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Maggie Haberman
@maggieNYT
Senior Political Corresp NYT/analyst CNN/Author CONFIDENCE MAN: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Penguin maggie.haberman@nytimes.com
Joined November 2009
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Bannon on Trump’s NFT announcement: “I can’t watch it again. Make it stop.”
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Steve Bannon is disappointed by Trump’s digital trading card announcement.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James and her former chief of staff Ibrahim Kahn were sued by a former female employee who claims Khan sexually assaulted her during a 2021 fundraiser
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I also thanked Governor DeSantis for his strong support of Israel & for the significant steps he has taken to combat antisemitism. We look forward to continuing to work with him to deepen Israel-Florida relations & to connect Florida to the exciting new dynamic in our region.
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The AP contacted more than four dozen current and incoming lawmakers who received campaign contributions from Bankman-Fried this election cycle — a group that included members of both political parties and chambers of Congress, but predominantly House Ds. apnews.com/article/biden-
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Some of Trump's own aides were cringing at the release of the NFTs, which is diverting money that could be donated to the Trump campaign to Trump personally and me
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NEW: GOP speaker fight is already causing some delays, like the election of key committee chairs. Their bills, hearings, staff hires and even subpoenas all frozen.
Could be *wider* consequences if race extends beyond Jan. 3
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The New York attorney general, Letitia James, continued to employ her chief of staff in spite of his “known propensity to sexually harass and to commit sexual assault and batteries,” according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by a former aide to James.
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The one on the left looks like a different president, which likely wasn’t what he was going for
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Trump trying to be seen as Superman has a long history, going back to his 50th birthday
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Pelosi asked about her legacy: "Nothing in any of the years that I was there compares to the Affordable Care Act."
"It's a health issue, it's an economic issue...and it's a values issue for our country. So that, to me, is the highlight."
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The speculation from other Rs and even some Dems was rampant that the “major announcement” would be about his campaign or McCarthy. But, instead it’s a quick money-making opportunity trussed up with a meme.
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Trump wanted to be wheeled out of Walter Reed in a Superman shirt under his actual shirt. Aides talked him out of it (and then Meadows devoted several lines in his book to claiming it hadn’t happened). So instead he does it virtually and tries to make money off it.
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This series all week has been just devastating and incredible.
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Each December, dedicates an issue of the magazine to remembrances of notable people who have died during the year. It is called The Lives They Lived.
This year, we have dedicated the issue to 12 American kids who were killed by guns in 2022.
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Yes, settled after the election when they all became one class action. Different circumstances here.
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He was also facing three civil suits related to Trump University in 2016, wound up settling them all twitter.com/maggieNYT/stat…
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The only declared Republican presidential candidate is currently facing three civil trials scheduled to start over the next 14 months - the Tish James lawsuit, E. Jean Carroll case and the ACN lawsuit.
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Giving colleagues who are competitors credit - and the expectation of it - didn’t develop when twitter was created
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There are countless memoirs written by prominent 20th century journalists where they recount their close friendships with their competitors. it’s a competitive and challenging business, but it’s one that creates lasting and meaningful bonds. twitter.com/bradonmessage/…
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SCOOP: The Biden administration plans to reopen its popular program with the U.S. Postal Service to mail free at-home Covid-19 tests to households that request them ahead of a potential winter surge.
Ordering will open Tuesday.
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Biden said the US “should have societal guilt for taking too long to deal” with gun violence, and reaffirmed a commitment to ban assault weapons. Full statement here:
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Real chance for a House Dem star to be born:
Rs hold 18 seats Biden won, 10 of which he won 5%-plus.
Ds hold 5 seats Trump won, 4 of which by 4% or less.
Next DCCC chair could be majority maker in 2024.
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My midweek @PKCapitol column:
House & Senate Dems far outperformed expectations in November midterms, but neither @RepJeffries nor @SenSchumer has picked a '24 DSCC/DCCC chief.
Dtrip shaping up as HJ's 1st big choice & Senate map complicates DSCC pick.
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10 Years After Sandy Hook, a State Trooper Looks Back - The New York Times
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One of the only two lawyers who worked for Trump who he cited last year as being effective - the other being Roy Cohn - has died
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Roll Call: Five House Republicans who have publicly opposed Kevin McCarthy's bid for House Speaker made clear they're organizing as a bloc and can't be peeled off individually.
Four is the max number of GOP votes he can afford to lose.
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Video of Paul Pelosi hammer attack shows that when cops arrived, Pelosi and the attacker each had a hand on a foot-long hammer.
When police told them to drop it, the suspect took control of it and struck Pelosi "really hard" once, reports:
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday called on the state’s legislature to eliminate runoff voting during its session next year after another bitter overtime election gripped the state earlier this month.
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On behalf of myself and our family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of support, love, and sympathy from around the world. Here is a message from our family and the latest update surrounding our beloved Grant:
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Adams now takes aim at the NYC press.
“We have to tell our news publications — enough, enough, enough,” he says, adding that he believes the media is always covering the “worst part of our day” and highlighting that “over and over again.”
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Ron DeSantis Holds Early Lead Over Donald Trump Among GOP Primary Voters, WSJ Poll Shows - WSJ
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“…the contempt order underscores the pitfalls of Mr. Trump’s go-to legal strategy of delaying proceedings and fighting subpoenas whenever possible.”
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“DeSantis was a major booster of the vaccines last year and once called them lifesaving, but he later turned against them…”
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Trump has called Eli Crane and Ralph Norman, among others. He is not doing a hard sell, but his desire for McCarthy to be Speaker - which he sees as better than some alternatives - is clear
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NEWS: Trump has been making calls to R members to whip for McCarthy among the holdouts. It’s been tough going me
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden signs gay marriage legislation, says 'the law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms.'
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