Political Director for @scrippsnews. Before that @NBCNews. [email protected]
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Andrew Rafferty retweeted
President Donald Trump will be returning to Texas next week to boost Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and other republican candidates, Scripps News has learned. The president is expected to visit Lubbock and Waco for rallies next Tuesday, according to an RNC official. @scrippsnews
A new @scrippsnews /Talker Research poll on AI use in political ads finds 43% of voters say they've been fooled by AI used in ads this campaign.
Nearly 8-in-10 see content they believe is AI daily.
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Andrew Rafferty retweeted
Cornyn & Tillis this morning re: Blanche
Cornyn: "It's very straightforward, and I know that Todd Blanche understands it, but I think he's probably getting some pushback from the White House, and that's making things more complicated than it needs to be."
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Andrew Rafferty retweeted
I read the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision to Speaker Johnson in realtime. Here's his reaction ⬇️
"I think it subjects the country to serious challenges going forward and we'll have to deal with it as a Congress."
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Andrew Rafferty retweeted
NEW @scrippsnews, Senate Majority PAC, the primary super PAC supporting Dem U.S. Senate candidates, has a $24 million ad reservation in Maine for the fall, per a source familiar.
Ads so far have been "focused on Susan Collins' votes to raise health care costs and gas prices"
New @scrippsnews poll finds widespread concern among Americans over platforms allowing betting on things like military operations and elections -- much higher than worries about sports betting
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Most Americans (63%) have little confidence prediction markets can combat insider trading. 73% are concerned about insiders manipulating markets
DC golfers beware. Park Police tell @scrippsnews 2 golfers were issued citations for trespassing at Rock Creek Park Golf Course Friday AM. The course has been closed amid @nationallinks battle with the Trump administration over the future of DC's 3 public courses.
Andrew Rafferty retweeted
🚨 House GOP Leadership in new joint statement announce that they have asked Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) to WITHDRAW from his re-election campaign.
Andrew Rafferty retweeted
Sen. Cornyn when asked by @ChadPergram a short time ago about President Trump's anticipated announcement regarding a TX GOP Senate primary endorsement.
"I think you should ask him."
Cornyn would not answer if he would drop out of the race if Trump doesn't endorse him.
Andrew Rafferty retweeted
Oh look Gene Steratore agreed with the call on the field and then it was wrong and now he agrees with the new call. That’s crazy.
Andrew Rafferty retweeted
I would be annoyed if I were a Bills fan about the DPIs given that there wasn't a flag on the play on the prior Bills drive that very well could have been flagged. Among other reasons
Andrew Rafferty retweeted
Josh Allen deserves blame. He did not play well.
But the WR problems were not overblown.
Allen was 20/25 for 247 yards & a TD when throwing to his TEs, RBs, & Khalil Shakir.
When targeting the Bills four other WRs he was 5/14 for 36 yards with 1 TD & 2 INT.
Moments after Trump’s comments about her late husband, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi tells @scrippsnews “I’m willing to meet with the president and give him the right idea about my husband and to seek his help for a full justice for myself and my husband.”
The widow of the late journalist Jamal Khashoggi, criticized President Trump for dismissing U.S. intelligence linking the Saudi crown prince to the journalist's death, calling him “misinformed.” scrippsnews.com/us-news/misi…
Andrew Rafferty retweeted
Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) has yet to meet Speaker Johnson, despite winning election 50 days ago.
Grijalva tells me @scrippsnews @abc15 @kgun9 she will be "as respectful as I can... I am incredibly disappointed and frustrated and angry that it took so long to get here..."
Andrew Rafferty retweeted
NEW: Sen. Majority Leader THUNE tells @scrippsnews he has NOT spoken to Speaker Johnson 'recently' on whether House will vote on any Senate bill to extend ACA subsidies.
THUNE: "My commitment was to have that vote here, and they'll have to figure out what to do in the House..."
Coulda heard his entire answer if @CoryBooker took the stairs.
NEW @scrippsnews: Asked Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), leaving Mikie Sherrill’s election night party in NJ, if tonight’s victories for Dems could end shutdown stalemate:
Booker: “… you hear people speaking for healthcare and for justice, I’m hoping Republicans are listening.”
When the guy who does the least amount of work in the group project is asked to present on how they got an A
VA Sec. Doug Collins tells @scrippsnews 'we're focusing on efforts on recruitment' after IG report found 50% increase in severe staffing shortages. Notes claims and wait times down for vets. scrippsnews.com/us-news/mili…
