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White House Columnist at The Hill; resident of DC; missing NYC; product of Ireland; usual disclaimers apply. Email: NStanage@TheHill.com

Washington, DC
Joined March 2009

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  1. Having covered the president since the start of his time in office, I like to think I am reasonably adept at following Trumpian segues and turns of phrase. But I must admit that this, from the Rose Garden news conference today, completely lost me.

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    Camp David for WH team retreat. “Acting Chief Of Staff Mick Mulvaney invited White House Senior Staff to Camp David for a staff retreat to lay out the administrations 2019 priorities. President Trump will join the team and lead meetings on Sunday.” —

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  4. “I did. Absolutely I said that.” Trump, asked by if he suggested the shutdown could last a year or more.

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  5. This is all rather freeform, even by the president’s standards.

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  6. Trump using the media attention for shutdown talks to broadcast the “tremendous” job numbers released earlier.

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  7. White House Rose Garden right now. Comments expected from President Trump in 5 mins, per WH aide. No guidance on whether he will take questions.

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  8. Speaker, speaking.

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  9. Divided government on display at the White House today. Congressional leaders including ⁦⁩ and ⁦⁩ expected to address media outside the West Wing. A platform is up in the Rose Garden, presumably for comments from ⁦⁩.

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  10. Romney probably won't primary Trump. But someone almost certainly will. My column today looks at that question — and the state of the president's reelection campaign which, like everything else in TrumpWorld, is subject to backbiting and odd rivalries:

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  11. Jan 3

    Another absurd thing about the framing of that dance video is the placing of “Sandy” — quite a well-known diminutive form of Alexandria! — in scare quotes. Gonna start doing that for all politicians. “Mike” Pence. “Rick” Santorum. Etcetera.

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  12. Jan 3

    NEWS: Out of the blue, Sarah Huckabee Sanders briefing in approximately five minutes.

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  13. Jan 3

    One of 's main political advantages, it seems to me, is the tendency of her opponents to dive off the deep end at the mere mention of her name. Dancing? The horror!

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  14. Jan 3

    State of the Union visuals, with Trump speaking and Pelosi right behind him, are going to be a treat.

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    Jan 3

    this little girl is VERY EXCITED that people are voting for nancy pelosi

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  16. Jan 3

    Didn't realize I needed this today, but here we are.

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  17. Jan 2

    “On The Waterfront” is on TCM, which means everyone else is acting in that stagey 1950s way while Marlon Brando wanders around being revolutionary and brilliant.

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  18. Jan 2

    Apple, the world's largest company, has lost roughly one-third of its value in three months.

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  19. Jan 2

    Apple shareholders watch resumption of trading.

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  20. Jan 2

    WELL. Romney, asked by whether he will endorse Trump in 2020: "It's too early to make that decision and I want to see what the alternatives are." Says he himself is not running again.

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