Ledge King
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Have we reached a tipping point when it comes to climate? A recent study says yes but it's not too late to mitigate the problem. Read this free story from @ledyardking.bsky.social and @savbehrmanndc.bsky.social to find out what happens next:
'Tipping point': Climate study suggests planet is entering uncharted territory
The new report on coral-reef die-off comes amid moves by the Trump administration to double down on fossil fuel production while defunding or canceling renewable-energy projects.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Have we reached a tipping point when it comes to climate? A recent study says yes but it's not too late to mitigate the problem. Read this free story from @ledyardking.bsky.social and @savbehrmanndc.bsky.social to find out what happens next:
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On this episode, @ledyardking.bsky.social brings on @caseywooten.bsky.social and @savbehrmannDC.bsky.social to discuss the potential pathways for the 'big, beautiful bill.'
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National Journal Radio Episode 79: A Step Closer for Budget Reconciliation
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May 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
On this episode, @ledyardking.bsky.social brings on @caseywooten.bsky.social and @savbehrmannDC.bsky.social to discuss the potential pathways for the 'big, beautiful bill.'
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In this free Q&A, @ledyardking.bsky.social talks to @gregsmithpolls.bsky.social about the U.S. Catholic community as the first North American assumes the papacy.
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Q&A with Gregory Smith
The senior associate director for religion research at the Pew Research Center discusses the U.S. Catholic community as the first North American assumes the papacy.
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May 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
In this free Q&A, @ledyardking.bsky.social talks to @gregsmithpolls.bsky.social about the U.S. Catholic community as the first North American assumes the papacy.
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Following a year that saw record ridership of nearly 33 million, a 9 percent jump in ticket revenue, and more than $4 billion in federal outlays to upgrade its infrastructure, Amtrak is facing a new reality.
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Amtrak chugs along amid talk of privatization, specter of funding cuts
Freight companies gave up passenger service. Would the private sector want it back from the federal government?
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May 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Following a year that saw record ridership of nearly 33 million, a 9 percent jump in ticket revenue, and more than $4 billion in federal outlays to upgrade its infrastructure, Amtrak is facing a new reality.
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On this episode, @ledyardking.bsky.social brings on @savbehrmanndc.bsky.social and @caseywooten.bsky.social for the latest updates on budget reconciliation.
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National Journal Radio Episode 78: The Big, Beautiful Bill
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May 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
On this episode, @ledyardking.bsky.social brings on @savbehrmanndc.bsky.social and @caseywooten.bsky.social for the latest updates on budget reconciliation.
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Last year, Republican campaigners pivoted to the evolving media universe with more agility than their Democrat counterparts. Can Dems figure out this space in time for the midterms? @nenonicolosio.bsky.social and @savberhmanndc.bsky.social report
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After GOP dominance in 2024, Democrats aim to carve out space in new-media world
'What Republicans did so well is that they politically coded culture instead of trying to culturally code politics.'
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April 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last year, Republican campaigners pivoted to the evolving media universe with more agility than their Democrat counterparts. Can Dems figure out this space in time for the midterms? @nenonicolosio.bsky.social and @savberhmanndc.bsky.social report
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Democratic senators are pushing back against the Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to clamp down on free speech and academic freedoms at some of the nation’s elite universities.
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OUTLOOK: Dem senators to White House: Explain yourself on higher ed
Plus: Judge blocks Trump order requiring documented proof of citizenship to vote, and DOGE presence at FDIC alarms Democrats.
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April 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Democratic senators are pushing back against the Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to clamp down on free speech and academic freedoms at some of the nation’s elite universities.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s visit to El Salvador wasn’t just a mission to rescue a Maryland constituent wrongly deported by the Trump admin. It also served as the latest volley on what the nation should do about immigration.
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'Keep pushing back': Immigration likely to be flashpoint for Senate’s return
Despite being in the minority, Democrats could use the upcoming debate on budget reconciliation or fiscal '26 spending as leverage to soften Trump's border agenda.
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April 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s visit to El Salvador wasn’t just a mission to rescue a Maryland constituent wrongly deported by the Trump admin. It also served as the latest volley on what the nation should do about immigration.
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Ben Ferguson has been in radio and podcasting since he was 13. But, he says, the medium has never been more impactful than it is right now.
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James A. Downs reports in the new special report Margins to Mainstream from @nationaljournal.com (unlocked):
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April 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ben Ferguson has been in radio and podcasting since he was 13. But, he says, the medium has never been more impactful than it is right now.
James A. Downs reports in the new special report Margins to Mainstream from @nationaljournal.com (unlocked):
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James A. Downs reports in the new special report Margins to Mainstream from @nationaljournal.com (unlocked):
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For most of the past century of White House Correspondent's Association dinners, presidents have weighed in on the other side by helping to get stars they wanted to see.
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How the press has wooed the president
Family members, famous entertainers, and golf putters have all been part of correspondents' work behind the scenes to make attending their annual dinner appealing to the occupant of the White House.
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April 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
For most of the past century of White House Correspondent's Association dinners, presidents have weighed in on the other side by helping to get stars they wanted to see.
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Experts note that El Salvador was chosen as a prime destination for the deportees because there’s so little oversight in the country.
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Trump views El Salvador as the perfect country to send deported immigrants. Here's why.
In El Salvador under the Bukele regime, one human-rights activist says: 'The government can do whatever it wants to whomever it wants.'
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April 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Experts note that El Salvador was chosen as a prime destination for the deportees because there’s so little oversight in the country.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday a sweeping restructuring of the State Department, including a new organizational chart for the department that leads U.S. foreign relations.
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OUTLOOK: Rubio restructures State Department in move to put ‘Americans first’
PLUS: Trump administration to restart collections on defaulted student loans, and Judiciary Dems press law firms for being ‘complicit’ with White House demands.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday a sweeping restructuring of the State Department, including a new organizational chart for the department that leads U.S. foreign relations.
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'Keep all our options on the table': In this unlocked Q&A, Brando Benifei, chair of Europe's parliamentary delegation to the U.S., sits down with @cmaza.bsky.social to discuss the state of tariff negotiations with the Trump administration.
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Q+A with Brando Benifei
The chair of Europe's parliamentary delegation to the U.S. discusses the state of tariff negotiations with the Trump administration.
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April 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
'Keep all our options on the table': In this unlocked Q&A, Brando Benifei, chair of Europe's parliamentary delegation to the U.S., sits down with @cmaza.bsky.social to discuss the state of tariff negotiations with the Trump administration.
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Former Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg, who sits on the DNC, plans to spend $20M from an org he controls in solid-blue districts to drum out the “culture of seniority politics." Fellow Dems are not happy. To find out more, read tonight's NJ OUTLOOK:
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OUTLOOK: Democrats get Hogg-tied
PLUS: RFK Jr. to probe autism ‘epidemic’; swing-district Republicans oppose Medicaid cuts; NSF kills advisory boards; and Trump resurrects old ideas to lower drug prices.
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April 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Former Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg, who sits on the DNC, plans to spend $20M from an org he controls in solid-blue districts to drum out the “culture of seniority politics." Fellow Dems are not happy. To find out more, read tonight's NJ OUTLOOK:
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Efforts to extend, reform, and even possibly make permanent some tax credits to alleviate childcare costs are bubbling up again on Capitol Hill.
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Efforts to reform, expand child-related tax credits take root on Capitol Hill
Lawmakers are eyeing the reconciliation budget package as a vehicle for the credits.
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April 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Efforts to extend, reform, and even possibly make permanent some tax credits to alleviate childcare costs are bubbling up again on Capitol Hill.
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Courts around the world are hearing cases about whether the use of copyrighted data to train these programs violates the law.
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OUTLOOK: Battle over intellectual-property rights could test Musk’s influence
PLUS: More than 870 clinics impacted by Title X funding freeze, and Van Hollen blocked from Salvadoran prison as judge blasts administration.
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April 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Courts around the world are hearing cases about whether the use of copyrighted data to train these programs violates the law.
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President Trump has moved beyond a critical focus on the dinner, ratcheting up his attacks on the correspondents who cover him and the organization.
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Correspondents' dinner another episode in cold war between White House, reporters
Things were already chilly as the West Wing froze out the AP and took over pool assignments. Then came Amber Ruffin.
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April 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
President Trump has moved beyond a critical focus on the dinner, ratcheting up his attacks on the correspondents who cover him and the organization.
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NEW via @nationaljournal.com: As Trump's team launches new nuclear talks with Iran, regime opponents hope the events will lead to the fall of the Iranian government.
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'Now or never': Trump launches new nuclear talks with Iran
Regime opponents hope these negotiations fail and that subsequent events will lead to the fall of the Iranian government.
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April 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
NEW via @nationaljournal.com: As Trump's team launches new nuclear talks with Iran, regime opponents hope the events will lead to the fall of the Iranian government.
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Mars or the moon? Both? President Trump, egged on by Elon Musk, could be pivoting NASA towards the red planet. That has some lawmakers worried China will reach the lunar surface before US astronauts can get back. @ledyardking.bsky.social lays out the details in this free story:
Pivot to red planet could give way to 'red' moon
Key lawmakers worry Trump's new focus on Mars could cede the lunar surface to China.
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April 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Mars or the moon? Both? President Trump, egged on by Elon Musk, could be pivoting NASA towards the red planet. That has some lawmakers worried China will reach the lunar surface before US astronauts can get back. @ledyardking.bsky.social lays out the details in this free story:
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The midterm elections are 19 months away but Charlie Cook reminds us it's never too early to think about them. Read his latest take on the midterms:
Dems play defense, but Republicans still have the downside risk
The new Cook PVI numbers reveal a playing field that has shrunk dramatically in the last 30 years.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The midterm elections are 19 months away but Charlie Cook reminds us it's never too early to think about them. Read his latest take on the midterms:
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President Trump's push to privatize the 250-year-old postal service could have huge ramifications on mail and package delivery, especially for rural America. Read this unlocked version from @ledyardking.bsky.social to find out how:
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Trump's push to privatize postal service could reshape mail delivery
Billions in losses and declining mail usage give the administration an opening to overhaul the USPS.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
President Trump's push to privatize the 250-year-old postal service could have huge ramifications on mail and package delivery, especially for rural America. Read this unlocked version from @ledyardking.bsky.social to find out how:
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Cuts to Medicaid wouldn't just affect hospitals and clinics, they'd also affect schools. @erinDurkin2 explains the challenges in the classroom that would be magnified in this free article from @erincdurkin.bsky.social:
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Medicaid cuts could hit school districts
The health-insurance program for low-income individuals helps pay for special-education services in schools, but workers could be strained if Medicaid funds are lost.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Cuts to Medicaid wouldn't just affect hospitals and clinics, they'd also affect schools. @erinDurkin2 explains the challenges in the classroom that would be magnified in this free article from @erincdurkin.bsky.social:
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A little-know federal library grant program just got the axe. Is the last chapter for the Institute of Museum and Library Services? @efilter.bsky.social relates the story in this free article:
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April 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A little-know federal library grant program just got the axe. Is the last chapter for the Institute of Museum and Library Services? @efilter.bsky.social relates the story in this free article:
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The Trump administration's push to privatize the U.S. Postal Service isn't getting much applause from those who deliver the mail. Don Maston, president of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association (@NRLCA), sits down with @ledyardking.bsky.social to explain in this free Q&A:
Q+A with Don Maston
The president of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association discusses President Trump's push to privatize the Postal Service.
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April 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Trump administration's push to privatize the U.S. Postal Service isn't getting much applause from those who deliver the mail. Don Maston, president of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association (@NRLCA), sits down with @ledyardking.bsky.social to explain in this free Q&A: