MJ Lee

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After meeting with Biden at the White House tonight about SCOTUS vacancy, Sen. Durbin says he and his Dem colleagues' message to Biden was: "We trust your judgment, Joe Biden, when it comes to choosing the right person." Also said they shared with Biden their recommendations. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says on his SCOTUS Justice search: “I’m not looking to make an ideological choice.” Says he'd like to choose someone who has a "mainstream interpretation" of the Constitution, and believes his pick will get GOP support for that reason. — PolitiTweet.org

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Speaking in Virginia, Biden addresses high inflation, saying he understands that when families have to pay more for gas at the pump, "it matters." "I know food prices are up and we're working to bring them down," he says. "I understand." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: I'm thrilled to share the cover and title of my upcoming book about former President Trump! https://t.co/bFBg8hoh8p — PolitiTweet.org

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Jared Bernstein said on CNN in response to the latest Consumer Price Index that there is "some light in this report under the hood. It's not quite as grim as your reporting suggests." He said auto prices "did moderate a bit" last month and that gas prices are down a bit as well. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Biden and his health team have been canvassing outside health experts for weeks on how to best transition to a new phas… — PolitiTweet.org

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Reminder that earlier today, CDC Director Rochelle Waleksny was asked the same question -- and her answer was that decisions have to be made on local level > https://t.co/BlGWixrTXV — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked whether parents, teachers and students living in states where masks are no longer required in schools should still follow the CDC recommendation to mask up, WH press secretary Jen Psaki says “Yes” — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if the WH risks looking out of touch if it doesn’t update federal guidelines on masking as states continue to, Jen Psaki says it understands the “emotions” behind these issues: “People are tired of masks,” she says. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: Biden touts plans for rebuilding American manufacturing, shifting focus to his economic messaging ahead of the midterms @mj… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JasJWright: .@SecondGentleman Emhoff "safe" after he was ushered out of a room at a Washington, DC, high school by the Secret Service a… — PolitiTweet.org

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After a Russia/Ukraine focused day yesterday, Biden is giving a speech this afternoon focused on manufacturing (next to an EV charging station) https://t.co/OgxVRl7BEf — PolitiTweet.org

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Pressed by @jaketapper why he won't explicitly say that Nord Stream 2 would be shut down if Russia invades Ukraine, German Chancellor Scholz reiterates -- again: "All the steps we will do together." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: President Biden says it would be wise for American civilians in Ukraine to leave. He says the US still has not assessed… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Biden is working to dispel notion Germany isn't a reliable partner because of reluctance to confront Putin: "Germany’s… — PolitiTweet.org

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When pressed about why he won't be more specific on Nord Stream 2 -- and whether doing so could win back trust -- Scholz appears to react with a not very subtle eye roll. — PolitiTweet.org

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Chancellor Scholz says more broadly that Germany will act "together" and in a "united" fashion with the US. "We will be very, very hard to Russia," he says in English. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says that if Russia invades Ukraine -- troops crossing the border -- there will no longer be Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Pressed on how that will be enforced -- Biden says he promises this will happen. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says that on every major global issue, Germany and the US are "close friends" and "reliable partners" that can count on one another. — PolitiTweet.org

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Another topic that Biden says he discussed with Scholz -- threats from China. — PolitiTweet.org

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After his meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President Biden says they discussed taking a "united approach" on Russia/Ukraine, and there's agreement that diplomacy is the "best way forward." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AlexThomp: Asked Psaki what the WH’s message is to WH and federal employees who took Biden at his word that he’d fire people “on the sp… — PolitiTweet.org

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But WH press secretary Jen Psaki also added that the hope is for that to be updated: "It is also true that at some point when the science and the data warrants, of course, our hope is that that's no longer the recommendation, and they are continually assessing that." — PolitiTweet.org

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In light of New Jersey announcing that it will no longer require masks in schools starting in March, White House says the federal guidance is still that they recommend masking in schools — PolitiTweet.org

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WH press secretary Jen Psaki has been asked multiple times in today’s briefing why Lander wasn’t fired (Biden has said anyone who treats colleagues w/ disrespect would be fired on the spot). Psaki says there is a policy in place to deal w/ this kind of misconduct — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CeciliaVega: Full briefing room and all ladies in the front row 👯‍♀️ @KellyO @nancycordes @mj_lee @andrea_shalal @ctlong1 @JacquiHeinri… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: The top White House cyber official, Anne Neuberger, is in Brussels and Warsaw this week to discuss ways to deter or res… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @betsy_klein: President Joe Biden is aware of the bridge collapse in Pittsburgh, which happened earlier this morning about six miles awa… — PolitiTweet.org

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The full readout of Biden-Zelenskyy call: https://t.co/lCCH9va3Bg — PolitiTweet.org

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White House releases readout of Biden's call with Ukraine's President: "President Biden reaffirmed the readiness of the United States along with its allies and partners to respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine." — PolitiTweet.org