MJ Lee

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On what US officials took away from Putin's Victory Day speech re: the trajectory of the war, Jen Psaki says in part: "President Putin and the Russians are not marching through Kyiv. They are struggling to fight in other parts of the country." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KateBennett_DC: NEWS: surprise visit by @FLOTUS to Ukraine and a surprise appearance by Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, who has be… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jdawsey1 😢💔 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jamiegangel: New audio: McCarthy said 25th Amendment 'takes too long' and wanted to reach out to Biden after January 6 attack Listen h… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: Americans view the nation’s economy in the worst light in a decade, a new CNN poll finds, with a majority saying President… — PolitiTweet.org

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A great thing about seeing @joshgerstein break this massive story is that he is a lovely person — years ago when we were desk mates at Politico, he was kind and gracious, and always patient when a new reporter 🙋🏻‍♀️ went to him with questions. (And he seemed to know everything!) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jonkarl: “But the upside of the leak is grand. The public has gained a new awareness of where a court majority plans to take the nation… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Biden has evolved over a long career from saying Roe went “too far” to urging Congress to codify it into law. For a Pre… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmartNYT @alexburnsNYT @strandbookstore are you guys just wandering from one nyc bookstore to the next all day — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @pennstatetom: .@lisamurkowski dashes through the treacherous closing door of the Dirksen/Hart subway in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Ma… — PolitiTweet.org

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The scene outside the Supreme Court right now >> — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says the workers at the Lockheed Martin facility (which makes Javelin anti-tank missiles) are making it possible for the Ukrainians defend themselves and avoid World War III/sending Americans troops into Ukraine — PolitiTweet.org

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Speaking in Alabama, President Biden says Ukrainian forces are "making fools of the Russian military" — PolitiTweet.org

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@WHCOS Big concern Biden and his advisers are discussing -- just how far reaching the final SCOTUS ruling will be. (What Biden himself said this morning: "If the rationale of the decision as released were to be sustained, a whole range of rights are in question.") — PolitiTweet.org

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@WHCOS If social issues have largely been “abstract” for some voters so far, the Biden adviser said, “this is no longer going to be abstract." “This is going to be real.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@WHCOS One Biden adviser tells me this afternoon they see this as a "seismic" development. “This will have an extraordinary galvanizing force with some of the very Americans who don’t always turn out or weren’t really looking to the midterms yet," they said. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden, @WHCOS and other senior advisers huddled this morning to discuss the SCOTUS draft opinion on Roe v. Wade and craft the statement Biden ultimately put out. Now his team is looking ahead to November. — PolitiTweet.org

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The leak of the SCOTUS draft opinion on Roe v Wade "raises eyebrows for many in the country, including those of us in the White House," Jen Psaki tells reporters. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Ron Klain called Biden last night to alert him about the draft Supreme Court opinion that had leaked, the WH says. Bide… — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about what this would all mean for the midterms, Biden says he’s not thought that through yet — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden says “it concerns me a great deal” the idea that a “woman does not have the right to choose.” He says if the arguments laid out in the draft end up being in the final ruling, “a whole range of rights are in question.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Biden says his team has worked to "prepare options for an Administration response to the continued attack on abortion..… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: Susan Collins: “If this leaked draft opinion is the final decision and this reporting is accurate, it would be completely incon… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ShaneGoldmacher: Huge congrats to @jmartNYT and @alexburnsNYT on publication day! I luckily got to start reading last week and now yo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jackholmes0: Before this week, Chance had not seen his Moscow apartment since December. Much of his life is there. He said he had to bu… — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden and former President Clinton are having lunch today, Jen Psaki says. Biden also had lunch with former President Obama last week. — PolitiTweet.org

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There are still no plans at this time for President Biden to visit Ukraine, Jen Psaki says, and that the situation will continue to be assessed. She adds Biden would like to go to Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jen Psaki says "a determination" was made that President Biden did not need to wear a mask while on stage at the WHCA Dinner. She had said on Friday "he will likely wear a mask when he's not speaking." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid today, per her spox, and will return to work tomorrow: https://t.co/QSIhgR8N90 — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden also told reporters he plans to meet with the parents of Austin Tice, the American journalist abducted in Syria, *today* — PolitiTweet.org