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Editor, co-founder www.24sight.news covering 2nd Trump term and more Mike Pence biographer: http://amzn.to/3mKjRom tom@24sight.news

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Virginia moves to forbid schools from teaching that Jan. 6 was peaceful In what appears to be a first in the country, legislation headed to the desk of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) would prohibit public schools from teaching that the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capit...

Virginia lawmakers have passed a first-of-its-kind bill that prohibits schools from teaching that the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was a peaceful demonstration or that there was massive fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

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Live Updates: U.S. Employers Cut Jobs in Sign of a Shakier Economy

U.S. Employers Cut Jobs in Sign of a Shakier Economy

A weaker-than-expected report for February showed a decline of 92,000 jobs, and a rise in the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

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Trump administration sued over U.S.-TikTok deal The lawsuit was filed by the Public Integrity Project, new firm led by a former Justice Department lawyer seeks to raise the "reputational cost of corruption in America." It argues the deal violates ...

BREAKING: A group that seeks to increase the β€œreputational cost of corruption in America" sues over TikTok deal they say benefits Trump-backed investors who have "at times personally enriched him.”

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Friends! Join me and @patdennis.bsky.social today at 2p! We’re recapping the Texas results and looking ahead to November #2026Midterms

See you soon on the Substack Live!

05.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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24sight News | Tom LoBianco | Substack 24sight News is the independent news site covering the battle for American democracy, from the statehouse to the White House. By veteran reporter and author Tom LoBianco, Congressional ace Juliegrace ...

Did you attend Life Church in Indiana? Keeping up with the Peternel scandal? Get in touch, let's chat. Open DMs

Full coverage at www.24sight.news

05.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A run for their money: Young candidates rival older incumbents in midterm fundraising As a growing crop of young candidates challenge longtime Democratic incumbents, some are not just breaking through in the money race, but outraising their opponents altogether.

As a growing crop of young candidates challenge longtime Democratic incumbents, some are not just breaking through in the money race, but outraising their opponents altogether. n.pr/3NgKMIE

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3/4/26β˜€οΈ AM: PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Texas is going to get ugly over the next 3 months What’s next for Congress on Iran? Vault: Bisignano’s Capitol Hill debut

@punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM today
- Cornyn to face Paxton in runoff & Talarico beats Crockett in Texas Senate primary
- Bad night for incumbents. Warning signs flashing!
- What’s next for Congress on Iran?
- Vault: Bisignano’s Hill debut
- Noem faces House panel

punchbowl.news/archive/3426...

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Legendary

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If the Foo shits, wear it

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*important to note that was House Oversight vote to subpoena, but point applies across the entire body, from full chamber to committees

04.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It would be hard to overstate just how tenuous the Rs hold on the House of Representatives is *at the moment*. Big things happen with just a handful of Rs joining Ds, witness Pam Bondi subpoena today

#2026midterms

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ALERT: With 5 Republicans joining Democrats, House Oversight Committee has just voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify as part of their ongoing Epstein investigation

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James Talarico is seen holding a microphone and wearing an open white shirt and jacket. A headline reads: James Talarico Wins Democratic Senate Primary in Texas. Photo by Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times

James Talarico is seen holding a microphone and wearing an open white shirt and jacket. A headline reads: James Talarico Wins Democratic Senate Primary in Texas. Photo by Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times

James Talarico, a 36-year-old state legislator, won the Democratic nomination for Senate in Texas, finishing ahead of Representative Jasmine Crockett as his party’s voters put their faith in him to pursue an elusive decades-long goal of turning the state blue. nyti.ms/4u8ZS3k

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Opinion | Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won. The four law firms that fought Trump’s executive orders have forced him to retreat.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

The nine law firms that surrendered to President Trump’s illegal intimidation campaign β€œfailed a high-stakes character test,” the editorial board writes. β€œTheir leaders faced a choice between submitting to a bully and doing the right thing.”

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β€˜I Just Stood Up’: The Stunning Arrest Of Aliya Rahman At The State Of The Union Rahman, who was Rep. Ilhan Omar’s guest, suspects her unprecedented punishment was related to her testifying to Congress about her brutal ICE detention in Minneapolis.

ICYMI: This is insane and is not getting enough attention IMO www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-...

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Good morning from federal court in Nashville.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia just entered this building as a free man for the first time.

Look out for coverage of his vindictive prosecution hearing today on All Rise News.

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'Old-school newspaperman': Montana Standard reporter Mike Smith remembered for getting it right In the wake of Mike Smith's unexpected death Tuesday, former colleagues and public officials in Butte celebrated the reporter for The Montana Standard for his integrity and commitment to truth.

RIP Mike Smith

mtstandard.com/news/local/a...

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ICE won't be at polling places this year, a Trump DHS official promises In a call with top state voting officials, a Department of Homeland Security official stated unequivocally that immigration agents would not be patrolling polling places during this year's midterms.

In a call with top state voting officials, a Department of Homeland Security official stated unequivocally that immigration agents would not be patrolling polling places during this year's midterms. n.pr/3ZYTPkh

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This is. Epic

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why step in shit and when you can just wear it?

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Nathan Peternel stepping aside after investigation deems sex videos wrong Head of powerful Life Church announces brother-in-law taking over while he enters β€œrestorative process”, one week after son sentenced in child porn case

Friends, please help spread the word on the Life Church, Nathan Peternel, Micah Beckwith, Jonathan Peternel scandal. I've seen a number of AI scraping sites ripping off my reporting without proper citation.

There's more coming. I can't reveal details yet

www.24sight.news/p/nathan-pet...

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24sight News | Tom LoBianco | Substack 24sight News is the independent news site covering the battle for American democracy, from the statehouse to the White House. By veteran reporter and author Tom LoBianco, Congressional ace Juliegrace ...

Thanks! Full coverage at www.24sight.news … more coming

25.02.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Give credit to @24sight.news Tom LoBianco, whose reporting made this downfall possible

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"It's unbelievable what happened to his legs" ... coming up on 90+ minutes

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"Space Force is my baby"

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Judge blocks Trump DOJ from reviewing Washington Post reporter's seized data The federal magistrate judge expressed frustration that the Justice Department failed to flag a law that protects journalists from having their work materials seized.

WaPo: "We applaud the court’s recognition of core First Amendment protections and its rejection of the government’s expansionist arguments for searching Hannah Natanson’s devices and work materials in their entirety and placing itself in charge of determining their relevance."

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Exclusive: Politico is launching in Australia The company is preparing to launch a Canberra Playbook newsletter before the next parliamentary cycle later this year, Politico’s CEO told Semafor.

β€œWe should fill the space before someone else does.”

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Trump during SOTU: The War of Fraud will be led by JD Vance

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And Rep. Green removed from House chamber after holding sign aloft at length

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Rep. Al Green, who was censured at Trump speech a year ago hoists sign for State of the Union stating "Black People Aren't Apes"

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