Sahil Kapur

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Just hours before the Biden-McCarthy meeting, White House blasts out a new statement doubling down on its aggressive posture, raising alarms on Social Security & Medicare, demanding a GOP plan, saying: "What are House Republicans hiding?" w/ @kwelkernbc: https://t.co/7znxAbBUhs — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

WV race looms large over Senate '24 and the battle for the next majority. Manchin could face the fight of his political life if he seeks another term. And if he bows out, Democrats are almost certainly toast in the ruby-red state, which last voted for Trump by 39 points. — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Manchin tells me if it's him vs. Justice, he wants a clean race focused on substance—not negative attacks. "I would do everything in my power to keep it that way. I think we have a difference as far as in style... I think we both have a love of our state." https://t.co/1jwoooiQbx — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

New: @Sen_JoeManchin says he's "not in a hurry" to decide on re-election Manchin calls Gov. @JimJusticeWV the "overwhelming favorite" in GOP primary if he jumps in "and if we end up running against each other, it'll be a good, strong, competitive race." https://t.co/1jwoooiQbx — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

.@SenatorTester on Biden classified docs: First priority is to "make sure that they don't put this country at risk." "The Intel Committee at a minimum should know what's in those documents — not just Biden's documents but Pence's documents, Trump's documents, any document." — PolitiTweet.org

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FBI searches Biden's beach house amid ongoing classified documents investigation https://t.co/yKSKZKbv0B — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden and McCarthy meet today. Biggest item on their mutual to-do list: debt ceiling. White House says any negotiations must be separate from paying the bills. McCarthy says that red line is unreasonable. Previewing what to expect—and what's next—w/ the great @kwelkernbc: https://t.co/fvHCxy7XtI — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

The legislative asymmetry between the two parties, in a nutshell: Republican voters want less compromise, more confrontation over their priorities Democratic voters want more compromise, less confrontation over their priorities https://t.co/Aj3yTDV0ZG — PolitiTweet.org

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On @POTUS's official schedule today: 3:15 PM THE PRESIDENT hosts Speaker McCarthy for a meeting at the White House to discuss a range of issues Oval Office Closed Press — PolitiTweet.org

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Tom Brady says he's retiring — "for good" this time. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@BrianSchatz on debt limit: “They are in a car crash before they even get started. They don’t know what their budget is. They don’t know what they’re demanding. They just have this vague notion that this is a place where they’re supposed to make trouble.” https://t.co/7znxAbBUhs — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AndyShain: She's running. https://t.co/Cj7ha7zTun — PolitiTweet.org

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“I think she’s a good person with a good heart who can lead the country. But I don’t know that the people who have to make that happen feel that way right now. I don’t know that she has what it takes to get over the hump in our present environment.” https://t.co/BlL0RbckQE — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @josephzeballos: Some conservatives believe prioritizing Treasury payments softens the blow in the event of default. That's really not… — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Ahead of tomorrow's big Biden-McCarthy meeting, White House tells McCarthy to promise US won't default and flesh out his cuts. McCarthy bashes Biden's no-negotiations red line. Biden knocks his "off-the-wall" promises to win gavel. w/ @kwelkernbc: https://t.co/7znxAbBUhs — PolitiTweet.org

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The idea of Treasury making some payments and not others in the event of a debt ceiling breach — floated by some Republicans as a fallback — draws pushback from the White House chief of staff: — PolitiTweet.org

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This telling of history is (1) accurate, and (2) one reason Congress hasn't waged another 2011-style showdown on the debt ceiling. Both parties, for different reasons, ended up hating the deal they cut and changed course to push spending back up. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@LeaderMcConnell on the debt ceiling today: "The deal has to be cut, obviously, between the House majority and the Democratic president in order to survive over here. So we're all behind Kevin, and wishing him well in the negotiations." — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell recalls the 2011 package he negotiated with Biden to lift debt limit. It did cut spending, he says, but adds: "The problem was it was too impactful on defense for Republicans and too impactful on the domestic side for Democrats. And gradually we agreed to walk away." — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Tom Massie, new House Rules Committee member, is wearing a real-time ticking debt clock. He says if US breaches the debt limit, money won’t fully “shut down” as Treasury can prioritize payments. “Don't get worried when I say this. It's just a fact but nobody talks about it.” https://t.co/sk40usU74x — PolitiTweet.org

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House Oversight Chair @JamesComer (R) says he’s working with Ranking Member @RepRaskin (D) about an overhaul of classified docs system. He wants “a set pattern for how documents” leave president & VP’s offices and tackling over-classification & the process for those decisions. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) tells me it's up to Biden—not the GOP—to offer a debt limit bill that can pass Congress. "I don't know why he doesn't want to do that. I mean, he's the one who wants to raise the debt ceiling," Scott said. "He ought to be doing it. He's the president." — PolitiTweet.org

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After Mitch Daniels bows out, NRSC Chair @SteveDaines tips his hand for @RepJimBanks in the Indiana Senate Republican primary. “I’m looking forward to working with one of our top recruits this cycle, Jim Banks, to keep Indiana red in 2024,” Daines says. — PolitiTweet.org

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"I think qualified immunity should stay in place for individual officers, but I've always been of the view that departments need to be held accountable," says @LindseyGrahamSC. "It's got to be in cases involving death or grievous bodily harm." https://t.co/30uTWoWOOq — PolitiTweet.org

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And @LeaderMcConnell takes aim at this Biden-nominated judge: "As high schoolers across America learn each year, Article II sets up the presidency and the executive branch... But this sitting judge drew another blank. Article II wasn't coming to mind either. Goodness gracious." — PolitiTweet.org

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LEFT: A portion of a new White House memo on what @POTUS intends to say to @SpeakerMcCarthy about the debt ceiling when they meet Wednesday. RIGHT: Kevin McCarthy's response. https://t.co/qYy0znSMHj — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. @EliseStefanik, a fellow New York Republican, says George Santos "voluntarily" stepped aside from his House committee assignments. — PolitiTweet.org

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In today’s GOP conference meeting, George Santos told colleagues he intends to recuse himself from committee assignments until his issues are resolved, lawmakers tell @haleytalbotnbc and @scottwongDC. — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

The big fallacy about the Republican civil war is that it’s still happening. It ended six years ago. Since then the old guard, non-MAGA survivors have (with rare exceptions) fled or adapted. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @adamwren: Here's Mitch Daniels' full statement to @politico on his decision not to run. https://t.co/SCYAPQStXN — PolitiTweet.org