Manu Raju

Manu Raju @mkraju

The Chinese spy balloon and other downed objects were not a part of the briefing, per senators — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Inclassified briefing, US officials informed senators about the steps the Chinese are taking to build up their military, the threat to Taiwan and actions they are taking covertly and in space —- and explained to senators how the US is moving to counteract that threat, per source — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Chris Grant, a political consultant who once worked for an indicted former member of Congress, has advised Santos to not resign, encouraging the New York Republican to ride out his myriad legal issues, per GOP source. “I’m not leaving,” Santos said — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates default could occur between July and September if the debt ceiling isn’t raised by then.  https://t.co/H0PYPA6Puh — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

New — Santos is considering reelect after suggesting he wouldn’t, per Rs. Operative tells him to stick it out. GOP doesn’t want a special but opposes his run in ‘24. NY Rs vow to defeat him. “George Santos will not be on any ticket” w @MZanona @IsaacDovere https://t.co/VoKUMq7W1v — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

The Justice Department has informed lawyers for at least one witness that it will not bring charges against Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz after a years-long federal sex-trafficking investigation, source tells @PaulaReidCNN https://t.co/FHHCobMSJs — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

RT @alaynatreene: .@HawleyMO tells @mkraju & @NickyGRobertson he is NOT running for president in 2024. "I hope to be a candidate for the S… — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Lindsey Graham says Trump’s main challenge in the 2024 race is proving to GOP voters he can win. “I think he’s got to show electability. Now you know he’s been beat up upon a lot, some of its self-inflicted, a lot of its just trying to keep him out of the game,” he told me. — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

RT @selinawangtv: We dig into the 6 entities blacklisted by the US. They've been focused on balloon tech for years -for military & civilian… — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

RT @HowardMortman: CRAIG: “Gentlelady from California needs to become little more familiar w/ firearms & their deadly characteristics” FEIN… — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Feinstein on retiring: “The time has come. It’s not a big surprise to me." Said she addressed Dem caucus at lunch and said: “Everybody said nice things so I got kind of teary. If they say mean things I don’t." Told @tedbarrettcnn she didn't know yet if she'd endorse replacement — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

McConnell added: “Obviously I’m going to support whoever the nominee ultimately is.” — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Feinstein, first elected to Senate in 1992, touted her accomplishments in a statement, including overseeing the 2014 report on interrogation of detainees, and said: "I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024" but will stay in seat through the end of next year — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

News — Dianne Feinstein, 89, announces she won’t run for re-election in 2024 — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Asked if he is running for re-election to the Senate or running for the WH, Ted Cruz tells @tedbarrettcnn: “I’m running for reelection to the Senate.” — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Blumenthal, a CT Dem, added: “I've urged repeatedly that on this topic and others the administration could be more forthcoming.” — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said the administration needs to be more transparent. “I think the public needs and deserves to know more. A lot of what we've been told are facts that the American people could know and should know, without any harm to our national security” — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

“Next to nothing,” Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, said when asked what he learned from the briefing. Lee said the US is “either downplaying it or it's a nothing burger and they're up playing it. The fact they told us almost nothing (new) is concerning either way.” — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

“We learned a lot about the limitations of our surveillance and interception,” Durbin said. “And we also learned about the opportunities. It is an interesting situation, in that we have probably the best military in the world, but they too are limited by the technology in place.” — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

“No. 4 four, in almost every case, we do not know what they are. And if they do know what they are, they’re not telling us in Congress. And number five, what's different right now is in the last two weeks, we started shooting them down. Unfortunately, we can't find the remnants.” — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Asked John Kennedy about the classified briefing on shot-down objects “This has been going on for a long, long time. No. 2, we've known about these objects for a long, long time. No. 3, we're not sure that we know about all of the objects, but we know about a lot of them.” — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Thom Tillis told us that the US doesn’t know where the shot-down objects are from since they are still trying to recover them. “They're not at a stage where they're going to categorically identify them,” Tillis said when asked if all three were balloons like the first one. — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Leaving classified briefing on shot-down objects, GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy says he supported how the U.S. responded to the objects: “I do.” “No,” he said when asked if there’s a threat to public He said US didn’t know if they are benign. “They haven’t recovered them yet.” — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

No response from Tim Scott when I asked just now about Nikki Haley’s announcement that she’s running for president. — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Senators briefed over the last few days over the shot-down objects say they don’t know much more than the public does. They get a classified briefing this AM. "I think there ought to be more transparency …that protects national security and sources and methods," Wyden told me — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Nikki Haley makes it official, saying in a video released this morning: “I’m running for president.” — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

RT @kyledcheney: NEWS: Mike Pence is planning to resist special counsel Jack Smith’s subpoena. His reason? It violates the separation of p… — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

RT @dsamuelsohn: PERSONAL NEWS: I'm launching a new Substack tomorrow for Valentine's Day! Be among the first to receive the inaugural e… — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Honored to be part of team evaluating these amazing pieces of journalism —> — PolitiTweet.org

Manu Raju @mkraju

Suspect dead after shooting himself and killing three while injuring five others in MSU mass shooting https://t.co/JbxKY05zQ1 — PolitiTweet.org