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Producer & Off-Air Reporter covering Congress at @NBCNews. Instagram: (frankthorpv) Also served as Chairman of the RTCA Exec. Committee.
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Joined February 2008
The Secret Service agreed that Vance's office was not involved in its decision to raise water levels. “It was operationally necessary to adjust water levels to accommodate the motorized watercraft used by the Secret Service, local law enforcement, and emergency responders," the.
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“I write to you to express serious concerns regarding the potential abuse of power exercised by Vice President Vance and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on August 2, in which the Secret Service directed USACE to change the outflow of Ohio’s Caesar Creek Lake for a.
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NEW: Sen SCHIFF probing river-raising for JD Vance's birthday kayak trip. In a letter first shared with @NBCNews, Schiff, requests information about the move, which he calls “unjustified and frivolous.”.
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Schiff, D-Calif., is seeking answers about federal resources used for the vice president's kayaking trip. The probe comes as the Trump administration investigates Schiff.
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RT @ryanobles: BIG recruitment win for Senate Dems. Sherrod Brown plans to launch a comeback bid for Senate in Ohio. .
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The Democrat will run for the seat held by GOP. Sen Jon Husted, who was appointed to serve the rest of Vice President JD Vance's term.
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New: Sen Sanders' resolution to block offensive arms sales to Israel in response to civilian casualties in Gaza and the ongoing humanitarian crisis there FAILS in the Senate, 27-70, but notably, 12 Dems voted YES that didn't support a similar resolution in April, a notable shift.
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Sen GRASSELY not engaging in the hallways at all on Trump's calling on him to ignore blue slips:. Q: Mr. Chairman do you have any response to Pres Trump saying you should not go with the blue slip with your committee?. *silence*. Q: Would you consider doing that at all?.
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RT @sahilkapur: NEW: Republicans confirm former Trump lawyer Emil Bove to lifetime appeals court perch. The vote is 50-49. He's confirmed….
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Senate Republicans backed Bove despite allegations from three whistleblowers about his conduct as an official at the Justice Department.
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Sen BOOKER responds, saying, "I don't need lectures about the urgency of this. One of my childhood best friends, a police officer in a small town in New Jersey after a hard day's work before he even went home to see his family, died by suicide. I don't need somebody implying in.
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Sen KLOBUCHAR coming out hard against Sen BOOKER for objecting to bipartisan legislation to provide resources for police departments, says: "They passed the Judiciary Committee unanimously. And I can't help it if someone couldn't change their schedule to be there, I think that.
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Q: are you anticipating the Emil Bove vote to be delayed at all so you can consider any of these whistle blower allegations? . Sen GRASSLEY: “No.”.
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RT @VaughnHillyard: New—> A WH official tells NBC that Ingrassia’s nomination is not being pulled: . “…[Ingrassia] will spend the next mont….
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Sen SHAHEEN said that while she disagrees with Waltz on some issues, and has reservations on his role in signalgate, but said:. “He represents a moderating force within the administration. He has a distinguished record of military service, and he has an extensive background in.
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News: Sen Shaheen says she will vote to advance Mike Waltz’s nomination to the full Senate even though she disagrees with his nomination, it will overcome Sen Paul’s opposition. Waltz is voted out 12-10.
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RT @news_jul: 👀 Sen Rick SCOTT tells me he wants to meet w/ Paul Ingrassia - Trump’s special counsel pick - to discuss his past “antisemiti….
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RT @news_jul: NEWS: Impeachment may be nothing that President Trump wants, but it is shaping up to be a galvanizing midterm election issue….
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Democratic leaders, however, say they see impeachment as a distraction from bread-and-butter issues.
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Ranking Member Peters at the top of today's hearing (sans Ingrassia): "Mr Ingrassia is unqualified for the position, both in terms of legal experience, and given his long record of bigoted statements, and I urge the administration to formally withdraw his nomination.".
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Paul Ingrassia was taken off the panel for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security Committee this morning after members asked for more time for individual meetings with him, a request the committee is accommodating, according to a source familiar.
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NEW: A 9:30am Senate Homeland Security Committee confirmation hearing panel that was supposed to include Paul Ingrassia for his nomination to the Office of Special Counsel no longer lists Ingrassia, a change that happened this morning, according to an aide to the Committee.
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RT @ryanobles: FIRST TO @NBCNews: This congressman wants to ban companies from using your search history to set personalized prices w/ @Kyl….
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Democratic Rep. Greg Casar is introducing legislation to ban "surveillance pricing," whereby companies use personal data to charge consumers different prices for the same products.
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