Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

In the opening salvo of House Judiciary's investigation into the seizure of congressional and journalist information, @RepJerryNadler has requested a slew of documents from DOJ and briefing by 6/25: https://t.co/ZeOWanaUoh — PolitiTweet.org

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The House has voted 268-161 to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq. @RepElaineLuria was the lone D to vote no, while about a quarter of Republicans voted yes. The White House and @SenSchumer support the repeal, but its fate is uncertain in the Senate. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SCOTUSblog: BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects the constitutional challenge to Obamacare in 7-2 opinion. The court tosses the lawsuit… — PolitiTweet.org

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No votes via @aaronlarnavarro: Andy Biggs (AZ) Mo Brooks (AL) Andrew Clyde (GA) Scott Desjarlais (TN) Paul Gosar (AZ) Ronny Jackson (TX) Doug LaMalfa (CA) Thomas Massie (KY) Tom McClintock (CA) Ralph Norman (SC) Mike Rogers (AL) Matt Rosendale (MT) Chip Roy (TX) Tom Tiffany (WI) — PolitiTweet.org

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The House has passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act by a vote of 415 to 14 to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday on June 19th. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jackturmanIII: Manchin has circulated a memo to colleagues on areas that he supports on voting rights legislation. Among those include:… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonLemire: As we prepare to head home, I asked Biden two domestic questions: 1) He says he has not reviewed the bipartisan infrastruct… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @petermaer: #BidenPutinSummit Responding to a reporter’s question, Biden says the meeting was not “a kumbaya moment” but believes “the l… — PolitiTweet.org

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The most succinct description of it I've heard --> — PolitiTweet.org

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A list of those 21 no votes --> — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CraigCaplan: 406-21: House passed legislation by Speaker Pelosi to award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Po… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SpeakerPelosi met with committee chairs to discuss next steps for a 1/6 commission after abandoning hope that the Senate would vote again. “I’d hoped they would have by now, but we can't wait any longer. We will proceed,” she said, though wouldn’t say exactly how, per @cbszak — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NicoleSganga: NEW: Investigators at @USGAO found President Biden’s pause of $1 billion+ in funds for border wall construction did not v… — PolitiTweet.org

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Quite the honest assessment from @RepJohnYarmuth this AM on infrastructure: "Essentially we're all Joe Manchin. With the margins we have, everybody has the ability to tank whatever we're trying to do...Unity is not only our strength, it is the only chance we have." — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about DOJ seizure of records from House Intel Democrats, @EliseStefanik - who sits on HPSCI - said "there have been illegal leaks from members of Congress" and said she wants DOJ to pursue that. — PolitiTweet.org

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From the House GOP conference this morning: @SteveScalise said they're keeping "all options on the table" regarding a potential censure resolution directed at @Ilhan, so it seems there's still no clear path forward. He called on House Dems to take action, per @aaronlarnavarro — PolitiTweet.org

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On the 1/6 commission, @RepJeffries said he expects "in the next day or so" there will be another conversation with @SpeakerPelosi and relevant committee chairs about the best way to proceed. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepJeffries says the White House has told House Democrats they should "be prepared to proceed on two tracks" on infrastructure - the bipartisan negotiations and everything else. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepAdamSchiff has now spoken to Garland and the Deputy AG about the data seizure. Like @RepJerryNadler, he is also promising there will be congressional oversight of what happened in addition to the DOJ reviews --> https://t.co/w7zrBJ9nIr — PolitiTweet.org

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In addition to the forthcoming DOJ Inspector General review of the seizure of records from members of Congress, staff and their families, Attorney General Garland has asked the Deputy AG to "evaluate and strengthen" existing policies for obtaining legislative branch records --> https://t.co/X3jmAtan1K — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepAdamSchiff, who briefed members on the latest this afternoon, called the IG investigation an "important first step" but indicates there will be oversight by Congress and called on AG Garland to perform "a full damage assessment" of DOJ conduct after the last 4 years --> https://t.co/5ZyYyC0uNr — PolitiTweet.org

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Per @jeffpeguescbs and @ClareHymes22 the deputy attorney general has referred the DOJ seizure of House Intelligence Committee records to the DOJ's inspector general for investigation. — PolitiTweet.org

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Latest update from the attending physician in the Capitol: Mask wearing is now optional for vaccinated individuals in the entire House, including on the floor. The impetus, per a sr Dem aide: decrease in community transmission and an 85% vaccination rate in the Capitol complex. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Olivia_Gazis: In response to NYT reporting, Schiff calls for an IG investigation into what he calls “the weaponization of law enforceme… — PolitiTweet.org

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Per @jackturmanIII, the bipartisan group's infrastructure plan includes $579 billion in new spending above the baseline for $974 billion over 5 years and $1.2 trillion over 8 years. No tax hikes - so we'll have to see if they come up with a pay for that's acceptable to Dems. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jackturmanIII: INBOX: Senators involved in the bipartisan group discussing infrastructure have reached a bipartisan agreement per state… — PolitiTweet.org

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The entire House Democratic leadership team is out with a rare joint statement condemning a tweet by @Ilhan and welcoming her clarification that she was not drawing a moral equivalency between the US, Israel, Hamas and the Taliban --> https://t.co/FDwAoD5LBw — PolitiTweet.org

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More on his testimony. McGahn said asking Rosenstein to fire Mueller would have been the “point of no return” because of the potential fallout, but said he did not witness obstruction of justice: https://t.co/jRX7PZtUAM — PolitiTweet.org

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New this afternoon: The transcript of former White House counsel Don McGahn's interview with the House Judiciary Committee from last Friday - 2 years after they began seeking his testimony --> https://t.co/kXm2FkAbiD — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NicoleSganga: NEW: The Department of Interior's watchdog released a report examining use of force by Secret Service & U.S. Park Police… — PolitiTweet.org