@DafnaLinzer

adviser to the CEO. @USNews & World Report. Former Executive Editor, POLITICO; Managing Editor, Politics for NBC News & MSNBC. Proud fellow @GUpolitics.

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Joined April 2010
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The DOD inspector general is investigating Secretary Hegseth's use of Signal, including whether he complied with records laws. This kind of oversight is sorely needed. xitter.cf/jengriffinfnc/status/1…
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DOD Inspector General launches investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal App and handling of classified information.
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"If Democrats want to shut the government down because the American people are learning about where tax dollars are going, I think they're going to lose.” I caught up with @MathurAshton from @usnews to talk about mine and Trump's return to DC.
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In which I overread Trump/Vance meeting summaries so you don't have to: Vance/Han meeting summary today vs Trump/Xi call on Friday (where did TikTok go?)
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The move comes as the Republican National Committee and allies of former President Donald Trump have filed a swath of lawsuits intending to sow doubt in the 2024 election before the results have been tallied.
Dafna Linzer@DafnaLinzer5 Nov 2024
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Influential Attorneys Send a Message to Their Peers: No More Frivolous Election Lawsuits

A letter signed by more than 100 current and former bar association presidents implores lawyers to ‘safeguard the rule of law’ amid an onslaught of lawsuits by Trump allies.

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Influential Attorneys Send a Message to Their Peers: No More Frivolous Election Lawsuits

A letter signed by more than 100 current and former bar association presidents implores lawyers to ‘safeguard the rule of law’ amid an onslaught of lawsuits by Trump allies.

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TIME's new cover: How the U.S. election will be protected ti.me/4eVxmui
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It’s been a stunning 75 days since we last saw this debate stage. usnews.com/news/national-new…

7 of the Wildest Political Moments Since the Last Presidential Debate

An assassination attempt. A new Democratic presidential nominee. A seismic Supreme Court decision. A look back at one of the ‘most dramatic’ summers in U.S. presidential history.

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This news story seems to me a model of how to interpret old military records. It takes work. washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Analysis | Tuberville’s tales about his father in World War II have false elements

The senator says his father was a tank commander and won five Bronze stars. Nope.

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Amazing scoop and reporting by @tab_delete :
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BREAKING: Stanford president to resign his post, retract “at least” 3 papers, after our reporting in @StanfordDaily exposed multiple papers with data manipulation and his refusal to retract studies when given opportunities over the course of 2 decades. stanforddaily.com/2023/07/19…

Stanford president resigns over manipulated research

Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne will resign effective Aug. 31. He will also retract or issue lengthy corrections to five widely cited papers for which he was principal author after a Stanfo...

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Breaking - Exclusive Pennsylvania, New Mexico secretaries of state interviewed as part of 2020 election interference probe | @CNN ⁦@CNNPolitics⁩ via ⁦@ZcohenCNN⁩ cnn.com/2023/07/14/politics/…

Pennsylvania, New Mexico secretaries of state interviewed as part of 2020 election interference...

Federal prosecutors have interviewed the secretaries of state for both Pennsylvania and New Mexico in recent months as part of the ongoing investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election,...

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NEW: Kushner testified before grand jury about Trump's efforts to overturn election. Kushner and several witnesses were recently questioned about whether Trump told them he knew he lost election, which would help show corrupt intent at a trial w/@maggieNYT nytimes.com/2023/07/13/us/po…

Prosecutors Ask Witnesses Whether Trump Acknowledged He Lost 2020 Race (Published 2023)

Jared Kushner was questioned before a federal grand jury as prosecutors appeared to be trying to establish if the former president knew his efforts to stay in power were built on a lie.

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When the town of Golden Valley hired a Black police chief, “members of the overwhelmingly white police force responded to both hires by quitting — in droves,” writes @radleybalko. The effect was not what critics of police reform would have predicted. nyti.ms/3Xzl7vn

Opinion | Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped. (Published 2023)

This charming town has a powerful tale to tell.

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Pence tells me that while Trump wanted to pull out US troops from Afghanistan, he did not agree. He expected to leave a residual force, argues Biden could've done so & says the Taliban broke terms of the Trump 2020 diplomatic deal. He responds to State's after action report...
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Transcript: Former Vice President Mike Pence on "Face the Nation," July 2, 2023

The following is a transcript of an interview with former Vice President Mike Pence that aired on "Face the Nation" on July 2, 2023.

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EXCLUSIVE: In a letter obtained by Rolling Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Quinta Brunson, and 300+ actors have threatened SAG-AFTRA that they will go on strike if their demands are not met trib.al/gqS3qn2

Jennifer Lawrence, A-List Actors Threaten to Strike in Letter to SAG

In a letter signed by 300+ actors, including Meryl Streep, members of the Screen Actors Guild say they’re ready to strike for the best deal possible.

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.@petersgoodman goes to Suriname to show us how China's rise in what amounts to subprime lending has made the IMF reluctant to extend debt relief on its own -- burying developing countries and their citizens under spiraling inflation. nytimes.com/2023/06/26/busin…

Trapped in the Crossfire of the U.S.-China Rivalry (Published 2023)

Suriname, a tiny nation ravaged by recession, inflation and impossible debts, saw its relief held up by superpower politics. It won’t be the only country.

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More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 pandemic-relief programs, new watchdog report says (from @AP) apnews.com/article/99d3c6b4f…
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Paul Kane@pkcapitol27 Jun 2023
At his darkest hour @JohnFetterman didn’t contemplate actual suicide, instead something different: “Indifferent if I live.” @ColbyItkowitz takes us through that journey & his return to anti-establishment roots. washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Sen. John Fetterman is ‘grateful’ to be alive and back in the fight

The Pennsylvania Democrat is showing flashes of the populist firebrand who excited voters and flipped a Republican seat in last year's midterms.

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Maggie Haberman Says Trumpworld Sources Tell Her 'This Tape Is The Most Damning Piece Of Evidence' mediaite.com/news/maggie-hab…

Maggie Haberman Says Trumpworld Sources Tell Her ‘This Tape Is The Most Damning Piece Of Evidence’

Maggie Haberman told CNN’s Abby Phillip that her sources say the newly-released bombshell tape "is the most damning piece of evidence that they know of."

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“litigants can win cases that stand up for our democracy.”
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Alan Feuer@alanfeuer23 Jun 2023
New: Mike Roman, a top aide to Trump's 2020 campaign, is in talks to voluntarily answer Jack Smith's questions about fake elector plan. If it happens, it would be the first known cooperation by someone directly involved in the scheme. w/@maggiehaberman nytimes.com/2023/06/23/us/po…

Former Trump Campaign Official in Talks to Cooperate in Jan. 6 Inquiry (Published 2023)

The office of the special counsel is negotiating with Michael Roman, who was closely involved in the efforts to create slates of pro-Trump electors in states won in 2020 by Joseph R. Biden Jr.

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