Anna Kramer

SCOOP: Trump officials are pressuring the National Park Service to find a way to give a small piece of Yosemite to a private developer. The land would be used for a road, to give the developer rare private access to the heart of the park.

RT @AlmsNatalie: If you haven't read @anna_c_kramer's vivid story on the campaign of Democrat Sam Forstag -- a Forest Service smokejumper who chose to run after Trump took a sledgehammer to the govt workforce -- you should now. Montanans are sending him to the House.

One of the many unexpected Dem victors last night was Sam Forstag, the Montana smokejumper. He will become the first Dem to represent Montana in the House since 1994. I traveled to the state this fall and saw something unusual happening…👇

RT @ec_schneider: NEWS - Inside the GOP cataclysm, from redistricting backfire to nightmare mid-Sept polling. "The Trump coalition came apart at the seams." & a secret DCCC polling program to save $10M in Sept w/ @Alex_Roarty @reesejgorman

RT @Alex_Roarty: Inside the Republican cataclysm The behind-the-scenes story of how the GOP fell to a stunning and historic defeat, culled from more than 50 interivews from @ec_schneider, @reesejgorman and myself

The Trump admin spent the week before Election Day giving disaster aid to Republicans who asked for it and ignoring Dems begging for help. Take California. Billions backlogged, but money went only to vulnerable GOP David Valadao’s district + two churches.

RT @EricM_Katz: NEW: The Education Dept's internal watchdog will soon be an employee who was, until recently, a middle school principal who never worked directly in the federal government. Trump's permanent nominee for the role is a golf coach at the principal's school.

Scoop: Days before the midterms, FEMA released disaster aid for two Republican districts, one in California and one in Minnesota. The two Dem states are begging for delayed funding for tons of projects, but almost everything else is stuck. w/@kadiagoba

RT @reporterjoe: NEW: The Trump administration has redirected aid meant to help Ukraine protect civilians and critical infrastructure to the Western Hemisphere, even as Russia intensifies its attacks ahead of winter, via @ahmadihamed_

RT @alweaver22: The final days of campaigning in Ohio have become consumed with two things: the ad and the ass. No one can stop talking about Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother. His support has cratered since it went public. Multiple internal polls showing a mid- to high single-digit deficit (was a margin of error race). Per the internals, Husted's support has been relatively unaffected, but there's a fear it could ultimately drag him down. Still margin of error there. They also can't stop talking about Husted's rear end. As Bernie Moreno put it: “I was meeting with the president on Saturday and literally my Uber driver asked me where I’m from. I said Ohio, and he said, ‘Oh, is that the senator that the president commented on his ass?' I was like, 'Oh my god.'" From NW Ohio:

NEWS: Trump admin officials want US companies to accept the Russian diesel currently crossing the Atlantic. But American firms want nothing to do with it. They’re very scared of the legal and reputational risk, industry sources tell me and @jstein_sun

The prospect of Dems taking the House is significantly upping the fear. Companies know they will be called before Congress if they touch this fuel. NJ Gov Mikie Sherrill is even threatening to block the diesel from entering the NY/NJ port.

RT @jstein_sun: NEWS w/ @anna_c_kramer: Trump aides are privately pressing US firms to take shipments Russian diesel currently crossing the Atlantic, sources say Firms do not want to say yes, seeing major legal & reputational risks Ukrainians warn against accepting “blood money”

RT @ReporterOriana: NEW: Republicans redrew #FL22 to make it more red, but the race is now seen as a toss up Dem Pia Dandiya is running against Republican Casey Askar, who’s nowhere to be seen I went down to the district and looked everywhere for him — here’s what happened

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RT @timgrieve: We stand behind our story. Prior to publishing, we asked the State Department, in writing, to respond to allegations that “employees are being directly asked who they voted for in 2016, 2020 and 2024 before they receive promotions, and are told directly that if they have any history of donating to Democrats that they will not be eligible for the role.” The State Department did not in any way deny that those incidents occurred. Instead, it said that the department values “fidelity,” that it “will not tolerate . . . people using their positions to actively undermine the duly elected President’s objectives,” and that it prioritizes “merit and reward[s] demonstrated performance on behalf of Administration priorities.” After the story was published – and after members of Congress raised concerns based on the story – the State Department gave additional comment denying the “premise” of our reporting. We published this after-the-fact statement in full. And since publishing, we have heard from additional sources familiar with top State officials asking foreign service officers about their voting and political contribution histories.

Maine set another record for heating oil prices — an 83% increase from the same time last year, according to new data from the state. That’s about $750 more to fill a full tank than the cost last year. About half of everyone in Maine relies on fuel oil for heat.

RT @EricM_Katz: @washingtonsun State officials have warned candidates for mid-to-upper level roles that they would assess their donor histories to ensure no Democratic donations. Full story with @anna_c_kramer

RT @Alex_Roarty: NEW: Republicans are increasingly worried that NC-11 - a district Trump won by nearly 10 - is already lost. Said a NC GOP operative: "The rating in the 11th District should be likely Democrat, not lean Democrat.” Sign of how deep the Dem wave could go