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Congress reporter for . Previously covered the 2016 campaign, national politics and health care. Alum of Boston’s . NY ➡️ BOS ➡️ DC

Arlington, VA
Joined March 2009

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  1. 1 hour ago

    This is not a bill that's going to go anywhere anytime soon. But it is certainly going to provoke Trump, who has already tweeted about it today. This is the relevant 25th amendment text this bill addresses:

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  2. 1 hour ago

    Here is that Raskin bill, which tomorrow's 25th amendment announcement will be based on:

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  3. 1 hour ago

    RASKIN has already filed very similar legislation. It creates a congressional body (which is actually contemplated in the 25th amendment itself) made up of doctors, psychiatrists and former executive branch officials to make judgments if a president's health is failing.

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  4. 1 hour ago

    NEW: PELOSI and Rep. RASKIN plan to introduce legislation tomorrow to establish a commission under the 25th Amendment charged with evaluating the president's mental/physical capacity.

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  5. INBOX: NEW YORK DONUT SHOP OPERATORS INDICTED FOR TAX EVASION

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  6. In what so far seems to be the only repsonse from Trump world, Jason Miller says it's *Whitmer* who has a hate problem.

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  7. Michigan Dems now connecting between the plot against Whitmer to Trump's rhetoric. Whitmer says they're a "rallying cry" for "hate groups." AG Nessel says his words were like "a command." Slotkin says elected officials in Mich/DC "stoked" the fire.

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  8. The FBI relied on two confidential sources, two undercover employees and reams of internal communications provided by those sources. There could be many more charges to come.

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  9. NEW: Michigan's AG says more charges are coming against seven members of the militia group plotting to kidnap Whitmer and other government officials. The group is known as "Wolverine Watchmen."

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  10. The alleged conspirators discussed paying $4,000 for explosives to blow up a bridge leading to the governor's home. They were prepared to pay for some equipment as recently as yesterday.

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  11. The alleged conspirators staked out Whitmer's vacation home on Aug 29 and in mid-Sept. They planned to grab her — if not kill her outright — in October and hold a "trial" for "treason." The allegations, supported by extensive evidence, are harrowing.

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  12. The FBI first began tracking the militia involved in early 2020, but the plot came together by June. Confidential sources recorded conversations among the participants and gave the FBI access to their communications

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  13. NEW: The FBI has unsealed details of an alleged plot by militia members to kidnap Gov. WHITMER — the conspirators had staked out her vacation home, obtained explosives and other equipment, preparing to execute it before the electon.

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    NEW from me in Playbook: Trump’s Twitter screed about the Russia probe & his allies’ recent declassification blitzes aren’t coincidences. Durham is not expected to release info related to his investigation before the election — and Senate Republicans have been told as much.

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  15. DOJ is arguing in the Flynn case that Trump's public statements don't compromise DOJ's prosecutorial independence or result in any sort of corrupting pressure. That case gets immeasurably harder to make with every statement like this.

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    EXCLUSIVE: Trump required Walter Reed doctors to sign non-disclosure agreements in 2019, and report

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    Here’s an explainer from me, ⁦⁩ and ⁦⁩ on those declassified documents Pence just mentioned... Trump rewrites the Russia probe from the hospital - POLITICO

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  18. JUST IN: Court-appointed adviser arguing against dismissing Flynn case urges judge to consider Trump’s tweets when making his decision.

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    NEWS: The head of White House security office, Crede Bailey, is gravely ill with coronavirus and has been hospitalized since late September, I'm told. Security office handles credentialing for access to WH; works closely with Secret Service on security measures on the compound.

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    Breaking: Marine Corps Assistant Commandant Gen. Gary Thomas tests positive for Covid-19. He & other top military officers have been under self-quarantine this week after coming into contact with Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Charles Ray, who tested positive on Monday

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