of Congress Building and the Cannon House Office Building, where our crew is set up.
Here’s a look at some staffers and press waiting in a hallway in the Longworth House Office Building.
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Great Pano view of the light display. Quite a few folks out to see the
#Prince
tribute
#RiverLights
.
@DTSouthBend
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Trump on Pence's economic record: he's got a good record despite Obama's administration.
#TrumpPence
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When you finally get your time off request approved for the
#NABJ40
convention.
@NABJ
http://t.co/JEokYHXzKl
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