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Kevin Bogardus

@kevinbogardus.bsky.social

Politico reporter covering agencies Loves ML, Iz, Mac, Jay, FOIA, FARA, LDA, QPR and PEN Guild Reposts ≠ endorsements My bio: https://www.politico.com/staff/kevin-bogardus

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The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4h ago

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Lionel Messi will take his final bow for Argentina on Tuesday, but it’s not his farewell to football. Here are five ways Messi helped change soccer in North America, and why he remains a critical figure in shaping its future.

The six ways Lionel Messi has revolutionized U.S. soccer — The Soccer Weekender

On Tuesday, Messi will take his final bow for Argentina, and an era that began before his youngest teammates were born comes to an end

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Leah 'AntiTrustButVerify' Nylen@leahnylen.bsky.social · 4h ago

(He did later acknowledge it would "probably" be a First Amendment violation to make it so libraries could only give out the Journal to patrons by request, but maintained the paper still shouldn't be able to get an injunction blocking that because it couldn't show harm) 👀

Leah 'AntiTrustButVerify' Nylen@leahnylen.bsky.social · 4h ago

This morning, the DC Circuit heard arguments in NewsGuard's case against the FTC. (I'll link to the replay once it's up). Super weird to hear the agency lawyer arguing that the government could ban bookstores from selling poetry or tell libraries not to display the Wall Street Journal

Ben Penn@benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 3h ago

NEW: Lawyers for Olympic canoeist charged with damaging reflecting pool want DOJ IG investigation of US Attorney Jeanine Pirro for her actions in the failed prosecution. They lodge new accusations that Pirro interrogated defense expert mid-inspection. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

DOJ Watchdog Urged to Investigate Pirro for Reflecting Pool Case

The former Olympic canoeist charged with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has asked the Justice Department’s watchdog to investigate Washington US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, lodging new a...

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Scott Nover@scottnover.bsky.social · 22h ago

UPDATE: After deciding this weekend to block Politico from riding on Air Force One, White House staffers called numerous outlets to ask one to fill the primary print slot for the out-of-town pool rotation. Each of those outlets declined to step in. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

White House blocks Politico from Air Force One trip, cannot secure replacement

President Donald Trump will travel without a primary print pool reporter for the first time in recent memory.

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Politico@politico.com · yesterday

This week's POLITICO Magazine cover story: The Democratic civil war is raging — except in this swing-state race. Rebecca Cooke united progressives and moderates. Now she needs to win in November. 🔗 politi.co/3Tnj3t3 Also in this issue👇

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The New York Times@nytimes.com · yesterday

Elon Musk is back in Washington with a seat at the table of the Pentagon, serving as part of a group advising an agency that is a source of his vast personal wealth. His appointment immediately set off concerns about potential new conflicts of interest. nyti.ms/4APAweq

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Alice Miranda Ollstein@alicemiranda.bsky.social · 3d ago

Dems worried last year that this delayed implementation of the deep Medicaid cuts in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' would defang their attacks on the campaign trail, leaving voters unmoved by the message that a health care apocalypse was just around the corner. But for many, it has already arrived.

Republicans tried to punt health care cuts until after the midterms. It didn’t work.

While most GOP-enacted cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs won’t happen until 2027, Democrats are speaking to the voters already feeling the squeeze.

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Stephen Schwartz@atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 3d ago

At 0400 today in 1979, Gen. William Odom, National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski’s military assistant, was awakened by a call from the Pentagon’s “War Room.” A West Coast early-warning radar had detected a Soviet SLBM in flight which was expected to land 150 nautical miles off Oregon’s coast.

An official black and white portrait of General William Odom in uniform. He is balding, square-jawed, and wears round black-rimmed eyeglasses.A black and white copy of a declassified map showing the hand-drawn projected impact of a Soviet submarine-launched ballistic missile off the coast of Oregon at 030404 EDT on October 3, 1979. A handwritten note on the map's bottom margin reads: SLBM THREAT ASSESSMENT Bill: SYSTEMS MALFUNCTION [circled with an arrow going up to a note in a different hand: "not necessarily: NORAD says 'high confidence'."] AT MT. HEBO SLBM DETECTION. SITE APPARENTLY TRIGGERED THREAT ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE THIS MORNING CIRCA 0400. TWO OTHER DETECTION SITES WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED BY SUSPECTED LAUNCH INDICATED NOTHING. NMCC [National Military Command Center] WILL SEND US MFR." Another handwritten note to the left of this reads: "Yes—they woke me. WO”
Jason Leopold@jasonleopold.bsky.social · 4d ago

NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! Pam Bondi’s Secret DOJ Email Address Revealed The former AG used an email alias during her tenure. It’s a long-standing DOJ practice that can interfere with the public’s ability to access records through the #FOIA www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Pam Bondi’s Secret DOJ Email Address Revealed

The former attorney general used an email alias during her tenure. It’s a long-standing DOJ practice that can interfere with the public’s ability to access records through the FOIA.

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Chelsea Harvey@chelseaeharvey.bsky.social · last wk.

NEW - Conservative orgs are filing records requests by the dozens at public universities, demanding documents from climate researchers. @lesleyclark.bsky.social @corbinhiar.bsky.social & I have uncovered more than 100 requests, a campaign targets/allies say is an effort to derail climate litigation

Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers

A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.

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Sophia Cai@sophiacai.bsky.social · 6d ago

NEW: Eric Schmitt’s general counsel Ethan Harper was expected to join the White House Staff Secretary’s office next week but the move’s now in doubt after yesterday’s Jack Smith hearing. Harper was the one holding up the board behind Schmitt. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

Schmitt aide’s move to White House in doubt following Jack Smith hearing

Ethan Harper, Sen. Eric Schmitt’s general counsel, was expected to start at the White House next week.

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Annie Waldman@anniewaldman.bsky.social · 6d ago

NEW: As Trump’s White House and influencers keep touting the unproven benefits of raw milk, hundreds across the country are falling ill from outbreaks. Some people get severe indigestion. And some nearly die. Here's the story of one toddler who drank it. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/cali...

A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.

California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...

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