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Senior staff writer, , . alum. grad. Love Lauren and the girls. I let people keep talking.

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Joined September 2008

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  1. Ed Koch in 1987: "He said, 'You've got to make a decision. He said, 'I can taste the deal in my mouth.' His thrust was, 'Today, Today.' That's the way he operates, that he becomes so overbearing that people capitulate."

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  2. This really is a stunning paragraph.

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  3. “The problem is that our legal system for emergency powers really invites that kind of abuse because it puts no limits on a president’s ability to declare an emergency,” says .

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  4. "Democrats are holding the high cards at the moment—and Nancy Pelosi is playing a more skillful game than Donald Trump—but the longer the impasse, the more the public will blame both parties," says .

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  5. “What’s going to have to happen is that some Republicans in the Senate provide a reality check to the president,” says .

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  6. The White House did not respond to a request for an explanation of Trump’s remarks.

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  7. “We cannot recall a more absurd misstatement of history by an American President.”

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    A sort of purple haze over the Capitol tonight.

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    Think Iowa’s ready for 2020? Inside, venue is already full. Outside, line stretches around building, through parking lot. And they’re still coming.

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    Has any House freshman in history received as much coverage as AOC already has?

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    Lots of people get into federal service to serve their country while still being able to have a personal life. They sacrifice the money they could make in the private sector to achieve that. Shutdowns like this will mean more and more people will decide not to do that.

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    So much to chew over in Trump’s Rose Garden speech, but I’m stuck on this: He claimed previous presidents have told him they wish they’d built a border wall. Really? Obama? Bush 43? Clinton? Bush 41? Carter? None has signaled in any way that he is pro-wall.

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  15. "This shutdown will end with Trump capitulating on the wall," tells .

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    23 hours ago
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  17. Just passed a person going down an escalator who appeared to be sleeping. Place is exhausting.

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    The weekend. Or maybe the next presidential cycle. Schumer: "We told the president we needed the government opened. He resisted. In fact he said he'd keep the government closed for a very long period of time. Months or even years.”

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  19. Jan 4

    “2019 WILL BE A FANTASTIC YEAR FOR THOSE NOT SUFFERING FROM TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” he wrote at 8:08 A.M. on January 1st. “JUST CALM DOWN AND ENJOY THE RIDE.”

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  20. Jan 4

    Wish a happy birthday. Then buy his book!

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