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

Washington, DC
Joined January 2010
A look at early voting data in key Midwestern states cnn.com/2026/10/26/politics/…
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Ben Pershing retweeted
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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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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Trump denigrates Somali immigrants, asks why US doesn’t take Nordic ones cnn.com/2026/10/24/politics/…
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This year, nearly $30 million has been spent airing more than 100 campaign ads in Iowa that mention cancer, according to AdImpact data Read @owermohle & @DavidWright_7 on the topic every Iowa candidate is talking about. cnn.com/2026/10/24/politics/…
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Obama slams Trump's renovations, says White House looks like a "Cheesecake Factory" cnn.com/2026/10/24/politics/…
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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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Darline Graham raised just $90,000 in the first two weeks of October. Her Democratic opponent, Annie Andrews, raised nearly 45 times that amount, just over $4 million. cnn.com/2026/10/22/politics/…
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GOP super PAC wades into unexpectedly competitive Mississippi Senate race cnn.com/2026/10/22/politics/…
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A federal judge warned President Donald Trump could see his $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC dismissed if he does not work harder to produce information the news outlet it is entitled to in the case, including sitting for a deposition. cnn.com/2026/10/22/politics/…
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