#Senate

Manu Raju

mkraju

Behind-the-scenes details here about talks:-- It was truly a last-minute decision to call witnesses after House Dems debated until 3am whether to call witnesses- It was ultimately a huge risk,

Kyle Cheney

kyledcheney

Per Senate Intellgence Committee, Konstantin KILIMNIK — who Manafort provided internal Trump campaign polling data to — is "a Russian intelligence officer." The committee wasn't able to determine why Manafort

Senator Jake Corman

JakeCorman

Tonight @senatorscarnati and I called for @PAStateDept Secretary @KathyBoockvar to resign immediately. Twice in the last two days, Kathy Boockvar has fundamentally altered the manner in which PA's election is

meh

mehsyndrome

The election is being contested and it's possible that could trigger a contingent election.In a normal situation the candidate who wins each state’s popular vote typically earns that state’s electors.1/8

Angela Couloumbis

AngelasInk

What is happening in the Pa. Senate is chaotic. The Republicans who control the chamber have effectively sidelined Lt. Gov. Fetterman from presiding. Democrats are trying to get a word

Jonathan Turley

JonathanTurley

For the defense team.1. I would ask why the use of the term "fight" by politicians is so relevant since context is key to incitement cases. Doesn't the use of

southpaw

nycsouthpaw

Please do not slip back into bothsides coverage.https://twitter.com/ericawerner/status/1326927390321373184 To recap, the D-controlled House *passed* two Covid relief bills; the R-controlled Senate hasn’t taken one up yet. The Trump White

Louise Mensch, M.A.

LouiseMensch

1/ I’m essentially just a national security writer, but I’m going to break my rule just once as some friends are upset @chuckschumer is being “too accommodating” or Biden is

Adam Jentleson 🎈

AJentleson

The de facto supermajority threshold was first forged against civil rights. Jim Crow-era segregationist senators repurposed a 1917 Senate rule to force every civil rights bill to clear a supermajority

Corey A. DeAngelis

DeAngelisCorey

Rand Paul: "My bill will take all that federal money under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and give that money directly back to the children"That would fund students instead

Samantha Corbin

SamanthaCorbin

YES, we all want to see impeachment articles filled ASAP. Unfortunately, House Rules require unanimous consent in order to meet sooner than Monday and McCarthy is objecting. Put another way,

Kimberly Wehle

kimwehle

McConnell blocked legislation that would make Election Day a national holiday so that people could more easily participate in their democracy (calling the proposal a “Democratic power grab”) /1 he

Ezra Klein

ezraklein

You should read this whole piece by @TimAlberta. One thing it makes clear: It's not just that "the fringe" no longer exists. It's that what was recently seen as the

Cara Zelaya

carazelaya

A thread on why I remain hopeful about the filibuster: Although there are fewer Democrats in the Senate today than when Obama entered office, the Dems in the Senate are

Atticus Goldfinch

AtticusGF

i understand why everyone is worried. let me tell you where i am. 1) the toothpaste is already out of the tube. biden won, it was not close, and the

Megan Mineiro

MMineiro_CNS

BIG in the final Senate Intel report on Russian meddling: Manafort was “a grave counterintelligence threat," passed campaign info to a Russian intelligence officer and Trump lied to Mueller about

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