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May 31, 2022 4 tweets 4 min read
THE NOTE: Slight thaw in gun politics opens window for Senate.

VIA @rickklein, @alisawiersema & @hannahdemissie. abcn.ws/3NHoxWX @rickklein @alisawiersema @hannahdemissie The thaw in gun politics that has—with a few exceptions—settled in in the week since the Uvalde tragedy will have to last long enough for senators' Zoom meetings to bear fruit. abcn.ws/3NHoxWX
Oct 28, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
THE NOTE: “Big Oil” executives face climate reckoning on Capitol Hill.

VIA @rickklein & @AveriHarper & @OrenOppenheim. abcn.ws/2ZCM9sm @rickklein @AveriHarper @OrenOppenheim Pres. Biden leaves for a European trip and an international climate summit—a bit later in the day than planned—almost certainly without the big investment in climate initiatives he hoped would strengthen his hand on the world stage. abcn.ws/3bonNVi
Oct 27, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
THE NOTE: Fault lines over schools shape Virginia race.

VIA @rickklein & @alisawiersema & @Meg_Cunn. abcn.ws/3jGgFIO @rickklein @alisawiersema @Meg_Cunn Issues of school choice, parents' rights and COVID-era safety restrictions are now central to the messaging of both Republican Glenn Youngkin and Democrat Terry McAuliffe. abcn.ws/3BeuBj7
Oct 26, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
THE NOTE: Price tag shrinks but stakes grow as Biden presses for deal.

VIA @rickklein & @alisawiersema & @quinnscanlan. abcn.ws/3pAoPpP @rickklein @alisawiersema @quinnscanlan Pres. Biden is now talking publicly about a social-spending bill with a price tag of $1.75 trillion—half of the $3.5 trillion he initially sought, and further still from the $6 trillion that marked the initial progressive ask. abcn.ws/3El8ARI
Jun 14, 2020 13 tweets 5 min read
What do terms like systemic racism, microaggression and white fragility mean? abcn.ws/2UKuER4 Understanding these terms and their meanings is important, sociology and African American experts say, for anyone who hopes to be a meaningful ally in tackling racism. abcn.ws/2UKuER4
Sep 10, 2019 7 tweets 4 min read
BREAKING: 38% of Americans approve of Pres. Trump, down from a career-high 44% in July, new @ABC News/Washington Post poll finds; 56% disapprove. abcn.ws/34zjzps MORE: Pres. Trump’s average rating since taking office remains the lowest on record for any modern president at a comparable point in his term, and he is the first never to have achieved majority approval. abcn.ws/2UIETEt
Aug 31, 2018 4 tweets 4 min read
JUST IN: Disapproval of Pres. Trump is at a new high, support for the Mueller probe is broad, and half of Americans favor Congress initiating impeachment proceedings against the president, new @ABC News/WaPo poll finds. abcn.ws/2C4YLfk @ABC 60% disapprove of Pres. Trump, numerically the highest of his presidency; 53% disapprove strongly, the first time more than half have said so in an @ABC News/WaPo poll. abcn.ws/2PQsuv8