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The roles of politician and influencer have been slowly merging. Will Ted Cruz of all people successfully merge them? Me for @politico.com www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Forget Joe Rogan. The Next Big Podcast Bro Is in the Senate.
Ted Cruz may see a new path to the White House in today’s changing political-media ecosystem.
www.politico.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The roles of politician and influencer have been slowly merging. Will Ted Cruz of all people successfully merge them? Me for @politico.com www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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A look at Verdict with Ted Cruz, currently the most popular podcast of any sitting US politician, which puts Ted Cruz ahead of rivals in a potential 2028 WH bid (Ben Jacobs/Politico)
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November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A look at Verdict with Ted Cruz, currently the most popular podcast of any sitting US politician, which puts Ted Cruz ahead of rivals in a potential 2028 WH bid (Ben Jacobs/Politico)
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The roles of politician and influencer have been slowly merging. Will Ted Cruz of all people successfully merge them? Me for @politico.com www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Forget Joe Rogan. The Next Big Podcast Bro Is in the Senate.
Ted Cruz may see a new path to the White House in today’s changing political-media ecosystem.
www.politico.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The roles of politician and influencer have been slowly merging. Will Ted Cruz of all people successfully merge them? Me for @politico.com www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Can Ted Cruz Podcast His Way to the Presidency? www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Can Ted Cruz Podcast His Way to the Presidency?
The path to power is changing in today’s political-media ecosystem.
www.politico.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Can Ted Cruz Podcast His Way to the Presidency? www.politico.com/news/magazin...
It looks like the sole no vote on the House floor on the Epstein files vote will be Rep Clay Higgins (R-LA) who is a rather colorful character.
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It looks like the sole no vote on the House floor on the Epstein files vote will be Rep Clay Higgins (R-LA) who is a rather colorful character.
Trump has withdrawn his endorsement of Marjorie Taylor Greene
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Trump has withdrawn his endorsement of Marjorie Taylor Greene
Curious which Democratic member of Congress will be the first on Monday to introduce a bill to mandate drug testing for the HHS Secretary
"They were intimate enough for her to see him flossing his teeth, his dopp kit overflowing with prescriptions.
She writes that despite being 'sober' for decades, Kennedy [RFK Jr.] told her he still uses psychedelics, and smoked dimethyltryptamine, or DMT..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
She writes that despite being 'sober' for decades, Kennedy [RFK Jr.] told her he still uses psychedelics, and smoked dimethyltryptamine, or DMT..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Curious which Democratic member of Congress will be the first on Monday to introduce a bill to mandate drug testing for the HHS Secretary
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Similarly the big reason we never got a vote on Puerto Rican statehood was objections from the squad and from Velázquez.
Politics is unfortunately a super opaque industry, it's easy to get sucked into the kayfabe narratives that get pushed to the base to suck money out of them.
Politics is unfortunately a super opaque industry, it's easy to get sucked into the kayfabe narratives that get pushed to the base to suck money out of them.
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Similarly the big reason we never got a vote on Puerto Rican statehood was objections from the squad and from Velázquez.
Politics is unfortunately a super opaque industry, it's easy to get sucked into the kayfabe narratives that get pushed to the base to suck money out of them.
Politics is unfortunately a super opaque industry, it's easy to get sucked into the kayfabe narratives that get pushed to the base to suck money out of them.
For members of the House in both parties, the past eight weeks felt like Purgatory. I report for @politico.com www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Congress returns from purgatory
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
For members of the House in both parties, the past eight weeks felt like Purgatory. I report for @politico.com www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Worth noting here, that obviously, Bad Bunny is not an immigrant. He's an American from Puerto Rico.
Charlotte Jones, co-owner and chief brand officer of the Dallas Cowboys, is pushing back on criticism of the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny for its Super Bowl LX halftime show.
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Worth noting here, that obviously, Bad Bunny is not an immigrant. He's an American from Puerto Rico.
I talked a dozen members of Congress about what eight weeks out of session was like for @politico.com www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Congress returns from purgatory
www.politico.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I talked a dozen members of Congress about what eight weeks out of session was like for @politico.com www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Ruben Gallego hand delivered a copy of Virginia Giuffre's memoirs to Mike Johnson yesterday as Democrats double down on Epstein. I report for @slate.com
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Democrats Are About to Go All In on Epstein. Will It Work?
They want the public focused on Trump’s ties to the sex-trafficking financier. But will it stick with voters?
slate.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Ruben Gallego hand delivered a copy of Virginia Giuffre's memoirs to Mike Johnson yesterday as Democrats double down on Epstein. I report for @slate.com
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The pardons are primarily symbolic: No one on the list has been charged with federal crimes, and Trump can't pardon those facing state charges in GA, AZ, NV and WI.
But it's another effort by Trump to recast the history of his bid to seize a second term in 2020. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
But it's another effort by Trump to recast the history of his bid to seize a second term in 2020. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The pardons are primarily symbolic: No one on the list has been charged with federal crimes, and Trump can't pardon those facing state charges in GA, AZ, NV and WI.
But it's another effort by Trump to recast the history of his bid to seize a second term in 2020. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
But it's another effort by Trump to recast the history of his bid to seize a second term in 2020. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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“I’d love to have your job someday,” Trump tells the Fox NFL crew broadcasting the Commanders vs Lions game.
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“I’d love to have your job someday,” Trump tells the Fox NFL crew broadcasting the Commanders vs Lions game.
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The 112th Grey Cup matchup has been SET! The Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders will meet on the CFL’s biggest stage for the first time since 2010. 👀🔥
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The 112th Grey Cup matchup has been SET! The Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders will meet on the CFL’s biggest stage for the first time since 2010. 👀🔥
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"i was under duress" www.ctvnews.ca/canada/royal...
November 7, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"i was under duress" www.ctvnews.ca/canada/royal...
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BREAKING: Judge orders Trump admin to provide full SNAP payments to states for November. Judge John McConnell (Obama) says Trump admin defied his earlier order allowing partial payment only if recipients could get that money on time
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
BREAKING: Judge orders Trump admin to provide full SNAP payments to states for November. Judge John McConnell (Obama) says Trump admin defied his earlier order allowing partial payment only if recipients could get that money on time
JARED GOLDEN not running for re-election in Maine. The 4-term Democrat represents a House seat that Trump won all three times. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/05/o...
Jared Golden: I won’t seek reelection. Here’s why.
"What I could accomplish in this increasingly unproductive Congress pales in comparison to what I could do in that time as a husband, a father and a son."
www.bangordailynews.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
JARED GOLDEN not running for re-election in Maine. The 4-term Democrat represents a House seat that Trump won all three times. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/05/o...
I wrote for @politico.com on how Robert Garcia has become Thirsty Henry Waxman www.politico.com/newsletters/...
The California Congressman shaping the Democrats’ social strategy
www.politico.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I wrote for @politico.com on how Robert Garcia has become Thirsty Henry Waxman www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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The Contemporary Baseball Era player ballot features eight candidates for consideration in the Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Results will be announced at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 7: ow.ly/Agwx50XlQRH
Results will be announced at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 7: ow.ly/Agwx50XlQRH
November 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Contemporary Baseball Era player ballot features eight candidates for consideration in the Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Results will be announced at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 7: ow.ly/Agwx50XlQRH
Results will be announced at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 7: ow.ly/Agwx50XlQRH
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this World Series already has had the most innings of any 7-game World Series in MLB history
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
this World Series already has had the most innings of any 7-game World Series in MLB history
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Some lawyers in England and Wales are no longer required to wear classic curly white wigs in cases where they prove “uncomfortable or impractical.”
Britain’s 300-year tradition of wearing wigs in court gets a trim
Updated guidelines allow lawyers to dispense with the curly horsehair wigs, while traditionalists fear a loss of courtroom decorum.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Some lawyers in England and Wales are no longer required to wear classic curly white wigs in cases where they prove “uncomfortable or impractical.”
President Donald Trump threatens that the U.S. will undertake military action in Nigeria on his Truth Social website
November 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
President Donald Trump threatens that the U.S. will undertake military action in Nigeria on his Truth Social website
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The Anglican Church in North America faces allegations by clergy and parishioners against two of its top leaders: One is accused of sexual misconduct, while the other allegedly abused his power by allowing men with troubling histories into the church.
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Anglican Church in North America faces allegations by clergy and parishioners against two of its top leaders: One is accused of sexual misconduct, while the other allegedly abused his power by allowing men with troubling histories into the church.