Chris Irvine

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Collector of sports teams that make me sad. Father of 2, husband and journalist in spare time. Managing Editor

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Andrew Kerr

@AndrewKerrNC

Sep 3

Speak of the devil... BLM board member Shalomyah Bowers, a very close friend of Patrisse Cullors, has just been accused by other BLM insiders stealing more than $10 million from the charity's coffers. latimes.com/california/sto

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My reporting got so far under BLM's skin that the group's cofounder, Patrisse Cullors, said in April that basic charity disclosure rules are "deeply unsafe" and that she gets triggered whenever she hears the term IRS Form 990. twitter.com/AndrewKerrNC/s

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Jim Antle

@jimantle

Aug 29

The Democrats' midterm dilemma: the better they do in November, the harder it will be to move on from Biden in 2024.

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Beating expectations in November could leave Democrats stuck with Biden in 2024

The midterm elections could go a long way toward determining whether President Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee in 2024.

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Jerry Dunleavy

@JerryDunleavy

Aug 26

NEW: You can read the unsealed (and heavily redacted) Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit here. Notable is how key the National Archives seemed to be in spurring the DOJ and the FBI into launching a criminal investigation leading to the unprecedented raid.

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Redacted affidavit justifying Trump Mar-a-Lago raid is released, cites 'defense information'

The affidavit behind the FBI’s unprecedented raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home was publicly released by the Justice Department on Friday.

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Sarah Westwood

@sarahcwestwood

Aug 15

New: Our deep dive into the exodus of children from public school systems -- where they're heading instead, and what might happen to the failing public school districts they're leaving behind.

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COVID, CRT, sexuality: What's behind the mass student exodus from public schools

Elicia Brand and her family moved to Loudoun County nine years ago to take advantage of well-reputed public schools in the affluent northern Virginia enclave.

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Kaelan Deese

@KaelanDC

Aug 12

NEW: An official with the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department told the Washington Examiner on Thursday that the department is investigating threats against the magistrate judge who approved the FBI raid at Trump’s estate.

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Police investigating threats against Trump raid magistrate amid flurry of online extremism

The FBI raid of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate sparked backlash from extreme right-wing users on internet forums against a Florida magistrate judge who approved the unprecedented...

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Jerry Dunleavy

@JerryDunleavy

Aug 10

BREAKING: Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, believed to have signed the yet-sealed FBI warrant for the raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, has ordered the DOJ to publicly respond to legal efforts by the Times Union & Judicial Watch to get the warrant unsealed.

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DOJ ordered to respond after requests to unseal FBI's Trump raid warrant

The Department of Justice must respond to motions to unseal the warrant behind the FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago, the magistrate judge who approved the unprecedented...

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Chris Irvine

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Aug 10

Squad struggles, Trump vs. Pence, and a historic nominee:

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has what you missed from last night's primaries

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Top 5 takeaways: Here’s what you missed from last night’s primaries

Primary voters in four states headed to the polls Tuesday night to determine several contested races in key elections that might sway control of Congress in November.

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B.W. Carlin

@BaileyCarlin

Aug 7

This is a WWE golden-era level entrance. Unbelievably tough.

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David Mark

@DavidMarkDC

Jul 30

Statistically, a "full Ginsburg" is much rarer than a Major League Baseball no-hitter. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) set to hit five Sunday talk shows, will be the 32nd, going back to 1998. There have been MLB 73 no-hitters going back to 1998.

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Jerry Dunleavy

@JerryDunleavy

Jul 27

NEW: Brian Auten, an FBI analyst whose 2020 assessment whistleblowers told Grassley was used to wrongly label Hunter Biden evidence as disinfo, had already been referred for possible discipline for his actions detailed in Horowitz’s 2019 FISA abuse report.

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FBI analyst who helped shut down Hunter Biden inquiry earlier referred for disciplinary action

The FBI analyst who wrongly labeled Hunter Biden evidence as "disinformation" was referred for disciplinary action just months before doing so, whistleblowers claim.

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Daniel Chaitin

@danielchaitin7

Jul 26

'Categorically false': Head of 9/11 Justice fires back at Trump over LIV defense washex.am/3vikJEO --

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Seth Mandel

@SethAMandel

Jul 25

It's not a recession unless it's from the Recession region of France otherwise it's just sparkling misery

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Christian Datoc

@TocRadio

Jul 20

No, Biden did not just admit to having new cancer diagnosis, the White House confirms SAO pointed WEX to this tweet when asked about Twitter dissecting Biden saying "I and so damn many other people I grew up [with] have cancer" in MA just now twitter.com/GlennKesslerWP…

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Editor and chief writer of The Washington Post's Fact Checker since 2011. [email protected]

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Nathan Bernhardt

@jonbernhardt

Jul 13, 2021

Trey Mancini. What a story. An inspiration; a legend. It is time for a man who has only had the opening riff from Immigrant Song going through his head for the past 2 hours to annihilate him.

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Jerry Dunleavy

@JerryDunleavy

Jul 13

NEW: Some action on the court docket today in John Durham’s case against Steele Dossier source Igor Danchenko, as the special counsel asks the presiding judge to issue thirty subpoenas for potential witness testimony in the October trial in Virginia.

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Durham requests 30 subpoenas for testimony in trial against Steele source Igor Danchenko

Special counsel John Durham requested a federal court to issue 30 subpoenas for testimony in the trial against Igor Danchenko, British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s alleged main source for his discre...

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Daniel Chaitin

@danielchaitin7

Jul 11

#BREAKING -- First image from James Webb Space Telescope revealed! More tomorrow. washex.am/3P1CQqh -- by

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First full-color image from James Webb Space Telescope revealed

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled one of the first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on Monday, hailed as the "deepest" and sharpest infrared image of the...

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Kate Scanlon

@kgscanlon

Jun 28

When informed he was being taken back to the West Wing, Hutchinson testified that Trump “reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel.” And other🔥🔥🔥 moments from today's #jan6hearing via

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Six notable moments from House Jan. 6 hearing featuring ex-Trump aide Hutchinson

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot held a hearing Tuesday with Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who described events at the...

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Jim Antle

@jimantle

Jun 28

Under Reagan, ketchup was a vegetable. Under Trump, ketchup was a decoration.

Chris Irvine

@chrisirvine86

Jun 28

Don in 60 Seconds - Enraged Trump tried to take wheel of Beast to go to Capitol on Jan. 6, committee hears

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Jan. 6 committee returns with surprise hearing, promising a new witness and evidence

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Chad Pergram

@ChadPergram

Jun 28

Hutchinson testifies after Trump tried to grab steering wheel of the presidential limo, USSS warned Trump: “You need to take your hand off the steering wheel. We’re going back to the West Wing.” Trump then lunged at the throat of lead USSS agent Bobby Engel inside the limo

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Christopher Hutton

@chris_journo

Jun 28

I'm happy to announce that I'm

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The Senate six: These pitched battles will decide which party wins majority

The battle for Senate control will hinge on campaigns in any one of six states, maybe seven, as Republicans aim to net the single seat they need to reclaim the majority in the midterm elections.

Chris Irvine

@chrisirvine86

Jun 27

It's been.. erm.. a rather eventful Supreme Court session to say the least. There's still 4 cases left before the court heads to recess. Latest from

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Four cases remain before Supreme Court heads to recess

The Supreme Court has already issued its two landmark rulings this term, overturning nearly 50 years of abortion access precedent and expanding gun rights for the first time in a decade. Now, the...

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Andrew Kerr

@AndrewKerrNC

Jun 27

UPDATE: Hunter Biden emailed me a four-word statement shortly after this story was published. "What's wrong with you?" he said.

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Cami Mondeaux

@cami_mondeaux

Jun 24

The bike police line from my last tweet just rode out, and protest groups have started to crowd together. Not sure where the officers went. Opinions are set to start dropping now and trickle in over the next hour-ish. (

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Cami Mondeaux

@cami_mondeaux

Jun 24

Good morning from the Supreme Court. Lots of activity happening outside from pro-life and pro-choice activists before today’s decisions drops — which may or may not include Dobbs. Worth noting we actually have no idea if it will drop today.

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is back with day 4 of public hearings, focusing on pressure campaigns in AZ and GA by Trump and his allies. Follow along with latest updates from

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Jan. 6 committee addresses pressure applied to states following 2020 election

Members to hear from key players in Arizona and Georgia

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Kaelan Deese

@KaelanDC

Jun 21

First opinion today is Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf

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Kaelan Deese

@KaelanDC

Jun 21

Supreme Court opinions are at 10 today. We have 18 more to go including a case surround a praying football coach, guns, abortion, a tribal jurisdiction dispute brought by the state of OK and possibly one of the most impactful case of the term WV v. EPA.

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Four cases remain before Supreme Court heads to recess

The Supreme Court has already issued its two landmark rulings this term, overturning nearly 50 years of abortion access precedent and expanding gun rights for the first time in a decade. Now, the...

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Max Thornberry

@Max_Thornberry

Jun 16

The #January6 committee is back today. Members are investigating the pressure campaign against Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election. Follow the hearing with

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Jan. 6 hearings enter third day with focus on vice president's role

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Jerry Dunleavy

@JerryDunleavy

Jun 14

For context, Joe Biden has repeatedly publicly called Hunter Biden “the smartest man I know.”

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NEW: Listen to a Dec. 2018 recording of Hunter Biden bragging that Joe Biden will “talk about anything that I want him to” & that “dad respects me more than he respects anyone in the world” & “I’m better than my dad” & that Joe Biden “thinks I'm a god.” washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-hou

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David Mark

@DavidMarkDC

Jun 10

Ex-Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) is likely a rare ex-House member who will return to the House in January 2023, after his GOP primary win in MT01. Three comeback bids have failed in the 2022 primaries, by ex-Reps. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), Jim Bunn (R-Ore.), and Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.).

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Live blog: Jan. 6 committee seizes moment in prime time

Chris Irvine

@chrisirvine86

Jun 8

For the East Coasters! Here’s everything you missed during last night's late-hour primary elections - via

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Here’s everything you missed during the late-hour primary election night

Primary voters in seven states spanning both coasts headed to the polls on Tuesday night, marking the biggest primary night of 2022 so far.

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Cami Mondeaux

@cami_mondeaux

Jun 3

NEW: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in May, was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a condition that causes the heart muscle to become weakened and enlarged, his doctors disclosed Friday.

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'I almost died': Democratic Senate nominee Fetterman diagnosed with condition that weakens heart

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in May, was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a condition that causes the heart muscle to become weakened and...

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: "Two minutes after a gunman burst through an unlocked door at Robb Elementary School and began shooting inside a pair of connected classrooms, Pete Arredondo arrived..." Shortly after, he made a call to fall back and not ambush Ramos.