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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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After the Hur report was released but before we had the transcripts, Biden slammed Hur for asking about when Beau died. But the audio shows that was not true.

After the Hur report was released but before we had the transcripts, Biden slammed Hur for asking about when Beau died. But the audio shows that was not true.

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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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Bill Maher talks about “Original Sin” and presses Tapper: you say Joe Biden was old, what’s your proof!?

Bill Maher talks about “Original Sin” and presses Tapper: you say Joe Biden was old, what’s your proof!?

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

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

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AOC gets a huge welcome in downtown Detroit rallying with Bernie for Abdul El-Sayed. As El-Sayed and Haley Stevens have been fighting for Black voters, the crowd appears largely white.

AOC gets a huge welcome in downtown Detroit rallying with Bernie for Abdul El-Sayed. As El-Sayed and Haley Stevens have been fighting for Black voters, the crowd appears largely white.

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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

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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AOC rallying cry in Memphis tonight stumping for congressional candidate Justin Pearson begins with: People try to accuse us of being “something like too woke. It’s because they don’t like when wake up.”

AOC rallying cry in Memphis tonight stumping for congressional candidate Justin Pearson begins with: People try to accuse us of being “something like too woke. It’s because they don’t like when wake up.”

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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."

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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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.”

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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At a canvass kick-off in Detroit this AM, Abdul El-Sayed rallies his volunteers. “You all know what they’re saying: can’t win, wrong name, how are you going to beat $50 million of AIPAC money, what about those attack ads though? But they don’t know what we have.”

At a canvass kick-off in Detroit this AM, Abdul El-Sayed rallies his volunteers. “You all know what they’re saying: can’t win, wrong name, how are you going to beat $50 million of AIPAC money, what about those attack ads though? But they don’t know what we have.”

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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.

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

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

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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]"

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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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”

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

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

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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”

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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Jill Biden responds to Kamala Harris saying Biden running for re-election was “recklessness.” She tells Craig Melvin: “That is her point of view and if she felt that way she should have said it”

Jill Biden responds to Kamala Harris saying Biden running for re-election was “recklessness.” She tells Craig Melvin: “That is her point of view and if she felt that way she should have said it”

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Abdul El-Sayed brings out AOC again and says it’s to film some lines for a new TV ad.

Abdul El-Sayed brings out AOC again and says it’s to film some lines for a new TV ad.

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A lot of Democrats including several former Biden aides I talked to just simply don't believe Jill Biden. Given how she behaved post-debate, several Biden aides said that if she really believed he was having a stroke, that's not how she would act. Talking w/ Brianna Keilar

A lot of Democrats including several former Biden aides I talked to just simply don't believe Jill Biden. Given how she behaved post-debate, several Biden aides said that if she really believed he was having a stroke, that's not how she would act. Talking w/ Brianna Keilar

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

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

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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)

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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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."

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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A pro-Haley Stevens group with an ad that ends w/: “if President Obama trusts her, so do I." Latest example that campaigns know that Obama remains very popular w/ the base (even if he’s not always popular on X w/ the left-wing)

A pro-Haley Stevens group with an ad that ends w/: “if President Obama trusts her, so do I." Latest example that campaigns know that Obama remains very popular w/ the base (even if he’s not always popular on X w/ the left-wing)

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