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Fauci told governors on a call with Pence today the best way to contain the virus and prevent new surges at this point is by encouraging universal mask use, closing bars, limiting indoor dining and maintaining social distancing measures.
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I was sitting in a local DFL office in Tim Walz’s old congressional district when a young couple walked in looking for Harris-Walz signs
Elle and Elysse turned out to be former Tim Walz students and members of the gay-straight alliance he helped form
They married in 2011
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Scoop - VP Harris is bringing on Matt Hildreth of the progressive Rural Organizing group as her campaign’s rural engagement director
It’s part of her team’s push to clinch must-win states by keeping Trump from running up the score in rural counties
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dem who worked on Tim Walz's first congressional campaign for
#MN01
shares this 2006 radio ad of his
it's title - Hope
"That spot was very powerful in his win"
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A former Bolton aide:
.
@AmbJohnBolton
, You've let down your country. I worked loyally for you for 15 years. Yes, the Senate was never going to convict, but you had the opportunity to provide them with the info so they could make a fully informed decision. Guess it was about book sales after all.
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MANCHIN on NO vote:
“Mitch McConnell’s proposal fails miserably at protecting the people most impacted...it is focused on providing billions of dollars to Wall Street and misses the mark on helping the West Virginians that have lost their jobs through no fault of their own."
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Ahead of Biden’s huge week, WH circulates memo w/ favorable polling for the reconciliation pkg & bipartisan infras bill. “As we enter the final phase…the evidence is overwhelming that the wind is at our backs & the public is eager for both of these packages to become law.”
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The Biden administration is opening new federal vaccination sites in North Carolina and Illinois,
@ASlavitt
announces
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DoD confirms Biden ordered US airstrikes against infrastructure used by Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria tonight, in response to a recent attack against US forces in Iraq
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Gov
@Tim_Walz
is headlining a Rural Americans for Harris zoom next Tues at 8pm ET
Roughly the same time Harris will be in Philly w/ her VP pick
Walz’s team hasn’t indicated he will be unavail, per person familiar
He goes to MN Farmfest next day, hasn’t canceled there either
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NEW: Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will call on Congress to pass a federal ban on price gouging as part of her economic platform to lower grocery prices and everyday costs
more details on her plans >
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Trump campaign announces Rep. Doug Collins will lead the Georgia recount effort. Biden is currently leading Trump by 10,353 votes.
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Fiona Hill told lawmakers during her deposition that she received "death threats, calls at my home" and people showing up "hammering" at her front door ahead of her Hill appearance.
"Now, I'm not easily intimidated, but that made me mad."
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First Lady Melania Trump asks Americans in a farewell video to "lead by example" to carry on her Be Best initiative
She didn't release a statement on the Capitol attack until several days later, & it in part slammed "salacious gossip" & "unwarranted personal attacks" against her
A Farewell Message from First Lady Melania Trump
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BIDEN as Rs push for expanded SNAP work requirements in debt talks, a red line for many Hill Dems:
“I’m not going to agree to a deal that protects wealthy tax cheats and crypto traders while putting food assistance at risk for nearly 1 million Americans.”
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"It is happening. You’re not making things up,” Fauci says to a reporter who lists health care professionals who say they're in dire need of masks and other critical supplies.
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!!! "We are now living my worst nightmare," Fiona Hill told lawmakers, about how US policy on Ukraine spun out of NSC hands/official channels "because I did not know exactly what Mr. Giuliani was doing."
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Trump says "over 1 million Americans have now been tested."
But the US still lags behind on testing per capita.
Also worth remembering that Trump said "Anyone who wants a test can get one” March 7, three weeks ago. That's still not the case.
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Fauci says he doesn't exactly know what Trump was referencing when he tweeted this morning to take Hydroxychloroquine & azithromycin together for COVID-19, possibly a single study.
But Fauci stresses that's based on "anecdotal" evidence and hasn't yet been approved.
Fauci said yesterday he did not hold this same belief
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caught on mic - Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) to Biden: "you brought the Irish fire tonight"
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NEW: With the House poised to approve articles of impeachment against him, POTUS himself sends a strongly-worded, 6-page letter to Pelosi, decrying impeachment as “an abuse of power by Democrat Lawmakers” and charging Democrats of violating their oaths of office.
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Asked by Azar, Redfield reiterated impact of masks in cutting transmission via MO hair salon story. Masks don't work if only half of people wear them, Redfield said.
Pence followed up by saying WH will continue to encourage use of masks wherever required by state & local gov't.
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confirming
@WSJ
- DOJ is conducting a criminal investigation into Abbott's infant formula business, following a contamination and alleged coverup that triggered nationwide shortages, per sources
it's something a handful of congressional Dems have called for since spring 2022
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Biden, asked about Trump's planned WH ceremony for Amy Coney Barrett tonight, said the example set by a president matters
"I don't blame him for celebrating...but the fact is that it's just not appropriate now" to hold a ceremony at WH, "even if it's outside."
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President Biden is seated behind the Resolute desk in the Oval office while wearing a mask -- something Trump never did
Biden says Trump left him "a very generous letter"
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Scooplet: John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) are poised to get seats on the Senate Agriculture Committee, pending final approval from steering, according to two people familiar with the plans
if they are seated, the committee ratio would change to 12:11
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News: McCarthy supporters currently plan to nominate him at top of speaker elex + vote for him as long as possible, to deny Scalise + Jordan enough votes for some time.
Rs involved expect 60 to 80 Rs at this pt to vote for McCarthy initially, if he’s nominated as planned
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"These margins cannot be overcome in recounts," Biden legal adviser Bob Bauer says of the Trump campaign's push for recounts in WI, MI, PA, GA & more
He says Trump's legal challenges are "utterly unsupported by evidence" & designed to delegitimize elex among Trump's supporters
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In the letter, President Trump calls on Pelosi and Democrats to "immediately cease this impeachment fantasy and get back to work for the American people." Barring that, POTUS says he wants the letter to be part of the historical record.
Full letter here:
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Dr. Scott Atlas has resigned from the WH coronavirus task force, confirming Fox. His temp role was set to expire this wk
Atlas was not on Pence's call w/ governors today. Dr. Fauci & Dr. Birx, who did not get along w/ the president's controversial cheerleader, were on the call
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That Missouri hair salon story:
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Jason Miller, part of the president’s debate prep team, has tested negative for covid-19, per a senior Trump campaign official
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“Even if you were incredibly, let’s say, in my case, kind of mouthy, argumentative, he’d be like: ‘You make some really good points. You should focus that in a more productive manner,’” recalled Elysse, who is now a middle school teacher in Rochester
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Biden on ACB confirmation: “The rushed and unprecedented confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court, in the middle of an ongoing election, should be a stark reminder to every American that your vote matters.”
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News - The Biden administration is increasing weekly vaccine supply to states to 14.5 million doses starting next week, up from 13.5 million. That's a 68.8% increase since Biden took office Jan 20
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House Dems' new coronavirus relief package is $3 trillion.
This pkg includes another round of $1,200 checks for taxpayers, $500B for state governments (which both R&D governors requested), $375B for local governments & $ for SNAP, USPS & rent relief.
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After a day of closed door
#Cohen
testimony, Schiff emerges. Says it was a "productive interview...None of the questions we had for him went unanswered." Schiff says Cohen will be back March 6 & House Intel will have an open interview w fmr Trump associate Felix Sater March 14.
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Trump’s full answer, denying Axios report he’s discussed claiming victory on elex night before rest of votes are in, saying R lawyers are “going in” to PA, NV & “other states” to challenge, bashing SCOTUS & claiming we should have results on E night “in a modern age of computers”
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Pelosi’s final assessment of the day to me:
“What level of insanity would you put on somebody who would want to be—a historic loss…it’s really sad. I don’t even understand it. Given any version of it. I think you would need a doctor or a psychiatrist”
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Booker: Have you ever waited 5 hours to vote?
Barrett: I have not.
Booker: Have you ever waited over an hour even?
Barrett: I have not.
Booker: Yeah.
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HHS Sec Azar says government doesn't give out "concrete numbers" on certain supplies, citing "national security."
"But, we have many ventilators, thousands & thousands of ventilators in our system."
Health care providers have been warning we don't have enough ventilators.
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Gaetz designed this drama. He popped into the bathroom just before his name was called during the normal roll call—so it all came down to him
GAETZ doesn't answer when name called on roll call -- he will have chance to make it up on the backend
Noise of chatter got louder on the floor when he didn't
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Biden said in an ABC interview he thinks the US “by next month” will have enough beds for the uptick in unaccompanied minors at the border, which he referred to as “these children who have no place to go.”
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In the ad, Walz explains his hearing was damaged from artillery when he served in the National Guard
When he eventually got the proper heath care to treat it, he could hear the sound of his 4 year old daughter Hope singing in the morning
Every father deserves that, he says
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President Biden leaves his pandemic remarks without taking questions about Afghanistan
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Arizona certifies Biden’s victory as Giuliani pushes unfounded fraud claims during a meeting with some Arizona GOP legislators
Today, we signed the canvass for the 2020 election in Arizona. I’m grateful to the voters, the county election offices, the county recorders’ offices, & the poll workers across the state for their dedication to the success of our election system.
@SecretaryHobbs
@GeneralBrnovich
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Just in: Trump Campaign to Host a Press Conference in Philadelphia, PA with Eric Trump, Lara Trump, Pam Bondi and Corey Lewandowski today at 3:30pm -- as absentee ballots are still being counted
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@SecVilsack
is traveling to Indianapolis and will greet the infant formula flight tomorrow, per a USDA official
132 pallets of Nestle speciality formula are heading from Ramstein Air Base in Germany via DOD planes to Indianapolis this weekend, White House confirms. “No commercial aircraft were available this weekend,” per WH. No cost estimate yet either.
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President Biden will announce Thursday all federal employees and contractors must be vaccinated against covid-19 or undergo regular testing, a senior WH official confirms
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A senior WH official confirms Trump will divert unspent FEMA & CARES Act $ to extend federal UI payments via an EO today.
Potus will also sign EOs to:
-defer payroll tax through 2020, retroactive to July 1
-defer student loans & forgive interest
-extend eviction moratoriums
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Biden, thanking bipartisan lawmakers for making the conference happen, appears to reference the late Rep. Jackie Walorski without realizing she passed away in August
"Jackie," Biden said after thanking Sens. Booker + Braun. "Where is Jackie?"
A tribute video honoring the late Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) will play during the White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health today. She was a major advocate for the effort and among a handful of Rs who stuck behind it, even when the politics grew tough.
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I asked Pres Biden today if he's considering rescue ops to recover Americans & Afghan allies stuck behind Taliban checkpoints, as many lawmakers are urging. He said yes, but added Americans are getting thru.
We're now hearing stories of Taliban beating Americans at checkpoints
"We've been in constant contact with the Taliban leadership on the ground in Kabul," President Biden said in response to a question by
@meredithllee
about plans to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies from the country.
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Readout of Biden’s call with China’s Xi Jinping:
Discussed:
-Beijing’s “coercive and unfair” economic practices
-crackdown in Hong Kong
-human rights abuses in Xinjiang/Uighurs
-Taiwan
-COVID-19 pandemic
-climate change
-weapons proliferation
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Trump says
@axios
report that he's discussed claiming victory on elex night before rest of votes are in is "a false report." But adds: "We're gonna go in, the night of, as soon as that election's over, we're going in with our lawyers." Mentions PA, NV & "other states"
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-
@ANTHONYDESPO
leaving McCarthy’s office with other NY Rs tells me:
“The meeting went well, I think the consensus is that Matt Gaetz is an asshole.”
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Inbox from
@JoeBiden
:
@SpeakerPelosi
endorses the former VP.
"...I am proud to endorse Joe Biden for President: a leader who is the personification of hope and courage, values, authenticity, and integrity.”
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@Sifill_LDF
after meeting w/ Biden today on voting rights: "I told the president we will not be able to litigate our way out of this threat...We need legislation to be passed in Congress, both HR1 & HR4...This is the moment...We must have the president use his voice"
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meanwhile, MN dems are trying *so* hard to not get too swept up in the Walz veeptakes mania
“We’ve seen this movie before..Like Amy Klobuchar is going to be president! Tim Pawlenty is going to be John McCain’s running mate!"
"I still desperately hope she picks him."
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MN AG Keith Ellison: "I would not call today's verdict justice, however, because justice implies true restoration. But it is accountability, which is the first step toward justice."
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PELOSI back on the Hill: "It wasn't even a high stakes negotiation. It was a petulant President of the United States, a person who would say 'I'll keep government shutdown for months or years if I don't get my way.' That's just not the way democracy works and that's sad."
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WI Republicans close to Gallagher described him to me as “whip smart,” but also “incredibly risk averse”
He’s far more interested in a 2028 Senate bid to replace RonJohn, a guv bid or a spot in a 2025 GOP (non-Trump) admin rather than taking on Baldwin
NEWS: Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher says he will not run for Senate in 2024, leaving an open GOP field via
@lawrencegandrea
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A tribute video honoring the late Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) will play during the White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health today. She was a major advocate for the effort and among a handful of Rs who stuck behind it, even when the politics grew tough.
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Dems are livid about food assistance being in GOP crosshairs
@JoshHarder
: "I can't imagine anything more cynical than paying for a tax cut for billionaires w/ food assistance for people who are struggling + on the edge of going hungry. Yet, that's exactly what they're proposing"
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Senior WH official confirms President Trump has approved the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act."
Official adds POTUS "supports the *bipartisan compromise* that was reached by the Speaker and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin."
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WH press secretary says Trump's executive action on unemployment ($400/week: $300 from federal gov't & $100 (maybe) from states) will last "through the end of the year."
Right now, the $ Trump diverted from FEMA will likely run out in 5 weeks -- if states chip in.
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Pres Trump has commuted former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's 18-year prison sentence.
“Yes, we commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich. He served eight years in jail, a long time. He seems like a very nice person. Don’t know him.”
Also said he pardoned Bernie Kerik.
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@CDCDirector
says she's concerned about another surge amid an increase in travel and "steady rise in cases" over past few weeks. She says she'll urge governors on the White House call tmrw to hold back on reopening "too fast"
Fauci made a similar attempt with governors last wk
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GA Rep Jody Hice objects to Georgia’s electoral votes. But when Pence asks if a Senator has signed on, Hice says before the events of today they did have a senator’s support, but now it appears they do not — referring to Loeffler
Pence says objection cannot stand and moves on
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Biden says "we're looking at hundreds of billions of dollars" when asked by
@Yamiche
about his plans for add'l federal aid for Americans when he gets into office, and if that's billions or trillions
Biden stayed away from the T-word, likely thinking of McConnell and Senate Rs
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A variety of McCarthy rank and file allies are frantically reaching out to Dems right now to gauge what they want for a possible deal to save his speakership, per a House GOP lawmaker
If they get a possible deal, tho, “I don’t know if Kevin will take it,” said the Republican
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POTUS left w/out taking qs or explaining how regular people should expect the Fed action to help them through this.
Trump, who's been lobbying Fed for *months* to cut interest rates, says in briefing just now he was "surprised" by Fed action today & suggests there are a lot of "very happy" people on Wall Street right now.
"...I'm very happy. I didn't expect this and I like being surprised."
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Trump says 75% of $400/week in UI will come from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund. 25% will come from states’ CARES Act $
States can’t pay out of trust funds for benefits not authorized by Congress
seems potus just made a lot more work for states who may need new systems to do this
The UI move will likely be met with legal challenges. Some UI experts think states will have to stand up completely new systems to pay the reprogrammed $ out, which would cause delays. But that’s unclear.
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NEWS: Trump says he's announcing a "surge" of federal law enforcement agents into US cities, including Chicago and "other cities." He named Albuquerque as well.
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Justice Officials just said
@ProPublica
's Charlottesville reporting helped them identify 4 men they've arrested for inciting violence at last year's rally. Among the 4: Michael Miselis, a defense contractor who lost his job the day after this report.
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Senate votes 7-92 to reject objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes:
Ayes:
Cruz (R-Texas)
Hawley (R-Missouri)
Hyde Smith (R-Mississippi)
Lummis (R-Wyoming)
Marshall (R-Kansas)
Tuberville (R-Alabama)
Scott (R-FLA)
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On a call w/ Pence today, several govs pushed back against exec actions from Trump, esp on UI. Hutchinson (R-Ark) said orders were "not our 1st choice." When Pence said states have $80B+ in CARES $ to pay $100/week in UI,Hutchinson said Ark had already reallocated much of their $
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What President Trump saw leaving his Sterling, VA golf course just now, per pool:
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SCHIFF: Trump is "now interfering in this investigation."
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Burr responds to censure vote: “It is truly a sad day for North Carolina Republicans. My party's leadership has chosen loyalty to one man over the core principles of the Republican Party and the founders of our great nation.”
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Biden doesn't answer questions after his Pittsburgh remarks
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Hard to overstate how up in arms moderate House Rs (already rankled by Trump’s Jordan endorsement) are about this Fox News speaker candidate debate:
“People already thought this seemed like a circus…Now, we are proving it is.”
“This will keep us from getting anyone to 218”
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More telling may be that 62% of Independents, at this point, say they plan to vote against Trump. He won 46% of the Ind vote in 2016.
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U.S. and Western officials have been exploring efforts to build temporary silos in Ukraine + other nations to scale up grain storage and move some supplies, as Russia's naval blockade worsens global hunger + high food prices
via
@politico
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Also worth pointing out states asked for more relief $ in the latest talks, and Trump shot them down.
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NEW: The Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear a legal challenge Trump filed in the state yesterday
Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn (fmr chief legal counsel to Scott Walker) joined 3 liberal justices in denying the petition, & likely Trump's last chance to overturn WI results
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Despite some dems arguing the SNAP changes are “negligible,” the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says the deal will “increase hunger and poverty among [hundreds of thousands of older, low-income Americans], runs contrary to our nation’s values, and should be rejected.”
WH officials are aggressively pitching these SNAP exemptions for homeless + veterans to House Dems, esp progressives, to make up for new work requirements on ppl w/out kids in their 50s — which some Ds are livid about
Key progs will still balk but mod Ds seem willing to back it
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President-elect Biden spoke separately with Pelosi and Schumer today, per a transition readout
Biden “expressed gratitude” for their safety and “congratulated Leader Schumer on winning the majority in the Senate.”
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President Trump tells
@DavidBrodyCBN
President Obama committed “treason” and says he’s looking forward to Justice Department inquiries into the Obama administration. “Let’s see what they come up with.”
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"Help is on the way," President Trump said announcing the "surge" of federal agents into US cities, including Chicago.
Mayors of Chicago and Detroit have asked the federal government to not send additional agents into their cities.
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Volker says he doesn't think raising "conspiracy theories," like the claims that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election, are not things "we should be pursing" as far as US national security agenda w Ukraine.
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Biden says he understands disappointment for those who didn’t vote for him, and says he’ll work for all Americans
“This is a time to heal,” he says
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Biden on House GOP: "Much of what they already proposed is simply, quite frankly unacceptable."
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Bauer doesn't doubt Trump team will try to "slow" transition process (holding up state certification etc) but at the end of the day Biden will be sworn in on January 20, he says
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