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Dan Balz

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Husband. Father. Happy Grandparent. Political Reporter @washingtonpost. Infrequent tweeter.

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That's so true. So many cities have seen a decline in strong local newspapers. Easy to take for granted until it's gone.

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Stunning moment: At a town hall in Berlin, N.H., Nikki Haley was asked by a voter what was the cause of the Civil War. She said the war was about government interfering in people’s freedoms. The voter then called her out for not mentioning slavery.

Stunning moment: At a town hall in Berlin, N.H., Nikki Haley was asked by a voter what was the cause of the Civil War. She said the war was about government interfering in people’s freedoms. The voter then called her out for not mentioning slavery.
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Superb reporting and a powerful story by WaPo’s ⁦Peter Wallsten⁩ and ⁦Paul Kane⁩ on a critical vote on gun legislation. washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…

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SCOOP and update: Never Back Down strategist Jeff Roe resigns in wake of a The Washington Post  report on turmoil within the super PAC — another sign that Ron DeSantis's campaign experiment is now in tatters, by Michael Scherer Hannah Knowles Josh Dawsey
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NEW: Which voters matter in presidential elections?
The ranks are shrinking. 3/4 Americans lived in places targeted by campaigns until 1980. It was 1/4 in 2020 and could be headed lower. Via Michael Scherer, Ence Morse, ⁦Josh Dawsey⁩ + Marianne LeVine
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/12…

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Vulgarities, insults, baseless attacks: Trump backers follow his lead. This is superb story in so many ways. From WaPo's Hannah Knowles . wapo.st/3sFApno

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Children wore “FJB” shirts/hats. Other merch spelled it out. Trump lobbed insults from SOB to “pencil neck.” He brought the house down mocking Biden, at one point baselessly suggesting he’s on drugs. Hannah Knowles captured the vulgarity in Iowa
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She didn’t trust the government. She didn’t trust the news. She didn’t know whom to trust, so Kathy Nichols eased into the armchair facing her psychic.

“What comes up in my future?” she asked.

A look at the era of exhaustion & uncertainty - w Sabrina Rodríguez: wapo.st/3SLq04c

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NEW: Backlash grows to Univisión interview with Trump. Congressional Hispanic Caucus will ask to meet with newt work exec. Latino Advocacy groups write a letter. John Leguizamo calls for boycott. And more. washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

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A boom of ballot initiatives is reshaping this state’s democracy. Latest in WaPo's Imperfect Union series, this by ace Greg Jaffe wapo.st/49yZbpV

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The Washington Post obtained recordings of the statements Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, Ken Chesebro and Scott Hall made to prosecutors as part of their plea deals. Amy Gardner Holly Bailey reviewed hours and hours of tape and compiled all of the new details: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

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A maverick or a MAGA warrior? Nancy Mace tries to be both. Via WaPo’s ⁦Jacqueline Alemany⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

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Your weekend read: Charged alongside Trump in Georgia are a pastor, a publicist and a political activist who have signaled they are willing to stand by the former president even as others take plea deals, Patrick Marley YvonneWingettSanchez 🏜 Adriana Usero report. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

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