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Anthony Zurcher
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BBC North America correspondent. A Texan who explains US politics to Brits, UK politics to Americans & Canadian politics to everyone. Views expressed ≠ BBC's
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 14h
Do they also jangle?
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 14h
If Habeas Corpus tested positive for PEDs, I believe an 80-game suspension is mandatory per Major League rules.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 1d
I watched five hours of Pam Bondi Senate testimony today... Here's what we learned - and what we didn't. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Five takeaways from Pam Bondi's tense, partisan Senate testimony
Nerves were raw in a hearing that covered much ground, and saw Trump's attorney general go on the attack.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 2d
Happy first day of the new Supreme Court session, for those who celebrate. It's shaping up to be a pivotal one for defining the breadth of presidential authority. www.bbc.com/news/article...
New Supreme Court term will reshape Trump's powers
Legal challenges have slowed Trump's momentum on a number of fronts. Now the highest US court is going to weigh in.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 4d
After distancing himself from Project 2025 last year, Trump is now citing it - and co-author Russ Vought - to threaten Democrats. Is this a bluff or another step in a budget-slashing plan? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russell Vought - from Project 2025 to Trump's shutdown enforcer
The Office of Management and Budget boss may not be a household name, but he's a key figure in Washington's shutdown.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 7d
So how does this shutdown end? I tick through four possibilities - three of which aren’t great for the Democrats. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Four ways the US government shutdown could end
At some point, public pressure and political pain will see one side yield to bring this latest US government shutdown to an end.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 8d
lol. Maybe Trump will bring them back, along with the battleships.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 8d
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but they don’t have officers clubs anymore.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 8d
At this point, a government shutdown at midnight tonight seems certain. And while both sides have plans for how it might play out to their advantage, there are no guarantees. www.bbc.com/news/article...
US shutdown looms as Trump and Democrats end meeting without a deal
Democrats say there are still "very large differences" between the two sides, while Republicans have accused them of "not doing the right thing".
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 9d
Did they have ties at some point?
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 11d
Last yeear, Trump said, "Sometimes revenge can be justified." Back in the White House, he is now punishing his critics and adversaries. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump promised retribution - how far will he go?
As the US president pushes a crackdown on left-wing groups and openly targets political foes, critics ask where he's taking America
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 12d
"Clear and Present Danger" - but instead of covert CIA operations, they just come right out and say what they're going to do.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 12d
U.S. preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, sources say www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
U.S. preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, sources say
President Donald Trump has not approved any action yet, and the U.S. and Venezuela are talking through Middle Eastern intermediaries, sources told NBC News.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 13d
The president asks, and he shall receive... www.bbc.com/news/article...
Comey indictment escalates Trump's promise of political retribution
The criminal case against Comey fulfils the president's desire to seek retribution and further raises concerns about abuse of power.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 13d
"Your heroes will be ..." <spins wheel> "... John Bolton, James Comey and the Man Show guy."
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 21d
If that’s true, the pilots union is going to be sending out some letters soon.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 26d
Yes, but they were professors in an engineering department - which are known hotbeds of radicalism.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 28d
If there is a sense that no one is safe – that public life itself has become a blood sport – it will have its own corrosive effect on American politics. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Campus killing lays bare America's bloody and broken politics
Charlie Kirk's killing is another episode of gun violence in America and the latest in a line of recent political violence.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 28d
I can't think of one politician who would quote Aeschylus these days.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · 28d
The birthday note Trump purportedly wrote to Epstein is a fragment of a larger mosaic of Epstein’s life - a story of sex, crime and proximity to power. And that’s why it is not the “dead issue” that Trump wishes it to be. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump is used to shaking off criticism. The Epstein saga is different
While there is no suggestion of criminal wrongdoing by Trump, the political consequences of the Epstein saga on the US president are very real
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · Sep 8
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · Sep 7
He’s the best.
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · Sep 7
The men’s final drew about 100k more viewers than the woman’s last year (1.8m vs 1.7m). In 2023, the women’s final had about 1 million more viewers than the men’s (3.42m vs 2.32m). Of course, the men’s final has Sunday night football to contend with.
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · Sep 6
What Epstein records have not been made public?
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Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social · Sep 6
The press conference at the Capitol on Wednesday put Epstein's victims front and centre - with an added promise that they would not be silenced. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Three ways Epstein scandal could go for Trump
This week the victims of Epstein's crimes came forward to demand more information, piling pressure on the White House.
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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · Sep 5
Some thoughts on China. My latest in @thebulwark.com

www.thebulwark.com/p/the-real-m...
China’s Military: ‘We’re Coming for You’
The People’s Liberation Army has been planning for decades to challenge the U.S. military. They may be getting close.
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