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Thank you all so much for the birthday love—I love you all right back! Feeling so incredibly thankful for my South Side roots, my soul-affirming partner and daughters, and every unimaginable twist and turn over these 55 years. Can’t wait to see what becomes of the next one!
I knew it way back then and I’m absolutely convinced of it today — you’re one of a kind, @MichelleObama. Happy Birthday!
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So Trump was right. You couldn't trust those polls.
In early 2015, Michael Cohen hired a small tech firm to try to rig online polls in favor of Donald Trump. "What I did was at the direction of and for the sole benefit of [Trump]," Cohen tweeted today. on.wsj.com/2FHANHk
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Excited to have made my first remarks on the House floor today! ⬇️
First House Floor speech from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC): “The truth of this shutdown is that it's actually not about a wall...The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms."
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“You can’t do anything with America unless you are willing to dissect it.”
-James Baldwin
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Checkmate #MadameSpeaker
Re-open the government Donald Trump!
Today, I wrote to @realDonaldTrump recommending that we delay the State of the Union until after government re-opens, as the @SecretService, the lead federal agency for #SOTU security, faces its 26th day without funding. goo.gl/22vzKa
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If Trump now reopens Govt, he visibly surrenders to Pelosi.
If Trump keeps Govt closed, he bleeds support faster. Workers miss next paycheck, air travel delays, govt services fail, and economy stalls.
Trump built the trap and walked into it. Pelosi just locked it behind him.
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HAS NOBODY NOTICED? By keeping government shut down and not paying military, TSA & other “essential” fed workers, Trump violates spirit of the 13th Amendment, banning forced labor, and of Sec 4 of the 14th, demanding that the US pay all its legally authorized debts. Just sayin.
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Karen Pence has taken a job at a school that bans gay employees & requires employees to affirm that “marriage unites one man and one woman” and that “a wife is commanded to submit to her husband. huffingtonpost.com/entry/kar…
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Has anyone told @realDonaldTrump that the shutdown costs the government money? Big money. And that government workers are not the only victims.
Breaking News: The shutdown's economic impact may be double previous estimates, White House economists said. It could push the U.S. into a contraction.
nyti.ms/2FyMTSW
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UPDATE: Within 24hrs of my Tweet, @CBSNews reps met w/ me on Capitol Hill.
CBS admitted they had a lot of work to do & committed to including Blacks on their 2020 election team & all other teams.
True diversity is the inclusion of ALL.
I won't let them off the hook!
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Yesterday, the New York state legislature voted to pass new bills allowing early voting, pre-registration for 16- and 17-year-olds, and consolidated state and federal primaries. They're great first steps to fixing our democracy. Congratulations to all, and let's keep going!
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.@NBCNews instructed staffers this morning not to call Steve King's remarks "racist."
“Be careful to avoid characterizing [King’s] remarks as racist. It is OK to attribute to others as in 'what many are calling racist' or something like that.”
goo.gl/if4wYK
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I wonder if @SRuhle @AliVelshi @KatyTurNBC will have the courage to call out this cowardice by their employer.
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I reached out to DHS last night for comment on a report about border security I'm working on and this is the response I got this morning:
"Due to the current lapse in funding, we are unable to accommodate this request."
🤔🤔🤔
Story TK.
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Anniversary time! 22 years reporting at the White House! Four presidents and I am still standing! instagram.com/p/BsoxxrfFz-X/…
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How dare you type “many black people have no interest in journalism.” Where is your evidence? Your conversation with yourself in your bubble of ignorance? Please get educated and realize @NABJ exists because black people are interested in and highly qualified at journalism.
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