Sahil Kapur

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“What we will do, however, is ask tough questions about Judge Jackson’s judicial philosophy,” Grassley says. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@ChuckGrassley welcomes and congratulated KBJ. He says he’s been encouraging Republicans to meet with her and vows “a thorough, respectful process by the committee.” “We won’t try to turn this into a spectacle,” he says, faulting the way Democrats dealt with Brett Kavanaugh. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ChuckGrassley: Supreme Court nomination hearing for Judge Jackson starts https://t.co/a2UhuIcMfv — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin now pre-butting anticipated criticisms, including that KBJ would be a rubber stamp for Biden (“look at the record”), is a product of dark money groups (“ignores your qualifications”), is soft on crime (“baseless,” debunked by fact-checkers). — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenatorDurbin kicks off the KBJ Supreme Court hearings, praising her as an “independent minded” judge and a “champion for the rule of law.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Two senators — @SenatorLeahy and @ChuckGrassley — have served in the chamber through every one of these. Leahy, 81, is retiring. Grassley, 88, is running this year for an eighth six-year term. — PolitiTweet.org

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SUPREME COURT PICKS Barrett 52-48 Kavanaugh 50-48 Gorsuch 54-45 Garland [no vote] ❌ Kagan 63-37 Sotomayor 68-31 Alito 58-42 Miers [withdrawn] ❌ Roberts 78-22 Breyer 87-9 Ginsburg 96-3 Thomas 52-48 Souter 90-9 Kennedy 97-0 Bork 42-58 ❌ Scalia 98-0 Rehnquist 65-33 O'Connor 99-0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitch McConnell has faulted Ketanji Brown Jackson for not speaking out against the left's push to expand the Supreme Court. Amy Coney Barrett did the same thing during her October 2020 confirmation: "That is a question left open to Congress," she said. https://t.co/dzYdz6OjRw https://t.co/kTOFP4514S — PolitiTweet.org

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Ketanji Brown Jackson needs the votes of 50 senators for confirmation. The White House and Democratic leaders say they want bipartisan support, which is plausible but not essential to put her on SCOTUS. https://t.co/dzYdz6OjRw — PolitiTweet.org

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Don’t expect GOP to gum up the works, per Judiciary ranker @ChuckGrassley, who says he and Durbin have “have a good relationship” and it’ll be fair. “We’re going to be ready to go March 21,” Grassley told me a few days ago. “I don’t see any impediment.” https://t.co/dzYdz6OjRw — PolitiTweet.org

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“The country that began this century by invading not one but two countries, has become more modest in the face of the nightmare that is Ukraine. Forget shock and awe, this is the era of caution and apprehension.” @KattyKay_: https://t.co/vCW3FZ0TrZ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KattyKay_: This is not a struggle America wants to be in alone - talking to European allies as equals has helped build a Western coalit… — PolitiTweet.org

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New: The Senate begins Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson today. It will play out over four days. Here’s what comes next and where things stand for her prospects 👇 https://t.co/dzYdz6OjRw — PolitiTweet.org

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Interesting piece from @mehdirhasan about a little known Hitler-sympathizing Russian philosopher named Ivan Ilyin who apparently became an inspiration for Vladimir Putin. https://t.co/ee52wIzP6k — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jacknicas: Russia and Ukraine account for 30% of the world’s wheat exports, 17% of corn, 32% of barley & 75% of sunflower seed oil. Rus… — PolitiTweet.org

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"JERUSALEM (AP) — Ukraine’s president on Sunday called on Israel to take a stronger stand against Russia, delivering an emotional appeal that compared Russia’s invasion of his country to the actions of Nazi Germany." https://t.co/C94QBdDgIi — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lapatina_: Mariupol is now a ghost city – 80% of its infrastructure is damaged or destroyed, 40% of which cannot be rebuilt, authoritie… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden will travel to Poland this week. https://t.co/FlwzdtpWmr — PolitiTweet.org

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Horrifying. https://t.co/AsWAar34sd https://t.co/hjNjJ0nGzY — PolitiTweet.org

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"Researchers testing repurposed drugs against Covid-19 found that ivermectin didn’t reduce hospital admissions, in the largest trial yet of the effect of the antiparasitic on the disease driving the pandemic." https://t.co/lmsGPOf5he — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @washingtondc: The Washington Monument among shades of sunset >>> 😍 📷: IG/ mikelurie #MyDCcool #ExperienceDC https://t.co/WHzPrDJ738 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JimHavard: Pretty sunset, SE DC @capitalweather @StormHour @theHillisHome https://t.co/bS1cz2HCEU — PolitiTweet.org

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Per Supreme Court: “Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing flu-like symptoms.” https://t.co/Wu0wKZkFCe — PolitiTweet.org

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New: President Biden's return-to-normal Covid strategy faces fresh challenges • New variant BA.2 sparks fears of a spike • Relief funding is running dry • Tests & vaccines & treatments uncertain • New money is jammed up in Congress w/ @spettypi 👇 https://t.co/iRALbaiOSx — PolitiTweet.org

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On @ThisWeekABC, Dick Durbin says of Josh Hawley: "He's part of the fringe within the Republican Party. This was a man who was fist-bumping the murderous mob that descended on the Capitol on January 6th of the last year. He doesn't have the credibility he thinks he does." — PolitiTweet.org

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@wtf1official NO MICHAEL NO NO — PolitiTweet.org

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@martinkroeger Yes! That was exactly the point of the new regs - so far so good. A Max vs. Charles championship fight would be great — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @spettypi: The push for a return to normal comes as a new variant will likely drive up infections, funding is running out, young childre… — PolitiTweet.org

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Everything is better when Formula 1 is on. For those tuning into the first race of 2022 now, thoughts on Drive To Survive and last season: — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AliVelshi: Democrats link Ukraine’s democracy struggle to one closer to home https://t.co/uc3IhYkbQz — PolitiTweet.org