Jacob Bogage

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White House correspondent, @reuters.com. Ex-Washington Post. Bad golfer. Signal: jacobbogage.87. The newsletter: jacobbogage.com.

👀 Reuters SCOOP Trump has signed an order giving Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick power to restrict exports on e-waste, looking to keep critical minerals scrap in U.S., per two sources.

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Vice President Vance tells me U.S. negotiators are “going to start talking about” Iran’s nuclear program during peace talks in Doha, after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes in recent days.

EXCLUSIVE: RFK Jr encouraged a third-party candidate to “make an agreement” to exit a contested Iowa congressional race and help GOP win the seat. “I can’t go into specifics because there’s legal prohibitions about that,” RFK Jr. said, per audio obtained by The Post.

RFK Jr. urged Iowa candidate to make deal to help GOP win House seat, per audio recording

The health secretary urged Iowa Libertarian candidates to drop out of key races to help Republicans keep control of Congress, according to interviews and a recording obtained by The Post. The effort h...

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🚨 NEWS: A federal judge has blocked Trump's order restricting mail-in voting, and prohibited USPS from implementing policies that would have allowed it to refuse to deliver certain ballots.

🚨 Total earthquake in US-Israel relations Vance tells Israeli critics of Iran deal: "Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel ... I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world."

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NEW: At their Senate confirmation hearing, U.S. Postal Service governor nominees Jeffrey Brodsky and William Gallo avoided directly answering whether USPS should have a role in deciding who gets to vote by mail, as called for by a contested executive order from President Trump

Nominations - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

Nominations of Hal Duncan to be Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget; Brian Cavanaugh to be Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; David Cummins to be Admini...

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🥊 Getting ready for President Trump’s UFC Freedom 250 on the White House lawn. We should talk about: 1️⃣ Access — it’s gonna be hard for regular people to watch this thing 2️⃣ Cost — a ton of government resources going into it 3️⃣ Sportswashing — is Trump using sport to launder his image?

🚨 Reuters SCOOP IRS is considering a citizenship question to tax forms this year as the Trump admin continues attempts to link federal agencies to its “mass deportation” agenda. The Form 1040 may include a checkbox for non- and dual-citizens. 🔗: www.reuters.com/world/us-tax...

Exclusive: US tax officials consider adding citizenship question to tax forms

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is debating requiring taxpayers to disclose their citizenship status on next ​year's tax forms, according to three people familiar ‌with the situation, as the Trump a...

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💥Simultaneous to Donald Trump purging Republican enemies... - he started an unpopular war in Iran - inflation is soaring - asked for $1 billion of taxpayer money for his ballroom - admin conjured $1.8 billion that could pay Jan 6 attackers How do his GOP purists run that midterm campaign?

Trump purged his Republican enemies. How will voters respond?

Donald Trump’s MAGA machine eliminated more of the U.S. president’s Republican rivals in primary elections this week. But can his hand-picked candidates win in general elections?

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