Manu Raju

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Those two outstanding issues: Funding for red flag laws and closing the so-called boyfriend loophole. Cornyn said Friday that he thinks they’ll be on the “glide path” to have a bill on floor next week. https://t.co/LOBjKJrX1i — PolitiTweet.org

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In shift in tone, Cornyn says negotiators "getting very close" to agreeing on bill text in gun talks. Cornyn aide clarified to us they are close to agreeing on text for oustanding issues they have been haggling over during last two days. Full bill text still needs to be finalized — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump seemed to be talking not about guns here but a different bill: The Civics Secures Democracy Act, a bipartisan bill Coons and Cornyn have worked on to expand grants to states and others to expand access to civics and history education — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: New: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger & his deputy Gabe Sterling will testify publicly at the next Jan. 6 Commi… — PolitiTweet.org

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After rewriting history about the Jan. 6 attack and pushing falsehoods about 2020 election, Trump -- at the Faith and Freedom conference -- calls for Republicans to subpoena Pelosi and Cheney if they take back the majority and rails on McConnell as "weak" and a "political hack" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JeremySWallace: US Sen John Cornyn gets viciously booed during much of his speech here at the Republican Party of Texas Convention. Her… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mj_lee: New: President Biden tells me he has been briefed on the Americans missing in Ukraine. “We don’t know where they are,” he say… — PolitiTweet.org

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Senators want a bill passed before the July 4th recess because they are worried that allowing it to hang over two weeks while members are back home will halt any momentum the talks have enjoyed. Boyfriend loophole and funding for states on red flag laws need to be resolved — PolitiTweet.org

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But even if negotiators reach an agreement on bill text over the weekend, the Senate has very little time to process a guns package by the end of the week. The chamber is not in session until Tuesday and the Senate is expected to begin a two-week recess at week's end. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dems believe they are still making progress, and the Dem source they are still going through the back-and-forth of translating principles they agreed upon into detailed legislative text. Talks between members and at the staff level are expected to continue over the weekend, — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP source familiar with gun talks says "it's going to be a "long time before bill text is released." Source blames D staff "for trying to relitigate and reopen issues in the bill text that have already been agreed to in principle at the member level." Dem source disputes that — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnaCabrera: NEW: Yellowstone River flooding greater than 1 in 500 year event, USGS says. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: Biden trying to downplay upcoming engagement with Saudi de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman on upcoming trip, saying "“… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KFILE: NEW: Elise Stefanik backed Carl Paladino said "hungry and dumb" Black people were "conditioned" to vote for Democrats and "you c… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: The UK has ordered the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to  the US to face espionage charges, according… — PolitiTweet.org

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Great stuff on the House floor — PolitiTweet.org

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- Mob came within 40 feet of Pence - Trump berated Pence in Jan. 6 call - Trump repeatedly told it was illegal for Pence to reject electoral votes - Eastman sought a pardon - Bennie Thompson: "Some people in the crowd obviously took Donald Trump's words to mean physical harm" https://t.co/KhbZRgOTCA — PolitiTweet.org

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Chris Murphy still believes a vote on guns package could happen next week. “Our staff is currently drafting legislative text on those areas of agreement as we work through the final sticking points. I believe we can bring this to a vote next week.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: The January 6 Committee lays out Trump’s pressure campaign on Pence to decertify the 2020 election results, including new d… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s what DOJ wants: https://t.co/X9x0GdMEDp — PolitiTweet.org

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DOJ has asked Jan. 6 committee for its witness transcripts Bennie Thompson tells a group of us this afternoon: "We are not going to stop what we are doing to share the information that we've gotten so far with the Department of Justice. We have to do our work." https://t.co/HA74LOTiud — PolitiTweet.org

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Two week *recess — PolitiTweet.org

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Cornyn warns: “Indecision and delay jeopardize the likelihood of a bill because you can’t write what is undecided and without a bill there is nothing to vote on.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Senators facing timeline pressure to pass guns deal: The chamber is not in session until Tuesday, and senators now on their way home. Two-week starts at the end of next week. And no deal yet on text among the core four. — PolitiTweet.org

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On whether his view against referring Trump to DOJ for prosecution has changed, he told us: “We’re working as hard as we can to get to the facts and circumstances around what happened. Now, as to when we complete our work, then we’ll discuss at that point what we’ll do.” — PolitiTweet.org

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He also dismissed DOJ complaints that they release all the committee transcripts to help with its investigation. “We are not going to stop what we are doing to share the information that we’ve gotten so far with the Department of Justice. We have to do our work.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“Look, we have sent Ms. Thomas a letter asking her to come and talk to the committee,” he said when asked about Thomas. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thompson tells us after hearing they’ve sent a letter to Ginni Thomas asking for her testimony. Also says they aren’t just going to turn over all their docs to DOJ immediately. Will continue with their investigations — PolitiTweet.org

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No deal yet on guns, increasing doubts this bill can pass the Senate by next week — PolitiTweet.org

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Mob was 40 feet away from Pence, Aguilar says, adding: “The Vice President’s life was in danger.” — PolitiTweet.org