POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: Shelter system overload

 

BY KELLY GARRITY AND LISA KASHINSKY Presented by NO MORE ROOM — Migrant and homeless families seeking shelter through the state’s emergency assistance program will now be put on a waitlist after the system exceeded the Healey administration’s 7,500-family capacity limit yesterday. And no one knows where they’re supposed to go. Faith groups and service providers are racing against time and cooling temperatures to open temporary overnight shelters. The state is seeding the United Way of Massachusetts Bay with $5 million to help organizations set them up. And the United Way led a planning call with more than 110 service providers and stakeholders yesterday. But Cindy Rowe, who leads the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, said many faith-based groups won’t know if they’re eligible to provide that short-term shelter until the Healey administration rolls out requirements for facilities next week. And that brings us back to the waitlist. The state is now in triage mode, prioritizing families for eventual shelter placements based on their medical and safety risks . In the meantime, families are being told they have three options : return to the “last safe place” they stayed, apply for a program that will help pay their rent but not find them a place to live, or apply for other benefits like food stamps. That’s stoked fears among housing and homelessness-prevention advocates that families in this “right-to-shelter” state are going to end up on the street just as the weather turns cold. “We’re very concerned about the safety of children and families,” Kelly Turley, the associate director of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, told Playbook. It’s to the point, she said, that the Immigrant Family Services Institute, a nonprofit that primarily helps Haitian migrants, is collecting sleeping bags so that families can stay in their office if they have nowhere else to go. Gov. Maura Healey and her team continue to call on the federal government for backup: more money, expedited work permits and a large-scale group shelter. Gov. Maura Healey warned last month that the shelter system would run out of room to safely house migrant and homeless families. | Joshua Qualls/Courtesy But only one of those requests is being fulfilled in the near term — through the work-authorization legal clinic the state is hosting with federal officials next week and again at the end of the month. And the shelter crisis didn’t come up when Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll met Vice President Kamala Harris at the airport yesterday to kick off her brief swing through Boston, the governor’s office confirmed. Eyes now turn to the Senate, which is weighing $250 million in additional aid for the shelter system that the governor requested in September and that the House sent over this week with stipulations. The upper chamber is up against the clock: formal sessions end for the year on Wednesday. GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS . Tips? Scoops? Are you a service provider or faith-based group helping migrant and homeless families? Email us: kgarrity@politico.com and lkashinsky@politico.com . TODAY — Healey , Driscoll and Auditor Diana DiZoglio attend a Veterans Day ceremony at Faneuil Hall at 10 a.m. DiZoglio is on GBH’s “Boston Public Radio” at 12:50 p.m. Reps. Seth Moulton and Jake Auchincloss are on WBUR’s “Radio Boston” at 11 a.m. Moulton holds his annual Vets Town Hall at 3 p.m. in Marblehead. THIS WEEKEND — Retailers Association of Massachusetts President Jon Hurst is on WBZ’s “Keller @ Large” at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Veterans Secretary Jon Santiago and Boston City Councilors-elect Ben Weber and Henry Santana are on NBC10 Boston’s “At Issue” at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.   A message from Delta Dental of Massachusetts: Delta Dental of Massachusetts is a strong advocate for brushing and flossing daily, visiting your dentist, and expressing your health. Daily oral health habits can make a huge difference in your overall health and well-being. Additionally, by maintaining good oral hygiene, you are helping your future self avoid problems such as diabetes, heart disease and dementia. Speak with your dentist or learn more information at ExpressYourHealthMA.org.   FROM THE HUB IT'S INTERESTING THAT THOSE CALLING FOR A CEASE FIRE ARE DISMISSED AS PRO-PALESTINIAN RATHER THAN GENOCIDE OPPONENTS! V(I)P VISIT — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested Kamala Harris in downtown Boston yesterday, blocking sidewalks and streets to call for a ceasefire in Gaza as the vice president expressed support for Israel at a private event inside the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The protesters stood under construction scaffolding and in a chilly mist, holding signs that read “Kamala, your legacy is GENOCIDE” and “Only cowards hurt children" and chanting “Kamala, Kamala, can’t you see? You are on a killing spree." A far smaller group of pro-Israel demonstrators stood nearby. Safely ensconced in a ballroom, out of sight and earshot of the megaphone-equipped protesters, Harris laid out the administration’s line on Israel to deep-pocketed donors and prominent Massachusetts politicians at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser. "The president and I are very clear that Israel has a right to defend itself and it is a right that we support," Harris said. "We also strongly have urged and believe that it is critical that the people of Gaza receive humanitarian aid." Harris also said there should be "no intentional targeting of civilians.” She noted that the Biden administration is “working around the clock” to help bring the remaining American hostages home. But Harris did not mention the daily, four-hour humanitarian pauses that Israel agreed to hours before — a breakthrough that did nothing to quell the protest outside. “Basically what you’re doing is you’re saying all right, we’re going to provide a little bit of food, a little bit of water … and then you’re going to go back to bombing them,” Amrita Dani , a member of the Boston chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation that helped organize the demonstration, told Playbook. “What kind of humanity is that?” Two people were arrested and charged with trespassing , police said. One man, who was stopped just outside the fundraiser by DNC staff and told to leave, began to protest the continued use of fossil fuels as a struggle ensued. He was eventually forced to the floor by police and restrained. “Ceasefire now,” he cried out. The vice president wasn’t in the building to hear him. Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside of a fundraiser Vice President Kamala Harris was attending in downtown Boston. | Lisa Kashinsky/POLITICO MEANWHILE, TO THE WEST — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators also protested President Joe Biden in Chicago yesterday, POLITICO’s Shia Kapos reports . And Berkshire County residents demanded that Rep. Richard Neal support a ceasefire during a small demonstration outside of his Pittsfield office, per the Berkshire Eagle’s Sten Spinella . WHY HARRIS WAS REALLY HERE — The protests eclipsed why Harris came to Boston: to tout the administration’s support for apprenticeship programs and organized labor, and to drum up support for her and Biden’s reelection bid. “Everything is at stake in this election,” Harris told the roughly 160 people who shelled out at least $1,000 to hear her speak at the DNC fundraiser hosted by Georgia Murray and others. Guests dined on salmon salads and creme brûlée as they listened to the warm-up acts — MassDems Chair Steve Kerrigan , Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Attorney General Andrea Campbell . Former Rep. Joe Kennedy III , state Rep. Tram Nguyen , DNC member Jim Roosevelt , former Ambassador Alan Solomont and Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle were among those listening along as Harris took the stage and spoke about protecting abortion access and the promise and perils of artificial intelligence in a half-hour conversation with Biden principal deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks .   GO INSIDE THE CAPITOL DOME: From the outset, POLITICO has been your eyes and ears on Capitol Hill, providing the most thorough Congress coverage — from political characters and emerging leaders to leadership squabbles and policy nuggets during committee markups and hearings. We're stepping up our game to ensure you’re fully informed on every key detail inside the Capitol Dome, all day, every day. Start your day with Playbook AM, refuel at midday with our Playbook PM halftime report and enrich your evening discussions with Huddle. Plus, stay updated with real-time buzz all day through our brand new Inside Congress Live feature. Learn more and subscribe here.     DATELINE BEACON HILL THE ORANGE TURD & REPUBLICANS ENCOURAGED VIOLENCE & THREATS AS A SOLUTION TO DISAGREEMENTS.....AND THE FEEBLE MINDED REACTED! IT'S DOMESTIC TERRORISM & NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED & PROSECUTED! — “Healey says she will no longer tell public in advance when she’s leaving Massachusetts, citing ‘security concerns’, ” by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: “In a major break from her predecessors, Governor Maura Healey’s office said it is no longer publicly disclosing when the Democrat intends to travel outside of Massachusetts, potentially leaving the public with little to no visibility at times of whether she’s in the state she was elected to lead. A Healey spokesperson said 'security concerns' prompted the change in policy, but did not offer further details or enumerate any specific threats against the governor.” — “Healey admin wants to study psychedelics for vets with ‘historic’ legislation,” by Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald: “Just in time for the arrival of Veterans Day, the Healey Administration announced a new plan to significantly expand benefits for Massachusetts residents who served in the armed forces and study if psychedelics could be useful in their medical treatment.”   A message from Delta Dental of Massachusetts:     WHAT CITY HALL IS READING — “Louijeune says she has the support to become Boston City Council president,” by Danny McDonald, Boston Globe: “Ruthzee Louijeune, an at-large city councilor who was the top vote-getter in this week’s municipal election, announced Thursday that she has enough support from her colleagues to become the body’s president in January. Louijeune, a 37-year-old Hyde Park lawyer and daughter of Haitian immigrants who will be entering her second term on the council, made the announcement via a press release, which did not include a breakdown of her support on the council.” She didn’t have long to celebrate. The Boston Herald soon published a story quoting two unnamed councilors — though we’ll bet Louijeune knows exactly who they are — ragging on her for purportedly not calling all of her colleagues before going public. PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES — “T's GM pledges to bring trains back up to speed by the end of 2024,” by Bob Seay, GBH News: “MBTA General Manager Phil Eng announced the most extensive track improvement program the agency has ever undertaken Thursday morning — an overhaul that will involve dozens of service suspensions across all lines to lift the remaining 191 speed restrictions by the end of 2024.”   PLAYBOOK IS GOING GLOBAL! We’re excited to introduce Global Playbook, POLITICO’s premier newsletter that brings you inside the most important conversations at the most influential events in the world. From the buzzy echoes emanating from the snowy peaks at the WEF in Davos to the discussions and personalities at Milken Global in Beverly Hills, to the heart of diplomacy at UNGA in New York City – author Suzanne Lynch brings it all to your fingertips. Experience the elite. Witness the influential. And never miss a global beat. BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION. SUBSCRIBE NOW .     MARIJUANA IN MASSACHUSETTS  — “Who’s in charge at the Cannabis Control Commission?,” by Bhaamati Borkhetaria, CommonWealth Beacon: “With its chair indefinitely suspended, the four remaining members of the Cannabis Control Commission are having a hard time deciding who’s their leader. … The commission on September 18 and September 21 voted 4-0 to make Ava Callender Concepcion the interim chair until Thursday, but each time it took almost an hour of debate. The commissioners haggled over the issue again on Thursday before voting 3-1 to retain Concepcion as interim chair until December 15, when the issue will be revisited again.” MEANWHILE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SUNUNU WATCH — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is getting closer to making his coveted endorsement in the GOP presidential primary. He’s effectively narrowed it down to three candidates, he told reporters last night after stumping with Chris Christie in Merrimack. And, no surprise here, they’re all current or former governors: Christie, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley . One person who appears to be out of the running after his debate performance this week: Vivek Ramaswamy . Sununu told POLITICO that the biotech entrepreneur and political novice doesn’t have the “temperament” to be president after the Ohioan lashed out at everyone from his rivals to the head of the Republican National Committee while onstage in Miami. More on that here . Sununu expects to make his endorsement after Thanksgiving , by which point we’ll finally know the date of New Hampshire’s presidential primary. The secretary of state plans to announce it on Wednesday.   A message from Delta Dental of Massachusetts: A healthy smile is a powerful thing, so it’s never too early to start practicing good oral hygiene. Although baby teeth are only around for part of your child’s life, they play a significant role in how their smile will develop. Baby teeth assist with eating, influence speech development, and hold space for permanent teeth to grow in later. Therefore, it is imperative that parents help take good care of their child’s smile. If baby teeth are not properly cared for, they can potentially damage permanent teeth and/or cause neighboring teeth to shift, which would require orthodontic treatment later in life. When the first tooth shows up, begin brushing it in soft, gentle circles twice a day. Continue helping your child and take them to regular dental appointments in order to keep their smile healthy. Speak with your dentist and learn more tips and tricks at ExpressYourHealthMA.org.   HEARD ‘ROUND THE BUBBLAH HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to MassINC Polling’s Steve Koczela, Shawn Duhamel, Jess Laverty and Alex Bausch . Happy belated to Emma Friend , who celebrated Thursday. HAPPY BIRTHWEEKEND — to Alec MacGillis, Will Boscow, Jesse Adams, Shelly Tsirulik and The New York Times’ Eric Athas , a UMass Amherst alum, who celebrate Saturday; and to Sunday birthday-ers Seekonk state Rep. Steven Howitt, Haven Orecchio-Egresitz , MassINC alum Winthrop Roosevelt, Tim Urban, Devra First, Kusumita Savaram and Playbook superfan Laura Kashinsky . NEW HORSE RACE ALERT:  ONE MILLION MAYORS —  The crew breaks down Tuesday’s election results in Massachusetts and beyond. GBH’s Katie Lannan joins for a deep dive into the Senate special. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and SoundCloud . DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS — Thursday's Playbook included a link to a story from the Eagle-Tribune that incorrectly stated actions of House lawmakers related to free prison calls. The Eagle-Tribune has since corrected the story to reflect that House lawmakers support Gov. Maura Healey's move to delay implementing the policy. Want to make an impact? 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POLITICO Nightly: Forget last night — the next Republican debate is the one to watch

 

BY MIA MCCARTHY Republican presidential candidates (L-R): former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy participate in the NBC News Republican Presidential Primary Debate in Miami, Florida. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images DECEMBER DEBATE DEETS — With the third GOP presidential debate in the rear-view mirror, it’s not too soon to begin thinking about the next debate scheduled for Dec. 6 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Why? Because it could mark a significant departure from what we’ve seen so far. From the moderators to the calendar timing to the qualifications, the next debate stands apart — and it could shape the primary in dramatic ways. The Republican National Committee has announced the event will take place at the University of Alabama — one of the more conservative college campuses in the nation. It’s familiar terrain for frontrunner Donald Trump, who attended a Crimson Tide football game in 2019, but the former president won’t be on the stage. He’s ditched every debate to date; his campaign manager said Wednesday he doesn’t plan to make the next one either . While it seems certain that Trump will be elsewhere, engaged in counterprogramming designed to diminish his rivals and distract attention from the debate, the rest of the December debate roster remains unclear. RNC qualification rules whittled Wednesday’s debate down to five candidates — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott — making for a tidier, nastier and, oddly enough, more substantive discussion. The Tuscaloosa debate could be even smaller as a result of the higher polling and donor thresholds necessary to qualify . Candidates will need 6% from either two national polls or one national poll and two early state polls to make the stage, as opposed to the 4% required for the November debate. DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy are hitting those percentages, but the remaining candidates are falling short. Scott narrowly made the cut last night, raising questions about whether he’ll squeeze through in December. Christie is hovering right below that 6% mark. In the event they fail to make the stage, viewers could be treated to the spectacle of a three-way, scorpions-in-a-bottle fight between DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy. It’s a far cry from the 2016 GOP primary, when nine candidates qualified for the final debate of 2015. Ramaswamy will be unlikely to spring an ambush on the media moderators as he did in Wednesday’s debate, when he used NBC News and moderator Kristen Welker as foils to make a point about the “corrupt media establishment.” In December, the RNC is partnering with the right-leaning NewsNation cable news station, SiriusXM, the Washington Free Beacon and the video-sharing platform Rumble, all of which are in better standing with GOP voters than NBC. Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly — who famously clashed with Trump in a 2015 debate — NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas and the Free Beacon’s Eliana Johnson will serve as the moderators for December’s debate, which will broadcast on NewsNation and live stream on Rumble, which has drawn scrutiny for allowing far-right extremist content and election disinformation . For all the changes, it is the precise timing of the December debate that holds the most significance. The debate will take place with Iowa finally on the near horizon, roughly six weeks before the first votes are cast. It’s the final campaign window before the early states go to the polls, and could offer the last opportunity for struggling candidates to make a mark — or gang up on a rival. Likewise, a weak performance might spell the end, depriving a campaign of oxygen in a contest where many Republicans are already pressing for a consolidation of the GOP field. Welcome to POLITICO Nightly. Reach out with news, tips and ideas at nightly@politico.com . Or contact tonight’s author at mmcarthy@politico.com or on X (formerly known as Twitter) at @Reporter_Mia .   JOIN US ON 11/15 FOR A TALK ON OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: As the sustainability movement heats up, so have calls for a national standard for clean fuel. Join POLITICO on Nov. 15 in Washington D.C. as we convene leading officials from the administration, key congressional committees, states and other stakeholders to explore the role of EVs, biofuels, hydrogen and other options in the clean fuel sector and how evolving consumer behaviors are influencing sustainable energy practices. REGISTER HERE .     WHAT'D I MISS? — Joe Manchin won’t seek reelection in 2024, dealing blow to Dems’ Senate map: Joe Manchin will not seek reelection to the Senate , a move that essentially cedes his seat to the GOP in deep-red West Virginia and removes one of Congress’ most prominent centrist voices in either party. The Mountain State Democrat won his seat in 2010 and hung on since then thanks to a moderate brand that’s given him one of his party’s most conservative records. As he prepared to face popular West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) in a potential Senate race next fall, however, the incumbent senator decided to pack it in after reaching the peak of his influence over the last three years. — Harvard president condemns pro-Palestinian slogan: The president of Harvard University today condemned the use of the pro-Palestinian slogan “from the river to the sea” and what she called “similarly hurtful phrases” in an email to the university community. “Our community must understand that phrases such as ‘from the river to the sea’ bear specific historical meanings that to a great many people imply the eradication of Jews from Israel and engender both pain and existential fears within our Jewish community,” wrote Claudine Gay, who has served in the role since earlier this year. — Nancy Pelosi’s husband to take the stand in attacker’s trial: The 83-year-old husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will have to recount the night he was struck in the head with a hammer by a conspiracy-obsessed attacker in the couple’s home last year. Paul Pelosi will testify in the federal trial against David DePape, the defense revealed today as both sides laid out their arguments in a case of political violence that stunned the nation. DePape, a Canadian citizen with an online history that suggested a fascination with the QAnon conspiracy and support for former President Donald Trump, is charged with assault and kidnapping in the October 2022 attack at the couple’s hilltop home in San Francisco. NIGHTLY ROAD TO 2024 UNADULTERATED LOATHING — It’s swiftly emerging as the most gripping storyline of the GOP presidential primary, even if it doesn’t directly affect the outcome: the acidic hatred between former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, writes POLITICO. The impossible-to-overlook, mutual disdain spilled into open view on Wednesday night in Miami, turning an otherwise substantive debate into political bloodsport. There was no artifice to it, no phony attempts to feign collegiality. Just pure, unadulterated loathing. The rivalry is both deeply personal and political, which is why it makes for such compelling viewing. There are unmistakable generational and gender components, but the contempt also features an ideological and a tactical dimension. And it reveals as much about Republican Party fault lines as it does about the two candidates themselves . SHE’S RUNNING — Jill Stein, who ran unsuccessfully for president on the Green Party ticket in 2012 and 2016, will run again in 2024, she announced today — adding yet another name to the field even as the two major parties appear almost certain to nominate the same two candidates who ran in 2020, reports the New York Times. “Democrats have betrayed their promises for working people, youth and the climate again and again, while Republicans don’t even make such promises in the first place,” she said in a video announcing her candidacy, and accused both parties of being “a danger to our democracy.” That institutional backing would spare her some of the challenges in gaining ballot access that will be faced by two prominent independent candidates in the race: the progressive activist and professor Cornel West and the anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who left the Democratic primary last month. ‘GET IN THE GAME’ — After seven months of hosting Republican presidential candidates in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds said it “feels good to get in the game” with her endorsement of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, reports the Associated Press. But the popular Iowa governor declined to say whether other candidates should concede and throw their support behind him as well , even as she acknowledged that a wider field could advantage former President Donald Trump. In making the endorsement earlier this week, Reynolds broke with a longstanding tradition of Iowa governors staying neutral in their party’s presidential contests, the first in the GOP nomination calendar. STRONG SUPPORT — Jewish Democrats on Capitol Hill and in the Biden administration are rallying around the president for his support of Israel , amid protests and criticism from the party’s left wing, reports Axios. The protests have highlighted divisions among Democrats but also have prompted an outpouring of support for the president from Jewish politicians and leaders across the country. Biden administration officials — including several who are Jewish — told Axios that the president’s solidarity with Israel since the Oct. 7 terror attacks by Hamas has been among their proudest moments in the administration. The same officials are angry with some of the rhetoric among progressives — including a State Department employee who accused the president of helping Israel commit “genocide” against Palestinians as it retaliates against Hamas in Gaza. AROUND THE WORLD Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel today. | Leo Correa/AP QUICK PAUSE — After days of talks with top Biden administration officials, Israel will begin to implement short humanitarian “pauses” in the fighting in northern Gaza each day, the White House announced. Starting today, the four-hour “pauses” in operations in Gaza will allow humanitarian aid to flow into the area and civilians to get out of harm’s way, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters. The news comes after top administration officials, including President Joe Biden himself, ramped up efforts to pressure their Israeli counterparts to pause the fighting for humanitarian purposes. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have also spoken with their counterparts about the issue, Kirby said. The announcement is a “direct result” of President Joe Biden’s “personal leadership and diplomacy,” Kirby said. However, the agreement falls far short of the White House’s goals. Speaking to reporters today, President Joe Biden said he had asked for a pause “longer than three days” to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Biden also expressed some frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has resisted a prolonged humanitarian pause in the fighting. “It’s taken a little longer than I hoped,” he told reporters.   GET READY FOR POLITICO’S DEFENSE SUMMIT ON 11/14: Russia’s war on Ukraine … China’s threats to Taiwan … a war in Gaza. The U.S. is under increasing pressure to deter, defend and fight in more ways — but not everyone agrees how. Join POLITICO's 3rd Annual Defense Summit on November 14 for exclusive interviews and expert discussions on global security and the U.S.'s race to bolster alliances and stay ahead of adversaries. Explore critical topics, including international conflicts, advanced technology, spending priorities and political dynamics shaping global defense strategies. Don’t miss these timely and important discussions. REGISTER HERE .     NIGHTLY NUMBER 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit The amount that global temperatures hovered above pre-industrial levels between November 2022 and October 2023, good for the hottest 12-month span in recorded history according to research released today by the climate science and communication nonprofit Climate Central. RADAR SWEEP TREE HUGGERS UNITE — When a lone gunman kills in the name of a broader environmental movement, how does the movement respond? It’s a question that’s dogged environmentalists , who span from more staid, policy-oriented thinkers to “eco-terrorists” who try to shut down pipelines and stop deforestation by legal or illegal means. And while American environmentalism began as an elite project in the 1960s and 70s with organizations like the Sierra Club, it’s much more diffuse now. How can the environmental movement find the same page, and what does it mean to be an “eco-terrorist”? Gaby del Valle reports for The Drift. PARTING IMAGE On this date in 1989: The Berlin Wall falls and borders open between East and West Berlin. Pictured are East and West Berliners celebrating in front of a control station on East Berlin territory. | Jockel Finck/AP Did someone forward this email to you?  Sign up here .   Follow us on Twitter Charlie Mahtesian @PoliticoCharlie Calder McHugh @calder_mchugh   FOLLOW US

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