@AaronBlake

Senior political reporter at @CNN. Ex-@washingtonpost. Sign up for my newsletter! https://xitter.cf/t.co/Vc6k03lkp5

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Joined April 2010
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My latest newsletter: The increasingly ugly 2026 campaign cnn.com/newsletters/election… And you can sign up here! cnn.com/newsletters/election…
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JD Vance has put himself on a branch.
Seung Min Kim
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio GOP Gov. DeWine says Vivek Ramaswamy was wrong to run campaign ad featuring Democratic opponent's estranged mother.
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This is a good point.
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If you followed the Trump administration's jihad against Anthropic over restrictive terms of use for Claude, then you're not going to buy its Ukraine blame-shifting to Musk -- as if Starshield terms of use are none of the administration's business ... nationalreview.com/corner/no…

Not Buying the Trump Administration’s Gambit to Blame Musk for Starshield Restrictions | National...

The Trump administration has spent months arguing that the ‘War’ Department won’t accept ‘terms of use’ limitations on battlefield tech.

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Our country managed to produce both of these headlines in less than 12 months
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Big news here. One of the earliest goals the Trump administration set for the Iran war was neutralizing the threat of its proxies. Now the US is evacuating staff in a nearby country because one of those proxies is such a threat. cnn.com/2026/10/21/politics/…

US orders departure of some embassy staff and families from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi threat | CNN...

The US State Department ordered the departure of non-essential staff and family members at its US Embassy in Riyadh, a move that comes amid intensifying strikes on Saudi Arabia by the Iranian-allied...

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Democrats need McCain-Romney Republicans. To make its impending victory last, my party should look to the center, not move further left, writes @RahmEmanuel on.wsj.com/3U6MMGX

Opinion | Democrats Need McCain-Romney Republicans

To make its impending victory last, my party should look to the center, not move further left.

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Dan Lamothe
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EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth wanted Gen. Dwight Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it. We have photos.
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Trevor Foughty
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Let me reassure you, this is not schtick and this is not some PR ploy. This is 100% authentic Todd Young. Anyone else who has worked for him will confirm the same. It was always a required stop after a long day of district visits or campaigning, and he always knew where the closest one was.
Todd Young
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I love Taco Bell and have visited nearly every Indiana location. I was glad to serve up a few tacos at the Brownstown grand opening!
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Janice Dean
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I’ve kept my mouth shut for a long time about #meangirl @megynkelly. She used to be one of my closest friends and then she ghosted me after she endorsed @andrewcuomo for mayor and I told her she broke my heart. Her comments about @1capplegate are disgusting. Having #MS for over 20 years, she knows how long it took for doctors to diagnose me. I think Christina is brave for telling the truth and I’m grateful she became a voice for so many of us. I will have much more to say about this when I’m well enough. I’ve been sick for several weeks in and out of the hospital but when I’m well enough I will comment more. realitytea.com/2026/10/21/me…

Megyn Kelly Takes Cheap Shot at Christina Applegate Over MS Diagnosis

Megyn Kelly criticises Christina Applegate after doctors reverse the actress’s MS diagnosis, leaving her searching for answers.

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Andrew Egger
@EggerDCOct 21
Trump: "I alone could secure a prisoner release from Russia without giving anything in return" Trump literally ten minutes later: "Now you idiots know why I had to waive sanctions on Russia, no shot I got that prisoner release otherwise"
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A Trump +23 state in 2024
Patrick Svitek
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Trump to Mississippi: He'll hold a rally Monday in Corinth, the RNC announces
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Lauren Fox@FoxReports21h
Inside the Ohio GOP fallout after Ramaswamy doubled down on ad of Acton's estranged mother: one GOP candidate asked Ramaswamy not to air the ad and one operative told me that Republicans in the state "couldn't be more pissed" cnn.com/2026/10/21/politics/…

Republicans grow more worried about a midterm blue wave as Trump’s numbers hit record lows | CNN...

Meanwhile, the Democrats enter the midterms with a 10-point nationwide advantage over Republicans in voters’ choice in their own congressional district, a CNN poll shows. Follow for live updates

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The increasingly cartoonish episodes of potential Trump administration corruption cnn.com/2026/10/21/politics/…

The growing corruption allegations engulfing Trump’s orbit — at a bad time for the GOP | CNN...

There is increasing evidence that voters are concerned about corruption ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. And the Trump administration is inundating them with allegations.

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Michael Board@MikeBoard1200Oct 21
Texas Senator @JohnCornyn was asked on @CNBC about the throttling of @Starlink in the war between Russian and Ukraine, and he did not hold back!
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This is similar to Vance's quite-Machiavellian comments about falsely claiming Haitians ate pets in 2024: "If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do.”
Patrick Svitek
@PatrickSvitekOct 21
Vance answering a question about Ramaswamy's ad with Acton's mom: "Politics is a tough business, and my message to my fellow elected Republicans is, If you actually believe in the things you say you believe in, stop whining about an advertisement and go win the race in 13 days."
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This is the opposite of what Elon Musk said last week.
Clash Report
@clashreportOct 21
Marco Rubio on Ukraine: Trump has nothing to do with the decisions that are made by Starlink and Starshield and by Mr. Musk. That's a private company. Trump doesn't run that company and can't direct that company to do anything.
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More on this in my piece yesterday: cnn.com/2026/10/20/politics/…

The big questions about who’s to blame for Starshield disruptions in Ukraine | CNN Politics

So, who slowed down a crucial satellite communications system used by Ukraine, making the country more vulnerable to Russian attacks in recent days?

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#MESEN: Troy Jackson’s longtime partner, Lana Pelletier, breaks silence in new Bangor Daily News op-ed bangordailynews.com/2026/10/…

Opinion: My family has been dragged into the US Senate campaign. I want to speak for myself.

"Susan Collins and her allies are using my family to tell a story that simply isn’t true."

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New definition of humanitarian just dropped.
Lucas Tomlinson
@LucasFoxNewsOct 21
Witkoff to Putin: “You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being a humanitarian — you are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that.”
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Miya Shay@miyashayOct 21
Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush & son of another President Bush, just posted that he voted for @JamesTalarico. Neil still lives in the same neighborhood as father did for decades here in Houston.
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