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Such a great night.
Proud to represent Charlotte’s and Gastonia’s in the game.
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Just a fantastic game on a beautiful night. A privilege to play. Looking forward to next year.
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After pinch running, @JeffJacksonNC scores again. He’s scored twice today.
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Beautiful night for the congressional baseball game.
Score is close. We got this.
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Congress doesn’t have all the revenge and ambushes to be an actual House of Cards episode.
Except last week.
Last week was totally House of Cards.
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Here’s why Wheel of Fortune matters so much to members of Congress:
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It’s crunch time on debt ceiling.
The hardest part isn’t finding a deal - it’s finding a deal that *won’t cost Speaker McCarthy his job* at the hands of his right flank.
He has to stand up to them or we’re in trouble.
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For his next act, Rep. Santos is going to try to become a martyr.
Let’s all be smarter than that.
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Folks, they got him.
But also, he’s back and has the protection of his leadership?
The strange saga of Mr. Santos continues.
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Three weeks from possible default.
The odds of actually defaulting should be zero, but they’re not.
Here’s why Speaker McCarthy’s best-case scenario might be the one he can’t say out loud:
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Last night, the GOP in our state House used a party-line vote to pass a 12-week abortion ban - in a bill that was made public less than 24 hours earlier.
They want to do this so fast that people don’t notice.
Let’s make sure that plan fails.
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We’re about six weeks from default.
One big question:
Is there any bipartisan deal that Speaker McCarthy can bring to a vote that won’t cost him his job as Speaker?
If not, we’ve got a major problem.
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Our state Supreme Court just ruled that partisan gerrymandering will now be perfectly legal under state law going forward.
This is a huge loss for voters. No matter how you vote, it diminishes your power.
You deserve better.
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I told you that the angriest voices in Congress are mostly faking - that they’re just auditioning for certain news shows.
Then Newsmax decided to prove my point.
Watch:
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A freshman House Democrat known for his use of TikTok is going viral once again -- this time for calling out some of his colleagues' "fake" outrage. joins us.
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WATCH: @chrislhayes says @JeffJacksonNC looks like an AI conjuring of a member of Congress. #inners
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Freshman Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson knocks his colleagues for "totally faking" outrage
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I’ve been in Congress for 100 days.
Most of the really angry voices here are faking it.
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A nationwide ban of abortion medication is not what our country wants.
A federal judge in Texas has misread the law and massively overreached. This needs a fix before his order goes into effect on Friday.
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At this point, we can safely say that the decision by this legislator to suddenly switch parties will have major consequences for millions of people.
You can read more here:
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There are no recall provisions in North Carolina. She will be able to serve her full two-year term, which just began in January. For that period, Republicans will now be in full control.
It is unclear whether she intends to run for re-election or seek another office in 2024.
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I have never seen anything like this.
This legislator was a long-time Democrat and had just been elected on a strongly Democratic platform in a district that votes Democratic by roughly 20 points.
I am hearing from many of her constituents and they are in a state of shock.
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And the state budget - which controls education funding - can now be passed entirely on the basis of Republican votes.
This will likely have a major impact on funding for public education and teacher pay.
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I can’t overstate the consequences of this switch.
While we don’t know how she will vote on any given bill, dozens of bills that were essentially dead - from elections law changes to reproductive freedom to LGBTQ rights to education policy - may have just sprung back to life.
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Until today, Democrats had enough votes to sustain the Governor’s veto - but only by a margin of one vote in the NC House.
With this switch, Republicans now have a supermajority in both chambers, which just gave them full control for the first time since 2017.
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This morning there was a political earthquake in North Carolina.
A legislator in the state House announced she was switching parties from Democrat to Republican.
I want to make sure you understand how dramatic the impact of this one switch will be.
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What we’ve learned from the world’s first Twitter-driven bank run:
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The TikTok congressional hearing was brutal, but this issue is much broader than just one app.
We need a data privacy law that protects us from *all* social media platforms.
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This is an enormous - and long overdue - win for the whole state.
I sincerely appreciate the legislators and community leaders who fought for this for so many years.
It took too long, but we got there. A great day.
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Medicaid Expansion is a once in a generation investment that will make all North Carolina families healthier while strengthening our economy, and I look forward to signing this legislation soon. - RC
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If you’ve been following or worrying about the potential fallout from Silicon Valley Bank and the stability of the US banking system, this is the best explanation of what’s happened I’ve seen. Thank you, .
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Last night we had an emergency Zoom call with most of Congress to stop a bank run.
Here’s the situation:
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Translation from far-right House GOP:
"We've decided to allow our country to default. Other people can try to solve this while we throw rocks at them. Privately, we hope that the responsible people succeed, but if we cause a default, we'll blame Biden."
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This is the guy to follow if you just want to know what's going on. No spin. Just facts.
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The war in Ukraine has entered its decisive phase.
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Her commitment to the city and state have made our lives better and she will long be remembered for her contributions.
My prayers are with her family and friends as we fondly honor her memory.
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Ms. Cozzie Watkins was a dedicated champion for Mecklenburg County and North Carolina. A nurse and public servant on the Charlotte Planning Commission, Cozzie proudly presented Charlotte to the country during the 2020 Democratic Convention as NC’s delegate for the Roll Call.
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Cozzie Watkins was a dear friend whom I admired, respected and learned from. As a nurse, Cozzie dedicated her life to caring for others. As a volunteer, party chair, convention delegate, and activist, she was bettered the lives of her neighbors and worked for equity and justice.
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