Kaitlan Collins

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

“The President will host Leader Schumer and Senator Manchin at his home in Delaware this morning for breakfast to continue their discussions about the Build Back Better agenda,” a White House official says. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

RT @kpolantz: There are a lot of moving parts in the Steve Bannon contempt of Congress situation, now that the DC US Attorney’s Office will… — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Rudy Giuliani's former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to "influence buying" campaign finance schemes. https://t.co/xqdW2k9jOH — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

"...of ordinary Americans to give them a fighting chance — and come back and try to get others later." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Last night, while discussing a portrait of Roosevelt hanging in the Oval, Biden said, "Social Security is not anything like it is today when he passed it. It evolved. It moved. It grew...I'm prepared to do the things that can get done now that can begin to change the lives..." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Psaki seems to say Biden hasn't been to the border in over a decade. “He did drive through the border when he was on the campaign trail in 2008." Biden told Anderson Cooper last night he knows the area well but hasn't been since taking office because he hasn't had a lot of time. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

“The alternative is not a larger package. The alternative is nothing,” Jen Psaki says after Biden confirmed which provisions likely won’t make the cut, including free community college and federal paid leave slashed from 12 weeks to 4. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

The White House says they’re still working on finalizing an agreement and President Biden will speak to lawmakers throughout the weekend. Jen Psaki says she doesn’t have any new deadlines. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

The White House also announces Vice President Harris will visit Paris next month. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden and French President Macron spoke today. They're slated to meet next week on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome "where they will continue the conversation, take stock of the many areas of U.S.-France cooperation, and reinforce our shared interests," WH says. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

The State Department informed congressional staff Thursday that it is in touch with 363 US citizens in Afghanistan, 176 of whom want to leave, two sources familiar with the call told CNN. https://t.co/U0qO7IGZ1V — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden hedges on answer about supporting removal of Thomas Jefferson statue from New York City council chamber, saying it's "up to the locality." He says there are some people who have "no social redeeming value," while others have done a lot but made "serious mistakes." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Asked if he has plans to visit the southern border, Biden says, "I've been there before, I know it well. I guess I should go down...I've been spending time going around looking at the $900 billion damage done by hurricanes and floods and weather, and traveling around the world." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

“Requesting the use of the national guard at the state level is under the purview of governors and we are not actively pursuing the use of the National Guard on a federal level," a White House official tells CNN following Biden's comment. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

"I also think we're going to have to move to the point where we fundamentally alter the filibuster," President Biden says during CNN's town hall. It remains to be seen what "fundamentally altering it" means, he adds. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

"The way I said it was not appropriate," Biden says regarding Justice Dept. prosecutions of those who defy Jan. 6 subpoenas. "I did not, have not & will not pick up the phone and call the attorney general and tell him what he should or should not do." Says he answered "honestly." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

"The only folks that helped me more than black men is black women," President Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Asked if police officers and emergency responders should be required to get the vaccine and if they should be let go if they don’t, Biden says, “Yes and yes.” “I waited until July to talk about mandating because I tried everything else possible..." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden says he would "absolutely" consider deploying the National Guard to help with the supply chain gridlock. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Biden is revealing a lot of details about the private negotiations between Democrats during this town hall. He says he's working to include an $800 voucher for dental coverage and still discussing vision coverage. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden, calling Sen. Sinema "as smart as the devil," says she told him "she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and on wealthy people, period." He says they're negotiating on four or five issues but declines to say what they are. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Biden has repeatedly talked about more $$ for Pell grants after telling Democrats privately that his push for two years of free community college likely won't make the final cut. "I guarantee you we're going to get free community college in the next several years," he now says. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

“When you're in the United States Senate, and you're president of the United States, and you have 50 Democrats, every one is a president,” Biden says. He does not commit to raising taxes on corporations, which Sinema has opposed, and leaves door open for alternatives. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

"Look, Joe's not a bad guy," Biden says, referring to Manchin. "He's a friend. And he's always, at the end of the day, come around and voted." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden says he doesn't support a work requirement for the child tax credit, as Sen. Manchin has proposed. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

During the CNN town hall, President Biden says he thinks Democrats are close to a deal on his plan to reshape the social safety net and fight climate change. He adds it's not the most difficult deal he's ever worked on. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

CNN’s town hall with President Biden in Baltimore starts at 8:00 ET. Tune in! https://t.co/6xtczHEL3b — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

RT @MZanona: Nine House Republicans voted to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a congressional subpoena: Cheney Fitzpatr… — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Nine Republicans vote for resolution to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

"I think it would be outrageous, honestly," Rep. Jayapal tells @FoxReports if Dems don't raise taxes on corporations, wealthy. "It would be outrageous to not include something that so desperately needs to be done, that's most popular part of this package, that all of us ran on." — PolitiTweet.org