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Washington Post senior national affairs correspondent, with a side interest in sharks (the ones who swim in the sea). Retweets don't constitute endorsements.

Joined March 2010

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  1. Retweeted
    11 hours ago

    Even fully staffed, parks are dangerous, an average of six people die each week in the park system.

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  2. “We’ll see what happens. It may get solved, it may not get solved." Trump threatens years-long shutdown for his wall, via

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  3. “We are taking risks with some of our most treasured natural resources without knowing that we’re doing our best to protect people, that we’re doing our best to protect park resources,” of W/

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  4. National parks are inherently risky, with several visitors dying in an average week. But as the shutdown drags on, experts worry that keeping them open poses greater dangers. W/

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    Thanks Juliet. It was a telling moment.

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  7. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Ran into a fact-checker colleague at the Post who looked tired. "How's it going?" I said. "I'm still working on that Cabinet meeting from yesterday," he said, walking back to his desk.

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  9. Jan 3

    2/ And I say that because when I covered the House, it was only male members who had a restroom off the floor--where they could also get their shoes shined. Times have changed.

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  10. Jan 3

    1/ I love how captured this moment of symbolism, as the 116th Congress began: "Women lawmakers had to wait until 2011 to get a restroom off the floor of the House. On Thursday for the first time, there was a line to get in."

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  11. Jan 3

    Trump proves to be an enigmatic negotiator, as the government shutdown continues with no end in sight. Via

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  13. Jan 3

    JUST IN: Former Trump club employee says management kept her off Secret Service screening list because she is undocumented. Via

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  14. Jan 3

    NEW: The Justice Department is investigating whether Ryan Zinke lied to Interior's inspector general. W/ and

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  15. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    23 years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington DC. Today, we return to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first Somali-American in Congress. 🙏🏾

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  16. Jan 2

    Thanks so much! While and I don’t write about him nearly as much anymore, it turns out that sometimes there’s still news worth sharing.

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  17. Jan 2

    House Democrats are a day away from taking charge--and their liberal flank is already threatening to derail one of their first official acts. on the new DC reality show we will all be forced to watch come Jan. 3rd

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    Jan 2

    “As has been written since I left,” Reid told me, “I was kind of a strange guy.” Harry Reid Has a Few Words for Washington

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    It's been a high honor to serve & the American People as Secretary. We've restored public lands “for the benefit & enjoyment of the people,” improved public access & shall never be held hostage again for our energy needs. God bless America & those who defend her.

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    Jan 2

    Halliburton CEO Dave Lesar has exited the oilfield services giant amid a U.S. review of a land deal involving former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

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