#Elon Musk defends banning of journalists: ‘You dox, you get suspended’

#Elon Musk defends banning of journalists: ‘You dox, you get suspended’

Elon Musk defends banning of journalists: ‘You dox, you get suspended’ Twitter CEO Elon Musk defended his decision to ban several prominent technology reporters from the platform on Thursday night, claiming they violated Twitter’s policies on “doxxing.” “You dox, you get suspended,” Musk said on a Twitter Spaces conversation with journalists. “End of story.” Doxxing…

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#Democrats mull alternative to South Carolina amid divisions over first-in-nation primary

#Democrats mull alternative to South Carolina amid divisions over first-in-nation primary

Democrats mull alternative to South Carolina amid divisions over first-in-nation primary Democrats are quietly discussing plans to propose a possible compromise state as the nation’s first-in-the-nation primary following vocal concerns about South Carolina from all corners of the party.  The informal talks among strategists, former campaign advisers, activists and those close to state parties are…

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#Schumer: Omnibus expected to include Electoral Count Act, Ukraine funding

#Schumer: Omnibus expected to include Electoral Count Act, Ukraine funding

Schumer: Omnibus expected to include Electoral Count Act, Ukraine funding Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he expects a year-end omnibus spending package to include the Electoral Count Act, which clarifies the vice president’s role in certifying a presidential election as ministerial, and more funding for Ukraine. Congressional negotiators have been deadlocked…

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#Harris communications director set to leave post

#Harris communications director set to leave post

Harris communications director set to leave post Jamal Simmons, Vice President Harris’s communications director, will soon leave his position, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill on Friday. Simmons’s wife accepted a position in New York and their family will move there “in the near future,” according to an email from Harris’s chief of staff,…

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#Senate votes to avert costly rail strike

#Senate votes to avert costly rail strike

Senate votes to avert costly rail strike The Senate voted Thursday to avert a costly nationwide rail strike next week that lawmakers in both parties worried would shut down much of the economy and further add to inflation.   Senators voted 80 to 15 for a House-passed bill to implement the labor agreement between freight…

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#The eight most vulnerable Senate Democrats in 2024

#The eight most vulnerable Senate Democrats in 2024

The eight most vulnerable Senate Democrats in 2024 Senate Democrats are gearing up for what’s expected to be a challenging reelection environment in 2024 even as they await the results of a Senate runoff in Georgia between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and Republican Herschel Walker next month. About two dozen Democrats or those who caucus…

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#Senate Democrats call for criminal investigation of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried 

#Senate Democrats call for criminal investigation of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried 

Senate Democrats call for criminal investigation of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried  Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday calling for a criminal investigation of what they called the “fraudulent tactics” of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and CEO of FTX Trading Ltd., which filed for…

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#The Memo: Can any Republican defeat Trump and DeSantis?

#The Memo: Can any Republican defeat Trump and DeSantis?

The Memo: Can any Republican defeat Trump and DeSantis? The 2024 election is almost two years away, but it’s already an open question whether anyone other than former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can become the GOP’s nominee. Trump and DeSantis have raced out to an early lead over all other possible contenders,…

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