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Jon Ward
4 hours ago: Wednesday Oct 23 - 12:19am
RT @jerryblevins: Doolittle throws a different fastball. It ends up higher than your instincts tell you it should. Playing catch with him you have to be locked-in each throw or one will tip off your glove and you'll look like Lloyd Christmas. https://t.co/CAZmf0TMDw
Jon Ward
4 hours ago: Wednesday Oct 23 - 12:00am
RT @dcsportsbog: What https://t.co/qPl8APMU5W
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Jon Ward
5 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 10:53pm
Good look https://t.co/pn3AYmyE1E
Jon Ward
6 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 10:16pm
RT @joe_sheehan: Hi. https://t.co/XcUaMLSEHb
Jon Ward
9 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 6:57pm
RT @YahooNews: “This testimony is a sea change. I think it could accelerate matters." Ukraine ambassador Bill Taylor offers damning testimony https://t.co/BqHT5KH3Jd by @alexnazaryan https://t.co/OGd77mR7La
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Jon Ward
11 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 5:26pm
RT @Isikoff: Taylor testifies he sent Pompeo a cable on 8/29 protesting the "folly" of withholding military aid to Ukraine and that he "could not and would not" defend such a policy. Where is it?
Jon Ward
11 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 5:26pm
@kombiz ha! i meant "not vapid"
Jon Ward
12 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 4:44pm
@kombiz thanks! (although, low bar :)
Jon Ward
12 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 4:25pm
@kombiz thx! i tweet it -- should I do that more? any ideas for how to promote it better?
Jon Ward
12 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 4:06pm
! https://t.co/7DELG4g6DB
Jon Ward
12 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 4:00pm
RT @twelvebooks: The Anonymous @nytimes op-ed writer is back with an unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency. Download the press release and cover from our dropbox here: https://t.co/TesY8XYdMv. Share with the hashtag #anonymousbook. https://t.co/1uTvD4xplE
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Jon Ward
13 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 3:29pm
RT @mikedebonis: Direct your attention to Page 12, Paragraphs 3 and 4: https://t.co/cTzRi6h193
Jon Ward
13 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 3:28pm
RT @CarlosLozadaWP: "The anonymous author of A WARNING did not take an advance and intends to donate some of the royalties to nonprofit organizations that focus on government accountability and supporting truth-tellers in repressive countries, including the White House Correspondents’ Association." https://t.co/UB9B5LCQwy
Jon Ward
13 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 3:24pm
Wow - I share a publisher with the author - and I feel like this might distract the good folks at @twelvebooks from the paperback release of @CamelotsEnd -- keep your eye on the ball over there!! https://t.co/PZvM4tNMz8
Jon Ward
14 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 2:43pm
RT @Yamiche: Confirmed: Bill Taylor’s opening statement was 15 pages long and led many in the room listening to his testimony to sigh and gasp as he described efforts to tie an investigation of the 2016 election interference to a White House meeting and aid being released to Ukraine.
Jon Ward
15 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 1:26pm
RT @rebeccaballhaus: “All I have to say is that in my 10 short months in Congress — it’s not even noon, right — and this is my most disturbing day in Congress so far. Very troubling.” —Rep. Andy Levin, as he left Bill Taylor’s deposition this morning. @jesselnaranjo https://t.co/fmegayyjl6
Jon Ward
15 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 1:26pm
RT @GeoffRBennett: Wasserman Schultz on Amb. Taylor testimony: “He drew a very direct line in a series of events he described as being President Trump's decision to withhold funds and refuse a meeting with Zelensky unless there was a public pronouncement by him of investigations of Burisma.”
Jon Ward
16 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 12:01pm
@cspan Put more bluntly - if we want Congress to be able to function, should we take TV cameras out of committee hearings?
Jon Ward
16 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:56am
As much as there is a great public interest in having the transparency of @cspan coverage in congressional hearings, have to wonder whether the cost of having lawmakers disregard entirely the point of having a hearing is worth it. What @ audio broadcast? Immediate transcription?
Jon Ward
16 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:52am
The vast gap between point of this hearing & questions of House Rs is strange sitting in the room, until you remember there are TV cameras in the room, & in a style pioneered by Gingrich, the Gaetz's of the world r not here for a hearing but rather simply to use it as a platform
Jon Ward
16 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:50am
Freedom Caucus Republicans really seem to have it out for Nikki Floris, FBI's Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism.
Jon Ward
16 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:48am
House Judiciary hearing on election security. 1/2 dozen Dems are here for that topic. One R, Cline of VA, is as well. Freedom Caucus R's - Gaetz, Gohmert, Biggs, Lesko - show up 2 ask about Crowdstrike conspiracy theory & if extramarital affairs are good for country & then leave
Jon Ward
17 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:38am
More notable bc 3 other witnesses -- from FBI, DHS & EAC -- all said it was not appropriate for the president to ever do so https://t.co/cdXdxcFxI2 https://t.co/oOSxYk4Rjb
Jon Ward
17 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:37am
RT @etuckerAP: Adam Hickey of the Justice Department says "I'm not going to comment on the president's activities" when he and other witnesses are asked if they believe it's appropriate for a U.S. president to ask a foreign government to involve itself in American elections
Jon Ward
19 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 8:49am
RT @CarterCenter: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter had a fall yesterday evening at his home in Plains, Ga. He has been admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center for observation and treatment of a minor pelvic fracture. He is in good spirits and is looking forward to recovering at home.
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 4:34pm
I first learned about the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 a few years ago, and I started asking people I know if they'd ever heard of it. Most hadn't. https://t.co/FWXV4VGxPh
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 4:31pm
RT @nytimes: HBO's new “Watchmen” series begins with a depiction of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, one of the worst outbreaks of racial violence in American history. Here’s what to read about the riot. https://t.co/cZqanxsqwn
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 4:16pm
here's a super interesting fact: a big reason Dems haven't needed to get a full House vote for impeachment inquiry is bc the rules have changed significantly since then regarding committees issuing subpoenas & taking depositions https://t.co/UkxA8NUn0F
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 1:41pm
RT @AdamKilgoreWP: Boz writes a World Series preview column about a Washington baseball team. This is perfect. https://t.co/zwc2eY14zG
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 12:25pm
RT @dandrezner: I’ll believe that Trump is growing into the presidency when his staff stops talking about him like a toddler. https://t.co/DWxLqrLXsD [This is the 1118th tweet in the #ToddlerinChief thread.] https://t.co/sRWt03UVr1
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Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 10:02am
I was told Friday by "an official working on the impeachment inquiry" that Duffey was "expected" to appear Wednesday. It appears that is not going to happen. (Vought was not listed as "expected.") https://t.co/qmArUqN1QE
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 9:42am
Romney's face when @mikeallen asked him to name the singled dumbest thing Trump has done https://t.co/fOyeNuz7mo https://t.co/prK3IUWx88
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Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 9:41am
RT @JennaMC_Laugh: As of today, I've spent a whole year at @YahooNews, which may not seem like a lot to most, but to me is everything. In the past year, I've traveled to amazing places, worked on stories I'm really proud of, and, most importantly, learned a lot from amazing colleagues. Thank you.
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 8:18am
Nancy Pelosi’s brother Tom - mayor of Baltimore from 1967 to 1971 - died yesterday at age 90. This anecdote from his Post obituary is very similar to contrast between another pol father/son pair: Pat and Jerry Brown cc @miriampawel https://t.co/o5931w59Bn https://t.co/rfHtXNyPIy
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Jon Ward
2 days ago: Sunday Oct 20 - 10:42am
The late-night batting cage session that renewed Juan Soto’s confidence https://t.co/InoNNInmlU via @instapaper
Jon Ward
3 days ago: Saturday Oct 19 - 4:55pm
RT @hunterw: I’ve never worked anywhere else for more than a year in change. Shout out to all the amazing people who’ve made this a job worth staying at. @dklaidman @weinbergersa @Isikoff @jonward11 @lisabelkin @JennaMC_Laugh @SeanDNaylor @blrshepherd @alexnazaryan @CEDickson @realchriswilson
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 7:19pm
RT @SkullduggeryPod: This last week of impeachment has been a wild one. But buckle up; next week could be even more raucous. It begins with William Taylor, the senior diplomat in Kiev who raised alarms about a quid pro quo for political investigations. @jonward11 reports. https://t.co/VvSATEf2DE
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 6:50pm
Bill Taylor, acting US ambassador to Ukraine, is “expected” to testify Tuesday, according to official working on inquiry. So are 4 others called next week including an OMB official https://t.co/xStDjYAC9W
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 5:58pm
RT @YahooNews: At tense congressional hearing, Democrats argue for expanding the Voting Rights Act https://t.co/J3Tp2ZZkhZ by @jonward11 https://t.co/6x5pChK3iF
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Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 4:53pm
Mitch McConnell has an op-ed in Sunday's Washington Post saying Trump's pullout from Syria has created a "strategic nightmare" that "will leave the American people and homeland less safe, embolden our enemies, and weaken important alliances." https://t.co/hDNBAA8iFC
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 2:48pm
RT @YahooNews: Trump actions look 'clearly' impeachable, says leading conservative legal figure https://t.co/siBwg4Kmtj by @jonward11 https://t.co/WFBNWJlGqU
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Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 12:59pm
Tense moment yesterday between Fudge & Davis: Fudge: "I’m just trying to figure out: Why is it that they don’t want us to vote? I’m just asking." Davis: “Are you insinuating that I don’t want you to vote?” https://t.co/Tcw2wRAH3E
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 12:56pm
Dems yesterday said they not only want to restore parts of the VRA that were removed by the Supreme Court in the 2013 Shelby v Holder decision, they also want to expand pre-clearance to states in the Rust Belt like Ohio https://t.co/Tcw2wRAH3E
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 12:22pm
RT @brett_mcgurk: Trump seems to believe it’s easy to raise an army and fight an enemy like ISIS. It’s not. It takes years of work and it may be impossible now as the world sees a historic success upended in six days after a call with a foreign leader and in the most careless and callous manner.
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 12:09pm
home "base" https://t.co/FR4DMGI89b
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 10:40am
RT @ScottSAllen: For those still without tickets, your next chance to get them through the team is via the random lottery for people signed up for the free Nats Fan Club. You can sign up by 5 p.m. today. https://t.co/KWpcPy80Ct
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:57am
“It’s true that the president’s had a terribly corrosive effect on the way the government runs. I think one of his most evil accomplishments — if that’s not too strong — is that he’s induced the other actors in this town, and elsewhere, to violate norms.” https://t.co/jnvCpx0kLJ
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:50am
RT @jacklgoldsmith: Grateful for this good discussion with @jonward11 on executive power, impeachment, and my new book. https://t.co/32t21h8IqS. Episode entitled "On Growing Up Around Mobsters, RFK's Abuses of Power, & Trump's Impeachment." https://t.co/E3RiKosT5D
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:50am
Dems are "not giving Trump the same procedural protections and rights that Clinton had and Nixon had,” Goldsmith said. “I’m not saying that’s even illegitimate, but there are two sides to this. But as always, the president is mostly to blame, I think.” https://t.co/jnvCpx0kLJ https://t.co/67CiDrnSFd
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Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:48am
On impeachment, Goldsmith said Trump's Ukraine dealings are "probably the 300th thing Trump has done that’s an impeachable offense." But he also lamented Schiff's misleading answers about contact with the whistle-blower as "deeply unfortunate." https://t.co/jnvCpx0kLJ https://t.co/MIq4vUbbdw
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Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:43am
@jacklgoldsmith @hunterw Oh, & the new movie, @TheIrishmanFilm? "I haven't seen the movie, so I can't say that movie is bullshit. The book on which it's based is based on a confession by a man named Frank Sheeran that I'm 100% sure is bullshit." - @jacklgoldsmith https://t.co/nMunn9QoEU
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:38am
@jacklgoldsmith @hunterw Goldsmith's step-father was blamed for Hoffa's disappearance. "I tried very hard to get [the FBI] to exonerate him. They agreed to do so on condition that he speak to them. He met all the conditions and in the end they backed out, I think in bad faith." https://t.co/nMunn9QoEU
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:34am
@jacklgoldsmith so @hunterw points out that it's the anniversary of Al Capone's conviction for tax evasion, which connects to @jacklgoldsmith's book about how Bobby Kennedy used all kind of extrajudicial & even illegal tactics to take down Jimmy Hoffa - details here: https://t.co/jnvCpx0kLJ
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:27am
@jacklgoldsmith "I had never thought much about the development of my views ...in writing this book, I came to understand ..that my views about a whole bunch of issues where at least in part formed by my overt desire to establish an identity different from my stepfather." https://t.co/nMunn9QoEU
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:25am
"Im more sympathetic to the need for labor unions..I'm not sure thats NOT a conservative position. It certainly traditionally hasnt been..but there are new conservatives who are moving very much in the direction of focusing more on workers" @jacklgoldsmith https://t.co/nMunn9QoEU
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:21am
"I modified my views about unions in writing this book ... I came to think that unions, for a whole bunch of reasons that I was largely ignorant about, weren't good for society ... I came to be much more sympathetic to labor unions." https://t.co/nMunn9QoEU
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 8:33am
@GOPLeader @jacklgoldsmith @LongGamePodcast My podcast interview w @jacklgoldsmith is up this morning https://t.co/jnvCpx0kLJ
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 7:48am
That's a great quote https://t.co/FeWpJCdttQ
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 10:25pm
@OKnox @hunterw those first 11 words could serve as a universal prefix for a lot of things these days
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 8:55pm
RT @GeoffRBennett: Gordon Sondland is leaving the Capitol after nearly 10 hours of closed-door testimony.
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 3:17pm
RT @timkmak: In letter to colleagues about impeachment inquiry, Rep. Adam Schiff writes: "As the investigation proceeds, and at a time that it will not jeopardize investigative equities, we will make the interview transcripts public, subject to any necessary redactions..."
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 3:16pm
RT @EricLiptonNYT: An extraordinary paragraph in a story now on WSJ website. The US military is bombing its own headquarters in Syria (set up to target ISIS) after a rapid and unplanned pullout by US military personnel. https://t.co/2VHioyXTzD
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Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 3:14pm
RT @SykesCharlie: “Cleaned out” Does he have any idea what he is actually saying here? https://t.co/lYeSHZqLGm
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 2:56pm
RT @JesseCharlesLee: Trump: (5/6) Q Mr. President, what exactly did you hope Zelensky would do about the Bidens after your phone call? Exactly. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I would think that, if they were honest about it, they’d start a major investigation into the Bidens. It’s a very simple answer.
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 11:26am
RT @kyledcheney: HMMM: Something odd about the timeline of the questions about withholding military aid to Ukraine. Volker told lawmakers that he presumed Ukrainians learned of the hold from Politico on Aug. 29 -- after a vist from Bolton. https://t.co/P4vY6TyRRY https://t.co/2o0HX9zdYJ
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Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 11:07am
RT @tomgara: Behold this amazing exchange between @BuzzFeedBen and a Kamala Harris aide https://t.co/isRdKeMnBL https://t.co/0Jr6EDaykm
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Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 10:34am
RT @kyledcheney: NEWS: Gordon SONDLAND will break sharply from Trump during his testimony today, criticizing the decision to run Ukraine policy through GIULIANI and saying military aid to Ukraine should not have been withheld for any reason.
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 10:34am
RT @GeoffRBennett: NEWS: Gordon Sondland is expected to testify that he was "disappointed" in Trump’s decision-making on Ukraine and that Rudy Giuliani, far from freelancing, was advancing Trump’s goals. @JoshNBCNews obtained the opening statement, in which Sondland casts blame directly on Trump.
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 9:24am
This is a public school btw https://t.co/IvYW1lbnWF
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 6:53am
RT @GeoffRBennett: Terribly sad news: Rep. Elijah Cummings has died. HIs office says: "At approximately 2:45 A.M. on Thursday October 17, 2019, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications concerning longstanding health challenges."
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 6:43pm
Terrible acoustic music is a blight
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 5:12pm
Our child's middle school principal sent an email asking parents to stop their kids from having Instagram accounts if they are under 13, citing both app policy & wisdom. Really proud of this principal. Hope more school administrators are putting their foot down on this stuff.
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:59pm
@tribelaw @alexnazaryan @dhwinston "Democrats have promised to eventually release transcripts of witness interviews," writes @alexnazaryan https://t.co/XLPCGpcvDz
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:58pm
@tribelaw @alexnazaryan .@dhwinston writes, however, that in 1974, Judiciary Chairman Rodino "allowed Nixon’s White House counsel, James St. Clair, to be present at committee meetings and receive the same documents the committee received" & also limited leaks https://t.co/eX4VG9Pq52
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:54pm
"Impeachment by the House is a prosecutorial process, one whose target has no right to participate in it. That right of confrontation, including the right to subpoena one’s own witnesses, comes during trial by the Senate.” - @tribelaw to @alexnazaryan https://t.co/XLPCGpcvDz
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:45pm
RT @ChadPergram: Schumer says Trump "was insulting to the Speaker" in meeting at WH on Turkey. Schumer says Trump called Pelosi "a third-rate politician." Says this wasn't a "dialogue. But a diatribe." Hoyer: "We were deeply offended at (Trump's) treatment of the Speaker of the House of Reps"
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:45pm
RT @kyledcheney: Pelosi says House and Senate leaders witnessed a “meltdown” from Trump and Dem leaders say he attacked Pelosi as a third-rate politician.
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:44pm
RT @kylegriffin1: Steny Hoyer following his meeting with Trump about Syria: "I have served with six presidents. I have been in many, many, many meetings like this. Never have I seen a president treat so disrespectfully a coequal branch of the government of the United States." Via CBS https://t.co/4gzkYr3Quu
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Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 2:15pm
RT @MarkZuckerman: Important context: 15 years is a long time, yes. But Angels didn't make World Series til their 42nd season. Astros: 44th. Padres and Rangers: 100 combined seasons without a title. Mariners debuted in 1977, have never been to the Series. Appreciate this. https://t.co/AFKB1OtFpA
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 1:46pm
@GOPLeader I had a good conversation about impeachment with @jacklgoldsmith for the @LongGamePodcast episode that will be out Friday -- https://t.co/gcP6PJ9Xt9
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:37pm
Set list from Wilco last night. Was like watching master craftsmen at work https://t.co/ZuzQY0pEHq
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 11:58am
@GOPLeader Exact quote from @GOPLeader in response to question of whether it was ok for Trump to ask foreign countries to investigate a campaign rival: "The president wasn't investigating a campaign rival."
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 11:07am
RT @dandarling: Is @jonward11 running social at Yahoo? https://t.co/tR7aAlFbuh
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 11:07am
House Democrats also holding a vote on resolution today opposing Trump’s withdrawal from region
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 11:05am
Hoyer just said he and Pelosi are meeting with Trump on Syria/Turkey/Kurds at 3 today
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 10:33am
.@GOPLeader McCarthy says of Giuliani being Trumps personal lawyer: “There would be other people I would have represent myself.”
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 10:30am
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy denies in weekly presser that Joe Biden is a campaign rival of Trump, and says unequivocally: “The president didn’t do anything wrong.”
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:30am
RT @MarkZuckerman: The World Series is going to be played in Washington, D.C., for the first time in 86 years.
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:29am
RT @SixToolPlayer: https://t.co/cP13nM1f4n
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1 week ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:28am
RT @ThomasBoswellWP: My col: What Nats have done this yr is like going in the backyard w a spade to plant petunias & striking oil. There is no gift like an unexpected gift, no joy like the jubilation when you anticipated sadness. D.C.'s 86-yr wait for the World Series is over. https://t.co/7oWAOIfq2H
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:28am
RT @barrysvrluga: On 1933 and 1924. On 33 summers without baseball. On old pain and new hope. On Tuesday night at Nationals Park. https://t.co/jCR2DCMEul
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:27am
RT @joe_sheehan: America, let me introduce you to someone you're going to love. Juan Soto, come on out.
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 11:38pm
Mood https://t.co/TalxoabI0u
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1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 5:40pm
RT @hunterw: Among other things, it’s not exactly clear what’s going on with Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer. https://t.co/f5Ybi65b43
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 5:02pm
@chrislhayes Also, this: "Even @AndrewYang — I think you could make a strong argument he lacks the qualifications necessary to be president — he’s not a sociopath." https://t.co/Lk7xl5AABL
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 4:50pm
RT @frankthorp: Beto in November 2018: "I will not be a candidate for president in 2020. That's as definitive as those sentences get." https://t.co/Q37A9F7K1S
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 3:41pm
@jacklgoldsmith @LongGamePodcast @chrislhayes @staceyabrams @iamfujimura @PoliticsProse And if you have never read "THE TERROR PRESIDENCY" by @jacklgoldsmith go do that immediately as well.
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 3:37pm
@jacklgoldsmith @LongGamePodcast @chrislhayes @staceyabrams @iamfujimura Also if you’re in NW DC this evening and not a baseball fan @jacklgoldsmith is doing a book event at @PoliticsProse
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 3:34pm
“IN HOFFA’S SHADOW” by @jacklgoldsmith is an INCREDIBLE read - we just talked about it for @LongGamePodcast & can’t wait to share that. In meantime, check out interviews w @chrislhayes, @staceyabrams @iamfujimura & many more here https://t.co/gcP6PISm4z https://t.co/y8rvHiDLq1
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Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 9:47am
Because it would cost them tons of $$$ - not complicated https://t.co/HIGZdJ19nn
4 hours ago: Wednesday Oct 23 - 12:19am
RT @jerryblevins: Doolittle throws a different fastball. It ends up higher than your instincts tell you it should. Playing catch with him you have to be locked-in each throw or one will tip off your glove and you'll look like Lloyd Christmas. https://t.co/CAZmf0TMDw
Jon Ward
4 hours ago: Wednesday Oct 23 - 12:00am
RT @dcsportsbog: What https://t.co/qPl8APMU5W
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5 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 10:53pm
Good look https://t.co/pn3AYmyE1E
Jon Ward
6 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 10:16pm
RT @joe_sheehan: Hi. https://t.co/XcUaMLSEHb
Jon Ward
9 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 6:57pm
RT @YahooNews: “This testimony is a sea change. I think it could accelerate matters." Ukraine ambassador Bill Taylor offers damning testimony https://t.co/BqHT5KH3Jd by @alexnazaryan https://t.co/OGd77mR7La
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11 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 5:26pm
RT @Isikoff: Taylor testifies he sent Pompeo a cable on 8/29 protesting the "folly" of withholding military aid to Ukraine and that he "could not and would not" defend such a policy. Where is it?
Jon Ward
11 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 5:26pm
@kombiz ha! i meant "not vapid"
Jon Ward
12 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 4:44pm
@kombiz thanks! (although, low bar :)
Jon Ward
12 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 4:25pm
@kombiz thx! i tweet it -- should I do that more? any ideas for how to promote it better?
Jon Ward
12 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 4:06pm
! https://t.co/7DELG4g6DB
Jon Ward
12 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 4:00pm
RT @twelvebooks: The Anonymous @nytimes op-ed writer is back with an unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency. Download the press release and cover from our dropbox here: https://t.co/TesY8XYdMv. Share with the hashtag #anonymousbook. https://t.co/1uTvD4xplE
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13 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 3:29pm
RT @mikedebonis: Direct your attention to Page 12, Paragraphs 3 and 4: https://t.co/cTzRi6h193
Jon Ward
13 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 3:28pm
RT @CarlosLozadaWP: "The anonymous author of A WARNING did not take an advance and intends to donate some of the royalties to nonprofit organizations that focus on government accountability and supporting truth-tellers in repressive countries, including the White House Correspondents’ Association." https://t.co/UB9B5LCQwy
Jon Ward
13 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 3:24pm
Wow - I share a publisher with the author - and I feel like this might distract the good folks at @twelvebooks from the paperback release of @CamelotsEnd -- keep your eye on the ball over there!! https://t.co/PZvM4tNMz8
Jon Ward
14 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 2:43pm
RT @Yamiche: Confirmed: Bill Taylor’s opening statement was 15 pages long and led many in the room listening to his testimony to sigh and gasp as he described efforts to tie an investigation of the 2016 election interference to a White House meeting and aid being released to Ukraine.
Jon Ward
15 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 1:26pm
RT @rebeccaballhaus: “All I have to say is that in my 10 short months in Congress — it’s not even noon, right — and this is my most disturbing day in Congress so far. Very troubling.” —Rep. Andy Levin, as he left Bill Taylor’s deposition this morning. @jesselnaranjo https://t.co/fmegayyjl6
Jon Ward
15 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 1:26pm
RT @GeoffRBennett: Wasserman Schultz on Amb. Taylor testimony: “He drew a very direct line in a series of events he described as being President Trump's decision to withhold funds and refuse a meeting with Zelensky unless there was a public pronouncement by him of investigations of Burisma.”
Jon Ward
16 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 12:01pm
@cspan Put more bluntly - if we want Congress to be able to function, should we take TV cameras out of committee hearings?
Jon Ward
16 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:56am
As much as there is a great public interest in having the transparency of @cspan coverage in congressional hearings, have to wonder whether the cost of having lawmakers disregard entirely the point of having a hearing is worth it. What @ audio broadcast? Immediate transcription?
Jon Ward
16 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:52am
The vast gap between point of this hearing & questions of House Rs is strange sitting in the room, until you remember there are TV cameras in the room, & in a style pioneered by Gingrich, the Gaetz's of the world r not here for a hearing but rather simply to use it as a platform
Jon Ward
16 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:50am
Freedom Caucus Republicans really seem to have it out for Nikki Floris, FBI's Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism.
Jon Ward
16 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:48am
House Judiciary hearing on election security. 1/2 dozen Dems are here for that topic. One R, Cline of VA, is as well. Freedom Caucus R's - Gaetz, Gohmert, Biggs, Lesko - show up 2 ask about Crowdstrike conspiracy theory & if extramarital affairs are good for country & then leave
Jon Ward
17 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:38am
More notable bc 3 other witnesses -- from FBI, DHS & EAC -- all said it was not appropriate for the president to ever do so https://t.co/cdXdxcFxI2 https://t.co/oOSxYk4Rjb
Jon Ward
17 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 11:37am
RT @etuckerAP: Adam Hickey of the Justice Department says "I'm not going to comment on the president's activities" when he and other witnesses are asked if they believe it's appropriate for a U.S. president to ask a foreign government to involve itself in American elections
Jon Ward
19 hours ago: Tuesday Oct 22 - 8:49am
RT @CarterCenter: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter had a fall yesterday evening at his home in Plains, Ga. He has been admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center for observation and treatment of a minor pelvic fracture. He is in good spirits and is looking forward to recovering at home.
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 4:34pm
I first learned about the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 a few years ago, and I started asking people I know if they'd ever heard of it. Most hadn't. https://t.co/FWXV4VGxPh
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 4:31pm
RT @nytimes: HBO's new “Watchmen” series begins with a depiction of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, one of the worst outbreaks of racial violence in American history. Here’s what to read about the riot. https://t.co/cZqanxsqwn
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 4:16pm
here's a super interesting fact: a big reason Dems haven't needed to get a full House vote for impeachment inquiry is bc the rules have changed significantly since then regarding committees issuing subpoenas & taking depositions https://t.co/UkxA8NUn0F
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 1:41pm
RT @AdamKilgoreWP: Boz writes a World Series preview column about a Washington baseball team. This is perfect. https://t.co/zwc2eY14zG
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 12:25pm
RT @dandrezner: I’ll believe that Trump is growing into the presidency when his staff stops talking about him like a toddler. https://t.co/DWxLqrLXsD [This is the 1118th tweet in the #ToddlerinChief thread.] https://t.co/sRWt03UVr1
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Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 10:02am
I was told Friday by "an official working on the impeachment inquiry" that Duffey was "expected" to appear Wednesday. It appears that is not going to happen. (Vought was not listed as "expected.") https://t.co/qmArUqN1QE
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 9:42am
Romney's face when @mikeallen asked him to name the singled dumbest thing Trump has done https://t.co/fOyeNuz7mo https://t.co/prK3IUWx88
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Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 9:41am
RT @JennaMC_Laugh: As of today, I've spent a whole year at @YahooNews, which may not seem like a lot to most, but to me is everything. In the past year, I've traveled to amazing places, worked on stories I'm really proud of, and, most importantly, learned a lot from amazing colleagues. Thank you.
Jon Ward
1 day ago: Monday Oct 21 - 8:18am
Nancy Pelosi’s brother Tom - mayor of Baltimore from 1967 to 1971 - died yesterday at age 90. This anecdote from his Post obituary is very similar to contrast between another pol father/son pair: Pat and Jerry Brown cc @miriampawel https://t.co/o5931w59Bn https://t.co/rfHtXNyPIy
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Jon Ward
2 days ago: Sunday Oct 20 - 10:42am
The late-night batting cage session that renewed Juan Soto’s confidence https://t.co/InoNNInmlU via @instapaper
Jon Ward
3 days ago: Saturday Oct 19 - 4:55pm
RT @hunterw: I’ve never worked anywhere else for more than a year in change. Shout out to all the amazing people who’ve made this a job worth staying at. @dklaidman @weinbergersa @Isikoff @jonward11 @lisabelkin @JennaMC_Laugh @SeanDNaylor @blrshepherd @alexnazaryan @CEDickson @realchriswilson
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 7:19pm
RT @SkullduggeryPod: This last week of impeachment has been a wild one. But buckle up; next week could be even more raucous. It begins with William Taylor, the senior diplomat in Kiev who raised alarms about a quid pro quo for political investigations. @jonward11 reports. https://t.co/VvSATEf2DE
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 6:50pm
Bill Taylor, acting US ambassador to Ukraine, is “expected” to testify Tuesday, according to official working on inquiry. So are 4 others called next week including an OMB official https://t.co/xStDjYAC9W
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 5:58pm
RT @YahooNews: At tense congressional hearing, Democrats argue for expanding the Voting Rights Act https://t.co/J3Tp2ZZkhZ by @jonward11 https://t.co/6x5pChK3iF
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Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 4:53pm
Mitch McConnell has an op-ed in Sunday's Washington Post saying Trump's pullout from Syria has created a "strategic nightmare" that "will leave the American people and homeland less safe, embolden our enemies, and weaken important alliances." https://t.co/hDNBAA8iFC
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 2:48pm
RT @YahooNews: Trump actions look 'clearly' impeachable, says leading conservative legal figure https://t.co/siBwg4Kmtj by @jonward11 https://t.co/WFBNWJlGqU
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Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 12:59pm
Tense moment yesterday between Fudge & Davis: Fudge: "I’m just trying to figure out: Why is it that they don’t want us to vote? I’m just asking." Davis: “Are you insinuating that I don’t want you to vote?” https://t.co/Tcw2wRAH3E
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 12:56pm
Dems yesterday said they not only want to restore parts of the VRA that were removed by the Supreme Court in the 2013 Shelby v Holder decision, they also want to expand pre-clearance to states in the Rust Belt like Ohio https://t.co/Tcw2wRAH3E
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 12:22pm
RT @brett_mcgurk: Trump seems to believe it’s easy to raise an army and fight an enemy like ISIS. It’s not. It takes years of work and it may be impossible now as the world sees a historic success upended in six days after a call with a foreign leader and in the most careless and callous manner.
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 12:09pm
home "base" https://t.co/FR4DMGI89b
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 10:40am
RT @ScottSAllen: For those still without tickets, your next chance to get them through the team is via the random lottery for people signed up for the free Nats Fan Club. You can sign up by 5 p.m. today. https://t.co/KWpcPy80Ct
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:57am
“It’s true that the president’s had a terribly corrosive effect on the way the government runs. I think one of his most evil accomplishments — if that’s not too strong — is that he’s induced the other actors in this town, and elsewhere, to violate norms.” https://t.co/jnvCpx0kLJ
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:50am
RT @jacklgoldsmith: Grateful for this good discussion with @jonward11 on executive power, impeachment, and my new book. https://t.co/32t21h8IqS. Episode entitled "On Growing Up Around Mobsters, RFK's Abuses of Power, & Trump's Impeachment." https://t.co/E3RiKosT5D
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:50am
Dems are "not giving Trump the same procedural protections and rights that Clinton had and Nixon had,” Goldsmith said. “I’m not saying that’s even illegitimate, but there are two sides to this. But as always, the president is mostly to blame, I think.” https://t.co/jnvCpx0kLJ https://t.co/67CiDrnSFd
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Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:48am
On impeachment, Goldsmith said Trump's Ukraine dealings are "probably the 300th thing Trump has done that’s an impeachable offense." But he also lamented Schiff's misleading answers about contact with the whistle-blower as "deeply unfortunate." https://t.co/jnvCpx0kLJ https://t.co/MIq4vUbbdw
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Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:43am
@jacklgoldsmith @hunterw Oh, & the new movie, @TheIrishmanFilm? "I haven't seen the movie, so I can't say that movie is bullshit. The book on which it's based is based on a confession by a man named Frank Sheeran that I'm 100% sure is bullshit." - @jacklgoldsmith https://t.co/nMunn9QoEU
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:38am
@jacklgoldsmith @hunterw Goldsmith's step-father was blamed for Hoffa's disappearance. "I tried very hard to get [the FBI] to exonerate him. They agreed to do so on condition that he speak to them. He met all the conditions and in the end they backed out, I think in bad faith." https://t.co/nMunn9QoEU
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:34am
@jacklgoldsmith so @hunterw points out that it's the anniversary of Al Capone's conviction for tax evasion, which connects to @jacklgoldsmith's book about how Bobby Kennedy used all kind of extrajudicial & even illegal tactics to take down Jimmy Hoffa - details here: https://t.co/jnvCpx0kLJ
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:27am
@jacklgoldsmith "I had never thought much about the development of my views ...in writing this book, I came to understand ..that my views about a whole bunch of issues where at least in part formed by my overt desire to establish an identity different from my stepfather." https://t.co/nMunn9QoEU
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:25am
"Im more sympathetic to the need for labor unions..I'm not sure thats NOT a conservative position. It certainly traditionally hasnt been..but there are new conservatives who are moving very much in the direction of focusing more on workers" @jacklgoldsmith https://t.co/nMunn9QoEU
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 9:21am
"I modified my views about unions in writing this book ... I came to think that unions, for a whole bunch of reasons that I was largely ignorant about, weren't good for society ... I came to be much more sympathetic to labor unions." https://t.co/nMunn9QoEU
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 8:33am
@GOPLeader @jacklgoldsmith @LongGamePodcast My podcast interview w @jacklgoldsmith is up this morning https://t.co/jnvCpx0kLJ
Jon Ward
4 days ago: Friday Oct 18 - 7:48am
That's a great quote https://t.co/FeWpJCdttQ
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 10:25pm
@OKnox @hunterw those first 11 words could serve as a universal prefix for a lot of things these days
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 8:55pm
RT @GeoffRBennett: Gordon Sondland is leaving the Capitol after nearly 10 hours of closed-door testimony.
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 3:17pm
RT @timkmak: In letter to colleagues about impeachment inquiry, Rep. Adam Schiff writes: "As the investigation proceeds, and at a time that it will not jeopardize investigative equities, we will make the interview transcripts public, subject to any necessary redactions..."
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 3:16pm
RT @EricLiptonNYT: An extraordinary paragraph in a story now on WSJ website. The US military is bombing its own headquarters in Syria (set up to target ISIS) after a rapid and unplanned pullout by US military personnel. https://t.co/2VHioyXTzD
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Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 3:14pm
RT @SykesCharlie: “Cleaned out” Does he have any idea what he is actually saying here? https://t.co/lYeSHZqLGm
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 2:56pm
RT @JesseCharlesLee: Trump: (5/6) Q Mr. President, what exactly did you hope Zelensky would do about the Bidens after your phone call? Exactly. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I would think that, if they were honest about it, they’d start a major investigation into the Bidens. It’s a very simple answer.
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 11:26am
RT @kyledcheney: HMMM: Something odd about the timeline of the questions about withholding military aid to Ukraine. Volker told lawmakers that he presumed Ukrainians learned of the hold from Politico on Aug. 29 -- after a vist from Bolton. https://t.co/P4vY6TyRRY https://t.co/2o0HX9zdYJ
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Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 11:07am
RT @tomgara: Behold this amazing exchange between @BuzzFeedBen and a Kamala Harris aide https://t.co/isRdKeMnBL https://t.co/0Jr6EDaykm
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Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 10:34am
RT @kyledcheney: NEWS: Gordon SONDLAND will break sharply from Trump during his testimony today, criticizing the decision to run Ukraine policy through GIULIANI and saying military aid to Ukraine should not have been withheld for any reason.
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 10:34am
RT @GeoffRBennett: NEWS: Gordon Sondland is expected to testify that he was "disappointed" in Trump’s decision-making on Ukraine and that Rudy Giuliani, far from freelancing, was advancing Trump’s goals. @JoshNBCNews obtained the opening statement, in which Sondland casts blame directly on Trump.
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 9:24am
This is a public school btw https://t.co/IvYW1lbnWF
Jon Ward
5 days ago: Thursday Oct 17 - 6:53am
RT @GeoffRBennett: Terribly sad news: Rep. Elijah Cummings has died. HIs office says: "At approximately 2:45 A.M. on Thursday October 17, 2019, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications concerning longstanding health challenges."
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 6:43pm
Terrible acoustic music is a blight
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 5:12pm
Our child's middle school principal sent an email asking parents to stop their kids from having Instagram accounts if they are under 13, citing both app policy & wisdom. Really proud of this principal. Hope more school administrators are putting their foot down on this stuff.
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:59pm
@tribelaw @alexnazaryan @dhwinston "Democrats have promised to eventually release transcripts of witness interviews," writes @alexnazaryan https://t.co/XLPCGpcvDz
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:58pm
@tribelaw @alexnazaryan .@dhwinston writes, however, that in 1974, Judiciary Chairman Rodino "allowed Nixon’s White House counsel, James St. Clair, to be present at committee meetings and receive the same documents the committee received" & also limited leaks https://t.co/eX4VG9Pq52
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:54pm
"Impeachment by the House is a prosecutorial process, one whose target has no right to participate in it. That right of confrontation, including the right to subpoena one’s own witnesses, comes during trial by the Senate.” - @tribelaw to @alexnazaryan https://t.co/XLPCGpcvDz
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:45pm
RT @ChadPergram: Schumer says Trump "was insulting to the Speaker" in meeting at WH on Turkey. Schumer says Trump called Pelosi "a third-rate politician." Says this wasn't a "dialogue. But a diatribe." Hoyer: "We were deeply offended at (Trump's) treatment of the Speaker of the House of Reps"
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:45pm
RT @kyledcheney: Pelosi says House and Senate leaders witnessed a “meltdown” from Trump and Dem leaders say he attacked Pelosi as a third-rate politician.
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 4:44pm
RT @kylegriffin1: Steny Hoyer following his meeting with Trump about Syria: "I have served with six presidents. I have been in many, many, many meetings like this. Never have I seen a president treat so disrespectfully a coequal branch of the government of the United States." Via CBS https://t.co/4gzkYr3Quu
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Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 2:15pm
RT @MarkZuckerman: Important context: 15 years is a long time, yes. But Angels didn't make World Series til their 42nd season. Astros: 44th. Padres and Rangers: 100 combined seasons without a title. Mariners debuted in 1977, have never been to the Series. Appreciate this. https://t.co/AFKB1OtFpA
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 1:46pm
@GOPLeader I had a good conversation about impeachment with @jacklgoldsmith for the @LongGamePodcast episode that will be out Friday -- https://t.co/gcP6PJ9Xt9
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:37pm
Set list from Wilco last night. Was like watching master craftsmen at work https://t.co/ZuzQY0pEHq
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 11:58am
@GOPLeader Exact quote from @GOPLeader in response to question of whether it was ok for Trump to ask foreign countries to investigate a campaign rival: "The president wasn't investigating a campaign rival."
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 11:07am
RT @dandarling: Is @jonward11 running social at Yahoo? https://t.co/tR7aAlFbuh
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 11:07am
House Democrats also holding a vote on resolution today opposing Trump’s withdrawal from region
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 11:05am
Hoyer just said he and Pelosi are meeting with Trump on Syria/Turkey/Kurds at 3 today
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 10:33am
.@GOPLeader McCarthy says of Giuliani being Trumps personal lawyer: “There would be other people I would have represent myself.”
Jon Ward
6 days ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 10:30am
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy denies in weekly presser that Joe Biden is a campaign rival of Trump, and says unequivocally: “The president didn’t do anything wrong.”
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:30am
RT @MarkZuckerman: The World Series is going to be played in Washington, D.C., for the first time in 86 years.
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:29am
RT @SixToolPlayer: https://t.co/cP13nM1f4n
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1 week ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:28am
RT @ThomasBoswellWP: My col: What Nats have done this yr is like going in the backyard w a spade to plant petunias & striking oil. There is no gift like an unexpected gift, no joy like the jubilation when you anticipated sadness. D.C.'s 86-yr wait for the World Series is over. https://t.co/7oWAOIfq2H
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:28am
RT @barrysvrluga: On 1933 and 1924. On 33 summers without baseball. On old pain and new hope. On Tuesday night at Nationals Park. https://t.co/jCR2DCMEul
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Wednesday Oct 16 - 12:27am
RT @joe_sheehan: America, let me introduce you to someone you're going to love. Juan Soto, come on out.
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 11:38pm
Mood https://t.co/TalxoabI0u
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Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 5:40pm
RT @hunterw: Among other things, it’s not exactly clear what’s going on with Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer. https://t.co/f5Ybi65b43
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 5:02pm
@chrislhayes Also, this: "Even @AndrewYang — I think you could make a strong argument he lacks the qualifications necessary to be president — he’s not a sociopath." https://t.co/Lk7xl5AABL
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 4:50pm
RT @frankthorp: Beto in November 2018: "I will not be a candidate for president in 2020. That's as definitive as those sentences get." https://t.co/Q37A9F7K1S
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 3:41pm
@jacklgoldsmith @LongGamePodcast @chrislhayes @staceyabrams @iamfujimura @PoliticsProse And if you have never read "THE TERROR PRESIDENCY" by @jacklgoldsmith go do that immediately as well.
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 3:37pm
@jacklgoldsmith @LongGamePodcast @chrislhayes @staceyabrams @iamfujimura Also if you’re in NW DC this evening and not a baseball fan @jacklgoldsmith is doing a book event at @PoliticsProse
Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 3:34pm
“IN HOFFA’S SHADOW” by @jacklgoldsmith is an INCREDIBLE read - we just talked about it for @LongGamePodcast & can’t wait to share that. In meantime, check out interviews w @chrislhayes, @staceyabrams @iamfujimura & many more here https://t.co/gcP6PISm4z https://t.co/y8rvHiDLq1
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Jon Ward
1 week ago: Tuesday Oct 15 - 9:47am
Because it would cost them tons of $$$ - not complicated https://t.co/HIGZdJ19nn