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.@joshorton's take on the Obama-Trump feud over The Cheesecake Factory: "Obama, I think, almost uniquely in this country and among the party, has the ability to make Trump feel and act small."
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.@RepRobertGarcia weighs in on the House Oversight Chairman's plan to investigate the Alaska Senate race: "Comer will be chair for, I think, a couple more months.... the state of Alaska should take any lead in investigations."
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.@RepJasonCrow lays out why impeaching Secy. Hegseth is his "number one priority" if Democrats retake the House majority. ⬇️
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The NYT is reporting that Democrats aligned with Mary Peltola's campaign recruited spoilers in the Alaska Senate race. Is that legal?  A veteran GOP election lawyer explains. ⬇️
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.@Bakari_Sellers warns Republicans that the South Carolina Senate race is "closer than anybody can imagine."
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Polls just closed in Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu fights to stay in power. @BarakRavid lays out what he's learning from early exit polls.
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In the final weeks of the election, corruption has skyrocketed to the top of voters' list of concerns.  Hear @MilesTaylorUSA tell a story about a three-time Trump voter who told him, "I just cannot do it anymore."⬇️
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"I love Cheesecake Factory, but I'm mostly a Waffle House guy or Cracker Barrel," @MitchLandrieu weighs in on the calorie-dense cultural debate unfolding in the final days of the midterm cycle. "The message war is over. We are in a get-out-the-vote war."
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"Give her a break," @RepDebDingell says in defense of Rep. Haley Stevens after she dodged a question about her support for Abdul El-Sayed.
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Eight days out from the election, Trump is promising $1m for tips leading to voter fraud convictions. Hear @eliehonig explain how that reward compares to those offered for the Unabomber and the person who burned down an ATL ICE building ⬇️
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Hear @SenBooker's answer about whether a democratic socialist can win a presidential election. ⬇️
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NEW: Cook Political Report shifts Ohio Gov. Race from 'toss up' to 'lean Dem' amid backlash over a controversial Ramaswamy ad. Cook's Carrie Dann explains. ⬇️
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Watch @SenBooker react to the DOJ's new lawsuit to block Alaska's Senate race results if the GOP loses: "They're insulting Alaskan voters."
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.@kasie: "Would you like to see Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez come to Mississippi and campaign for you?" "Well, for me, I focus on the issues," @scott_colom responds. "I don't believe in celebrity in politics."
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.@SenBrianSchatz says that if Democrats take the Senate, the party's left wing needs to be strategic about not proposing things "that the president of the United States is guaranteed to veto." "If we want to be more aspirational, if we want to make more bold policy changes... that's for 2028."
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"Half of the Senate is going to be running for president," @SenBrianSchatz tells @kasie. "And that'll be something I gotta navigate."
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Fmr. GOP Rep. @PeterMeijer tells @kasie that he doesn't think President Trump should have defended Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial ad featuring his challenger's estranged mother.
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Hear how Secretary Hegseth's staff reportedly broke a priceless globe used by Dwight D. Eisenhower ⬇️
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