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Massive congratulations to House and Senate Democrats across the country for bringing a Bluenami to Congress. The Democratic Party has been, and will continue to be, the party of working Americans seeking access to the American Dream.
I look forward to helping the Democratic majorities enact an affirmative vision for lifting up all Americans, especially the ones under attack by Donald Trump.
And it’s time, once and for all, to hold Trump, his family and his administration accountable for their rank corruption and abuse of power.
The @CuseFootball #Orange upset @UNC in OT on the road at #ChapelHill! Welcome back, #Syracuse QB #SteveAngeli.
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So far, since @Skydance consummated their #merger #deal with #WarnerBrothersDoscovery, #ChristianeAmanpour (@amanpour) said she'll be exting @CNN in June to work on other projects, #KaitlanCollins's (@kaitlancollins) reputed bigtime producer said she is exiting, and now news comes of #BiannaGolodryga's (@biannagolodryga) plans to "leave for an opportunity."
As a longtime business and financial #journalist, I view the #CNN departures like foreshadowing.
Various media outlets, including @Variety, are saying Thursday that #BiannaGolodryga (@biannagolodryga) is in talks to join @politico and/or @CBSNews. Golodryga publicly disclosed her plans this week to exit #CNN where she has been anchoring @cnni international #TV news programs.
Bianna Golodrgya in talks to work for both Politico, CBS News after announcing exit from CNN...
Veteran newshounds may recall she enjoyed a similar arrangement with CNN and CBS News, where she once co-anchored the morning show...
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Who would #POTUS #Trump think he is fooling when he says: #Putin's "#Russia frankly has been fine on #Ukraine." @realDonaldTrump appears to have lost the plot in his last ditch campaigning for Republican candidates in the #Midterms2026 #election. #democracy
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When #POTUS #Trump claims #Ukraine President "Zelensky is a man who should have had this war settled a long time ago," he sounds like he is in #Midterms2026 #election panic, since @realDonaldTrump said he would end the #UkraineWar early in a 2nd presidency.
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The Valshi crystal ball was working Tuesday, as the #COLA for @SocialSecurity income earners just came in at a 3.6% boost, for 2027.
The cost of living adjustment means #SocialSecurity #income recipients will have gotten a 6.4% raise overall in 2027 and 2026. #CostOfLiving #affordability
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The September #inflation rate in the U.S., or overall Consumer Price Index, increased by 3.7%, which bodes for a stronger than weaker #COLA. The 2027 cost of living adjustment for #SocialSecurity #income earners, expected at around 10:30 a.m. EDT, is based on a specific #CPI, the @BLS_gov's 3rd quarter index for urban and clerical workers.
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Experts' projected #COLA increase in recipients' 2027 @SocialSecurity #income, due out Wednesday, stayed firm and climbed some, this year. My sense is that the cost of living adjustment will boost #SocialSecurity income into the high end, at 3.6%, given that the unpopular #Trump administration approaching #MidtermElections could easily toss a stronger COLA gain to Social Security income earners than a weaker one whose floor stands at about 3.2%.
The largest share of @Kalshi predictors on the economics of inflation, 76%, say they're expecting a COLA increase of "above 2.0%" while less than half of the #Kalshi predictors put the figure at "above 3.0%," as of Tuesday morning.
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A scant 20 minutes, or so, before #POTUS #Trump would have been in contempt of federal court, he restored White House access to #journalists at @CNN and @MSNOWNews. A bit later, @politico stated in their article published at 12:30 p.m., their journalists also are able to enter the White House.
Ironically, media from #China were said to be present earlier at Trump's meeting with Chinese President #XiJinping, in contrast to the lack of #PressFreedom in their own country.
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[Repost] Since #POTUS #Trump still is not admitting @CNN @MSNOWNews and @politico to the White House and grounds -- failing to comply with District Court Judge #TimothyKelly's ruling -- the #FreePress battle for access is taking on greater immediacy than the 14-day period of Kelly's temporary restraining order.
Chinese President #XiJinping's visit with President Trump, from a country known to limit media availability to its citizens, is heightening the #PressFreedom drama in #Washington.
After a federal judge ruled #POTUS #Trump must restore White House acess to 3 major media outlets, @CNN @MSNOWNews and @politico still were denied entry to the White House in the 8 a.m. hour Thursday.
#CNN #journalists tried again at 9 a.m. and were denied anew, signaling defiance of the judge's order. D.C. District Court Judge #TimothyKelly ruled Trump violated 5th Amendment due process and issued a 14-day temporary restraining order.
Journalists from CNN, #MSNOW and #Politico found their badges flashed red at the usual entry point where Secret Service agents confiscated the hard press passes of the 3 news groups, according to MSNow and CNN, just 7 hours after the judge's ruling came around 1 a.m. #PressFreedom
Since #POTUS #Trump still is not admitting @CNN @MSNOWNews and @politico to the White House and grounds -- failing to comply with District Court Judge #TimothyKelly -- the #FreePress battle for access is taking on greater immediacy than the 14-day period of Kelly's temporary restraining order.
Chinese President #XiJinping's visit with President Trump, from a country known to limit media availability to its citizens, is heightening the #PressFreedom drama in #Washington.