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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · 5d

Shutdown Day 3. Here’s where we’re at.

W/ @joemurph.bsky.social & the @nbcnews.com data/graphics team

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Joe Murphy @joemurph.bsky.social · 6d

New from @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social and the @NBCNews.com Data / Graphics team: A day-by-day ticker of what to expect (and what has happened) from the federal government shutdown

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Government shutdown key dates: What could happen, day by day

Museums may close by Day 7, and WIC funds could lapse by Day 15.

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Tim Homan @timhoman.bsky.social · 8d

Great explainer here by @raquelco15.bsky.social & @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

What happens when the government shuts down?

Most federal departments and agencies have put out guidance on which programs will stay open, and which ones won't, if Congress does not pass a funding bill by the end of Tuesday.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · 9d

Today on Morning News Now @nbcnews.com👇👇

- Supreme Court hands Trump a win
- ICE arrests Des Moines superintendent
- Jimmy Kimmel returns to Nexstar & Sinclair stations

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Sep 8

This AM’s Politics Now update on @NBCNewsNow:

- What Bessent said on @MeetThePress about the war in Ukraine
- Mamdani & Sanders in NYC this weekend
- Where Biden is establishing his presidential library

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Department of Transportation announced today that it would move to take over management of Union Station

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Transportation Department announces plans to take over D.C.'s Union Station

Amtrak took over management and operations of the station last year.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Aug 18

Zelenskyy & European officials are in DC today for a high-stakes White House meeting, which comes days after a red carpet reception for Putin.

Preview story this AM with @kristenwelker.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com

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Trump pressures Zelenskyy to end war ahead of White House meeting

Ahead of the meeting, Trump appeared to place the onus of ending the war on the Ukrainian leader, while emphasizing that Ukraine must give up Russian-annexed Crimea and its hopes of joining NATO — key...

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Aug 18

This morning on @nbcnews.com Morning News Now👇

- FLOTUS letter to Putin
- New Orleans mayor indicted
- Immigration detention

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Aug 11

Trump to take over D.C. police and deploy the National Guard

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Trump to take over D.C. police and deploy the National Guard in effort to fight crime in the nation's capital

The president is holding a news conference Monday morning to discuss efforts to fight crime and clean up the nation's capital.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Aug 11

This morning on NBC News Now👇

- What Gov. Abbott said this weekend about redistricting
- IRS leadership shakeup
- A DOJ investigation

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Aug 7

Sen. John Cornyn says the FBI granted his request to help find Texas Democrats who left the state to try to block redistricting efforts

Story for @nbcnews.com w/ Michael Kosnar

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Sen. John Cornyn says the FBI granted his request to help find absent Texas Democrats

Earlier this week, an administration official told NBC News that there were no plans to use federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers who left the state.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Jul 23

The White House is facing backlash from press groups after booting The Wall Street Journal from a cohort of media outlets set to cover President Trump's upcoming trip to Scotland.

White House faces backlash after booting The Wall Street Journal from Scotland media coverage plans

The move comes after The Journal reported that the president sent Jeffrey Epstein a birthday card in 2003 with a drawing of a naked woman.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jul 22

Attorney General Pam Bondi says Deputy AG Todd Blanche is interested in speaking with Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maxwell is serving 20 year prison sentence after being convicted of federal sex trafficking charges. She was accused of grooming girls for Epstein's sexual abuse.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jul 18

“This could be a death sentence for a number of local station”

Media advocates are concerned that GOP funding cuts will force local outlets to downsize or shutter

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Public broadcasters say GOP funding cuts could be 'devastating' to local media and make Americans less safe

Media advocates say the cuts could have an especially harmful impact on rural Americans.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jul 16

Trump disavows supporters pushing Jeffrey Epstein 'bulls---': 'I don't want their support anymore!'

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Trump disavows supporters pushing Jeffrey Epstein 'bulls---': 'I don't want their support anymore!'

In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump called supporters "weaklings" for pushing the Justice Department to release more files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · Jul 16

Former DNC chair Jaime Harrison is launching a podcast — and one of his first guests is Hunter Biden

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Former DNC chair Jaime Harrison launches a podcast — and invites Hunter Biden as an early guest

The former party leader says he wants to start a show that builds up the Democratic Party.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jul 13

. @andybeshearky.bsky.social on a presidential bid:

"If I’m somebody that at that point, that I believe that I can heal the country, then I’ll take a look at it"

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he'll 'take a look' at running for president

The Democratic governor said the country has become too partisan and that he wants to unite "Democrats, Republicans and independents."

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jul 13

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says on @meetthepress.com that Trump wants FEMA "remade," not dismantled

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' not dismantled

Noem and Trump have previously floated getting rid of the agency, which administers emergency relief.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jul 3

Jeffries has now broken the record for the longest House floor speech

Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jul 3

[email protected] is now more than 6 hours into a marathon speech criticizing the GOP bill

The longest House floor speech was 8 hours 32 minutes, a record set by Kevin McCarthy

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries blasts Republicans and the Trump agenda bill in an hourslong floor speech

Jeffries' speech, which began around 5 a.m., cannot block passage of the bill but can delay it.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jul 3

[email protected] is now more than 6 hours into a marathon speech criticizing the GOP bill

The longest House floor speech was 8 hours 32 minutes, a record set by Kevin McCarthy

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries blasts Republicans and the Trump agenda bill in an hourslong floor speech

Jeffries' speech, which began around 5 a.m., cannot block passage of the bill but can delay it.

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Patrick Smith @psmithjournalist.bsky.social · Jul 3

HE HAS OPENED ANOTHER BINDER

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jul 1

Trump & Musk are clashing again as Musk criticizes the GOP agenda bill & threatens to form a new political party

Trump told reporters this AM: "DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon, wouldn’t that be terrible?"

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Trump says DOGE 'might have to go back and eat' Elon Musk after his criticism of the GOP bill

The president's post comes amid the latest blow-up between the two men after a public feud last month.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jun 30

You’ve heard of Dems embracing “brat summer.” This year they’re unveiling what they’re calling “organizing summer.”

Details about their programming plans 👇👇

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Democratic groups target 'non-political spaces' in new campaign ahead of fall elections and 2026 midterms

A group of unions — another key Democratic constituency — is launching a separate summer organizing effort that will target states President Donald Trump won in the last election.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jun 22

VP Vance: “We’re not at war with Iran. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program.”

@kristenwelker.bsky.social's newsy interview with the VP this AM on @meetthepress.com 👇👇

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Vance says U.S. 'not at war with Iran, we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program'

President Donald Trump said Saturday night that the U.S. had dropped bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites, the first time the U.S. has directly attacked Iran.

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Megan Lebowitz @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social · Jun 18

Tucker Carlson: How many people live in Iran, by the way?
Sen. Cruz: I don't know the population.
Carlson: At all?
Cruz: No, I don't know the population.
Carlson: You don't know the population of the country you seek to topple?

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Tucker Carlson clashes with Sen. Ted Cruz: 'You don't know anything about Iran'

The heated exchange comes amid a larger MAGA world divide over how involved the U.S. should be in Israel's attacks on Iran.

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