Senior investigative reporter at Washington Examiner, ex-Fox News senior writer. Let's leave my employers out of this... All views are mine.
Washington, D.C.
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The Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity has completely set Trump loose. Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) explains. (9/10/26)
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A White House lawyer says President Trump has officially invoked executive privilege in the court fight involving his management of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. nbcnews.com/politics/donald-…
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Sen. Jon Ossoff pledged that he would serve a full Senate term if he’s reelected next month.
It’s a striking commitment given that Ossoff, who is running in a battleground state, has been floated as a 2028 presidential candidate. washingtonsun.com/campaigns/…
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President Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, describes herself as a lawyer, and he called her “an attorney.” The New York Times was unable to find a law license for her. In an interview, she said the confusion is the result of a misunderstanding. nyti.ms/3UnhqMh
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Least surprising news ever
SCOOP: Kalshi has launched an investigation into a series of suspicious trades on their platform on President Trump's selection of Katie Zacharia to be his next White House press secretary.
Zacharia was at about a 1% odds favorite to becoming press secretary prior to today's developments but at least three traders placed "yes" bets on her getting the job prior to any news of Trump selecting her.
Story w/ @PhilipWegmann and @KThomasDC
wsj.com/finance/regulation/k…
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Trump went from calling tech leaders tyrants to having inside jokes with them? What changed?
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Politicians are all focusing on affordability—unless you’re disabled.
We can’t ignore the disproportionate affordability issues devastating disabled individuals’ wallets, I wrote in @dcexaminer.
🤖 Made with AI
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Damn right
It is my honor and privilege to announce that President @BarackObama is joining us on the trail in Detroit on Saturday, October 24.
Get. Ready.
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Mark Guiducci: “Do you know who Laura Reiley is?”
Sam Altman: “I don't.”
Mark Guiducci: “She is a journalist. She wrote an essay in the ‘Times’ last year. Her daughter committed suicide after speaking to ChatGPT. ChatGPT did not tell her to kill herself—”
OpenAI Publicist: “Mark, We have two minutes left. I want to be respectful, but I’d like to move on and talk a little bit about the future and what’s coming.”
Watch the two-part interview: vanityfair.visitlink.me/IRef…
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In the last hours of Noem’s tenure, her agency delivered a windfall to one of her political donors by buying five airplanes from the man’s firm at a substantial markup, documents show. @Haleaziz @Fahrenthold @NickNehamas @tylerpager @NirajC nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/po…
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NEW in @playbookdc: Ken Paxton in leaked audio vents over his campaign being run by DC:
“I don’t control message or what we’re doing”
“I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign…it’s all coming — you know — from DC”
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The U.S. government is actively monitoring a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia following the death of a 28-year-old lab worker who was reportedly infected after coming into contact with a broken test tube containing the pathogen. washingtonsun.com/us-news/u-…
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“I think Noem and Hegseth are probably the poster children for men and women who should never have the authority they've been granted,” retiring Sen. Thom Tillis tells 60 Minutes.
In the Senate, Tillis voted to confirm all of Trump’s Cabinet nominees, but he later helped speed Kristi Noem’s departure and is calling for Pete Hegseth to resign. In his book, Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth his “biggest regret.” cbsn.ws/4AJdmq9
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NEW: President Trump directly told Russ Vought to find the funds to finance the ads glorifying him. The agency’s general counsel and WH counsel both signed off on the move as legal. The president and WH chief of staff spoke to the DHS secretary. nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/po…
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Breaking News: Tennessee’s prison chief resigned days after overseeing the failed execution of Christa Pike, the governor said. nyti.ms/4hAAIVX
State Fair with Congressman Rob Wittman (R). He’s in the fight of his political life against Shannon Taylor (D) in a Virginia House race being closely watched nationally as a potential bellwether. Story to follow. @dcexaminer @ReElectWittman @ShannonTaylorVA
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Trump claims he cut drug prices by "300, 400, 500, 600, even 700%"
(This is not mathematically possible)
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This is the most brazenly corrupt shit I have ever seen in politics and its not even close. Ken Paxton read this tweet and thought...damn that's fucked up.
NEWS: Trump to host "most EXCLUSIVE DINNER IN THE WORLD" for top 185 purchasers of his meme crypto
Buying $1M (or less!) worth of $TRUMP coin should get you in Nov 22
Trump has pocketed $635 million
Investors down +$4 billion on Trump crypto
Invite ⬇️
washingtonsun.com/whitehouse…
