Washington Post Chief Political Correspondent. You can follow my writing and reporting here: washingtonpost.com/newslette…

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Karen Tumulty joins the Politics & Government desk as Chief Political Correspondent - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/0…
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LeBron James says there's 'nothing' to do in San Antonio in podcast rant. From Emma Weidmann: "We can't help but wonder if he's still harboring bad memories of the times he lost out on a ring because of the Spurs." mysanantonio.com/news/local/… via @mySA
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As a Spurs fan, I am hoping the president will go to all the rest of the games in the finals series.
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On this day 250 years ago, something momentous happened: open.substack.com/pub/patowm…

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"Resolved, that these United Colonies are, and of a right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.”
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Not right now babe I'm busy reading every single tweet Hunter Biden presses send on
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I worry that Wembanyama will get caught up in the distractions of New York City, like the Rose Reading Room at the public library or the upcoming conference on participatory futures at The New School
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The Salesian Sisters and all of St. John Bosco attendees erupting as the Spurs are returning back to the NBA Finals!!!! Go Spurs Go!!!
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Little bit of historic trivia: Republicans just nominated Ken Paxton to a Senate seat originally occupied by Sam Houston and later by Lyndon B. Johnson -- wapo.st/4dzXCMA
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Salesian Sisters are in the building tonight 👋
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I think Kathleen and I went to the same Catholic school…

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Her lede: ROANOKE, Va. — At the end of a long, narrow road nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains sit two properties whose owners are both in the bird business. One saves them if they’re hurt; the other sells them fried with your choice of sides.
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