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2026 Midterm Playing Field Preview with Charlie Cook

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 12h

Watch as Charlie Cook, Founder of @cookpolitical.com and Columnist for @nationaljournal.com, joins me to preview next month's gubernatorial #elections in #Virginia and #NewJersey, and break down the likely 'playing field' for the 2026 #Midterms.
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2026 Midterm Playing Field; Trump's Government Shutdown

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AFT @aft.org · 14h

Exciting news from Charlotte, NC: We’re thrilled to announce the American Federation of Professional Educators of North Carolina voted to affiliate with AFT, in a powerful sign Tar Heel educators understand the worth of their labor & want to organize to protect it.

www.aft.org/press-releas...

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 12h

@charliecookdc.bsky.social @nationaljournal.com and Mica Soellner @bgov.com joined me for a wide ranging political talk on Deadline D.C. Watch the podcast at www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZjW...

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Preview of 10/13/25 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon'

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 1d

@charliecookdc.bsky.social @nationaljournal.com joins me on Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon Monday at 3PM ET to discuss the 2025 and 2026 campaigns. Mica Soellner @bgov.comexamines the peace agreement in the Mideast. Watch the preview at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Ga...

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Preview of 10/13/25 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon'

Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 2d

@charliecookdc.bsky.social Columnist @nationaljournal.comjoins me on Deadline D.C. Monday at 3PM ET to talk campaigns and elections. Mica Soellner Senior White House Reporter @bgov.com examines the strange case of Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene. Watch the preview at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Ga...

Battling Killer Heat - United Steelworkers

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Leslie Marshall @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social · 3d

"A UCLA study showed that heat standards like California’s have the potential both to safeguard workers and save employers money, partly by reducing disability claims and other costs stemming from work-related injuries."
Blog by @steelworkers.bsky.social President Dave McCall
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By David McCallUSW International President The steel-plate floors “absorb heat and radiate it to no end,” says Keenan Bell, explaining why temperatures in parts of the Bridgestone tire plant in Des Mo...

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AFT @aft.org · 3d

We are so proud of our members and communities who are protecting kids from this administration's inhumanity. Thank you!

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These Students Are Scared. Friends and Teachers Are Their Protectors.

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 4d

Charlie Cook Founder The Cook Political Report and Mica Soellner Senior White House Reporter @bgov.com join us Monday on Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon at 3PM ET. Watch the preview courtesy of Executive Producer Mark J. Grimaldi at www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Ga...

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Preview of 10/13/25 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon'

Preview of 10/13/25 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon'

Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 5d

Watch Monday at 3pm ET as Charlie Cook, Founder of @cookpolitical.com and Columnist for @nationaljournal.com, joins me to discuss national #politics.
Then, Senior #WhiteHouse Reporter for @bgov.com, Mica Soellner, examines the #Trump presidency.
youtu.be/s7GazzwDJS4

Opinion - Trump has the most to lose in the shutdown showdown

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AFT @aft.org · 6d

We’re talking about critical thinking, Dr. King’s legacy, and Why Fascists Fear Teachers at @ctulocal1.bsky.social

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 5d

Trump runs the game so he gets the blame for the shutdown, Read my new column in @yahoonews.com from @thehill.com at www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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Democrats have an advantage in the showdown over the federal government shutdown, with 39 percent of Americans blaming Trump for the closure and 75 percent feeling that Trump isn't focused enough on r...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."

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Leslie Marshall @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social · 5d

Read @bradbannon.bsky.social's latest piece in @thehill.com where he breaks down why "#Trump has the most to lose in the #GovernmentShutdown showdown."👇
thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Head of American Federation of Teachers responds to criticism of unions

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AFT @aft.org · 6d

“Let’s lift up teachers. Stop smearing them. Stop undermining their unions.”

Watch & share: @rweingarten.bsky.social talks to @cbsnews.com about attacks on public education and her new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers."

Days after stepping down as Oklahoma's superintendent of public instruction, Ryan Walters posted a call on social media "to destroy the teachers' unions once and for all." Randi Weingarten, president ...

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 6d

Trump has the most to lose in the showdown over the shutdown. Read my new column in The Hill at
thehill.com/opinion/whit...

@demlist.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @willrobinson1776.bsky.social @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @grassrootsdemhq.bsky.social @vodkasnowflake.bsky.social

Watch Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon Mondays 3-4pm ET!

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 7d

Watch Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon Mondays at 3PM ET for the very best in aggressive progressive must see online D.C. Check it out at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqMv...

@masspolprofmo.bsky.social @willrobinson1776.bsky.social @demlist.bsky.social @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social

AAUP’s Wolfson and AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for Colleges and Universities

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AFT @aft.org · 12d

"The federal government should not, under any circumstances, dictate who goes to college, what can be researched, or learned, and what can or can’t be the subject of critical academic inquiry." - AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social & @aaup.org President @proftwolf.bsky.social

WASHINGTON—AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement slamming the Trump administration’s ideological litmus test for higher education. The two affil...

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 11d

@timkarr.bsky.social Senior Director for Strategy and Communications @freepress.bsky.social and Ana Valdez President and CEO Latino Donor Collaborative joined me on Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon at 3PM ET. Watch the podcast at www.facebook.com/share/v/1644ZduNVQ/

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 12d

@kamalaharris.com must be bolder than she was in 2024 to win in 2028. Read my new column in The Hill at
thehill.com/opinion/camp...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @demlist.bsky.social @politicussarah.bsky.social @kamalanation.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social

Hispanic Heritage Month and Trump's Attacks Against Their Demographic

Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 13d

Ana Valdez CEO @Latino Donor Collaborative joined me to examine the valuable contributions that Latinos have made to the United States. Watch the podcast courtesy of my Executive Producer Mark Grimaldi at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI9i...

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Leslie Marshall @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social · 13d

"#KamalaHarris’s book tour lets her plot a course for 2028."
Check out @bradbannon.bsky.social 's latest blog for @thehill.com here👇
thehill.com/opinion/camp...

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 13d

It's time for @kamalaharris.com to shine but she begins her book tour under the shadow of a government shutdown. Read my new column in The Hill at
thehill.com/opinion/camp...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @willrobinson1776.bsky.social @demlist.bsky.social

Americans Band Together to Push Back on Trump's Assault of the First Amendment

Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 14d

@timkarr.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social joined me on Deadline D.C. to examine the failed MAGA coup against @jimmykimmel.com. Watch the podcast at
www.youtube.com/watchst?v=tX...

@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @demlist.bsky.social @willrobinson1776.bsky.social

Hispanic Heritage Month and Trump's Attacks Against Their Demographic

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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 15d

Watch now as President & CEO of the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC), Ana Valdez, talks with me about #HispanicHeritageMonth.
She also criticizes the #SupremeCourt’s endorsement of #RacialProfiling for #ICE.
youtu.be/gI9iPhZcr0w