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He's got the suit and tie and the pin. Now, he waits for the oath.
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Biography coming in 2023:
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Barbara Walters turns 93 today (though she usually shaved two years off her age). She broke barriers for every female broadcaster who followed, and at considerable personal cost. In researching my bio of her--out next year by @simonschuster -- I've been astounded by her impact.
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The committee has released more than 100 transcripts so far... 👀
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Interested in the VA's new EHR, or in health information systems in general? This is a must read, by the incomparable @orionds twitter.com/orionds/status…
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Sam Bankman-Fried's political donations totaled millions. FTX could sue to recover them. usatoday.com/story/news/pol via w/
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The Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House decorated for the State visit of French President Emmanuel Macron… #bienvenue
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“For me, the hour’s come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on leaving leadership.
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Exclusive: Mike Pence predicts 'better choices,' not Trump, as the GOP's 2024 nominee. Here's my interview >>>
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Look what was awaiting in the Sheraton lobby in Akron - @SusanPage @TrevorHughes @DonovanSlack
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Exclusive: Rocky debate erodes Fetterman's lead over Oz in pivotal Pennsylvania Senate race usatoday.com/story/news/pol via
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The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and beating her husband with a hammer appears to have made racist and often rambling posts online, including some that echoed QAnon conspiracy theories.
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Explore our analysis with and the full list of the top billionaire beneficiary candidates here. 10/10
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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski's campaign banked $$$ from dozens of out-of-state billionaires – 61 in all. 9/10
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Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee in the Georgia Senate race against , racked up almost $4 million in billionaire backing, nearly half of which came from Home Depot founder Bernard Marcus. 8/10
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Eric Lynn, one of only two Democrats among top billionaire beneficiaries, got $5 million from a cousin in Chicago. Lynn is a former Obama administration official running for a House seat against Trump-backed Republican Anna Paulina Luna . 7/10
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced a federal school choice bill. Thirteen days later, FEC records show, billionaire school-choice advocate Jeff Yass gave $5 million to a super PAC supporting Paul. 6/10
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Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz and committees aligned with his candidacy got millions in support from billionaires. Among his ultra-rich backers: finance moguls Jeff Yass and Stephen Schwarzman. 5/10
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JD Vance’s campaign collected checks from 11 out-of-state billionaires… 4/10
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Blake Masters’ campaign banked contributions from 15 out-of-state billionaires… 3/10
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Two associates of PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel made our list of top candidate recipients of billionaire bucks: Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance and Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters. But Thiel isn’t the only billionaire backing their candidacies… 2/10
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Billionaires plunked down more than $82 million to support dozens of GOP Senate candidates, including hefty investments in some of the closest races in the country, a USA TODAY analysis of data found. Here’s who got the most… 1/10
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New from : GOP candidates getting big $ from billionaires: Ron Johnson, Blake Masters, J.D. Vance among the 2022 candidates who got the most from America's ultra rich this election cycle- from w/
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Billionaire boost: Cash windfall fuels Republican Senate candidates as election nears
A Peace Corps worker killed a woman in 2019. State Department officials told police that he had diplomatic immunity. He didn't.
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Billionaires have pumped a jaw-dropping total of $672.6 million into the midterm campaigns. Who are they? And what do they want for their money? A graphical exploration by my colleagues >>>
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Billionaires are opening their wallets wide – very wide – to support political candidates and causes as a crucial election nears that will decide control of Congress for the next two years – and hence legislation that could benefit the ultrawealthy. usatoday.com/in-depth/news/
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Billionaires are opening their wallets wide – very wide – to support political candidates and causes as a crucial election nears that will decide control of Congress for the next two years – and hence legislation that could benefit the ultrawealthy.
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These are the top billionaire political funders - from a private equity titan whose parties have featured camels, Bond girls and Gwen Stefani, to a splashy young crypto mogul who sleeps on bean bags and waxes philosophical on Twitter about playing video games too much.
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It can be hard to fathom the lives they lead, these billionaires who are funding American politics at such a grand scale compared to the rest of the population. We dug into just a few – the top political spenders so far.
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More than a third of Democrats’ take from billionaires came from a single man – hedge fund mogul George Soros.
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Republicans got more $$$ from billionaires, collecting $360 million compared to Democrats’ $300 million, according to analysis in partnership with a nonpartisan nonprofit that tracks money in politics.
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Billionaires account for 0.0003% of US adults, but they gave more than 10% of political contributions this election cycle. Experts say the monstrous amounts the ultrawealthy are allowed to pump into politics skew the entire democracy toward their priorities.
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Billionaires are opening their wallets wide – very wide – to support political candidates and causes as a crucial election nears that will decide control of Congress for the next two years – and hence legislation that could benefit the ultrawealthy.
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Just in: calling for Ian to make landfall as Cat 4, and expects a ‘life-threatening storm surge,’ 'devastating’ winds, ‘catastrophic’ flooding and tornadoes. Storm is growing larger.
Update: wapo.st/3Sh4XTX
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Breaking this out: If you are interested in giving community aid (in any form!) to Gannett employees affected by layoffs, fill out this form: forms.gle/EdA6Wwti9VxLKm
The aid team is getting a handle on what people need and then they'll be reaching out to people who can donate.
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I delved into the history of the Defense Production Act with and found presidents have used the authority with mixed results. Story here:
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The VA had previously denied 70% of claims from veterans who blamed exposure to toxic burn pits for their illnesses. The legislation that passed Congress Tuesday makes benefits automatic for many.
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