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JUMPING THE GUN
A year out from Election Day, Trumpworld is tearing itself apart over different groups claiming they have the inside track on staffing the White House.
Zachary Petrizzo is a politics reporter for The Daily Beast based in Washington, D.C., where he primarily covers Trumpworld. Before joining the politics desk, he was a media reporter at The Daily Beast. Petrizzo previously worked as an investigative reporter for Salon.
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MEAN GIRLS
Greene and Boebert have been going at it for nearly a year now. But Greene’s latest move is straight out of the high school cafeteria playbook.
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest spat with her fellow Republican members is doing her no favors.
HONEYMOON IS OVER
Ukraine, Israel, Critical Race Theory, and a Ron DeSantis-aligned hire—Mike Johnson is already testing the far right’s patience.
MASTER AND COMMANDER
Blake Masters just announced that he's running for a congressional seat in Arizona. Kari Lake endorsed his opponent 32 minutes later.
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LIVE WIRE CUTTER
Fox News appears to have adopted a policy of no live interviews for Donald Trump. That’s bad news for the presidential candidate.
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GAME OF TELEPHONE
Trump's been a little cagey on whether he supported removing McCarthy. But Matt Gaetz is suggesting Trump was behind his effort.
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MASTER AND COMMANDER
Kevin McCarthy seems destined to face a vote to remove him as speaker this week. Will Trump weigh in for McCarthy? Would it matter?
'CREDENTIALED MEDIA'
Before the candidates hit the debate stage Wednesday, there was another debate between Kari Lake and pro-Ron DeSantis reporter Chris Nelson.
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HOUSE NOT A HOME
The Freedom Caucus met Monday night in a private residence on Capitol Hill—at least, it’s supposed to be a private residence.