Sahil Kapur

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

In a recent memo, Biden's polling firm had some advice for Democrats: Declare victory against Covid and stop talking about restrictions or you'll lose the election. https://t.co/K6mFBMMUbB — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @scottwongDC: It’s State of the Union day. And this #SOTU will look a little more normal than Biden’s last speech to Congress. Good st… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@PressSec puts out a statement critical of the failed Senate vote yesterday on codifying abortion rights. It’s light on what Biden admin does next: “continue to explore the measures and tools at our disposal to stand up for women’s equality.” (There’s not a lot they can do.) — PolitiTweet.org

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New —> Ketanji Brown Jackson has submitted her Supreme Court questionnaire. As released by Senate Judiciary Committee: https://t.co/CNHKJzb3Tn — PolitiTweet.org

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Mask rules are easing or ending in all states. They just lifted in DC. The Capitol and White House ditched them. The 💉 has proven effective at stopping severe illness/death. Biden’s polling firm urging Dems to de-emphasize restrictions, declare victory. https://t.co/K6mFBMMUbB — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Democrats turn against mask mandates as Covid landscape and voter attitudes shift Gallego: “We’ve beaten Covid. Time to take off the masks.“ DCCC chair: “I don’t believe in hiding under the bed.” Driven by a mix of science and… political science. https://t.co/K6mFBMMUbB — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @biannagolodryga: Putin’s 22 year economic legacy… https://t.co/2t4hjl4UHE https://t.co/vzbSIheYpV — PolitiTweet.org

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@_myfriendryan Collins and Murkowski support a narrower codification of abortion rights. Dems lose Manchin, hold Casey, win one of those two and that’s 50. But it takes 60 so there’s no sense having a real negotiation on it https://t.co/COA5gpAOrh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @normative: As I say every time this happens, it is unprecedented & astonishing how many of Trump’s OWN SENIOR CABINET APPOINTEES have d… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden admin has been cautious not to give Putin propaganda openings to inveigh against evil/belligerent/etc. west, forcing Putin to resort to absurdities like saying the country that elected a Jewish prez is actually Nazi. Ruling out a no-fly zone is an extension of this strategy — PolitiTweet.org

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Big question: Will the party take any action against Greene and Gosar for speaking at a white nationalist conference? McCarthy’s official position, as of 3 months ago, is they’ll get committee seats if GOP wins the House, maybe even “better” ones than before Dems threw them off. — PolitiTweet.org

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On Greene/Gosar McCONNELL: “There’s no place in the Republican Party for white supremacists or anti-Semitism.” McCARTHY calls it “unacceptable” + “appalling and wrong.” “party should not be associated any time, any place w/ somebody who is anti-Semitic” https://t.co/ROB1Mm8sBB — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PentagonPresSec: The U.S. is not setting up a no-fly zone in Ukraine. https://t.co/aRlylXJboF — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thenewsoncnbc: Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are getting classified briefings today on #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine on their first day ba… — PolitiTweet.org

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This vote required 60 to move forward. The Women's Health Protection Act has passed the House and has 48 Senate sponsors—but no path to 50, either. Some codification of abortion rights may have a shot at 50, but the filibuster is here to stay. Dead end. https://t.co/fuJQefOxMB — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Senate votes to block the Democrats' bill to codify Roe v. Wade protections into law. The vote is 46-48. Manchin joins GOP in opposition. It leaves Congress with no viable path to keeping abortion legal nationally if SCOTUS guts Roe. w/ @alivitali: https://t.co/fuJQefOxMB — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @VeraMBergen: Here's a transcript of a Russian soldier's last text messages to his mother that Ukraine's Ambassador to the UN just read… — PolitiTweet.org

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Republican Sen. @RoyBlunt says he supports @SenatorDurbin’s call for the Biden administration to activate Temporary Protected Status for Ukrainians in the US. — PolitiTweet.org

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@chris10lindley see threaded tweet — PolitiTweet.org

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Bipartisan opposition to a Ukraine no-fly zone: Sen. Roy Blunt, in GOP leadership, tells me Biden’s right to avoid. “Too easy to engage. They're not a NATO country, as much as we want to help them. I don't think we can get in a situation where we're almost asking for engagement.” — PolitiTweet.org

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What TPS is and how it works, per USCIS website: https://t.co/F7FmCqvqAy — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: @SenatorDurbin wants the Biden administration to allow Temporary Protected Status for ~29,500 Ukrainians in the US on visas. He'll send a letter soon, expects it be bipartisan. DHS can do this on their own. A temporary reprieve, no permanent benefit. https://t.co/idGYwbpf7g — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenatorDurbin says he hasn't scheduled a Judiciary Committee hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson. "I'm not going to speculate on a date," he tells reporters, adding that he's waiting for her to return the questionnaire first. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenJackReed, Armed Services Cmte chairman, tells me he backs Biden’s decision NOT to put a no-fly zone. “It would invariably require our aircraft to come into contact with Russian aircraft. The possibility of miscalculation or deliberate confrontation would be very serious.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Ted Deutch, a Florida Democrat, isn’t running for re-election. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ericberlin @PressSec transcript — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimsciutto: Folks backing this need to acknowledge how this would put US/NATO aircraft head-to-head with Russian aircraft and air defen… — PolitiTweet.org

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Important. White House @PressSec explains why the United States is not imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine and holds firm in saying that "a military conflict with Russia" is "not something the president wants to do." https://t.co/qbUNaSsHR1 — PolitiTweet.org

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On MSNBC now, @PressSec says a no fly zone is “not a good idea” because implementing it would put the US on the hook for military escalation. “We are not going to have a military war with Russia with US troops.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @benpauker: The West’s belated, but remarkable, moves against Putin are really something to behold. Call it an economic pummeling, a pro… — PolitiTweet.org