The January 6th Committee is currently revealing that police identified people in the crowd that marched on the Capitol who were carrying firearms, including AR-15s.
JUST NOW— Gov. Ron DeSantis says the White House task force hasn't told him to issue a statewide stay-at-home-order: "The task force is not recommending this. If they do, that’s something that would carry a lot of weight with me."
📍Atlantic, Iowa — a man came up to DeSantis at his town hall & tried to hand him a participation trophy. He said DeSantis he “probably won’t win the election.” He also called DeSantis “our favorite snowflake.”
PROOF THAT MONEY MAY NOT ALWAYS MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
Florida Democratic primary spending:
Philip Levine: $37.7 million
Jeff Greene: $34.7 million
Gwen Graham: $16.3 million
Chris King: $7.8 million
Andrew Gillum: $6.6 million
BREAKING - The Biden administration is now publicly posting the COVID-19 weekly state reports that
@GovRonDeSantis
was slow to release publicly. We have been fighting for these reports every single week!
ON ROE V. WADE -- JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGH was asked about the issue of abortion during his confirmation hearings to the DC Court of Appeals. He said he believes Roe v. Wade is binding precedent.
Just in -- House chaplain rescinds resignation. In a two page letter, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy writes, "I have never been disciplined, nor reprimanded, nor have I ever heard a complaint about my ministry during my time as House chaplain."
President Trump walks into the Hotel Fort Des Moines where I happen to also be staying. Trump: “That’s a lot of cold weather. We have a lot of meetings tonight, a lot of tremendous support, but it’s nasty out there.” Cc:
@dcexaminer
United States Capitol Police riot shields have been placed at almost every entrance inside the U.S. Capitol. I've worked here for five years and never have I seen this.
.
@mattgaetz
- the Florida playmaker? Almost every candidate Gaetz endorsed won their primary against an establishment GOP candidate.
"If I am able to add a little bit of help to get them over the line, I'm just proud to be on their team," he told me.
Throughout this entire press conference, Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx have continuously said the only way to mitigate the number of deaths is if people stay at home. However, the President has made it clear he won’t push any states, including Florida to institute statewide restrictions
The U.S. Capitol Police have now lost four of their own this year. One in the riot, two who took their lives after the riot, and now another today. This is such a stark reminder of what these men and women face everyday. So grateful for these brave officers, thank you! 🙏🏼
JUST IN— A federal judge in DC has rejected House Democrats' effort to block Trump from carrying out his national emergency that would redirect billions of $ to fund border construction, claiming that the court can't be involved in this fight:
We still don't have a lot of details about what next week's GOP convention is going to look like - but
@mattgaetz
tells me he will be making a speech, one that he believes will "energize" Republican voters.
Here are where election stands in key swing states that continue to count ballots overnight:
Georgia: Trump winning by 1,775. There are 15,000 left to be counted.
Pennsylvania: Trump winning by 24,597. There are 250,000 left to be counted.
This is the longest I've ever seen the COVID-19 testing line at Judiciary Square. Hundreds of people in line, wrapping around multiple streets, in the rain.
FACT CHECK - FALSE.
@SenRickScott
came to DC and did his freshman orientation with every other GOP Senator on November 14, 2018. This was before Florida elections officials confirmed Scott's victory on November 18, 2018.
.
@SenRickScott
reflecting on his own recounts: "They didn't let me come up here. Schumer made sure I couldn't come up here and do the orientation until after the recounts were done even though I won by 54,000 ballots on election night."
JUST IN — House approves bill to fund DHS on interim basis, without new wall money. The vote was 239 to 192. Five Republicans joined the Democrats and voted yea.
@RepAdamSchiff
@RepAdamSchiff
passes the baton
@RepJerryNadler
: "Chairman Nadler and the Members and staff of the Judiciary Committee will proceed in the next phase of the impeachment inquiry. I urge all members to find guidance from our oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution."
.
@RepValDemings
, former chief of Police for the Orlando Police Department, says to Whitaker: "This has been painful because I believe that you have worked to make our criminal justice system, to make a mockery out of it."
@MyNews13
@BN9
@SpectrumNewsDC
.
@GovRonDeSantis
looks like he’s taking the first step toward implementing a recently passed law that would allow Floridians to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. I speak with
@mattgaetz
about the Oval Office meeting &
@RepDarrenSoto
. Here’s my report on
@MyNews13
:
.
@RonDeSantis
: “They can throw a blizzard at us and we are going to fight. They can throw windchill at us and we are going to fight. They can throw media narratives at us and we are going to fight. The can throw fake polls at us and we are going to fight.”
.
@krismayes
, candidate for attorney general in Arizona, begins by thanking the media in the room, saying she doesn't believe media are the "enemy of the people," and says reporters are sacred to uphold democracy. A very clear contrast to last nights'
@KariLake
event.
Trump is ahead in Florida and you can expect to see his lead begin to widen as receive the results of the Panhandle counties which are reliably Republican.
Pete Buttgieg: "Nominate me and you get to see the president of the United States stand next to an American war veteran and explain why he chose to pretend to be disabled when it was his chance to serve."
#DemDebate
.
@ChuckGrassley
, chairman of Senate Finance Committee responds to Neal request for Trump tax returns: “I will not go along with efforts to weaponize the authority of tax-writing committees to access tax returns for political purposes. Such an action would be unprecedented.”
.
@RepAdamSchiff
in letter to colleagues indicates the Intelligence Committee is currently drafting report, but doesn't close the door to more witnesses / evidence: "Even as we draft our report, we are open to the possibility that further evidence will come to light..."
.
@SenatorRisch
on FBI report: “They interviewed a number of people who allegedly would have provided some corroboration and they did. They corroborated Judge Kavanaugh's reiteration of facts, not the people that are alleging the other incidents. There's virtually nothing new."
EXCLUSIVE:
@mattgaetz
tells me he believes Cohen still has reason to lie today even though he's been convicted: "Michael Cohen's reason to lie is he is resentful and angry at the President, who he believes owes him something as a consequence of his employment."
@MyNews13
@BN9
.
@RepValDemings
on FL Surgeon General removal from cabinet meeting after saying social distancing is needed until a vaccine: It's interesting during this public health crisis the smartest person in the room would be led out of the room when he said something others disagree with
The honor guard prepares for former President George H.W. Bush’s casket to be transported from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington National Cathedral. The silence in this room speaks volumes.
#Remembering41
JUST IN —
@NelsonForSenate
& state Dems exec committee are suing Sec. of State Ken Detzner in Tallahassee federal court to extend deadline for county SoEs to turn in unofficial vote counts.
#FloridaRecount
Biden, while swearing in political appointees, "If you're ever working with me and I hear you treated another colleague with disrespect, I promise I will fire you on the spot. Everybody is entitled to be treated with decency.”
Space Command goes back to 1985, when it was established by the Air Force to coordinate missile defense and surveillance efforts at a time when the Cold War was again heating up.
.
@SenRickScott
blasted legislation that would limit Trump’s war-making powers: "You want to limit the president’s war powers when Iran is sitting there attacking our military men and women? The president needs all of the authority he needs to defend American interests."
"Murder the media" was carved into the U.S. Capitol today. There are no words to express how disturbing this is. A free press that's able to hold those in power accountable is what makes our democracy work. I'm proud to be a journalist & I'm thankful for my colleagues on the Hill
.
@marcorubio
speaking with reporters, is now calling Biden the President-elect: “Ultimately, that’s what the preliminary results seem to indicate. You certainly have to anticipate that’s the highest likelihood at this point. Obviously, the president has legal claims in court..”
JUST IN: Senator Kennedy says he will block unanimous consent to vote on the criminal justice reform bill tomorrow. He says he needs more time to review, since offices received latest version at around 12:30pm yesterday. That would mean the bill cannot pass the Senate this week.
Last year, President Trump ordered the Pentagon to strip the Strategic Command of its "space‑related responsibilities" and give them to a separate entity, one tasked with overseeing all U.S. military and intelligence efforts in space.
Acting Deputy AG Donoghue says President Trump told him, after being told there was no evidence of fraud:
"Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen."
It’s been more than a year and a half since
@AndrewPollackFL
’s daughter, Meadow was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school. We speak with him &
@SenRickScott
about the solutions they believe will curb gun violence:
.
@SenRickScott
reflecting on his own recounts: "They didn't let me come up here. Schumer made sure I couldn't come up here and do the orientation until after the recounts were done even though I won by 54,000 ballots on election night."
While
@KariLake
picks fights with the press at every event -
@katiehobbs
&
@krismayes
have a different approach, when addressing press. "Our Republican opponents continue to call you the enemy of democracy. Katie and I believe you're the protectors of democracy," Mayes said.
.
@USRepKCastor
, who voted against an impeachment resolution this summer, now says she's ready to move forward in the wake of the whistleblower complaint: "I think now the Congressional committees need to put the impeachment inquiry on the fast track."
@BN9
@MyNews13
A group of women clad in shirts from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s High School of Holton-Arms sing the school anthem in the Hart Senate Office Building - Capitol Police are warning the group that this is “illegal activity.”
.
@RonDeSantis
with a dig at both Trump & Haley: “We've held events in all 99 counties. We go out and we answer questions from folks. I know a lot of the other candidates don't do that. We show up to the debates.”
Sen. Kamala Harris on the vaccine: "If the doctors, Dr. Fauci tells us to take it, I'll be the first in line.
If Donald Trump tells me to take it, I'm not going to take it."
.
@MarshaBlackburn
: “I think there is growing concern over what China is doing. Thereby, you’re going to see bipartisan support for this to continue to grow.”
.
@fred_guttenberg
was back on Capitol Hill today as lawmakers introduced new gun control legislation in honor of his daughter, Jamie, one of the 17 killed in Parkland last year. I take a closer look at Jamie's Law, unveiled by
@DWStweets
tonight LIVE on
@MyNews13
:
.
@marcorubio
, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is now fundraising off of the FBI's search of Trump's property for classified documents, which
@washingtonpost
reports are related to nuclear weapons. Rubio is familiar with how classified information should be handled.
FACT CHECK: "There was a spike in Florida. It's now gone," said President Trump. Florida’s Department of Health on Thursday confirmed 5,557 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s known total to 768,091. Today was the highest single day since mid-August.
.
@marcorubio
tells me he has no plans to leave the Senate any time soon, despite speculation that he has been eyed as a future secretary of state. This comes after reports that Secretary Mike Pompeo may leave his job early to run for U.S. Senate. Listen to our exchange here:
David Holmes on Page 25 of transcript: "In particular, I asked Ambassador Sondland if it was true that the President did not give a shit about Ukraine. Ambassador Sondland agreed that the President did not give a shit about Ukraine."