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Congress reporter. Political Analyst. alum. Ex-ballerina. Spaghetti-obsessed. Email tips: Rachael.Bade@washpost.com.

Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Joined July 2010

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Mar 12

    Also just realizing this is the first tweet I have punched out since the day Trump was acquitted and I became a book-writing hermit.

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  2. Retweeted
    Oct 5

    From : Source says Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin asked Speaker Pelosi if he could come to the Hill Friday for stimulus talks & she said no. She said she can’t trust anyone in the WH on Covid. “The way they treat people – I don’t want them here.”

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  3. Oct 5

    It seems like Trump must be feeling better ->

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  4. Retweeted
    Oct 3

    "Trump was angry with Meadows about his comments indicating the president was quite sick and has asked aides to reassure the public by offering rosy depictions of his condition." w/

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  5. Oct 3

    I’m so glad my husbands engineering books and Star Wars toys passed the test. I didn’t realize they were in the shot 😳

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  6. Retweeted
    Oct 3

    The fact that a source familiar with ’s condition is saying that “We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery” suggests that that upbeat press conference was, as is often the case, more directed at the patient than anything else.

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  7. Retweeted
    Oct 3

    Pool reporters at Walter Reed pass along this assessment from a source familiar with Trump’s health: “The President's vitals over last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We are still not on a clear path to a full recovery.”

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  8. Retweeted
    Oct 3

    I just received word that I am positive for COVID-19. I want to thank all of my friends and colleagues who have reached out to ask how I was feeling in the last day or two. I will be receiving medical attention today and will keep the necessary folks apprised of my condition.

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  9. Retweeted
    Oct 3

    NEWS: Full Senate now expected to return on Oct. 19. The chamber had been scheduled to come back Oct. 5. Three GOP senators tested positive, two more quarantined. NO indication that ACB hearings are being thrown off course so far

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  10. Retweeted
    Oct 3

    Conley very specifically not answering whether POTUS has been on oxygen at any point. Two sources close to POTUS tell me his blood oxygen levels dropped yesterday.

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  11. Retweeted
    Oct 3

    Why won't the doctors go into specifics, like the actual temperature of Trump's fever or when the president of the United States was last tested?

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  12. Retweeted
    Oct 3

    Ppl in Trump world who have tested positive for coronavirus so far: • President Trump • First lady Melania Trump • Hope Hicks • Ronna McDaniel • Sen. Mike Lee • Sen. Ron Johnson • Sen. Thom Tillis • Kellyanne Conway • Bill Stepien • Rev. John Jenkins • Chris Christie

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  13. Retweeted
    Oct 2

    NEW —> Invincibility punctured by infection: How the coronavirus spread in Trump’s White House My latest with &

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  14. Retweeted
    Oct 2

    Coronavirus wreaking havoc on Senate GOP now. Second Judiciary Committee member, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, has tested positive.

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  15. Retweeted
    Oct 2

    Sen.Tillis tested positive. “I’ve been routinely tested for COVID-19, including testing negative last Saturday, but tonight my rapid antigen test came back positive. I will be following the recommendations of my doctor and will be self-isolating at home for 10 days...”

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    Oct 2
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  17. Retweeted
    Oct 2

    NEW ON COVID $$$ DEAL: Mnuchin told a GOP senator that the emerging deal with Pelosi would include significant money for states and cities, a shift in the previous White House position, by

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    Oct 2

    From WHCA President : “As of this moment, three White House journalists tested positive for COVID-19 today.”

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  19. Retweeted
    Oct 1

    Trump is threatening to force election into federal courts and, if time runs out, believes House will give him a 2nd term. But Pelosi is calling in the cavalry. Here are 15~ House races that could decide who wins POTUS, in this doomsday scenario.

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  20. Retweeted
    Sep 30

    Former Arizona senator Jeff Flake (R), a Trump critic who stays in touch with former colleagues, said the private alarm in Senate GOP circles “is palpable.” Read Thursday's paper tonight. My latest w/

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    EXCLUSIVE details on Mnuchin's $1.62 trillion offer to Pelosi: -$250B for state/local -$400 weekly federal unemployment ^main sticking points -$150B education -$75B testing/tracing [meets Dem demand] -$60B rental/mortgage assistance -$15B food assistance

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