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Julia Jester
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Covering State, NatSec, politics, + Washington for @MSNOWNews • past: @NBCNews @voxdotcom @Georgetown • Signal: julesjester.25 • Baltimore, hon 🦀
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    Jan 13
    Reporters are only as reliable as their sources — and I’m grateful to all who have trusted me with tips, stories, scoops, + ideas. Have something worth illuminating re: national security, federal government, and/or politics? Reach me on Signal: signal.me/#eu/N9fO9Jy6ZK…
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    Oct 26, 2022
    #GASEN: a *NEW* woman comes forward alleging Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker drove her to a clinic "to have an abortion after she became pregnant as a result of her relationship w/ him." She'll speak later today at a presser, per release from attorney Gloria Allred.
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    Apr 8, 2022
    President Biden doesn't hold back re: KBJ's confirmation hearings: "It was verbal abuse - the anger, the constant interruptions. The most vile, baseless assertions and accusations." "In the face of it all, Judge Jackson showed the incredible character & integrity she possesses."
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    Oct 2, 2019
    Asked if she agrees with @KamalaHarris that President @realDonaldTrump's Twitter account should be suspended, @TulsiGabbard says, "No. I think freedom of speech is something that is an important, foundational, right in our democracy."
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    Dec 31, 2019
    In NH @AndrewYang reacts to @TheDemocrats refusing to commission early state polls: "The DNC saying we can do nothing about it seems disingenuous bc they can clearly just reach out to any of the approved polling organizations & ask for a poll to be conducted in a given timeline."
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    Jul 10, 2019
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    Addressing an overflowing town hall of 650+ in Peterborough, NH @ewarren said “It’s not enough to knock the current occupant out of the White House. Things were broken before he ever got there...a country that is healed & in good shape does not elect a man like that to president”
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    Aug 1, 2024
    NEW in #veepstakes: the following Democratic VP contenders have met w/ the Harris campaign’s vetting team, sources familiar tell @Yamiche @JulieNBCNews Gov. Tim Walz (MN) Gov. Josh Shapiro (PA) Sen. Mark Kelly (AZ) Gov. JB Pritzker (IL) Gov. Andy Beshear (KY) Sec. Pete Buttigieg
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    Julia Jester
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    Jan 18, 2020
    “That’s one of the ironies of me switching my support...Yang is the 2020 equivalent of what Bernie Sanders was in 2016" Scooplet in my latest w/ @mickifahner: a local elected NH alderman un-endorses @BernieSanders to back @AndrewYang in the #FITN primary
    'A Yang problem': How Yang could pull critical support from Sanders in New Hampshire
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    Julia Jester
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    Jan 6, 2023
    "I assure you that if Democrats join up to elect a moderate Republican [as Speaker], I will resign from the House of Representatives." - @mattgaetz on Fox News
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    Feb 1, 2020
    NEW in 2020 fundraising figures: @AndrewYang raised $6.7 million in January, his campaign tells @NBCNews On the last day of the month (1/31) Yang brought in $1.2 million “Now we’re in a prime position to compete on the ground & over the airwaves,” said campaign chief Nick Ryan
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    Julia Jester
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    Mar 20, 2020
    NEW: @AndrewYang to distribute $1 million via @HumanityForward as part of a coronavirus relief fund. “It was imperative to act now & get money into people's hands, & also demonstrate that this is exactly what our govt should be doing,” he told @NBCNews nbcnews.com/politics/meet-…
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    Julia Jester
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    Jul 17, 2024
    Introducing @VP in Michigan, @OliviaTroye — fmr Trump-Pence admin official & self-described “recovering Republican” — warns Project 2025 plans for a 2nd Trump term are “very real” “I know the authors of this plan bc I worked with them…I'm here because I refuse to stay silent.”
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    Julia Jester
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    Jan 2, 2020
    🚨@AndrewYang raises $16.5 MILLION in Q4 Yang received 1M contributions from 400K donors to raise total of $31M in 2019. Small dollar donations (<$200) comprised 75+% of total contributions. Campaign record of $1.3M raised in last 24hrs of 2019 Q1: $1.8M | Q2: $2.8M | Q3: $9.9M
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    Julia Jester
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    Nov 20, 2020
    ATLANTA – The Georgia Secretary of State’ Office today certified the results for the November 3, 2020 General Election.