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Congress reporter for @CourthouseNews. Prev: @EMPublications; “Mustache” - Sen. Chuck Schumer | Capitol Hill’s unofficial motorsport correspondent 🏎️ (he/him)

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Exhibit A
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Me in the gran turismo livery editor putting brand new racing liveries on GT cars from 2018.
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RT @Uebey: LUIGI: Mangione's lawyers claim the Manhattan DA violated HIPAA and wrote a fake subpoena to review his confidential health reco….
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Who made this?
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RT @EricMGarcia: Really bizarre moment: I asked Lauren Boebert what she thought about the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein fi….
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And it wasn’t! Judiciary reported Kasubhai out of committee on Nov. 9 but there were issues with proxy voting so he returned for a second vote on Nov. 30.
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Okay, kind of an interesting wrinkle here: This is Sen. Durbin’s explanation in Nov ‘23 for not entertaining debate on the Kasubhai/Lee noms — in addition to saying that Rs had already set the precedent he points out that it wasn’t the first time Judiciary had debated these noms.
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In Nov 2023, the Democrat Judiciary Chair shut down debate on Biden judicial noms & proceeded to a vote, over multiple Republicans' objections. Republicans warned this decision created a dangerous precedent. Today, Democrats were faced with the consequences of their own actions.
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Stellantis seeing this
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A Man is going viral for showing his 1973 Chrysler that got rear-ended by a modern car, yet barely took any damage
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Judiciary messaging war over Bove continues:.
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Senate Judiciary Republicans are terrified about the truth coming out on Emil Bove, a Trump judicial nominee and January 6 apologist. WHAT ARE THEY SO AFRAID OF!?.
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@courtneybuble Per this email from Judiciary Rs, the vote they're referring to was for Biden noms Mustafa Kasubhai and Eumi Lee. I can't remember off the top of my head if this was the same day as the subpoena thing.
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RT @courtneybuble: Friendship forged in Hart 216🥲.
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RT @SenatorDurbin: I just led Senate Judiciary Democrats in a walkout of a committee meeting. Here's why. 🧵.
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My coverage of that vote (which @courtneybuble reminds me was one of our first reporting team-ups). Then-RM Sen. Graham had said that Dems would open "Pandora's Box" if they went ahead with authorizing those subpoenas. Call this the box opened I suppose.
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Senate Judiciary GOP is telling Dems that they're reaping what they sowed on today's Bove vote, pointing to a 2023 episode when the Dem majority forced a vote authorizing subpoenas for people involved in the SCOTUS ethics probe. Rs walked out of the chamber ahead of that vote.
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In Nov 2023, the Democrat Judiciary Chair shut down debate on Biden judicial noms & proceeded to a vote, over multiple Republicans' objections. Republicans warned this decision created a dangerous precedent. Today, Democrats were faced with the consequences of their own actions.
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I simply can't see those cell blocks without getting rebirth island flashbacks. Check the cells for spare plates!.
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Spent the day on Alcatraz Island, a @NatlParkService site, to start the work to renovate and reopen the site to house the most dangerous criminals and illegals. This administration is restoring safety, justice, and order to our streets. @Interior & @TheJusticeDept are following
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RT @KelseyReichmann: Checking in on Congress…
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Notably, he acknowledged that questions about a quorum extend to the other judicial noms that Republicans advanced on their own after Dems walked out. Committee rules say a quorum is 7 members physically present, including 2 members of the minority.
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Sen. Durbin, top Dem on Judiciary, tells me just now that there's a "serious question" about whether Republicans on the panel had a voting quorum to advance Emil Bove's nomination (i.e. whether the vote was valid). Says Dems will raise the issue with the parliamentarian.
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RT @metzgov: NEW: Senate Democrats have released their annual staff diversity survey. Overall: 57% of staff are women, 42% are POC, 16%….
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