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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 11
NEW: The cost of President Trump's plan to repair the Reflecting Pool has jumped by 88 percent, to $13.1M, gov't records show.
The price appears to include a 20 percent profit margin for Trump's handpicked contractor, who got the job in a no-bid contract.
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 11
.@PunchbowlNews AM today
- Johnson, Jeffries face new political reality post Virginia, VRA decisions
- Inside the future of the $1 billion ballroom ask
- Warren spreads the wealth to state parties
- What weāre watching
- And thereās more
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 10
Great stuff in defense weekly, especially @AnthonyAdragna on all of the GOP Ukraine hawks leaving Congress at the end of this year & what it means for future aid
McConnell by far the most significant; the last big Ukraine aid package only got to Bidenās desk because of McConnell
May 10
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Defense: Monumental week ahead for defense policy; Fears mount of GOP brain drain for Ukraine aid; Trent Kelly seeks seapower progress and more.
@briana_reilly and @AnthonyAdragna in the Lookahead: punchbowl.news/archive/51026ā¦
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 8
The mystery Lead Left PAC is back! This time in the #TX35 Dem primary
This is an interesting one. The PAC spent $43K on mailers boosting Maureen Galindo (D), a "sex therapist" in a primary runoff w Johnny Garcia (D) for this new Trump 10 seat
DCCC/Blue Dogs are backing Garcia
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 8
.@NC_Governor Josh Stein, the stateās first Jewish governor, addresses the backlash and questions over Maine Senate candidate Graham Platnerās tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, which has since been covered.
šŗ Watch the latest episode of Fly Out Day with @JakeSherman and @apalmerdc now! youtube.com/watch?v=6fi7Mtogā¦
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 8
Also probably worth noting: Democrats spent $65M on this redistricting referendum
SCOVA declined to stop the voting. Then struck it down after it passed
May 8
šØšØšØ Supreme Court of VIRGINIA strikes down Dems' new congressional map
They ruled "the legislative process employed" to advance referendum was unconstitutional and
"incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy"
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 8
HAKEEM JEFFRIES says House Democrats "are exploring all options to overturn this shocking decision."
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 8
Tim Kaine on VA Supreme court: "The timing of this ruling speaks volumes":
"If the Virginia Supreme Court had legitimate concerns about this referendum, the time to stop it would have been before three million Virginians cast their ballots."
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 8
šØšØšØ Supreme Court of VIRGINIA strikes down Dems' new congressional map
They ruled "the legislative process employed" to advance referendum was unconstitutional and
"incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy"
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 8
I'm re-upping this because this morning I had to call the scoop police on Rosslyn. I hate to involve the authorities, but a crime was committed. I'll have no further comment at this time.
May 7
NEWS: Supreme Court Justices will appear before Senate appropriators on May 20.
Sitting justices last appeared before senators in 2011, per CRS. Itās unclear which justices will testify on the Courtās FY2027 budget request.
PBN text subscribers had it first.
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 8
I asked the president why focus on these projects now amid the backdrop of the war in Iran and as gas prices soar.
He said the question was āstupidā and a ādisgrace to the countryā saying heās āfixingā the reflecting pool.
Reporter: Why focus on all these projects as gas prices are soaring?
Trump: Such a stupid question. You can understand dirt better than I can baby but I donāt allow it.
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Heather Caygle retweeted
BREAKING: Iran's Mehr news agency reports that the US "carried out air attacks against civilian areas along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik and Qeshm Island."
In retaliation the agency said "three American destroyers near the Strait of Hormuz were targeted" by Iran's Navy.
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Heather Caygle retweeted
Southern Poverty Law Center has pleaded NOT GUILTY to the federal criminal case filed by Trump Administration in Alabama.
Attorneys -- including Abbe Lowell - are representing the organization.
Long, slow slog ahead
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 7
Cohen says he will sue to try to GOP redistricting effort, but he faces an uphill challenge post SCOTUS Callais decision
May 7
And just like that, the TN GOP voted to enforce a racial gerrymander of Memphis and strip our city of effective representation for decades.
Trump knows he HAS TO rig the game to keep his majority in November. And the TN GOP was willing to go along with it.
Itās shameful.
Next stop is the courts.
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 7
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Senate President Bill Ferguson went to Gov. Wes Moore's house recently seeking his endorsement, per a source.
Ferguson and Moore have been at odds over the redistricting issue in Maryland.
So far, Moore hasn't endorsed Ferguson's primary opponent Bobby LaPin.
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 7
Jon Ossoff now has $32.5M in the bank.
He raised north of $3M in April
NEW FEC F3
OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN (DEM-Inc) #GASEN
RCPT $3,168,948
EXPN $2,400,544
COH $32,504,436
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 7
āļø A divided federal appeals court panel seemed poised to side with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) in his ongoing battle with the Pentagon.
Our Congressional Defense Reporter @AnthonyAdragna was in the courtroom and takes you inside everything that unfolded.
š Check out his coverage here! punchbowl.news/article/defenā¦
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Heather Caygle retweeted
Kudos to @allymutnick for this, as someone who also had just looked up the website source data and saw the WinRed connection there.
Her report on new group intervening in Dem primaries in PA and NE ā>
May 7
In @PunchbowlNews Midday: Is the GOP meddling in Dem primaries in #PA07 #NE02???
A *very* mysterious new group, Lead Left PAC, began running ads today in Philly Omaha.
A THREAD on my rabbit hole to figure out who is behind this >> š§µš§µš§µ
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Heather Caygle retweeted
Fetterman says he wonāt switch parties: āIād be a terrible Republican who still votes overwhelmingly with Democrats.ā
Says āfringeā has taken over
āI remain strongly pro-choice, pro-weed, pro-LGBT, pro-SNAP, pro-labor and even pro-rib-eye over bio slop.ā
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Heather Caygle retweeted
May 7
From 8-1 GOP to 9-0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ā Tennesseeās governor signs into law a new US House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis.
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