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National political reporter for @washingtonpost Past: @POLITICO

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Schumer: “Democrats will not supply the quorum” to Judiciary Committee for vote
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Sasse on CBS this am: "The House, if they come together and have a process, I will definitely consider whatever articles they might move."
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Graham says if Republicans were in charge of the committee and control of the Senate, Jackson would not have gotten a hearing
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New: Manchin is opposing Neera Tanden's nomination for OMB: "I believe her overtly partisan statements will have a toxic and detrimental impact on the important working relationship between members of Congress and the next director of the Office of Management and Budget."
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Stabenow on the Manchin talks: "Not continuing the electric vehicle tax credit and opposing all clean energy investments is a gift to China and an absolute slap in the face to American businesses and American workers. "1/
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Hirono on calls for Manchin to step down as energy chair : "to me spending a lot of time trying to unseat Joe Manchin is time that i would rather see us spend trying to elect two more democratic senators"
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New: Blunt will vote for the same-sex marriage bill, bringing the public GOP whip count to 6.
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Hawley asks about whether she regrets a 3-month sentence she provided in a child pornography case. Jackson:"what I regret is that in a hearing about my qualifications to be a justice on the Supreme coURT, you've spent a lot of time focusing on this small subset of my sentences"
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News: The Senate parliamentarian has come down and it likely shuts down including a pathway to citizenship in reconciliation
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Schumer on Biden victory: “A Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate would be the biggest difference maker to help President-elect Biden deliver for working families across the country”
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Garland's nomination for AG moves forward 70-29. Twenty Republicans, including McConnell, vote in favor
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Here is the full quote: "If we get back the Senate and we're in charge of this body and there's judicial openings, we will talk to our colleagues on the other side, but if we were in charge she would not be before the committee. You would have had someone more moderate than this"
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A source familiar with McConnell’s thinking confirms the Majority Leader has indicated Trump’s actions qualify him for removal from office. The source expects McConnell to discuss the matter with the Senate Republican conference.
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Hawley and Cruz's decision to embrace Trump’s election challenge is fueling major blowback — even as they remain largely unrepentant after this week’s deadly riot. story w/ @hollyotterbein and @burgessev via @politico
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Garland says Jan 6 isn't "necessarily a one-off" and says “we are facing a more dangerous period than we faced in Oklahoma City”
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Dems are signaling Senate will be out until 10/19, per aides
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Excited to officially announce that I'll be joining The Washington Post to cover the 2024 elections! Looking forward to getting started with such a stellar team!
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New: The Senate parliamentarian will hear arguments FRIDAY on whether Democrats can include a pathway to citizenship in the reconciliation package
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Romney: "The egregious ploy to reject electors may enhance the political ambition of some, but dangerously threatens our Democratic Republic. The congressional power to reject electors is reserved for the most extreme and unusual circumstances. These are far from it. "
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Dems not happy right now. A fired up Angus King tells @mkraju :" If Mitch McConnell wants to leave Americans suffering for a totally irrelevant provision to try to cripple our ability to deal with an upcoming [recession] that's his choice and he's going to have to live with it."
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Schumer on bill: 1. Over 130 billion dollars for hospital 2. Unemployment compensation- every U.S. worker who is laid off will have their salary paid back by the fed government 3. Strict oversight and accountability of all loans 4 Resources for state and local govs $150 b
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Per a senior Dem aide: Schumer is currently looking at using the authority granted to the two Senate leaders in 2004 to reconvene the Senate in times of emergency to allow for impeachment trial to begin
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Angus King says the vote this week will be the most important of his life
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Tim Scott gives GOP colleagues a sampling of racism he faces at Senate GOP lunch today, playing two of many racist and hateful voicemails he and his staff have received in recent weeks. w/ @burgessev via @politico
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McConnell today in Ky: "I actually haven't been to the White House since August the 6th because my impression was their approach to how to handle this is different from mine and what I insisted that we do in the Senate which is to wear a mask and practice social distancing"
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Romney said he'll support same sex marriage bill if it includes protections for religions and religious institutions. Said the amendment from senators pushing for the bill satisfy those concerns
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"This short-sighted position shows a complete lack of understanding about our American auto industry and its leading role in the future of manufacturing in our country....This missed opportunity cannot be overstated."
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Mark Kelly will be sworn in this Wednesday at noon, per senior Dem aide
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Manchin announces that he will vote against S1, a top priority for Schumer/Dems "I believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy, and for that reason, I will vote against the For the People Act. "
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As McConnell is delivering this speech, Murkowski, Collins and Sasse are the only senators still in the chamber watching. All three voted to convict
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New: Schumer is expected to force a vote on permitting reform as an amendment to the NDAA
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Schumer: "Make no mistake, there will be an impeachment trial in the United States Senate; there will be a vote on convicting the president for high crimes and misdemeanors; and if the president is convicted, there will be a vote on barring him from running again."
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News: Feinstein will step down as the top Democrat on the Judiciary committee next Congress, w/ @burgessev
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Rand Paul tells reporters he might out the whistleblower. "I'm more than willing to and I probably will at some point...There is no law preventing anybody from saying the name."
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McConnell: "Claiming you win the election is different from finishing the counting"
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McConnell tonight: "President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."
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Collins, one of the few Republicans to congratulate Biden, told @burgessev : “The GSA, in my view is not acting appropriately in denying the Biden team access to the office space and the traditional, materials, services, that a president-elect would receive"
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Barrett hearing is officially noticed to start at 9 am on October 12
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Manchin will meet with Texas Dems, per his spokesperson
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4 years
Because the House is controlled by Dems?
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Why are Republicans allowing the Democrats to have ridiculous Post Office hearings on Saturday & Monday, just before and during our Convention. Let them hold them NOW (during their Convention) or after our Convention is over. Always playing right into their hands! @senatemajldr
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New w/ @hollyotterbein : Mandela Barnes was an early fan of John Fetterman and even donated a "few bucks" to his long shot 2016 campaign. Five years later, Fetterman became a "day one" donor to Barnes. Both are trying to win critical Senate seats
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In an interview Saturday, Schumer said he told Manchin last night that if he sided with Republicans on UI, "the bill probably couldn't have passed the House" "I told him that," he said. "And he understood that.” Story w/ @burgessev via @politico
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McConnell to his GOP colleagues this afternoon: "While the press has been full of speculation, I have not made a final decision on how I will vote and I intend to listen to the legal arguments when they are presented to the Senate.”
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News w/ @burgessev : During a private meeting with the president, Sinema made clear she’s still not on board with the party’s $3.5 trillion social spending plan and is hesitant to engage on some specifics until the infrastructure package passes the House
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New: Kaine says he's running for a third term
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4 years
With Paul and Lee out and Scott and Gardner also under self quarantine, GOP now has 49 in the Senate as its pushing forward on coronavirus package
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McConnell on RNC censure: “let me give you my view of what happened on January 6th… it was a violent insurrection… the issue is whether or not the RNC should be sort of singling out members of our part that have different views from the majority. that’s not the job of the RNC”
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Portman on CNN confirms that IRS enforcement is now out of the bipartisan infrastructure package. Says group will be meeting again today but says Weds deadline is "arbitrary"
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Inhofe is latest GOP senator to say he won't object on Jan. 6 : “To challenge a state’s certification, given how specific the Constitution is, would be a violation of my oath of office—that is not something I am willing to do and is not something Oklahomans would want me to do."
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McConnell as he walked in “big day today”
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Dems are urging Gary Peters to stay on as DSCC chair for the 2024 cycle, after they expanded their majority Tuesday. He's not exactly rushing to do the job all over again. via @politico
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Cloture invoked 68-29, bipartisan infrastructure package is on a glide path to passage at this point
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3 years
Senate is now voting to invoke cloture on the bipartisan infrastructure package. This is the last major procedural hurdle for the bill before final passage
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Schumer says by the end of today, Senate will have confirmed three more cabinet members- Fudge, Garland and Regan
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Manchin on the Biden call today asked him to invest in West Virginia and advertise in West Virginia, according to Manchin spox
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New w/ @lbarronlopez @joshgerstein : WH is expected as early as tomorrow to reveal Biden's list of judicial nominees. 11 nominees expected, including two Black female nominees to the appellate courts via @politico
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Sanders on failed vote in House Energy/Committee on drug pricing: "I am very disappointed in the 29-29 vote on prescription drugs that was taken today... There is no excuse for every Democrat not supporting it. "
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Schumer begins his opening remarks talking about @AndrewDesiderio @NatashaBertrand and @laraseligman scoop on National Guard. Said situation was "utterly unacceptable"
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Marianne LeVine
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Although USCP was tipped off ahead of Jan 6 that Congress itself was the target, they were told not to use their most aggressive tactics, per IG report scooped by @lukebroadwater
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Kamala Harris will participate in the SCOTUS hearing remotely from her Senate office
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"Ken Block, founder of the firm Simpatico Software Systems, studied more than a dozen voter fraud theories and allegations for Trump’s campaign in late 2020 and found they were 'all false,'" he told @jdawsey1
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It's official: Schumer and Pelosi file a joint 2021 budget resolution, the first step toward using reconciliation to pass covid relief
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McConnell: "There's no reason why this urgent package couldn't be signed into law months ago"
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Sinema met with a small group of Senate Democrats on rules changes this evening in the LBJ room
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Schumer announces he and Manchin have come to an agreement and that he’ll vote yes on the motion to proceed
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Capito will vote yes tonight. At least 10 Republican votes appear locked in.
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Graham on Fox: "We've got the votes to confirm Justice Ginsburg's replacement before the election, we're going to move forward in the committee, we're going to report the nomination out of the committee to the floor of the United States Senate so we can vote before the election"
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Toomey calls Trump a "demagogue" in his floor speech. "We saw bloodshed because the demagogue chose to spread falsehoods and sow distrust of his fellow Americans."
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Manchin said at the meeting Biden told him “Please just work on it give me a number and tell me what you can live with and what you can’t “
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"This bill is now designed to accomplish two things. People who are legally married in one state have the same protections and responsibilities in any other state that are offered to and required of marriages." 1/
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McConnell on billionaires tax:"This hair-brained scheme would have the IRS penalizing people who invested wisely and compensating people who have invested poorly."
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The WH is divided internally on guns- on one side is Ivanka and Barr working with Congress to get something done. On the other is Don Jr and Michael Williams who are less enthused. That’s not helping Trump’s own indecision. w/ @anitakumar01 via @politico
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After a slow early start, the Senate is on track to confirm Biden's cabinet noms at a similar pace to the start of the Trump and Obama admins. By end of week, Biden will have 16 cabinet nominees, compared to 18 for Trump during same period. via @politico
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Republicans love Amy Klobuchar. Roberts called her “more responsible” than her counterparts who are running. “I hope I’m not condemning her nascent run for the presidency” Cornyn said while praising her. Story with @burgessev via @politico
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Republicans supporting moving forward, 10 so far: Romney, Portman, Collins, Tillis, Murkowski, Burr, Lummis, Sullivan, Capito, Blunt
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Bernie says it’s time for Manchin to say “with specificity what he wants and what he doesn’t want “ and explain that to the people of West Virginia
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She added : “much to my surprise, she called me on my private line and she introduced herself as the duchess of Sussex, which Is kind of ironic”
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Marianne LeVine
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Today is my first day at the Washington Post covering 2024! Campaigns, campaigns in waiting, Hill offices, please add me to your press lists: marianne.levine @washpost .com
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Senate votes 92-6 to proceed on Hirono’s hate crimes bill
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Spotted: McCarthy on the senate side. Asked what he’s doing here : “just stretching my legs”
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Schumer: "Let me be clear there will be an impeachment trial in the United States Senate"
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The day after Breyer announced his retirement, Jones got an email from a reporter asking if he might be the sherpa. He forwarded it to the WH. "The next thing I know, they’re calling me back saying: ‘if you’re interested, we’re interested.'"w/ @burgessev
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Gun safety groups seem on board with this framework. John Feinblatt from Everytown for Gun Safety: “If the framework announced today gets enacted into law, it will be the most significant piece of gun safety legislation to make it through Congress in 26 long and deadly years"
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"This legislation enhances the religious freedom for all Americans by protecting religious organizations from retaliation by federal agencies due to their views on marriage.I believe it’s better for Congress to clarify these issues than for federal judges to make these decisions
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Breaking: The economy lost 33,000 jobs in September- the first loss of jobs in seven years
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Heinrich will introduce a CRA today that reinstates Obama era regulations of methane emissions from oil and gas industry. It's the first CRA Dems are offering this Congress.
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Looks like this cloture vote is going to fail, Dems voting no
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Cruz reiterates his calls for Durbin to apologize to him
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2 top Dem senators give boost to impeachment effort - Murray and Stabenow are now on board with impeachment proceedings @burgessev reports via @politico
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Democrats are in control of the Senate. But Sen. Ron Johnson is still leading the Homeland Security Committee, even though he's term-limited and in the minority. Thune: "It's kind of goofy at the moment." via @politico
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Katie Porter gave an emotional speech about the impact of inflation on her family during a private House Dem caucus meeting last week. She said it seemed like the first time the toll of high prices sunk in with some of her colleagues. from @sarahnferris
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Cruz spox: “It is unfortunate that some congressional Democrats are disregarding President Biden's call for unity and are instead playing political games by filing frivolous ethics complaints against their colleagues”
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Garland reported out of committee 15-7. Cotton, Kennedy, Lee, Blackburn, Hawley, Sasse and Cruz voted no
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"One Republican familiar with the discussions said Santos has told New York party leaders that he won’t seek reelection after this term" per @Olivia_Beavers via @politico
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Dems have a pathway forward to change the SALT revenue stream in the Thune amendment. Warner is expected to offer an amendment that extends pass through loss limitations for two years.
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Rubio amendment also fails. The Senate is now about to vote on final passage of the same-sex marriage bill
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Here's the latest text of the Inflation Reduction Act, includes insulin provision
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Dems will have a special caucus lunch tomorrow and Biden will be coming
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Officer Brian Sicknick has died, becoming the fifth casualty from Wednesday's insurrection after engaging with rioters. USCP: "He returned to his division office and collapsed. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries"
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