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SCOOP: Sen. Ruben Gallego’s leadership PAC has been subpoenaed as part of a federal investigation into the Arizona Democrat’s use of campaign cash to fund a luxurious lifestyle, according to a copy of the subpoena obtained by POLITICO.
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Data Republican, with your vast wisdom that earned you a role at the Pentagon, have you ever considered that different states have different electorates and issues that can result in different outcomes?
The strongest proof that polling is nothing more than institutional soft power warfare is that they’re putting out polls which give excellent chances of flipping governors in OR and MN while also saying Blue Texas will happen.
I don’t trust any polls except @QuantusInsights .
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NEW: Laura Loomer is expected to travel with President Trump on Air Force One to Alabama this afternoon, per a source familiar.
Loomer’s previous meetings with Trump have been consequential. Last year Trump fired six national security staffers following a meeting with Loomer in the Oval Office where she presented opposition research against the individuals.
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POLITICO — Sen. Thom Tillis lashed out in private texts to Donald Trump earlier this year — saying he refused to take the president’s “bullshit” — and that, had Trump directly threatened him with a primary challenge — he would’ve “immediately told you to fuck yourself.”
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Quite the call out here from Vice President Vance re: the presidential ambitions of Ted Cruz.
Ted Cruz’s efforts to engineer a clash don’t bother Vance, he told @HenryJGomez
“It is really obvious to me that, at this very moment, Ted Cruz is running for president,” Vance said. “At this moment, I’m not. I’m trying to help elect Republicans.”
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New: Jasmine Crockett was offering government relations & lobbying services on a campaign-funded website.
It was taken down after Zeteo reached out.
Experts say they’d never seen something like this before + that it tests the limits of ethics rules & law.zeteo.com/p/jasmine-crockett…
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so much juice in this Larry Ellison heave from @cityofthetown vanityfair.com/story/larry-e…
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From the accompanying article to the interview this morning in TIME.
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NEW: Rupert Murdoch along with WSJ EIC Emma Tucker and editorial page editor Paul Gigot and key News Corp execs including Robert Thomson & Rebekah Brooks dined with Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday night in an effort to "reset" their relationship —
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NEWS: Trump to host "most EXCLUSIVE DINNER IN THE WORLD" for top 185 purchasers of his meme crypto
Buying $1M (or less!) worth of $TRUMP coin should get you in Nov 22
Trump has pocketed $635 million
Investors down +$4 billion on Trump crypto
Invite ⬇️
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BREAKING: Judge orders Reflecting Pool case dismissed with prejudice, banning Jeanine Pirro's office from bringing forth the David Hearn case again. nbcnews.com/politics/justice…
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Aidan McLaughlin retweeted
There was nothing wrong with the NYT headline or post about the Israeli flight hijacking. So many people on this website rely on NYT for original, confirmed reporting, but seem to have zero understanding of how that work is done. It requires knowing something before publishing!
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Time: “How can the president of peace be calling for the annihilation of an entire people?”
Trump: “Because by annihilating Iran, we've created peace in the world. With Iran, I don't think you could ever have peace.” time.com/article/2026/10/01/…
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A distinction Trump—who used to hang fake Time covers at his golf clubs declaring The Apprentice a ratings success—will cherish more than anyone
“This cover marks a milestone: With 56 appearances, Donald Trump has now appeared on TIME’s cover more often than any other individual, surpassing President Richard Nixon, who held the record for more than half a century,” the magazine says
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Aidan McLaughlin retweeted
Scoop: Congressional staffers planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France 2 weeks before election
The weeklong bipartisan trip — which included visits to a Ferrari factory, luxury brands in Milan or Florence & day trips to the Champagne wine region — was to be led by a top aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
It was canceled TODAY after @NBCNews asked about the itinerary. nbcnews.com/politics/congres…
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Aidan McLaughlin retweeted
Very interesting window into President Trump's view of the midterms & campaign plans just now at his Hispanic heritage event. "I'm going out because nobody's selling it. I'm doing- we're doing an extremely poor job of promotion, and an extremely great job of running the country."
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