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Congressional correspondent for The New York Times. Email: kaplan@nytimes.com

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  1. 20 hours ago

    82% of likely GOP primary voters in have a favorable opinion of Trump. 54% say Grimm would do a better job working with Trump; 29% say Donovan.

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  2. 20 hours ago

    NY1/Siena College poll: Grimm 47%, Donovan 37% among likely GOP primary voters in

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  3. 21 hours ago

    Quite different from the Sensenbrenner town halls I attended early last year when Republicans were trying to repeal Obamacare:

    Went to GOP Cong. Jim Sensenbrenner's town hall this morning in the Wisconsin town of Rubicon (pop 2,249) and just 1 constituent showed up. Dave Mantz had the floor to himself. The two politely discussed their differences on net neutrality ... then discussed them a little more
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    Jun 3

    I used to think my hometown, Irvine, CA, was the most boring place on earth. Turns out it is actually very politically interesting! I went back to see whether the Democrats can count on Orange County’s thriving Asian population to turn Nixon country blue

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    Jun 3

    Tester on the farm, under attack by Trump, goes his own way: “This is important. This is who I am”

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  6. Jun 2

    Republicans in Virginia have chosen a candidate to replace Rep. Tom Garrett in

    Denver Riggleman outlasts Cynthia Dunbar's stealth campaign and captures the GOP nomination to seek Rep. Tom Garrett's seat in the 5th District, reports.
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    Jun 1

    NEW: promised Hollywood and 100s of jobs at Film Hub, a $15 mil project outside Syracuse Now, empty and famous only for being a flop, its being transferred to the county for....$1. here: NYT here:

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  8. Jun 1

    Quite a shift for Hochul, who once said she would report people to law enforcement for possibly violating immigration law. See this story from 2007:

    Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is embracing driver's licenses for undocumented residents in New York, a move she opposed as a county clerk
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  9. May 31

    Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas has a primary challenger: a different Ron Estes

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  10. May 31

    The bet among senators on the NBA Finals: If the Warriors win, Feinstein and Harris get beer from Ohio’s and . If the Cavs win, Brown and Portman get California chardonnay and beer from .

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  11. May 31

    Paul Ryan on tariffs: "I disagree with this decision."

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  12. May 31

    More GOP criticism of the tariffs, this time from , whose upstate New York district borders Canada

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  13. May 31

    Sen. Ben Sasse on the tariffs: "This is dumb. … 'Make America Great Again' shouldn't mean 'Make America 1929 Again.'"

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    May 30

    Eleven days ago, Michael Grimm rallied (alongside the Mooch!) w/ “Grimm 2018, Trump 2020” signs. About that first part...

    There is no one better to represent the people of N.Y. and Staten Island (a place I know very well) than , who is strong on Borders & Crime, loves our Military & our Vets, voted for Tax Cuts and is helping me to Make America Great Again. Dan has my full endorsement!
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  15. May 30

    Fact check: Donovan voted against the tax bill.

    There is no one better to represent the people of N.Y. and Staten Island (a place I know very well) than , who is strong on Borders & Crime, loves our Military & our Vets, voted for Tax Cuts and is helping me to Make America Great Again. Dan has my full endorsement!
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  16. May 30

    The Democrat running to succeed Rep. Tom Garrett is being assailed by Republicans for a 27-year-old book she wrote about Israel. She says she was simply doing journalism. Story with :

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  17. May 24

    McConnell won't touch the national anthem controversy: "I got many things on my plate, and I love the NFL, but when I pay attention to the NFL, it’s to watch the ballgame."

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  18. May 24

    On immigration, McConnell says he wants to see the House pass a bill that Trump would sign "before going back and taking a shot at more floor time with the potential for never getting an outcome."

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  19. May 24

    McConnell backs Trump over North Korea: "I think the president's response in canceling the meeting was exactly the right thing to do," he tells me in an interview.

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  20. May 24

    Two more GOP House members, Tom Reed and Brian Fitzpatrick, have signed the immigration discharge petition, bringing the number of GOP signatures to 23.

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