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3 years

TRUMP CALL: @AOC tells us “I absolutely think it's an impeachable offense and if it was up to me, there would be articles on the floor, quite quickly “

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BREAKING: GOP PA Senator @SenToomey says Stone clemency was a "mistake" "“He was duly convicted of lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstructing a congressional investigation conducted by a Republican-led committee."

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BREAKING: House Democrats plan to introduce bill today on sick leave, UI, food stamps, free testing. Aim to vote tomorrow before recess

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MANCHIN indicates he won’t go along with any GOP amendments to the bill. “I’m protecting the integrity of the bill”

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House GOP Chair Liz Cheney condemns @RashidaTlaib for “foul language” at presser. Her dad Dick Cheney told Sen Leahy to “go f@ @k yourself” on the Senate floor when he was VP

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SCHUMER says Senate will stay in session until tax-climate bill passed no matter how long it takes

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*BIDEN INVOKES DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT FOR BABY FORMULA

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House security official tells me this is first time troops have bivouacked in the Capitol since the US Civil War in 1860s

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BREAKING: @SenJeffMerkley announces he will oppose Rahm Emanuel nomination to be Amb. to Japan. Likely sinks it

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Today's deal with Manchin appears at this moment to be a masterstroke for Schumer who deprived McConnell of leverage by passing CHIPS first

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BREAKING: House Democrats release their virus relief bill. Food security. Unemployment benefits, free testing, paid sick leave

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Reporters to Alabama @SenDougJones : Jeff Session is already attacking you for voting to convict Trump. Jones: "So?!" *elevator doors close* reports @DanielPFlatley

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BIG from PAUL RYAN: "You cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order." says on WVLK radio

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Liz Cheney Says Republicans Need To Recognize Damage Done by Trump

Republican Representative Liz Cheney said the GOP needs to acknowledge the damage done by former President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims that the election was stolen from him and his provoking of...

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Dem @SenFeinstein doesn’t appear on board with punishing @SenTedCruz or @HawleyMO for role in challenging electoral college. “I think the Senate is a place of freedom, and people come here to speak their peace”

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3 years

INBOX: Senator Murray Calls for Permanent Daylight Saving Time

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BANK REPORTING : @Sen_JoeManchin clarifies to me he opposed bank reporting no matter what the threshold. “No one should be in anyones bank account “

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3 years

BREAKING : Senate Democrats agree on $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill including Medicare expansion

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3 years

*CDC SAYS FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN MEET INDOORS WITHOUT MASKS

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We asked Flake why he pushed for delay. “There were a lot of people on the phone in email and text and walking around the capitol. It’s been remarkable the number of people who saw Dr Ford and were emboldened to come out and say what happened to them including close friends.”

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CBO estimates that GOP bill to claw back IRS tax enforcement funding adds $114 billion to the defict due to lower revenue. House votes on it tonight

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2 years

The entire $16 billion fortune of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has now been wiped out, one of history’s greatest-ever destructions of wealth.

Bankman-Fried’s Assets Plummet From $16 Billion to Zero in Days

The entire $16 billion fortune of former FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been wiped out, one of history’s greatest-ever destructions of wealth.

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3 years

“Trump has instructed aides not to pay Giuliani’s legal fees”

Trump is isolated and angry at aides for failing to defend him as he is impeached again

With less than seven days remaining in his presidency, Trump’s inner circle is shrinking, offices in his White House are emptying, and he is angry over the backlash to his incitement of a mob that...

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BREAKING: @Sen_JoeManchin throws in the towel. Asks Schumer to remove energy permitting from the spending bill. Doesn’t have the votes

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3 years

SENATE has now flipped to the Democrats

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RAIL STRIKE: @SenSanders says any legislation averting strike has to guarantee sick leave for workers

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4 years

Representative @AyannaPressley is awaiting COVID results after falling ill, her office says

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SCHUMER shoots down any idea of avoiding Trump trial on floor ""Make no mistake, there will be a trial and the evidence against the president will be presented in living color."

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2 years

Police in Uvalde admit they mistakenly thought there were no more children alive in the classroom to explain why they waited outside. 911 calls from kids show otherwise

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3 years

This brilliant move likely prevented rioters getting to lawmakers who were right there

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@hudeatsbugs @igorbobic The officer initially scopes out the door, sees it's not guarded, and tries to block the way. More rioters pour up the stairs after them, and the officer seems to go with a new strategy – he shoves the first rioter, pissing him off, and then leads the whole mob the other way.

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BREAKING: former US amb to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch has arrived to testify in House impeachment inquiry, defying State dept order

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2 years

Breaking: Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine or test mandate for large employers

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WARNOCK emerges from Dem caucus to say Dems can get Manchin-Schumer done next week

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SCHUMER says 9 senators will meet Manchin this morning to try to convince on filibuster carve out. He says only 2 senators oppose such a carve out

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At Virginia Beach town hall tonight @RepElaineLuria got a standing ovation from most of swing district crowd for her decision to support an impeachment inquiry, faced some pro-Trump protestors outside

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3 years

BOOM: incoming Chairman @SenSherrodBrown announces Senate Banking hearing on the stock market in wake of Gamestop situation

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3 years

Missed this detail. One of those arrested needed a Russian interpreter.

Dozens arrested after mob storms Capitol; officials vow that more will be charged

Prosecutors warn paperwork and electronic devices stolen from congressional offices “could have national security implications.”

www.washingtonpost.com

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. @AOC on vote for Pelosi : “in a time when the Republican Party is attempting an electoral coup and trying to overturn the results of our election, this is not just about being united as a party. It's about being united as people who have basic respect for the rule of law.”

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4 years

Fauci on CNN predicts widespread Covid vaccine availability by April

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Capitol physician sends warning to lawmakers that they may have been exposed to someone with Covid in the riot secure location.

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FINAL reconciliation bill text is out: $35 insulin cap is in bill and may be challenged. $4B in drought relief is also in

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3 years

STIMULUS: increasing checks to $2,000 costs $464 billion says official scorekeeper of Congress

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MCCONNELL didn’t respond when I asked him if Biden should now be acknowledged as the President elect

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ROMNEY makes clear he will filibuster the debt ceiling increase on vote tomorrow. “We’re not voting in any way to help raise the debt ceiling. As a group we are all together “

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MANCHIN to me on party switching story : “It’s bullshit”

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5 years

Pelosi says that in safe districts like that of @AOC , a glass of water with a letter "D" next to it would win election

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Exactly 1 month ago today I took this quick photo as rioters were trying to enter the House chamber, just before a shot rang out

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BREAKING: @SpeakerPelosi says House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving has submitted his resignation and she is calling for US Capitol Police chief Steven Sund to resign immediately

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Outgoing Senate Finance Chair @ChuckGrassley on Yellen. “I believe that she would get a favorable view.” But notes committee must examine her tax returns etc before he can make final judgment

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Pelosi to Trump in Oval Office on border wall: "you will not win” per @justinsink

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3 years

Robert E Lee statue removed from US Capitol overnight

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BREAKING: @SenSanders says he will have 50 votes for his budget resolution to start reconciliation next week. He will vote to start debate on infrastructure

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BORDER WALL: the agreement has $1.4 billion for Trump’s wall and related border security

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5 years

House Democrats get advice on social media and dealing with trolls from ⁦ @johnlegend ⁩ and ⁦ @chrissyteigen ⁩

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6 years

SIREN: Jeff Flake tells us there is no additional corroboration in the fbi file. Agrees with Collins that it was thorough

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3 years

Asked if Trump will campaign for Perdue and Loeffler, Meadows said that depends on Presidents official work schedule

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PELOSI rejects calls to ban lawmakers and spouses from trading stocks, reports @HouseInSession

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4 years

The House Democratic stimulus bill would give marijuana businesses access to the banking system

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CNN calls VA-10 for Jennifer Wexton. A Dem hold

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Preston Padden, a former executive at Fox Broadcasting, wrote Fox News had “contributed substantially and directly” to “the unnecessary deaths of many Americans by fueling hesitation and doubt about the efficacy and safety of lifesaving Covid-19 vaccines.”

Despite Outbreaks Among Unvaccinated, Fox News Hosts Smear Shots (Published 2021)

Months after Rupert Murdoch got a Covid-19 vaccine dose, one of his network’s stars, Tucker Carlson, called a Biden vaccination proposal “the greatest scandal in my lifetime.”

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BORDER: @USChamber a GOP stalwart calls for immediate passage of the border compromise

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6 years

CBO finds Trump 2019 budget would add $2.5 trillion more to deficit than White House claimed.

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3 years

National Guard are sleeping in the rotunda

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Grassley in statement urges whistleblower to be protected; notes that the law allows complaints based on firsthand and secondhand knowledge

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GAVEL POWER: Dems gaveled down the rules vote 216-215-1 even though @GOPLeader asked them to wait 3 minutes for GOP member to come in and block the rule

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APPEALS COURT RULES TRUMP ACCOUNTANT MUST GIVE TAX RECORDS TO HOUSE OVERSIGHT PANEL

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UKRAINE: Senate Democrats plan to begin moving a supplemental for Ukraine as soon as next week they say

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3 years

Capitol Police officer who took selfie with rioters has been suspended, says @RepTimRyan who oversees USCP budget

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2 years

*US TO GRANT TEMPORARY JONES ACT WAIVER FOR PUERTO RICO

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If Trump can simply build a wall without Congress, what would stop a Dem president from declaring a health emergency and creating Medicare for All ?

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TRUMP: NOT CLOSING THE COUNTRY IF A SECOND WAVE OF VIRUS HITS

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Breaking: Missouri GOP Senator @RoyBlunt announces he won't run for reelection. party loses another old hand after 2022

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*U.S. OFFICIALS SAY NO INDICATION OF ANTIFA ROLE IN CAPITOL RIOT

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GOP Sen @HawleyMO has filed an ethics complaint against Democrats who filed an ethics complaint against him over allegations he fomented the Capitol riot

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. @SenatorTimScott ""As I read the Constitution, there is no constitutionally viable means for the Congress to overturn an election wherein the states have certified and sent their Electors"

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BREAKING: @GovLarryHogan on Bloomberg radio calls on Trump to resign

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SCHUMER has now put the finalized 2702 page text of the bipartisan infrastructure deal before the Senate

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Senate Foreign Relations Chairman @BobCorker tells Bloomberg TV that Netanyahu speech on Iran provided "nothing new" that wasn't already widely known

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Armed standoff on House floor. Police pointing guns at protestors who have broken glass door

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DEFENSE: House has overridden Trump veto of defense bill 322 to 87. Goes to Senate

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Ted Cruz just named the top Republican on the Senate Aviation Subcommittee

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To me the video of the killing of Alton Sterling very clearly suggests he was held down and executed by police. Horrific

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INFRASTRUCTURE: CPC chair @PramilaJayapal tells me progressives will block $550B infra bill on House floor Sept. 27 unless House AND Senate have already passed reconciliation bill by then

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A key sticking point in the talks appears to be GOP demands to include Hyde amendment language in the bill to prevent federal funds from being used for abortion

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BREAKING: Trump is raising his stimulus offer to Pelosi to $1.8 trillion to seal deal, sources say. Up from $1.6 trillion. Dems have sought $2.2 trillion.

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Biden affirms US would defend Taiwan with military if it was attacked by China

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DEBT CELING: @SenSchumer on Senate floor demands House GOP put out concrete spending cut proposal, vote on it on the floor. Says public deserves to see what cuts everyone talking about

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PELOSI on debt limit : “Nadler wants a trillion dollar coin “

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2 years

Did omicron write this

Mercedes Schlapp

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I hope you all have a great weekend! Take off your mask, go out, and spend time with friends and family. Don't allow out-of-touch politicians and bureaucrats to stop you from living your life.

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Cap Police union says chief betrayed officers Jan 6. “we have almost 140 officers injured...officers who were not issued helmets...have sustained head injuries. One officer has two cracked ribs and two smashed spinal discs and another was stabbed with a metal fence stake “

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BREAKING: @AdamKinzinger will join Jan 6 select committee, accepts Pelosi appointment

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UKRAINE: @RepBrianFitz says he has started discharge petition process to force an Ukraine / Border bill vote on floor. Rule for signatures next week

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BREAKING: Cloture on the Judy Shelton nomination fails

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BREAKING: @LeaderHoyer announces House will vote TUESDAY on Covid-19 relief bill that just passed the Senate

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Pelosi statement: "President Trump’s new claim he can unilaterally end the Constitution’s guarantee of citizenship shows Republicans’ spiraling desperation to distract from their assault on Medicare, Medicaid and people with pre-existing conditions."

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BIDENS 2019 taxes: $985,233 total income; $346,204 taxes paid; $46,858 refund

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Rep @IlhanMN "we must use this moment to dramatically lower drug prices, expand Medicare to millions of people, make college more affordable, strengthen the care economy, provide a roadmap to citizenship for our immigrant communities..."

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STIMULUS: @BrianDeeseNEC meeting with 16 senators and Problem Solvers lasted 1 hour 15 min. There was robust discussion, agreement that vaccine distribution is number 1 priority per person familiar with call

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UKRAINE: Lawmakers tell me there is no way House will pass Ukraine aid in 2023. @SpeakerJohnson is firm on House leaving by Dec. 15 and no Senate deal in sight

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SANDERS pushes back on @Sen_JoeManchin attempt to cap UI supplement at $300 per week. “the President believes and I believe that the supplement should be $400.”

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