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national political correspondent for @Axios. @CNN contributor. co-author of #1 NYT bestseller “Original Sin.”

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Jon Stewart, after skewering both Biden and Trump, responds to the debate: “this cannot be real life! It just can’t! FUCK! We’re America. God.”

Jon Stewart, after skewering both Biden and Trump, responds to the debate: “this cannot be real life! It just can’t! FUCK! We’re America. God.”

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DeSantis, asked how to pronounce his name by Paul Steinhauser, says "it’s ridiculous. These stupid things. Listen, the way to pronounce my last name – winner." My report w/ Sophia Cai this am

DeSantis, asked how to pronounce his name by Paul Steinhauser, says "it’s ridiculous. These stupid things. Listen, the way to pronounce my last name – winner." My report w/ Sophia Cai this am

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Trump says “motherfucker” at a GOP event

Trump says “motherfucker” at a GOP event

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Mamdani tells Clay Cane: “That is true. The vice president reached out to have a conversation, and we've had a brief conversation. We've been in touch over the last few months, and I really do appreciate her outreach."

Mamdani tells Clay Cane: “That is true. The vice president reached out to have a conversation, and we've had a brief conversation. We've been in touch over the last few months, and I really do appreciate her outreach."

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.White House Press Office says: "Has the president been treated for Parkinson's? No. Is he being treated for Parkinson's? No. He's not. Is he taking medication for Parkinson's? No."

.White House Press Office says: "Has the president been treated for Parkinson's? No. Is he being treated for Parkinson's? No. He's not. Is he taking medication for Parkinson's? No."

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Some personal news: I’m joining the amazing team at CNN as a contributor. Thx to Manu Raju for the shout out this AM. (Will still be writing and reporting w/ Axios, you’re just gonna find it harder to avoid me now).

Some personal news: I’m joining the amazing team at CNN as a contributor. Thx to Manu Raju for the shout out this AM. (Will still be writing and reporting w/ Axios, you’re just gonna find it harder to avoid me now).

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Asked how he would have answered if Iran or Israel is a bigger threat the the US, Buttigieg tells Fox News: “Iran is our enemy, Israel is not. They’re an ally so that’s pretty clear to me.”
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Asked how he would have answered if Iran or Israel is a bigger threat the the US, Buttigieg tells Fox News: “Iran is our enemy, Israel is not. They’re an ally so that’s pretty clear to me.”

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Next clip from the Axios interview w/ Hasan Piker. Me: It seems you care a lot more about how Israel treats Muslims than how China treats Muslims. Piker: Yeah, because Israel is murdering not just Muslims, but Christians as well, with my tax dollars.
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Next clip from the Axios interview w/ Hasan Piker. Me: It seems you care a lot more about how Israel treats Muslims than how China treats Muslims. Piker: Yeah, because Israel is murdering not just Muslims, but Christians as well, with my tax dollars.

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925,716 views • 1 month ago

I asked Newsom of reports he pressured Rob Bonta to settle Paramount/Warner lawsuit: “I didn’t pressure anybody. I made the point and made it very publicly…that we, me, many folks…preferred, in the words of Rob Bonta himself” to resolve this in the boardroom not the courtroom
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I asked Newsom of reports he pressured Rob Bonta to settle Paramount/Warner lawsuit: “I didn’t pressure anybody. I made the point and made it very publicly…that we, me, many folks…preferred, in the words of Rob Bonta himself” to resolve this in the boardroom not the courtroom

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521,231 views • 1 month ago

Exclusive: Axios obtained the audio of Robert Hur's 2023 interviews of Biden which show repeated mental lapses as he struggles to remember words & dates amid long, uncomfortable pauses. Biden WH didn't release it last year. Listen below. w/ Marc Caputo
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Exclusive: Axios obtained the audio of Robert Hur's 2023 interviews of Biden which show repeated mental lapses as he struggles to remember words & dates amid long, uncomfortable pauses. Biden WH didn't release it last year. Listen below. w/ Marc Caputo

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7,199,246 views • 1 year ago

Colbert asks: "Under a Harris administration, what would the major changes be and what would stay the same?" Harris: "Sure. Well, I mean, I'm obviously not Joe Biden. So that would be one change. But also I think it's important to say with 28 days to go, I'm not Donald Trump."
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Colbert asks: "Under a Harris administration, what would the major changes be and what would stay the same?" Harris: "Sure. Well, I mean, I'm obviously not Joe Biden. So that would be one change. But also I think it's important to say with 28 days to go, I'm not Donald Trump."

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7,805,954 views • 2 years ago

Notable answer not included in the 60 minutes broadcast last night (was in Overtime) Asked which foreign country she considers to be the US’s “greatest adversary,” Harris says: “I think there’s an obvious one in mind which is Iran. Iran has American blood on their hands.”
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Notable answer not included in the 60 minutes broadcast last night (was in Overtime) Asked which foreign country she considers to be the US’s “greatest adversary,” Harris says: “I think there’s an obvious one in mind which is Iran. Iran has American blood on their hands.”

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7,486,892 views • 2 years ago

There’s a 4 minute Affleck cut of the Dunkin commercial It’s glorious. Oscar-bait.
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There’s a 4 minute Affleck cut of the Dunkin commercial It’s glorious. Oscar-bait.

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7,815,932 views • 2 years ago

92Y has released the video of this strange/awkward moment at the end of Jill Biden’s book event.
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92Y has released the video of this strange/awkward moment at the end of Jill Biden’s book event.

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582,053 views • 3 months ago

Top Biden adviser Mike Donilon on the post-debate fallout last year: “lots of people have terrible debates…usually, the party doesn’t lose its mind and that’s what happened here. It melted down.” Adds that he thought pushing Biden out was “insane”
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Top Biden adviser Mike Donilon on the post-debate fallout last year: “lots of people have terrible debates…usually, the party doesn’t lose its mind and that’s what happened here. It melted down.” Adds that he thought pushing Biden out was “insane”

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3,738,200 views • 1 year ago

Harris on Mamdani: "As far as I'm concerned, he's the Democratic nominee and he should be supported." Maddow: Do you endorse his candidacy? Harris: "I support the Democrat in the race. Sure. But let me just say this. He's not the only star [in the party]"
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Harris on Mamdani: "As far as I'm concerned, he's the Democratic nominee and he should be supported." Maddow: Do you endorse his candidacy? Harris: "I support the Democrat in the race. Sure. But let me just say this. He's not the only star [in the party]"

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2,286,045 views • 1 year ago

.Michael Strahan asks Walz why Harris hasn’t implemented her proposed policies the past 3 years.
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.Michael Strahan asks Walz why Harris hasn’t implemented her proposed policies the past 3 years.

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4,040,986 views • 2 years ago

New ad w/ AOC and El-Sayed ahead of next Tuesday’s primary.
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New ad w/ AOC and El-Sayed ahead of next Tuesday’s primary.

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355,719 views • 2 months ago

Harris dodges if she voted for CA’s prop 36–a measure to up crime/drug penalties. "I am not gonna talk about the vote on that because, honestly, it's the Sunday before the election and I don’t intend to create an endorsement one way or the other”
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Harris dodges if she voted for CA’s prop 36–a measure to up crime/drug penalties. "I am not gonna talk about the vote on that because, honestly, it's the Sunday before the election and I don’t intend to create an endorsement one way or the other”

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2,985,063 views • 1 year ago

Christie hits Jared and Ivanka: “the grift from this family is breathtaking”
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Christie hits Jared and Ivanka: “the grift from this family is breathtaking”

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4,655,461 views • 3 years ago

NEW: Axios w/ a first look at RNC’s video response to Biden It is also the committee’s first video that is 100% generated by AI software meant to create images that look and feel real (in this case an imagined dystopia look at the future of Biden wins)
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NEW: Axios w/ a first look at RNC’s video response to Biden It is also the committee’s first video that is 100% generated by AI software meant to create images that look and feel real (in this case an imagined dystopia look at the future of Biden wins)

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4,269,092 views • 3 years ago

Trump is now cutting web videos w/ Matt Damon’s Air monologue as narration…
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Trump is now cutting web videos w/ Matt Damon’s Air monologue as narration…

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3,966,770 views • 3 years ago

Biden aides told Jake Tapper 🦅 and me that they had seen him act that way before and after. Those moments became more difficult to predict and conceal. And Jill joined Biden for several campaign events after the debate including a rally the next day.
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Biden aides told Jake Tapper 🦅 and me that they had seen him act that way before and after. Those moments became more difficult to predict and conceal. And Jill joined Biden for several campaign events after the debate including a rally the next day.

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440,820 views • 4 months ago

Re: the growing criticism of biden, the Clooney op-ed etc, Morning Joe says: “The Biden campaign and many Democratic officials do believe that Barack Obama is quietly working behind the scenes to orchestrate this”
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Re: the growing criticism of biden, the Clooney op-ed etc, Morning Joe says: “The Biden campaign and many Democratic officials do believe that Barack Obama is quietly working behind the scenes to orchestrate this”

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2,370,194 views • 2 years ago

Mark Kelly, who notes that Charlie Kirk was a constituent of his, says that it was a "political assassination" and says that "political rhetoric too from both sides often gets out of hand." Urges ppl "take a step back and think about our words and the consequences of them."
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Mark Kelly, who notes that Charlie Kirk was a constituent of his, says that it was a "political assassination" and says that "political rhetoric too from both sides often gets out of hand." Urges ppl "take a step back and think about our words and the consequences of them."

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1,121,707 views • 1 year ago

Megyn Kelly says she and Trump had a private conversation this weekend at TPUSA and that all that “nonsense between us is under the bridge” “It was frankly great to see him”
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Megyn Kelly says she and Trump had a private conversation this weekend at TPUSA and that all that “nonsense between us is under the bridge” “It was frankly great to see him”

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3,164,127 views • 3 years ago