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Arthur Delaney

@delaneyrules.bsky.social

Senior politics reporter covering Congress and the economy for HuffPost. arthur@huffpost.com.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4h ago

Just a note that @jbendery.bsky.social is 100% worth following. Always finds stories like these that matter, and yet are a bit under the radar.

Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 4h ago

Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

Kevin Robillard@robillard.bsky.social · yesterday

New: Democrats entered this primary season terrified of free-spending super PACs from the AI industry, crypto and AIPAC. An El-Sayed victory would cement the idea that they had a lot less to fear from these groups than once thought. W/ @delaneyrules.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/michig...

How A $60 Million Flop In Michigan Could Change Democratic Politics

Democrats are a lot less afraid of the AI, crypto and AIPAC-backed super PACs than they were a year ago.

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Arthur Delaney@delaneyrules.bsky.social · 2d ago

Republican senators looked like they were standing up to Trump over his self-serving "settlement." But a deal between the DOJ and John Cornyn lets Trump keep immunity from owing taxes on any returns filed before May 19. A potential windfall for Trump worth millions www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Trump Gets To Keep Tax Immunity Under DOJ Deal With Republican Senators

The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” might be dead, but President Donald Trump still gets out of paying any back taxes he might have owed.

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Dave Jamieson@jamieson.bsky.social · 2w ago

I spoke with some legal experts about Pirro’s reflecting pool case against the canoeist. It’s a really, really tough road for prosecutors. They need to prove not only malicious intent, but the value of a peeling pool slab. “I think a DC jury is going to be mad.” www.huffpost.com/entry/jeanin...

Trump Is Prosecuting A Former Olympian For His Reflecting Pool Disaster. Legal Experts Predict What A Jury Will Say.

Prosecutors have to show not only that a former Olympian acted with malice, but that he destroyed property worth more than $1,000. Experts say it’s a tall order.

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Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: Trump's deeply unpopular war in Iran -- the one he said was ending months ago -- is escalating. With an eye on the midterms, Dems plan to keep forcing the GOP to choose between bucking Trump vs owning his deadly disaster. www.huffpost.com/entry/iran-w... w/ @delaneyrules.bsky.social

The Iran War Is Ramping Back Up And Putting Republicans In A Jam

More U.S. troops are getting killed. Trump has no strategy. Democrats are forcing the GOP to choose between bucking the president and owning a deeply unpopular war.

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Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Trump is now threatening to punish Canada for wildfire smoke blowing into the U.S., as a GOP senator intros a bill to sanction Canadian officials “responsible” for the fires driven by climate change. “Insane," says one leading Canadian enviro group. www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie...

GOP Senator Calls For Stripping Visas From Canadian Officials Because Of Wildfires

“We will not tolerate this incompetence,” vowed Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, who may not understand how climate change works.

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Arthur Delaney@delaneyrules.bsky.social · 3w ago

New: Despite a smackdown from a federal judge, Trump's keeping that sweetheart deal he gave himself to halt any ongoing tax enforcement against him. DOJ tells me Todd Blanche's order is still in effect. story w/ @jbendery.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/todd-b...

Despite Court Ruling, Trump Plans To Keep Tax Audit Gift From Todd Blanche

Trump could save millions thanks to an order by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche barring the government from trying to collect any taxes Trump might have owed.

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Arthur Delaney@delaneyrules.bsky.social · last mo.

Republicans are voting NO on a House “rule” so either this thing is going down and Mike Johnson sends everyone home early OR he holds this vote open for hours and has Trump yell at holdouts until they all cave

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Alanna Vagianos@alannavagianos.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Texas passed a law to clarify when women should receive life-saving care. She almost died anyway. “I’m, in that moment, trying to plan for my death,” Lynn Callaway told me.

A Texas Woman Was Actively Miscarrying. She Nearly Died After 2 ERs Turned Her Away.

Like so many women denied miscarriage care since the fall of Roe v. Wade, Lynn Callaway developed an infection, according to a new lawsuit — leaving her at death’s door with no one to turn to for help...

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Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called out Trump to his face today during a testy Capitol Hill meeting. “As I recall,” he said, “he did not particularly care for my comments." GOPer: Both "expressed their feelings & didn’t hold back.” www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-c... w/ @delaneyrules.bsky.social

GOP Senator Calls Out Trump To His Face In Testy Capitol Hill Meeting

“As I recall,” Sen. Bill Cassidy said, “he did not particularly care for my comments."

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Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · last mo.

JUST IN: Aliya Rahman, the Minneapolis woman whose image went viral after ICE agents inexplicably dragged her out of her car on her way to a doctor’s appointment, just hit DHS with a federal complaint alleging its officers violated disability and human rights laws. www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-...

Aliya Rahman Hits DHS With Another Federal Complaint Over ICE Assault In Minneapolis

The Minnesota woman, whose image went viral after she was dragged from her car, alleges federal agents violated disability and human rights laws.

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Lizzy Lawrence@lizzylawrence.bsky.social · last mo.

EXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...

Eli Lilly gave extraordinary obesity drug access to a 79-year-old patient. Who was it?

Exclusive: STAT has learned that Eli Lilly and the FDA allowed a 79-year-old to gain extraordinary access to an experimental obesity drug through the agency’s “compassionate use” program.

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