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Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times and MSNBC analyst. Proud husband of Susan Glasser of the New Yorker and CNN.

Joined March 2010

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  1. Lots of discussion about impeachment today. For a look at what the framers meant and how it’s been applied in three cases, check out this short but interesting history.

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    Trump said McConnell wasn't there for today's 2pm press conference because he was "running the Senate." The Senate adjourned at 11am on Friday, and a McConnell aide said he wasn't aware there would be a press conference.

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    The S&P 500 rose more than 3 percent, after the jobs report and the Fed chairman both reassured investors

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    BREAKING A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., working with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has been extended, potentially by up to six months.

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    American Detained in Moscow Also Has British, Irish and Canadian Passports

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  6. Economists respond to blockbuster jobs report with movie poster raves — “Extraordinary!” “Blowout,” “Wow!” As for feared recession? “Never mind! The fears of the economy tipping into a recession now have clearly been overstated.” ⁦

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    One of the most fascinating politicians has been covered beautifully by one of the insightful political reporters, : ‘What Will I Not Miss?’ In California, a Long Farewell From Jerry Brown

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  8. Pelosi aide says Trump brought up impeachment in his opening comments at the meeting and she "made clear that today's meeting was about re-opening government, not impeachment."

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  9. Trump says impeachment came up during his meeting with congressional leaders today and that Pelosi assured him that was not her goal. "Nancy said, ‘We’re not looking to impeach you.’"

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  10. Schumer says Trump vowed to keep the government closed “for a very long period of time, months and even years” unless he gets wall funding.

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  11. A spy or a pawn? Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan now sits in Moscow's notorious Lefortovo prison while two governments jockey over his fate

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    Kansas ⁦⁩ says he will complete his term but not seek re-election. This shot from covering his 2014 race. The Senate will lose a very dry wit.

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  14. He’s been a Redskins fan since 1982. But this year he bought Dolphins tickets instead: "It has become abundantly clear that I have been caring more about the Redskins than they care about themselves, so it’s time for this fan to get off the carousel.”

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  15. Stocks surge after Powell says the central bank’s approach to monetary policy would remain flexible in the face of market turbulence and signs that the global economy is slowing.

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  16. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti runs the nation’s second-largest city. Can he do that and run for president at the same time?

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    . in her latest Letter from Trump's Washington, on Pelosi: "They cheered when she promised transparency and “facts.” Only in the Trump era could an endorsement of the truth be seen as a partisan applause line, but we are where we are."

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    Tribal leaders on Fort Peck reservation in Wolf Point, Montana have been waiting more than a year for the ED Dept to open an investigation into racial discrimination against Native American students. Hours after a NYT/ProPublica story posted, it did.

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    Follow for all your economic / jobs reports needs.

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    The jobs number today is a great upside surprise, and, as always, quite obviously not falsified by the pros at BLS. It's notable that no one is suggesting otherwise today.

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