Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Congrats @ChadPergram, a Capitol Hill institution, terrific colleague and snack maven. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Previously @GOPLeader said that @SpeakerPelosi withheld articles of impeachment because she had a weak case. A new one today: he suggests she did it to hurt @SenSanders by keeping him off the campaign trail. He called on @JoeBiden to stop campaigning during the Senate trial. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sources in the meeting tell me ans @nancycordes that @SpeakerPelosi did not name the impeachment managers today, but suggested the House will vote to name managers and transmit the articles of impeachment tomorrow. — PolitiTweet.org

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House Democrats are gathering for their weekly caucus meeting. @SpeakerPelosi said last week she plans to discuss next steps on naming impeachment managers and transmitting articles. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SpeakerPelosi responds to claims by the president that Democrats are defending terrorists: “What can I say about the president? He has no association with fact. It’s so sad. What a ridiculous statement for somebody to make.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alanhe: Senator Cornyn on the Senate trial start date: “We’d actually be glued to our chair, starting Tuesday (1/21)... that's what tha… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @benyc: New national @QuinnipiacPoll on removing Trump from office ahead of Senate impeachment trial. Voters say Senate shouldn't remo… — PolitiTweet.org

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It's not often @SpeakerPelosi engages with Trump on twitter but she responds here to his tweet this morning that Democrats wouldn't let him have any witnesses or lawyers --> — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @edokeefe: WATCH: @CoryBooker drops his presidential bid. ⁦@vladduthiersCBS⁩ and I discussed why and what’s next on the #Roadto2020 on C… — PolitiTweet.org

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.⁦⁦@RepEliotEngel⁩ announces Pompeo has declined an invitation to testify before ⁦@HouseForeign⁩ tomorrow on Iran strategy —> https://t.co/t3rkRixFlh — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SpeakerPelosi tells colleagues she will transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate next week after consulting with her caucus Tuesday morning at a regular Democratic meeting —> https://t.co/GamqNrTVbW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Olivia_Gazis: @PaulaReidCBS Pompeo is also asked why the intelligence community's assessments now have full backing when Trump months a… — PolitiTweet.org

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Thanks to @vladduthiersCBS and @AMGreenCBS for letting me go full congressional nerd on whether the War Powers Resolution is binding --> https://t.co/LOFfwVceeM — PolitiTweet.org

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The House has passed the Iran War Powers Resolution by a vote of 224 yeas to 194 nays. Here are the members who crossed party lines: https://t.co/WyudyRjYWW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alanhe: Q. How come you think Nancy Pelosi might send the Articles of Impeachment before the end of the week? McConnell just now: “I h… — PolitiTweet.org

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@Phil_Mattingly You eat pie? — PolitiTweet.org

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There is a debate about whether the resolution is binding. Ds cite 1973 War Powers Resolution, which says Congress may require POTUS to withdraw US forces w/ a concurrent resolution. Rs cite a 1983 SCOTUS case that says bills must go to POTUS for a signature. — PolitiTweet.org

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The House is voting now on H.Con.Res 83, the War Powers Resolution. If passed, it would bar the president from using U.S. forces in Iran or against its government or military unless there was a declaration of war or other authorization by Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@mattgaetz is one of the president’s fiercest defenders of the Hill. But he just got up on the House floor and gave a fiery speech in favor of the War Powers Resolution. He said he supports Trump & decision to kill Soleimani - but not engaging in another endless war. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Magic minutes are wonderful," - @RepEliotEngel on the floor just now, managing the War Powers Resolution. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepAdamSmith told reporters today that he saw how his statement from CNN was being interpreted and wanted to correct the record — he was not contacted before the decision by Speaker Pelosi or her staff. — PolitiTweet.org

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.⁦@RepMaxRose⁩ says he will vote against the War Powers resolution today —> https://t.co/3qTD26DZJH — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @krisvancleave: .@cbsnews: US officials are confident Ukrainian Flt 752 was shot down by Iran. US intelligence picked up signals of the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CBSEveningNews: NEW: "CBS News has learned U.S. officials are confident that Iran shot down a Ukrainian jetliner in the hours after the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FaceTheNation: .@NancyCordes asks @SpeakerPelosi if she's willing to hold onto articles of impeachment indefinitely: PELOSI: "I'm not… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@GOPLeader says that his takeaway from the intelligence briefings is that the Soleimani strike was justified. He says any time he hears Democrats say “he was bad, but” he questions them. — PolitiTweet.org

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Right on beat, @GOPLeader cites the Chadha decision. “The War Powers Resolution cannot become law,” he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Democrats say the 1973 War Powers Resolution allows Congress to limit presidential power to send troops without getting his signature. Republicans argue this is an unconstitutional legislative veto, citing 1983 INS v. Chadha, and it isn’t binding with no signature. — PolitiTweet.org

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“This is a statement of the Congress,” @SpeakerPelosi says and argues she won’t have War Powers Resolution diminishes by a presidential veto. House Dems are using a legislative vehicle, a concurrent resolution, that doesn’t require a presidential signature. — PolitiTweet.org

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On follow up, she says she won’t hold onto the articles indefinitely. “I’ll send them when I’m ready.” Laughs and says she’s OK with @senatemajldr’s assertion this morning that he’ll move onto USMCA next week if she doesn’t send articles. — PolitiTweet.org