For @POLITICO Nightly, I wrote about what it's like being a senior at Columbia University while simultaneously reporting on a campus I hardly recognize.
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ICYMI in today’s NatSec Daily: today is my last day as a POLITICO fellow. On Monday, I’ll be joining Matt Berg as a co-author for NatSec Daily! I’ll also be writing breaking national security and defense stories.

News: McConnell plans to step down as GOP leader after November elections. Longest serving party leader in Senate history

Confirming AP

embryo = people

corporations = people

embryo = corporations (?)

bloomberg terminal is a psyop

In '94, Sheila Jackson Lee, then a 44-year-old Houston CM, ousted 4-term Rep. Craig Washington in the Dem primary, securing a seat she'd come to hold for 30 yrs.

Now, at 42, fmr Houston CM Amanda Edwards aims to unseat Jackson Lee in the same district.

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A friend just reminded me of this: Alexey @Navalny came to my going away part when I was moving back to the U.S. in 2012. He tried to convince me not to move, Russia was just getting interesting, he said. Then we took a photo, I told him to look gangster. 💔

NEW from me, Burgess Everett Ursula Perano:

Senators in both parties finalized a deal on stricter border and immigration policies that is headed toward an uncertain floor vote in the coming days.

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Imagine explaining solidcore to a pilgrim

shen yun’s marketing team should teach a masterclass

NEW Businessweek cover story on green jobs & Shawn Fain, the UAW's paradigm-busting, incumbent-ousting, trash-talking, scripture-citing, Malcolm-X-quoting, billionaire-bashing, EV-embracing, Biden-pressuring, Trump-blasting, Musk-taunting, history-making president:
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The entire city council of Gunter, TX quit after a dispute over a railyard unraveled the community of 2,500. I visited and found bad governance that led to distrust, conspiracy theories & angry residents who crossed the line into abuse.
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Do you wonder what happened to DeSantis's campaign? For POLITICO, I spent a year digging into the wild backstory of his top aide, Christina Pushaw, who had no U.S. campaign experience outside the Republic of Georgia prior to becoming his press secretary. politico.com/news/magazine/…

BREAKING: Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party wins Taiwan's presidential election with 40% of the vote after his two opponents concede.

are you copying me Sejal Govindarao texastribune.org/2024/01/12/tex…

Some personal news: l'm starting a full-time role covering the Capitol and NY state government in Albany with @POLITICO.

I'm super excited to dive into this beat and continue working with my amazing colleagues!!

Do you work in state politics? DM or email me. I'm eager to chat.

NEW: My first column! It’s about US officials’ agony in dealing with Israel’s leader. Some revealing quotes in here: #Israel #Gaza #Netanyahu politico.com/news/magazine/…