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Ben Pershing
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Ben Pershing
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Supervising Editor @CNN Washington Bureau. Former @WSJ, @nationaljournal, @washingtonpost & @rollcall. @UCBerkeley alum. L.A. native. Vin Scully forever.
- Japan’s theme parks have banned screaming on roller coasters because it spreads coronavirus. “Please scream inside your heart.”
- Will be interesting to see how frequently this happens tomorrow: “The agents were rejected by people at the residences because they didn’t have warrants”
- I knew there was some reason why it was getting harder to hear the dialogue on TV, but hadn’t seen it explained so clearly before. apple.news/AeUIfgXixRg6Oq…
- NEWS: Democrat Henry Cuellar Rejected Request From Allies of GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to Switch Parties
- The U.S. Army is monitoring Vindman’s security and is prepared to move him and his family to a local military base if necessary following his impeachment testimony. wsj.com/articles/impea…
- NEWS: Kodak Loan Disclosure and Stock Surge Under SEC Investigation
- “Brad Pitt will play Anthony Fauci on SNL” is not something I thought would happen.
- EXCLUSIVE Rating agencies say Biden's spending plans will not add to inflationary pressure
- The fact that the House impeachment was completely partisan was a vital WH talking point. Romney removing Trump's ability to say the same in the Senate is huge, and now very eager to see/read Trump's reaction.
- NEWS: The Biden administration is preparing to sue Texas over its new law banning most abortions, an action that would set off a federal-state clash
- Roche says its test has proven 100% accurate at detecting Covid-19 antibodies in the blood, and 99.8% accurate at ruling out the presence of those antibodies.
- “Eight former students who attended the prestigious school during Mr. Epstein’s short tenure there said that his conduct with teenage girls had left an impression that had lingered for decades.” nytimes.com/2019/07/12/nyr…
- A lot of the "Beto lost because he did X wrong" stories seem predicated on the notion that a generic D might've done better, or that the race was close more because of Cruz's weakness than O'Rourke's strength. I don't agree. Generic Dems have a terrible recent track record in TX.
