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covering the American South for @nytimes | Florida woman, recovering Hill reporter, now in Nashville | tweets/cat photos mine | emily.cochrane @nytimes .com I

Nashville via DC via Miami
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now that I'm settled in Nashville (!) and in my new job, here's a cool thing -- an open question about what people want to read about from the South, so it can inform what I'm writing about and how I'm thinking about our coverage. send me your thoughts!
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Taking a photo with the statue of Rosa Parks in Statuary Hall.
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I asked President Trump what evidence he had that “hardened criminals” are trying to enter the country. “Oh please, please, don’t be a baby,” was his response.
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it could have been so much worse. so much worse.
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the fact that @erinschaff experienced THIS and still filed photos and wrote about makes me want to cry all over again because she is such a pro and was just doing her damn job in THE NATION’S CAPITOL.
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Republicans are VERY angry about Schiff’s decision to reference that CBS “head on a pike” report. Murkowski says “that’s where he lost me.” Barrasso says “whatever gains he may have made, he lost all of it — plus some — tonight.”
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National Guard stumble upon euphoric Dem celebration of the stimulus law in the Rotunda, grab Bernie for a photo.
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Rep. John Lewis, a Civil Rights icon, says he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. "I have decided to do what I know to do and do what I have always done: I am going to fight it and keep fighting for the Beloved Community. We still have many bridges to cross."
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Chris Murphy pushes back: “it's just ridiculous to think that these republicans are going to make a decision on impeachment based upon anybody saying something which they feel to be mean.”
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Another Dem:
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History will remember the vote, not how well you justify it.
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“Total, total shit show,” Joni Ernst says when I asked about her reaction to this, calling it “a tool of revenge” against Trump. Adds: “if they want to drag this out, we’ll drag it out. They won’t get their noms, they won’t get anything.”
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The man who did pushups in front of RBG’s casket was her trainer, your Capitol Hill pool is told.
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Mitt Romney to DeJoy just now: "Let me note, you contributed to President Trump's campaign. I’d note you also generously contributed to my campaign. Some would say you’ve contributed to both sides."
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There’s pounding on the chamber door. Guns are drawn by police officers. Those of us left are laying low on the floor of the gallery.
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Removal of the first of four Confederate portraits from the Speaker’s Lobby.
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Now Schumer on MSNBC weighs in, calling it “a diversion.” "They can't argue on the merits, and so the typical Republican thing to do, and now more than ever with all the pressure on them -we all know there's pressure on them - is to find diversions.”
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A United States congresswoman, pepper sprayed during protests.
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VIDEO: U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty of Ohio being pepper sprayed by Columbus Police during protest
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Mitt Romney: “ What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States."
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Nice gesture — Murkowski, Sullivan and Democrats from several states flank Peltola on the House floor since she doesn't have a delegation to stand with her.
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It’s about to be a dark carnival of distractions, accusations, misdirections, outright lies, and fake outrages. Worse than usual. Keep your eye on two things. 1) what did the President do? 2) how did the Senators vote?
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For all of our observations about shuffling, leaving and restlessness— I think that was the most reaction we’ve seen from Republicans toward any of the remarks from the managers.
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Sara Gideon giving her acceptance speech via livestream because pandemic: "Senator Collins has changed, and Mainers deserve better. Mainers deserve a senator who will bring people together to overcome the challenges we face."
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Sully among those paying respects to President Bush in the rotunda.
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Several senators in the room shook their heads, audibly said “that’s not true.” Ernst and McSally — two of those swing states Schiff has been talking about! — were visibly upset as they whispered about it after.
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Thom Tillis, another Republican Senator in attendance at the Rose Garden tests positive —
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Spoke to multiple members of the guard who said it was their first time visiting the Capitol.
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INBOX: Ted Cruz will extend his self-quarantine until March 17 out of an abundance of caution. “Unfortunately, last night I was informed I had a second interaction with an individual who yesterday tested positive for COVID-19.”
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also a surreal aspect of this is before writing this piece I didn’t fully understand what @npfandos and @erinschaff experienced because we were all in our own bubbles, floating through the same chaos. being scattered thru Cap Hill meant connected but separate experiences
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Susan Collins is dancing to “Still the One” in the middle of the parking lot.
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First Gandalf I've seen telling people they can pass. #MarchForOurLives
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A third member, Brad Schneider, has now tested positive. He also directly blames maskless Republicans in the secure location, and calls for "those who flout public health guidance" to be "sanctioned and immediately removed from the House floor."
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Rep. Jayapal has tested positive, and directly blames maskless Republicans in the safe and secure location >
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@shearm with the full Murkowski quote: “I have not been told that my head is on a pike,” she said. “I thought he did fine until he overreached.”
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the what if’s are among the most haunting things from January 6.
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Palm Beach is not on my list of rural Florida places.
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Analysis: Trump’s exit from New York for Florida highlights America’s growing urban-rural divide
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Schumer: "This president should not hold office one day longer....if the Vice President and the Cabinet refuse to stand up, Congress should reconvene to impeach the president.”
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what a pool report from @MarkLandler
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Zoe Lofgren is the first woman to speak on the Senate floor as an impeachment manager. All the impeachment managers in Clinton/Johnson trials were men.
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Ben Sasse becomes the first Republican (to my knowledge) to criticize Trump’s executive actions: “The pen-and-phone theory of executive lawmaking is unconstitutional slop.”
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Cory Booker appears to have just emptied an impressive stash of Trader Joe’s candy inside his desk in anticipation of the vote-a-rama.
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As the Senate locks in at least 18 more votes, much respect/gratitude to the staff, clerks, janitors, cafeteria staff keeping this overnight exercise going….
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I just want to hug a lot of people
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Some of the Covenant mothers have something to say, as the House adjourns —
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New statement from Pelosi: “It is the hope of Members that the President will immediately resign. But if he does not, I have instructed the Rules Committee to be prepared to move forward with Congressman Jamie Raskin’s 25th Amendment legislation and a motion for impeachment."
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"Right now, this country is asking you to be better." Ruben Gallego is pleading with Republicans. "Your soul will stay with you for the rest of your life....preserve our democracy."
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Friday night news from DiFi: “Ideally the Senate can reach bipartisan agreement....But if that proves impossible and Republicans continue to abuse the filibuster by requiring cloture votes, I’m open to changing the way the Senate filibuster rules are used.”
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Confirmed: the WH has directed the Army Corps to examine supplemental funding — including disaster relief for Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas, California, etc. — to see what money could go to a border wall in case of a national emergency declaration.
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We are sheltering in place in the House chamber. It has recessed.
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As she leaves the Capitol, Pelosi tells us that she tore up the speech because it was a “manifesto of mistruths.”
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@maggieNYT with THREE damn bylines on the front page of the New York Times because she is a force of nature.
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Tomorrow’s @nytimes front page.
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"I'm running for Senate today because I know we can take on our toughest issues and work together to ensure that everyone has access to health care that is excellent and affordable, to build an economy that truly works for every person."
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Van Hollen, Heinrich, Kaine and Michael Bennet are kneeling during this moment.
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✨🎄🎶 On the fifth day of a CR, Congress gave to me: - FIVE DAYS OF NEGOTIATING - Four corners haggling - Three private calls - Two more days to procrastinate 🎶🎶 yet they swear they’re going to have a deal 🎶🎶
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First Republican I’ve seen participate in the protests — Hurd is the lone black Republican in the House, and is retiring this year.
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I'm in Houston marching in solidarity with George Floyd's family. We are showing you can be outraged by a black man getting murdered in police custody, thankful for our First Amendment rights and angered that people are looting and rioting, which goes against our American values.
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New COLLINS stmt on Schiff mentioning “head on a pike” report: “Not only have I never heard the ‘head on the pike’ line but also I know of no Republican Senator who has been threatened in any way by anyone in the Administration.”
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"We're not tired, we're just getting started." "Happy anniversary, Mr. President." Organizers speaking to kick off Washington's Women's March, one year later.
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today’s paper
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Some of Pelosi guests for SOTU tonight: Chef José Andrés, DNC Chair Tom Perez, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting
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There it is, from McConnell: “President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.”
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~ Three months after it passed the Senate, the House is now voting on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
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Mnuchin just walked into Schumer’s office for their fifth meeting of the day.
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George W. Bush holding back tears as he describes his final phone call with his father and his last words: "I love you too." But then laughter, because he began listing his dad's faults. ("The man couldn't stomach vegetables. Especially broccoli.")
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Billboards driving by on 14th St, past Pennsylvania Avenue.
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How Speaker Pelosi described her talks with past Republican admins: “We have a true negotiation, not, ’I’m going to run back and ask Daddy — what I can do about this?’ That’s unfortunately the situation that Mnuchin was in.” Read more from the interview >
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Stmt from Rep. Bacon, when asked about these comments > "I stand by what I said. The President’s Secretary of Treasury helped negotiate this bill and encouraged us to support it. Furthermore, the President was updated on this bill every step of the way by GOP Leadership..."
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This was followed by someone on the call saying Trump threw House GOP under the bus.
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Senate Dems have emerged from a closed meeting with an agreement: $3.5 trillion topline.
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Inbox: MANCHIN INTENDS TO SUPPORT SUPREME COURT NOMINEE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON
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Per person in the room: Fauci told lawmakers that he "was not muzzled" by the VP's office, but that he needed to again secure clearance for 4-6 TV appearances that had been scheduled.
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when the legislative day says Sept. 30 but you know it’s finally October
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briefly stepped back into the House chamber to grab some things while they clean. It's surreal. open laptops left in the press gallery, binders and papers left all over the place on the desks, discarded bags that held those gas masks they handed out.
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Collins, Alexander, Gardner, Isakson and Murkowski have all voted yes on the Dem proposal so far.
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As McCarthy unveils the "Commitment to America" agenda, he says their first bill in the majority will be repealing the IRS funding in the Inflation Reduction Act — that funding is supposed to help hire 87,000 new employees over the next decade >>
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Pelosi statement on the coronavirus supplemental: “Weeks after the Trump Budget called for slashing the CDC budget during this coronavirus epidemic, this undersized funding request shows an ongoing failure to understand urgent public health needs.”
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🚨 Kyrsten Sinema joining the slew of Biden endorsements.
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Richard Burr making some strong Senate fashion choices this Saturday.
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latest Capitol Police alert: "The USCP is preparing to disrupt a Suspicious Vehicle in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. A loud bang may be heard in the area. There is no cause for alarm, and no action needs to be taken by Congressional Staff."
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The four speakers whose portraits will be removed, per Pelosi: - Robert Hunter of Virginia (1839- 1841) - Howell Cobb of Georgia (1849-1851) - James Orr of South Carolina (1857-1859) - Charles Crisp of Georgia (1891-1895)
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Speaker Pelosi, speaking of Cummings on the floor, chokes up as she says, “he’s now with the angels, out of pain.”
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I am a:   ⚪️ Man ⚪️ Woman 🔘 Capitol Hill Reporter   Seeking:   ⚪️ Men ⚪️ Women 🔘 A Vote Schedule
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"Before Jan. 6, the Capitol seemed almost impenetrable, its pristine dome the physical embodiment of a secure and stable democracy. For many, it is now tinged with an unshakable sense of hypervigilance, trauma, anger and sadness." five months later:
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Lengthy Toomey statement just now congratulates Biden. Concludes — “To ensure that he is remembered for these outstanding accomplishments, and to help unify our country, President Trump should accept the outcome of the election and facilitate the presidential transition process.”
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Per senior Dem aide, Schumer called McConnell and rejected the offer — couldn’t accept a “billion dollar slush fund.”
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oh wow. Dianne Feinstein says she will not seek the chairmanship *or* ranking member position on Senate Judiciary.
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Trump says he never promised Warren a $1 million charitable donation if she proved her Native American heritage. Here's my story from July where....he did just that:
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NEW: @SenWarren releases DNA test proving Native American ancestry. It's the latest, most aggressive step in her months-long PR campaign to inoculate self ahead of now all but certain presidential bid >>
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Lisa Murkowski tells me she believes Judge Barrett will uphold Roe v. Wade: "I don't see her overturning the decision in Roe v. Wade based on the weighting of the reliance factor......I believe that she will not vote to overturn Roe v. Wade."
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The view outside the White House right now.
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Justin Jones, unanimously appointed back to the Tennessee House, begins a triumphant march to the state Capitol
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Nancy Pelosi, speaking to women's marchers in front of the Lincoln Memorial: "Wouldn't you love to see this group serve in the Majority? We have to turn out at the polls to make the difference."
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Some news! Today is my last day on the Hill before moving to Nashville to help cover the South. It was a bittersweet decision to leave DC and the Hill, but I’m so excited and grateful for the chance at this new beat.
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We’re thrilled to announce @ESCochrane and @campbellnyt are taking on new roles on the National desk, covering the South and Mid-Atlantic respectively.
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First time in recent memory a president has spoken from Stat Hall in this way.
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New: today in the Senate lunch, Tim Scott played voicemails his office and staff have received, with vicious threats and racist slurs against him, his family and some of his colleagues.
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“The department officials, convened on a conference call, then asked each other: What will you do if Mr. Rosen is dismissed? The answer was unanimous. They would resign.” ⁦ @ktbenner
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“The time has now caught up to the legislation, and I’m really thrilled about that,” — @AOC . Progressives lay another policy marker w/ reintroduction of GND for Public Housing, working to shape the fine details of Biden's infrastructure plan.
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very important dog/Rotunda photoshoot happening during this vote series, featuring ⁦ @Malinowski ⁩ and ⁦ @RepDeanPhillips ⁩ >
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McConnell tells reporters, “I didn't make any observations in the meeting. I don't have any to make now.”
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Bonus: Sully and the photographers
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