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CA Congressional reporter for , including . Unofficial title is Master of Mayhem, according to a bat on my desk.

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Joined March 2011
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    This should tell you something: When U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa was asked his thoughts on the future of California Republicans, he started singing the Bee Gees. “’Ah, ah, ah, ah, staying alive, staying alive.’” By

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    Dec 20

    Backed by conservatives, Trump vows to veto spending bill over lack of wall funding

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  3. Dec 20

    Feinstein on bump stocks in WaPo: Let’s not celebrate too quickly. Presidents can rescind regulations just as easily as they create them, and in this case, the bump stock ban will likely be tied up in court for years.

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    Dec 20

    Senate leadership person sends me a picture of a ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ when I asked whether there would be enough senators to vote if** the House can pass a new funding bill with robust wall $$. But I feel pretty confident in saying those who have already left are not gonna come back.

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    Dec 20

    Sen. Johnson said at least half the GOP Senators have already gone home

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  6. Dec 20

    Corker/others not giving a crap about the government shutdown as everything burns might be my favorite Twitter.

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  7. Dec 20

    Meadows steps off the floor, gets swarmed by reporters, says he needs to call his wife and he’ll come out and talk later.

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  8. Dec 20

    Same

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  9. Dec 20

    I visited Fresno's newsroom in October, and talk to these people regularly. They're good people who want to do right by their community. Well-covered by GQ, and I wish (who won't speak to McClatchy generally either) would give this a good read.

    MUST READ: on The and the War on Local News and kudos to
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  10. Dec 20

    Deal could avoid shutdown, but California wildfire and water measures have to wait (via )

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  11. Dec 20

    Trump’s vow to build a wall hits a dead end

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  12. Dec 20

    Perdue said the plan would cut about 75 percent of those who are currently granted waivers for work requirements, amounting to $15 billion over 10 years. In California, qualifying counties would go from 55 counties to three.

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  13. Dec 19

    Many of my friends are journalists who used to need a Facebook account for their jobs (many still do). But no one wants anything to do with their platform if they can help it. I think the news this week is the line for a lot of people – it shows they're not getting better.

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  14. Dec 19

    I posted on Facebook about an hour ago that I'm planning to delete my account on that platform due to its continued reported abuses of people's privacy. And it is amazing how many people messaged me saying they're thinking of the same.

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  15. Dec 19

    Me my senior year of high school

    Corker is not feeling the whole CR thing. “Honestly, you know, I’m losing interest ... And don’t say I think any of this is a good idea, it’s just what’s happening and honestly I don’t care.”
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    Dec 19

    Media, including reporter for , were excluded from Saturday event where were speaking "because of concerns over the conduct of some Charlotte television reporters covering Harris."

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  17. Dec 19

    A Yemeni mother who has been unable to obtain permission from the U.S. State Department to travel to California to see her dying son has been granted a visa through a rare travel ban waiver, according to her lawyer.

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  18. Retweeted
    Dec 19

    McConnell announces on the floor that he will introduce a CR to fund the government through February 8th.

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  19. Dec 19

    Tim Scott’s tough sell: Forcing states to report on police shootings (Via )

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  20. Dec 19

    “She’s a woman, she’s African-American and the child of immigrants, and so much of those communities now seek a voice.”

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