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Upping what David put yesterday now that it’s April 1:

“ A reminder: April Fool's jokes are prohibited on this site. This is a long-standing policy. Do not share or make any such jokes. And please be extra mindful tomorrow when sharing links, tweets, etc., because it's too easy to mistake a poorly executed "joke" for the truth. Thank you.”

I’ve seen bad April Fool’s jokes like you wouldn’t believe that people treated as real. Mark Warner retiring in 2019. Joe Manchin joining the GOP in 2021. Donna Shalala running against Marco Rubio in 2021. They were all unpleasant to deal with.

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TX 18:

Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic House leader, on Monday accused Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas of deliberately delaying a special election in a solidly Democratic district in Houston in order to cushion the House Republicans’ slim majority.

A spokesman for Mr. Abbott declined to address the Democrats’ criticisms and to say whether the governor had spoken with House Republicans about the Houston seat.

“An announcement on a special election will be made at a later date,” the spokesman, Andrew Mahaleris, said in a statement.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/texas-house-seat.html

Looks as though the seat will remain vacant at least until November. Unless there is judicial intervention.

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