Supervising Editor @CNN Washington Bureau. Former @WSJ, @nationaljournal, @washingtonpost & @rollcall. @UCBerkeley alum. L.A. native. Vin Scully forever.

Washington, DC
Joined January 2010
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Think back to 2006, last midterm w/ an unpopular war/GOP president. Where were the biggest House upsets? Places like IN, IA, KS, MN (Tim Walz!), NH, OH, WI, Upstate NY. That's why I think the Midwest & places w/ lots of secular white voters are especially ripe for surprises.
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ref sprints to the scrum, gets accidentally kicked, knows it's his moment in the limelight
FURIOUS REF PERSONAL FOUL FLAG THROW FROM THE TURF
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Ben Pershing retweeted
Debuting today at the @Lions game: S’ghetti Sandwich from @Eminem. Two slices of garlic toast with mozzarella cheese, spaghetti and marinara on top. (via @LevyRestaurants)
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Trump: He's a very handsome guy. I would rather not have him here. He's too good looking.
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Junior Caminero hit a baseball so far during batting practice that it smoked the FOX Sports set in the back of the stadium 😳 Via: @FOXSports
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FIRST IN NATSEC DAILY: State Department special adviser Kristi Noem put out a fake press release that wasn’t authorized by the State Department to swat away rumors that she was on the outs after her tenure as a special envoy ended:
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Ben Pershing retweeted
The amount of times I’m going to use this quote is immeasurable by time and space, or any traditional math.
Anthony Davis with an unreal quote about the Wizards crowd. “I’d like it to be a little more packed in there, but the crowd was great, they were into it, got us over the hump…Even when I was here last year, very first home game. It was like ‘Dress Like a Seat Night’ in here.”
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Ben Pershing retweeted
Legit looks like LaMelo just forgot that he had to dribble and the ref standing right there just didn't even consider calling it. We gotta get a handle on traveling.
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The Washington Wizards are above .500 for the first time since November 28, 2022.
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The Abduction of Persephone, by Nicola Maria Rossi, early 18th c
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A reminder that cheap travel is a major factor in super expensive ticket prices. In 1982, for the most part the only people who were going to a World Series game in Milwaukee lived in Milwaukee and would stand in line for tickets.
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We were investigating Wedgewood for faking their data and emailed them for comment this morning, ahead of publishing the findings tomorrow. They are trying to cover up their fraud with the "we were doing a social experiment" excuse. Full story here: blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/fif…
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Ben Pershing retweeted
The comeback was nice, but the reality is that Washington over its last 18 regular-season games now is 3-14-1 with a point differential of -168. This team is so far from what it should be in Season No. 3 of the Adam Peters/Dan Quinn regime. Unacceptable and inexcusable.
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Nate Silver
@NateSilver538Oct 20
No team in the NFC East has won a game in 2 weeks, this the first time this has ever happened in a division since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
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No exaggeration, this guy might be the best interview in pro sports right now
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Life is a flat circle.
Cowboys: 2-4 Eagles: 1-4-1 Washington: 1-5 Giants: 1-5 The NFC East has a collective record of 5-18-1 through Week 6 😬
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Sometimes I eat dinner over the sink.
Jaylen Brown says he bought a gold harp, and now has someone come over twice a week to play it as the sun goes down while his chef cooks dinner “My favorite purchase, I think my best, my most favorite purchase was, I bought a harp. I bought like a gold harp. I got it upstairs too…” “I got a harpist that come play like twice a week. While the sun is going down, chef is in the kitchen. You know what I mean? Just…”
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Ben Pershing retweeted
The 7-year, $245,000,000 deal between the Angels and Anthony Rendon is finally over (although the Angels still owe him more than $30 million). During this time, Rendon played 257 games and missed 877 games.
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Just in: Sacramento Kings guard Ben Simmons is believed to have sustained a torn Achilles tendon at practice Sunday, sources tell ESPN. A suspected season-ending injury for Simmons after rejuvenated and impressive training camp and preseason performances.
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She has been leading - and this might help her add to or solidify that lead.
People who don’t follow French politics think the riots will lead to Le Pen’s victory next year… meanwhile polls show she’s been leading before this by anywhere from 10-35 points
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