Ken Thomas

Exclusive | Trump to Sell the Economy During State of the Union Address The president is expected to argue that the country is “strong, prosperous and respected” as it enters its 250th year.

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Trump Lashes Out at GOP Governor, Ramping Up Criticism of Fellow Republicans Trump’s latest target is Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican and chairman of the National Governors Association.

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It’s Tuesday with @waytooearly.bsky.social and today marks one year of the second Trump administration.
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🥶 Moses Small
🌞 Mychael Schnell
🌅 Douglas Brinkley

As always, we want to know: why are you awake? Email waytooearly@ms.now. #waytooearly

Finally Friday with @waytooearly.bsky.social:
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☕️ @kthomasdc.bsky.social
🥶 Moses Small
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🥐 @chrismeagher.bsky.social
🌅 Matt Bartlett

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It’s Tuesday w/ @waytooearly.bsky.social & officially one year for me spending weekday mornings with all of you! I’m so grateful to start our days together— including this one:
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🌅 @libradunn1.bsky.social

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Exclusive | Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear Trump’s former lawyer presented him with his forthcoming book that concludes the Constitution is ambiguous on the question.

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Midway point to the week! It’s Wednesday with @waytooearly.bsky.social:
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🥶 Moses Small
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🌅 Mychael Schnell

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Exclusive | Democrats Press Firms About Trump Ballroom Donations Lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ask if Nvidia, Apple, Meta and others made donations in exchange for favorable treatment.

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Robert Propst Invented the Cubicle. But Don’t Blame Him if You Hate It. The much-derided office workstation originally was designed to accomplish the opposite of what it became.

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Sarah Jessica Parker’s Year of Judging the Booker Prize

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Google’s Ruth Porat on the Employee Habit That Drives Her Nuts The president and chief investment officer of Alphabet and Google shares her foolproof B.S. detector and why big tech can be like playing with fire.

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I Trained for the Marathon with Artificial Intelligence. But the Suffering Was Real. Four months ago, a WSJ reporter turned to ChatGPT to coach her for the New York City Marathon. Here’s how her race day unfolded.

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Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area

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It’s Wednesday with @waytooearly.bsky.social and day 29 of the government shutdown—
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⛅️ Moses Small
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Jay Pistono, Who Made the Jackson Hole Backcountry Safer for Skiers, Dies at 67 The mountaineer taught tourists about the risks they faced on Teton Pass slopes and ensured access to the wilderness he treasured.

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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106 Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, has died at 106. The university announced her death on Thursday night.

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Gold Prices Top $4,000 for First Time The precious metal has ​surged more than 50% this year, ​reflecting a flight to alternative assets ​amid concern​s about the U.S. economy’s outlook.

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Raleigh meets fan who gave 60th HR ball to boy The fan who gave a 12-year-old boy Cal Raleigh's 60th home run ball Wednesday night in Seattle returned to T-Mobile Park on Thursday and was gifted a signed Raleigh bat and two baseball -- which he ga...

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Harry Styles finishes Berlin Marathon in under 3 hours — and a false name Sporting a headband and sunglasses, the English pop icon finished the marathon in under three hours.

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Welcome to the Luka Doncic Revenge Tour After an unexpected trade to the LA Lakers followed by sniping about his fitness level, the NBA star is ready to answer his doubters—both off and on the court.

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It’s Wednesday with @waytooearly.bsky.social— and then I’m still in 10-12p on @msnbc.com this week! Kick the day off with…
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Lawmakers Win Round in Spending Fight With White House Website tracking federal payments is back online after the Trump administration took it down in March.

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It’s Thursday with @waytooearly.bsky.social:
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☕️ @eleanormueller.bsky.social
🌅 Gordon Lubold

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Fed Governors Could Break Ranks as Trump Intensifies Powell Pressure Possible dissents by Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman would mark the first time in three decades that more than one Fed governor dissented at a policy meeting.

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‘Buckingham Nicks,’ Lindsey and Stevie’s Pre-Fleetwood Mac Album, to Finally Receive Reissue After Being Out of Print Nearly Five Decades 'Buckingham Nicks,' Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks' long-out-of-print pre-Fleetwood Mac 1973 album, will finally be issued on all formats.

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Exclusive | Former Social Security Official Pitched an Investment Strategy to Keep Fund Solvent. It Went Nowhere. Scott Coulter got little traction on his idea to avert the trust fund’s insolvency, accelerated by the tax-and-spending bill.

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These ‘Rewilding’ Projects Might Be the Next Generation of National Parks Around the world, conservationists are buying up farmland and cattle ranches, and giving the land back to nature. Here’s where to see the projects in action.

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Exclusive | Shell in Early Talks to Acquire Rival BP A deal for BP, worth roughly $80 billion, would be a landmark combination of two supermajor oil companies.

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The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century More than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films released since Jan. 1, 2000. See how their ballots stacked up.

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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere | Official Trailer YouTube video by 20th Century Studios

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