James Hohmann

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New State Department figures show that 12,151 refugees arrived through 3/31, six months into the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. If that pace continues, the total number will fall 19% below the historically low ceiling of 30,000 set by Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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This week's focus on Trump's saber-rattling/threat to close the border has distracted from stunning new numbers on just how few refugees Trump is allowing in, despite a worsening global crisis and America's proud history of welcoming those who have nowhere else to go. — PolitiTweet.org

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“If you’re selling pot or something and you know you’re going to get 20 to 30 years, you run! You may get in a gunfight! Whereas if you had a reasonable penalty of some kind – if there needs to be any! – then you won’t risk your life," Charles Koch said in rare public comments. — PolitiTweet.org

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Charles Koch, always more a libertarian than a conservative, says that he wants to majorly reduce drug sentences, "if there needs to be any." He says the current drug laws incentivize violence and make our communities less safe. https://t.co/NnIImdCp7v — PolitiTweet.org

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Koch complained that the federal government has grown at about the same rate under presidents of both parties, including Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. “Whoever is president over history, it’s grown about the same rate,” he said, using his arm to point upward, in California. — PolitiTweet.org

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Charles Koch is down on party politics: “When you get in politics, it’s short-term. It's about the next election. So you elect some people, and you think that they’re good at it, and then there are all sorts of perverse secondary consequences from that.” https://t.co/NnIImdU0w5 — PolitiTweet.org

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Charles Koch says Mitt Romney's failure in 2012 is one of the reasons he's staying out of the presidential in 2020: “He didn't campaign very well. He didn't campaign on these values that we think he held. He had some bad campaign advice – or something.” https://t.co/NnIImdU0w5 — PolitiTweet.org

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In response to a direct question about Donald Trump, Koch said: “My deal is to hate the sin, not the sinner. We want to help save the sinner, right?” — PolitiTweet.org

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During rare public comments in California, the Koch brother complained that leaders in both parties agree that the immigration laws need to change. “But they think it will help the other party more, so they won't do it,” he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Charles Koch doesn’t just think Trump’s threat to close the border is terrible. He’d do the opposite. “I would let everybody in who comes here to contribute, and no one who wants to come here to do harm, and see how easy this is,” he says. https://t.co/NnIImdU0w5 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Daily 202: Charles Koch wants a more open border. Immigration is one reason he’s backed away from the GOP. https://t.co/NnIImdU0w5 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FrancesSSellers: Trump’s company made late payments on L.A. golf course properties, incurring fines, via @fahrenthold @OConnellPostBiz… — PolitiTweet.org

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Inside the spectacular fall of the granddaddy of right-wing conspiracy sites, via @RoigFranzia https://t.co/c9mpZccjGl — PolitiTweet.org

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. @BernieSanders will be on @TheDailyShow with @TrevorNoah on Thursday night at at 11 pm ET/PT on Comedy Central. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @eilperin: Bernie's $18.2 million haul -- from 525,000 donors, giving an average of $20, with $28 million cash on hand -- is one reason… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AlanSipress: Children of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received million-dollar houses and monthly five-figure payments as compe… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IgnatiusPost: On this six-month anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's death, his Washington Post colleagues have put together this powerful… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KarenAttiah: Today marks 6 months that @WashingtonPost writer Jamal #Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. The… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @pkcapitol: As usual @jameshohmann just nails a defining, under-appreciated aspect of today's politics: Bernie isn't pandering. He does… — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie's unwillingness to follow the liberal herd on the filibuster and court-packing reflects his underappreciated respect for governing institutions, guardrails and the rule of law, as well as the wisdom that comes from serving 28 years in Congress. https://t.co/uT5dmvWWEw — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie's $18.2 million haul -- from 900,000 people, giving an average of $20, with $28 million cash on hand -- is one reason he does not need to pander to the left and pass purity tests on reparations, court-packing and ending the filibuster. The Big Idea: https://t.co/uT5dmvWWEw — PolitiTweet.org

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The Daily 202: Bernie Sanders is more pragmatic than you may think https://t.co/uq4ALc4OZq — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kyledcheney: @desiderioDC In a response memo, Republicans say the whistleblower's complaints are "overblown" because "only 4-5" of peop… — PolitiTweet.org

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Laura Ingraham is interviewing Jared Kushner tonight at 10. Advisory says “Kushner will discuss President Donald Tr… https://t.co/SF2qT8F45D — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @matthewstoller: Good rundown of the @EndMonopolies forum on rural consolidation. https://t.co/vPyWQUOStf — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @byersalex: "...This year’s bumper crop of Dem candidates is calling for breaking up the biggest players or otherwise limiting their pow… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WPJohnWagner: Antitrust is all the rage. Monopolies and mergers emerge as major issues in the Democratic primaries. via @jameshohmann h… — PolitiTweet.org

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@ScWren It’s really amazing how everything old is new again. — PolitiTweet.org

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Harris has been quiet on the tech monopolies. And she declined to register opposition to the Sprint/T-Mobile merger — unlike the other Democratic senators running for president. Is she staking out this position so that she can raise more money from the business world? — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is viewed by rival campaigns as vulnerable on antitrust. It’s not just that she hasn't led on the issue. She hasn’t even staked out a position. Her campaign didn't respond to a request for clarity on her amorphous views. https://t.co/nN0QKRdaPz — PolitiTweet.org