Margaret Brennan
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Face the Nation Moderator, CBS Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Boy Mom & USMC wife, UVA alum, CSH grad, CT Yankee & Sag Harbor native, retired 🇮🇪 dancer
Joined June 2009
Russia's top diplomat on the talks with the US, future of Ukraine, Iran and more.
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From CBS' Pat Milton: Steve Bannon was taken into custody today by US Postal Service agents. He's expected to be arraigned today before a US magistrate. @SDNYnews alleges he had a role in defrauding donors as part of an online crowdfunding campaign known as “We Build the Wall”.
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President Biden while standing in East Jerusalem: “…the background of my family is Irish American. And we have a long history not fundamentally unlike the Palestinian people, with Great Britain and their attitude toward Irish Catholics over the years for 400 years.”.
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"The American public owe a phenomenal debt of gratitude to these people," Dr. Fauci says of healthcare workers. He calls them "brave warriors" against the #coronavirus who put themselves & their families at risk every single day.
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I spoke with House intel chair Mike Turner (R-OH) who told me that Speaker Johnson has fired him as chair of the committee overseeing the intelligence community. Johnson cited "concerns from Mar a Lago" as justification for the removal. Rep Jim Himes (D-CT) tells CBS that this.
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We offered invitations to 2 dozen Senate Republicans following their votes to acquit former President Trump. No one accepted.
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30,000 people just had their appointments for immigration interviews - legal pathway - cancelled as CBP one app taken offline by Trump admin. A campaign vow.
The Biden administration had scheduled roughly 30,000 appointments via CBP One for migrants to enter the U.S. in the next 3 weeks. Those have now been cancelled.
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If you're wondering why the US press doesn't have pictures of Secretary Tillerson at the Kremlin, that's because he ditched his press pool.
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US intelligence assesses that Russia was behind fake video of individual tearing ballots in Pennsylvania. US intel warns Russia plans more media content in coming weeks to erode trust in US systems & divide Americans.
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Notable: Fiona Hill confirms that Russia asked the Trump administration to swap Viktor Bout & another Russian for Paul Whelan following the 2018 arrest of the US Marine vet. She says the President Trump was not “particularly interested.” Good context.
There was a potential prisoner swap raised during the Trump administration of Marine veteran Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout, former National Security Council Russia specialist Fiona Hill says. But, Pres. Trump wasn't "particularly interested" in Whelan's case though, Hill adds.
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"Trump might be ridiculous for the rest of the world, but he is sane and wise man for the Taliban," a Sr Taliban member told @Samiyousafzai of hope for a Trump 2020 win. @TimMurtaugh told @CBSNews that the campaign rejects the endorsement. #campaign2020.
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Volker’s testimony essentially describes @RudyGiuliani as the most influential person shaping the views of @realDonaldTrump regarding Ukraine.
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“Mr. Trump is the only president in the history of Gallup polling who has never had the support of a majority of Americans for even a single day, a troubling indicator for re-election.”.
Scaramucci on an emboldened acquitted Trump: "He is going to ratchet it up to another level now. He’s going to be Trump to the 3rd power now. He’s not going to be exponential Trump because that’s not enough Trump. It’s going to be Trump to the 3rd power.”
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Obama AG Eric Holder tells me that while he initially thought indicting former President Trump would be too divisive, he now thinks there is evidence enough that he should be held “accountable” for his role in January 6th
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.@RepLizCheney on Cassidy Hutchinson: “She knew all along she would be attacked by President Trump, and by the 50, 60, 70 year old men who themselves hide behind Executive Privilege.” #January6thCommitteeHearing.
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I find that our testing rate is nothing to celebrate whatsoever - @MittRomney sharply rebukes Adm. Giroir & says he would not expect an admiral to use political spin. #COVID19.
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"I have never seen a virus or any pathogen that has such a broad range of manifestations,” Fauci tells the @FT. “Even if it doesn’t kill you, even if it doesn’t put you in the hospital, it can make you seriously ill.” @NIH #COVID19.
Anthony #Fauci tells @FT he has not briefed @realDonaldTrump in two months and not seen him at the White House since early June.
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“They used the vacuum bomb today which is actually prohibited by Geneva convention, so you know the devastation Russia is trying to inflict on Ukraine is large,” @OMarkarova Ukraine Amb to US on Cap Hill today.
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Retired US Ambassador Robert Ford.
i've seen Israel humiliate previous US administrations, but aside from murderous 1967 Israeli airstrike against US navy ship Liberty, now forcing USA to do airdrops of aid to Gaza as if USA is no better than Egypt & Jordan is Israel's worst humiliation of USA i've ever seen.
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Breaking - our David Martin reports that @realDonaldTrump will order SecDef Mattis to leave his Pentagon post immediately rather than work through the February 28 date he cited in his resignation letter. Deputy Patrick Shanahan to step into role. SAO confirmed.
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#Climate change provisions in Dem spending bill are non-negotiable from @AOC point of view. She told me on @facethenation that “we cannot afford to increase carbon or just fossil fuel emissions at this time. That is simply the science.” @FaceTheNation
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Former National Security Advisor John Bolton compares Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's pick to head the FBI, to one of Stalin's feared secret police chiefs:. "Trump has nominated Kash Patel to be his Lavrenty Beria. Fortunately, the FBI is not the NKVD. The Senate should.
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I will not be in the @FaceTheNation chair next week as I take some time with an expected newborn baby boy. The program is in good hands as a familiar face- my colleague @jdickerson -will host for the next several weeks assisted by the all star FTN team. I'll see you in November!.
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This funding was put together by @brett_mcgurk. While @realDonaldTrump says he never met the lead anti-ISIS diplomat, it was McGurk who negotiated the $ from Saudi & UAE for Syria. Here’s the @StateDept briefing on it from August
Saudi Arabia has now agreed to spend the necessary money needed to help rebuild Syria, instead of the United States. See? Isn’t it nice when immensely wealthy countries help rebuild their neighbors rather than a Great Country, the U.S., that is 5000 miles away. Thanks to Saudi A!.
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Venting here for all of us who have unvaccinated kids, vulnerable family members including those undergoing chemo or just with immunocompromised status….this is painful…I’m so glad we’re no longer isolated post vaccine but the anxiety is real & awful. Here’s to a short spike.
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Breaking - Brett McGurk, the President’s envoy to the coalition against ISIS, has resigned his post effective December 31. He had planned to exit in 2019 but accelerated the departure due to disagreement with the snap decision to pullout of Syria.
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ENDORSE.
BREAKING: There's an inexpensive treatment that can reduce transmission of #COVID19 by up to 85%. It's called wear the damn mask.
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Flashback to fmr VP Mike Pence sharing how he & his wife struggled with fertility & started their family through IVF. We discussed in 2022 on @FaceTheNation risk of IVF being restricted post-Dobbs. He said IVF deserves legal protection
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In my view, @realDonaldTrump is a president who you need to HEAR deliver his views. Tone, inflection, and unique rapid fire delivery are part of understanding context. Transcript is here for reference. Tune in to @FaceTheNation on @CBSNews for our conversation.
NEWS: The full transcript of our three-part interview with @realDonaldTrump is out. Airs this morning at 10:30AM ET.
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Qatar just signed a $12B deal with the US to buy F-15 fighter jets - 5 days ago @POTUS accused it of funding terrorism at the highest levels.
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President Trump's approval rating is at 53%, a better approval number than he ever achieved during his first term. We'll have details ahead on @FaceTheNation.
With most describing him as "tough," "energetic," "focused" and "effective" — and as doing what he'd promised during his campaign — President Trump has started his term with net positive marks from Americans overall, in our first CBS News polling since he returned to office.
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As the EU freezes Putin's assets, the US & UK look to put sanctions on the Russian President himself. Watch this space. It appears opposition is shifting. .
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That was CBS' @edokeefe with the straight forward question.
Reporter: How does this not violate the red line the president laid out. Kirby: We don’t want to see a major operation we haven’t seen one. Reporter: How many more charred corpses does he have to see before he considers a change in policy. Kirby: I take offense at the question
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This is the theory that Dr Fiona Hill described yesterday as fictional.
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@VP @CBSThisMorning "We were like men who dreamed." Here's a copy of the handwritten psalm given to @VP Pence & signed by the 3 freed prisoners. They handed it to him after arrival at JBA. @FaceTheNation
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Per WH press pool:.Reporter: "Do you believe that the border is secure?". POTUS: "No, It is not. I haven't believed it for the last 10 years, and I've said it for the last 10 years. Give me the money.".
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The stinger anti aircraft missiles that @POTUS approved Saturday as part of that $350m military aid package have begun arriving in Ukraine. 200 have been delivered & “hundreds more” are being sent by the US multiple officials tell me, @Olivia_Gazis & @CBSDavidMartin.
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Glad to be safely on firm ground back at Joint base Andrews. We were on board Secretary Rubio's plane about 90 minutes into our flight to Germany when we had to turn around due to mechanical issues. The cockpit windshield cracked triggering the Air Force pilots to fly us back.
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“He’s had a full day,” a Trump official said to how @POTUS could be unaware of the Flynn-Russia story. Flynn was with him on board AF One.
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"We are all afraid,” Sen Murkowski told constituents. “It’s quite a statement. But we are we’re in a time & place where I don’t know I certainly have not, I have not been here before. And I’ll tell you. I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation.
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The CEO of Wal-Mart, the world's largest brick & mortar retailer, says the company will make its parking lots available for testing facilities. Target's CEO says they'll keep stores open during crisis for supplies. $TGT $WMT #Coronavirus.
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“We have credible information that indicates Russian forces are creating lists of identified Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps following a military occupation.,” @usosce @USAmbOSCE #Russia.
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The best thing to happen on Capitol Hill.
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Stunning. The AP is a source of information and reporting for massive numbers of news organizations around the world.
BREAKING: Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law.
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There seems a desire to avoid having Dr Fiona Hill answer questions. .
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President Biden using his farewell address as a warning. He speaks of a dangerous concentration of power - an oligarchy - and a 'tech industrial complex.' He says the free press is "crumbling" and, referencing lack of fact checking, says US must call social platforms.
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No words to describe this….
NEW: via @alanacbs photos of a flight that left HKIA, landed in Tblisi and then continued on to Norway. The flight contained a large number of kids… from babies to teens… traveling alone. This is a Norwegian soldier, cradling an infant en route. @NorwayMFA #Afghanistan
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"The former president is safe. We have implemented protective security measures. This is being investigated further." Sr Govt official tells CBS News regarding shots fired at Trump rally.
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“I could never have imagined seeing these things in the greatest democracy in the world. Has ambition so eclipsed principle?” @MittRomney.
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.@realDonaldTrump has authorized the sharing of intelligence reports with the President-elect @JoeBiden 3 sources tell @CBSNews.
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Are you saying there wasn't one [a specific piece of evidence]?. @EsperDoD: "I didn't see one with regard to four embassies. What I'm saying is I share the president's view that probably- my expectation was they were going to go after our embassies.".
NEWS: @EsperDod tells @margbrennan he "didn't see" specific evidence showing Iran planned to strike 4 U.S. embassies, despite @realDonaldTrump saying an attack at multiple embassies was “imminent." Watch more of Esper's interview on @FacetheNation today.
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“70% of mothers with children under 18 participate in the labor force, with over 75% employed full-time. Mothers are the primary or sole earners for 40% of households with children under 18 today, compared with 11% in 1960.” @USDOL .
The “suburban housewife” will be voting for me. They want safety & are thrilled that I ended the long running program where low income housing would invade their neighborhood. Biden would reinstall it, in a bigger form, with Corey Booker in charge! @foxandfriends @MariaBartiromo.
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Ireland's @RTENewsNow signs off the broadcast with a mention that the President-elect is a "proud Irish American" & plays a recording of him reciting the beautifully tragic & hopeful poetry of Irish poet Seamus Heaney.
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.@CBSNews learned last Thursday that the Griner-for-Bout swap was underway but agreed to a White House request not to report it because officials expressed grave concern about the fragility of the emerging deal & the safety of the Americans.
Great news for the family of #BrittneyGriner who will now have her home for the holidays after nine months of being wrongfully detained. 52 year old Paul Whelan, a US Marine veteran, has been imprisoned in Russia since 2018. He remains in Russia.
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"Visa records are confidential under U.S. law. We are not able to comment on any specific visa application.” - @StateDept
The terrorist came into our country through what is called the "Diversity Visa Lottery Program," a Chuck Schumer beauty. I want merit based.
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"He was a pretty low ranking guy in the military, and he never had a command position. He was a platoon leader, I think, once or twice, but he never even commanded a company. And so this is a man who is inordinately, unqualified for the position. Remember that the Pentagon is 3.
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The President just seemed to casually float the incredible accusation that China may have deliberately released #COVID19. "Was it a mistake that got out of control or was it done deliberately?" He then adds Beijing would not allow in US inspectors perhaps due to embarrassment.
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.@StateDept: “There is no damage or casualties at any U.S. Government facility. The incident is being investigated by the government of Iraq & the Kurdish Regional Government & we refer you to them for comment. We condemn this outrageous attack and display of violence.” #Erbil.
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February 23 2020.
I still find this @margbrennan exchange the most illuminating/honest in how Biden thinks about Afghanistan .“Don’t you bear some responsibility for the outcome if the taliban ends up back no control & women end up losing the rights—-“. “No I don’t!”.
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The FDA vaccine committee meeting on how to update next season's flu vaccine was abruptly cancelled today with no explanation, CBS confirms via Dr Paul Offitt
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The Pope himself weighs in on the sniper who killed two women sheltering inside a Catholic Church in Gaza. He calls it terrorism. Yesterday the Latin patriarchate said it was an IDF sniper & that IDF tank fire had knocked out electricity at the convent where disabled shelter.
Pope Francis appeals for an end to the war ravaging the Holy Land, praying especially for Christians holed up in the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza.
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“I’ve know great passions, seen amazing wonders, fought in a war, & helped make a peace. I’ve suffered the deepest despair & experienced the highest exultation. I made a small place for myself in the story of America & the history of my times.” @SenJohnMcCain, The Restless Wave.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop “this spiral of violence and death,” and decried the risk of a nuclear war.
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Former SecState Henry Kissinger 95 years old - negotiated the end of combat in Vietnam in 1973. In eulogizing @SenJohnMcCain, he remembers his decision to turn down the Vietnamese offer to release the POW as part of those talks. McCain later said “thank you for saving my honor.”.
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Press outlets reimburse the USG for their seats on the AirForce aircraft.
Spicer just said Tillerson is trying to save money by not taking reporters on his plane to Asia.
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David Whelan, brother of imprisoned Paul Whelan: "How do you continue to survive,day after day,when you know that your government has failed twice to free you from a foreign prison? I can't imagine he retains any hope that a government will negotiate his freedom at this point. ".
"We've not forgotten about Paul Whelan," @POTUS says of US Marine veteran who remains in Russia. He argues this was not a "choice" between Americans as he says Russia is treating Whelan differently from #BrittneyGriner. Biden says he's sending thoughts & prayers to his family.
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Where & when to begin….
Americans should now scrutinize every American political leader who has excused and abetted Russian authoritarianism.
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"We are aware of President Zelenskyy’s location and are in close contact with him and his team. We continue to provide support to him and the democratically-elected government of Ukraine, but I’m not going to go into security matters," @StateDeptSpox today on @ZelenskyyUa.
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I find this detail so touching: “Albright’s pallbearers will be former members of her protective detail & of her diplomatic security service when she served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.”
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In Cairo, Jordan’s King Abdullah says Islam, 1000 years before the Geneva Conventions, ordered soldiers not to kill a child, a woman or old person, destroy a tree, harm a priest or destroy a church. “These are the rules of engagement that Muslims must accept & abide by….”
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Panama's President rejects Donald Trump's inauguration speech claim that he's going to retake the Panama Canal which POTUS Trump said is controlled by PRC.
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NYT: "An influential member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition told settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that the government is engaged in a stealthy effort to irreversibly change the way the territory is governed, to cement Israel’s control over it without.
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Former SecDef Jim Mattis: “Today’s violent assault on our Capitol, an effort to subjugate American democracy by mob rule, was fomented by Mr. Trump. His use of the Presidency to destroy trust in our election & to poison our respect for fellow citizens has been by enabled by. ”.
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Thinking this morning of the families of Peter Kassig, James Foley, Kayla Mueller, and Steven Sotloff as well as ISIS' other victims whose names we do not know as well the Yazidis & other minorities killed in the ISIS-led genocide.
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Following Senator Harris’ resignation, there will be no black women in the Senate but as VP @KamalaHarris will hold the power to cast a tie-breaking vote in the soon to be Democratic majority Senate. She will be the 1st female, black, South Asian VP.
NEWS: Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris plans to resign from the U.S. Senate office on Monday, aides say. She has already started the process of her resignation and has notified California Gov. @GavinNewsom. She plans to make a formal announcement Monday.
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For the record.
WATCH: As @VP Mike Pence now suggests @TheJusticeDept overstepped in their prosecution of former National Security Adviser @GenFlynn here's a look back at his comments to @margbrennan in 2017 where Pence defended #MichaelFlynn's firing: . "I knew that he lied to me," Pence said
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44% of Republicans say mass shootings are something we have to accept in a free society.
In a new @CBSNewsPoll, 72% of the nation believes mass shootings are preventable, however, there is a partisan split with 44% of Republicans saying mass shootings are something we have to accept. @SalvantoCBS breaks down these numbers.
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Members of the band Journey were just spotted in the White House briefing room. That is all.
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In April Leader McConnell told me on @FaceTheNation that he stood by his 2021 remarks that Donald Trump was "practically and morally responsible" for January 6th attack on the US Capitol. Today, McConnell shook Mr. Trump's hand and welcomed the Republican presidential nominee to.
Former President Trump returned to Capitol Hill for the first time since the Jan. 6 Capitol attack to meet with House and Senate Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader McConnell, who said he shook hands with Trump and called the meeting "really positive.". McConnell told
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I just had GW medical call at 815am to tell me they cannot honor an 830am appointment. Advice was to find a CVS minute clinic. No help at all. My primary care doctor office is wiped out sick. DC is awash in virus.
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Minnesota's Governor @GovTimWalz adds that 20% of those arrested are Minnesotans but 80% are from outside the area. MN Dept of Public Safety's Harrington says white supremacists may be among them, looking into whether organized criminal org involved in looting #GeorgeFloyd.
St. Paul Mayor says that every single person arrested in the Minneapolis-St Paul area last night was from out of state. #GeorgeFloyd.
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DOJ spox: “The United States has taken custody of alleged Pan Am flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi. He is expected to make his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. ”.
The Lockerbie bombing suspect has been transferred out of Libya and is now in US custody. BBC first to report here:.
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RFK Jr with a McDonalds meal and a Coke.
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Today @amazon sends an offer letter to @Potus @JoeBiden offering to help with distribution of a vaccine to help meet his goal of reaching 100m shots by 100 days - @caroljoynt confirms. $AMZN.
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Mexico’s Foreign Minister seems to respond to @POTUS tweet.
Every day Mexico and the US work together on migration throughout the region. Facts clearly reflect this. An inaccurate news report should not serve to question this strong cooperation. Upholding human dignity and rights is not at odds with the rule of law. Happy Easter.
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New timeline from @POTUS who says he knew Gen Flynn lied to the FBI when he fired him.
I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!.
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This is the Ukrainian Embassy’s English language translation of @ZelenskyyUa statement on nuclear power plant.
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“We the People will come together again in our never-ending effort to form a more perfect Union, while Mr. Trump will deservedly be left a man without a country.” Former SecDef Jim Mattis on today’s violence.
Mattis continued. ”pseudo political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles in cowardice. Our Constitution & our Republic will overcome this stain. ”.
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#COVID19 was in the US in December 2019.
The new coronavirus infected people in the U.S. in mid-December 2019, a few weeks before it was officially identified in China and about a month earlier than public health authorities found the first U.S. case
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A public rebuke of the National Security Advisor for speaking only of the national security threat to the US.
General McMaster forgot to say that the results of the 2016 election were not impacted or changed by the Russians and that the only Collusion was between Russia and Crooked H, the DNC and the Dems. Remember the Dirty Dossier, Uranium, Speeches, Emails and the Podesta Company!.
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It is Trump admin policy to prosecute illegal crossings as criminal matters which triggered family separation. Both lawmakers questioned about Trump tweet on “horrible law” mentioned possible new proposals for immigration law changes. We’ll post transcript.
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CBS News has learned that WNBA player Brittney Griner is now in US custody. A US official confirms the prisoner swap this morning. Details on @CBSMornings now….
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3 US service members were killed, 25 injured by a drone attack in northeast Jordan, near the Syrian border per CENTCOM
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Thank you to all of the correspondents in the field who continue to document the crisis in our democracy. The U.S. Attorney for D.C. is asking the public to report any assault of a journalist or property damage during January 6th Capitol siege. #media.
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In rare statement, Fmr Fed Chair Bernanke calls for a COVID relief bill BUT tells Congress it is "vital" that @federalreserve remain able to "respond promptly to damaging disruptions in credit markets"& that lending authorities stay "fully intact & available" h/t @RichardEscobedo.
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