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White House Bureau Chief at The Washington Post | Political Analyst for MSNBC & NBC News | philip.rucker@washpost.com

Washington, DC
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Joined July 2009
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    7 hours ago

    An open mind makes for better reporting and better journalism this and every day.

    "EMBRACE NOT KNOWING:" WaPo national editor has encouraged reporters and editors to "embrace not knowing" what will happen tonight...
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    4 hours ago

    The line between the Trump White House and Fox has always been a little blurry, but last night at least, the fusion of president and network seemed complete, writes

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    6 hours ago

    In Power Up today- asked some of The Post's political reporters and editors about the races they'll be watching on Election Day

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    4 hours ago

    Thinking of my 77 yr old dad today who as a paper boy for the delivered news about elections that his parents were barred from participating in. He was an adult - and a tax-paying married father - before black people were given the right to vote in this country.

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    8 hours ago

    “In dozens of battlegrounds, especially in politically essential suburban House districts, it’s the habitual nonvoters who control the margin,” ⁦⁩ and ⁦⁩ write.

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    14 hours ago

    The final day on the midterm campaign trail with Trump was a doozy — meshing incendiary rhetoric about immigration, caustic insults, untrue statements, calls for unity, a Fox News cast, a litany of brags and roaring, huge crowds. Last wrap from Missouri:

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    15 hours ago

    "I heard people were making racist robocalls in my name against Stacey Abrams, who I am one hundred percent for, in Georgia," Oprah said on Instagram. "I just want to say: Jesus don’t like ugly … And we know what to do about that: vote. Tomorrow show up and show out, and vote."

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  8. 7 hours ago

    Oy...My editors would disown me if they heard me try to sing!

    Compromise offered: Rihanna songs can be heard at Trump rallies but only if sings them
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    15 hours ago

    We’ve been at this a long time, here at the ⁦. Always proud to be a part of the work.

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    20 hours ago

    I went to my first Trump rally in two years yesterday. I also went to my first Obama rally ever on Friday. The events might as well have been held on different planets.

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    15 hours ago

    Facebook announces law enforcement has alerted their cyber security about suspicious activity from foreign intrusions on this election eve

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  12. 15 hours ago

    The White House-Fox News nexus has rarely been as evident as tonight in Cape Girardeau: -Hannity pre-game interview -Trump praises Ingraham in interview -Shine high-fives Hannity -Trump calls Hannity on stage -Trump calls Judge Jeanine on stage -Trump praises McDaniel’s Fox hits

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    17 hours ago

    Democrats hope for House win, Republicans look to hold the Senate in a final day of campaigning — but nobody’s quite sure via .

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    16 hours ago

    Election Day voting starts in just HOURS. And with us tonight: & .

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  15. 15 hours ago

    Trump and Sessions issue strong warnings about the threat of voter fraud in Tuesday’s elections, echoing the president’s baseless claims that massive voter fraud marred his 2016 election, writes

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    16 hours ago

    And again tonight, press secretary Sarah Sanders and senior adviser Kellyanne Conway are called onto stage of a Trump campaign rally after Ivanka also briefly spoke -- part of the White House effort to showcase women.

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  17. 16 hours ago

    Hannity: “You missed my opening monologue tonight.” Trump: “No, I saw it on the plane. I never miss your opening monologue. I would never do that.”

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    18 hours ago

    Here in Cape Girardeau, site of the final Trump rally of 2018 campaign, the Show Me Center has just erupted with excitement. has not arrived yet, but just took his position on his stage — pumping his fist into the air and basking in the applause.

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    21 hours ago

    Trump, in interview with , says the one regret he has from his first two years in office is his tone. "I would like to have a much softer tone. I feel, to a certain extent, I have no choice. But maybe I do. And maybe I could’ve been softer from that standpoint."

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    19 hours ago

    "You don't need to be a pollster to know how to count," Kellyanne Conway tells crowd in Indiana. "This place is filled to the rafters." Conway and Sarah Sanders are now on stage holding court.

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