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Guess going back to being a dirt farmer wasn’t all that
SCOOP: Fmr Sen Jon Tester signs on with Palantir as tech firm draws scrutiny from new Congress
“My agreement with Palantir is advisory in nature, it is not lobbying,” Tester said. "I think Palantir has got a good story to tell, and they need to tell it"
npr.org/2026/11/09/nx-s1-602…
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Any special interest that hired @SusieWiles daughter, @KatieWiles0303, a lobbyist for Continental Strategy, “was getting a high priority" inside the WH, said @calleymeans.
“You pay Susie’s daughter, & it was openly discussed when they had a client.” nytimes.com/2026/11/06/us/po…
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Sen. Chris Murphy has been released from the hospital following a small hemorrhagic stroke, but will miss several weeks of votes to recover in a rehab center.
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A sad and deeply troubling story from @jory_heckman. A SAMHSA employee died by suicide last week, inside of the agency's headquarters. govexec.com/management/2026/…
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NEW: An infant has died of measles amid growing outbreak in Wisconsin. FIrst such death in more than three decades. Wisconsin now joins Pennsylvania and New York in reporting measles deaths in 2026. Wisconsin has 431 cases, most in more than 35 years.
washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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Most wives over 60 think they'll keep both Social Security checks if their husband dies first.
They won't. I've watched widows find out the hard way, one letter at a time.
Here are 7 things that change the month after.
1. One Social Security check stops.
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Democrats thump Republicans in the midterms. One of the biggest power shifts in DC in years. My live report:foxnews.com/video/6407894769…
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🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS -- MIKE JOHNSON will not run for House minority leader.
He just said it on the staff call.
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BREAKING
Democrats win the House of Representatives.
@DecisionDeskHQ projects
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The FDA has posted additional materials from the modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) applications for VLN King and VLN Menthol King submitted by 22nd Century Group Inc.
View the materials here: fda.gov/tobacco-products/adv… teapaw.org/messages/compose?recip…
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TO THE GREAT PEOPLE OF TENNESSEE, GET OUT AND VOTE for these Great Patriots! They have my Complete and Total Endorsement and will never let you down! President DONALD J. TRUMP swampthevoteusa.com/tennesse…
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Chris Murphy had a stroke and was hospitalized yesterday.
He is awake and alert, according to his chief of staff.
Full statement from Allison Herwitt:
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SCOOP: Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) live in apartments in Washington that they rent from a veteran lobbyist (!), David Lugar, who works for Fortune 100 companies including Meta, Boeing and Wells Fargo. politico.com/newsletters/pol…
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Marvin R. Shanken, founder of M. Shanken Communications and a visionary whose influence on the worlds of wine, cigars and publishing was immeasurable.
We honor his extraordinary life and legacy: cigaraficionado.com/article/…
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SCOOP: A Trump administration plan to give Americans easier access to unproven peptides was opposed by FDA drug staffers, who had limited input in drafting the policy.
apnews.com/article/peptides-…
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Some big news: The White House this morning cleared the FDA's new peptides compounding policy for release.
reginfo.gov/public/do/eoDeta…
It made some changes, based on this notice's language ("consistent with change").
FDA can now release this at any time, so be on the lookout...
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BREAKING: A hacker is attempting to breach the US Federal Election Commission's systems and that agency has had to 'temporarily shut down' its web-facing services as a result, according to an email seen by Reuters reut.rs/4imQyUu
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Protecting young people from the harms of tobacco use requires education, community engagement and policies that prioritize their health.
Advocate Shawna Watley calls on parents, educators and faith leaders to help young people understand the dangers of today’s tobacco products and urges continued investment in community education and youth tobacco prevention.
Read more: washingtoninformer.com/youth…
