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John Gravois

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Dallas Morning News assistant politics editor. Ex-political editor Houston Chronicle, FW Star-Telegram, Houston Post. Proud dad, grandpa and Cajun. @dallasnews

Mansfield, TX Katılım Haziran 2009
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President Trump has touted his experience as a real estate builder who is good at building things “on budget and on time,” as he did Oct. 15 for donors to his White House ballroom project. Then, the price doubled a week later, to $300 million. share.google/c1BzNTVjMBSahp…
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State pulls trigger on FWISD takeover, saying it’s “necessitated, unfortunately, because Fort Worth ISD has just seen chronically low levels of support given to students and very low levels of academic performance,” ⁦⁦@MillaSurjadi⁩ writes.#txlege dallasnews.com/news/education…
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FBI indicts more than 30 people related to their alleged roles in an explosive gambling scandal that has rocked the NBA. Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier & former Dallas Mavs player Damon Jones all were arrested. share.google/XBgAHJR22PAgdO…
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Texas GOP state Sen. Brian Birdwell of Granbury, nominated as an assistant secretary of defense in what would be a return to DC for the 6-term senator. Birdwell is a survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon, @PhilJankowski reports. dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
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President Trump says the federal government owes him “a lot of money,” upwards of $200 million, for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and says he has the final say on any payout because any decision will “have to go across my desk.” dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
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Practicing mass destruction from land, sea and air today as Putin rattles militaries worldwide with tests of a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, launch of a ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine and a missile launch from strategic bombers.reuters.com/world/vladimir…
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Trump’s long-running promises to the world that he’d easily & quickly end Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine continue to be mired of in a muck of politics and failed deal-making that lets bloodbath of soldiers & citizens from both countries continue. politico.eu/article/chance…
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“He lost us”: War Secretary Pete Hegseth loses trust and respect of some top military commanders, with his public “grandstanding” viewed as unprofessional and his personnel moves leading to a dangerous exodus of senior leadership from the Pentagon. washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/…
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The “Landman” effect: Cowtown was built by cowboys, oil and railroads, but its future is being shaped by the entertainment industry. “We believe that film is the next great industry in Fort Worth, just like cattle, railroads, energy…& defense,” mayor says.dallasnews.com/business/2025/…
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As ‘No Kings’ protests test how far Trump will go to with surveillance & retribution, transparency watchdog says, “Given Trump’s open hostility to even minor dissent, such surveillance now poses an existential threat to what remains of American democracy.” dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
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Flip-flop Friday at the White House: After earlier raising hopes he was ready to deal Tomahawks to Ukraine, President Trump says he wants to stop Russia’s invasion without sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukrainians. He changed his mind after talking to Putin. axios.com/2025/10/17/zel…
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Using social media to recruit assassins: Mexican man living in Dallas arrested after he allegedly created TikTok posts to solicit people to kill ICE agents, according to a news release from federal prosecutors. @suryataparazzi reports. dallasnews.com/news/crime/202…
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