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Patrick Svitek

@PatrickSvitek

Politics breaking news reporter, @WashingtonPost. Formerly @TexasTribune and @HoustonChron. Email me at [email protected].

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calendar_today11-04-2011 20:01:40

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If Nebraska changes their Electoral College rules to winner take all to help Trump, Maine will try to do the same to counteract that impact, Maine's house majority leader says in a statement

If Nebraska changes their Electoral College rules to winner take all to help Trump, Maine will try to do the same to counteract that impact, Maine's house majority leader says in a statement
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Howard Stern asks Biden about debating Trump.

“I am, somewhere,' Biden says. 'I don’t know when. I’m happy to debate him.'

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Brigham Tomco(@BrighamTomco) 's Twitter Profile Photo

: Brent Orrin Hatch did not qualify for Utah GOP primary via signature gathering. The LG's office determined he fell short after certifying 21,000 signatures/28,000 he needed

The fate of Hatch's senate campaign now depends on GOP convention delegates

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In other news, former Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) says he voted for Nikki Haley in Tuesday's primary, he'll prob write her name in in November and says 'there is a non-trivial, significant minority of Republicans' in PA who won't vote for Trump. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

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Just ducked out of arguments. This did NOT go very well Jack Smith's team. Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh think Trump's Jan. 6 prosecution is unconstitutional. Maybe Gorsuch too. Roberts is skeptical of the charges. Barrett is more amenable to Smith but still wants some immunity.

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Victoria Spartz primary opponent Chuck Goodrich is up to $4.6M in self-funding, per pre-primary FEC filing: docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/…

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NEW: Travis County Attorney Delia Garza says as of now, her office has been presented with 46 criminal trespass arrests stemming from the protests at UT yesterday.

The court has declined all of those cases for lack of probable cause and released the individuals from jail.

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Dennis Welch(@dennis_welch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

: AZ House votes (32-28) to repeal the 1864 near total abortion ban after they failed in their prior two attempts. Focus now shifts to the Senate which could vote next week.

#BREAKING: AZ House votes (32-28) to repeal the 1864 near total abortion ban after they failed in their prior two attempts. Focus now shifts to the Senate which could vote next week.
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Robert F. Kennedy voters in forced two-way presidential election via national Quinnipiac poll:

47% Trump
29% Biden
8% wouldn't vote
6% someone else
6% undecided

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Yes, Haley did best in “Never Trump” suburban Philly.
But it was notable that she also took some of her strongest support in the more swingy counties of Cumberland (outside of Harrisburg): Erie, Berks and Lancaster. cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…

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Asked about Senate map on Fox, McConnell says he's 'most confident' in West Virginia. 'Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania — all very, very competitive, and there are other states that could come into play, like Wisconsin.' In Maryland, Hogan is a 'fabulous candidate.'

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Today, fmr National Enquirer publisher David Pecker on unfounded stories about Ted Cruz: Cohen would call him to plant story & mag 'would embellish it from there.'

At the time, Cruz: 'Smear that has come from Donald Trump & his henchman...all of which started with Donald Trump.'

Today, fmr National Enquirer publisher David Pecker on unfounded stories about @tedcruz: Cohen would call him to plant story & mag 'would embellish it from there.' At the time, Cruz: 'Smear that has come from Donald Trump & his henchman...all of which started with Donald Trump.'
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