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Here’s my exchange with McConnell — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell: “I was not” in contact with Meadows and WH officials. “But I do think we’re all watching, as you are, what’s unfolding on the House side, and it will be interesting to reveal all the participants that were involved.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Just asked McConnell if he had any personal contact with Meadows or WH officials on Jan. 6 urging Trump to do more. Said no. But he added he’s interested to see all the participants involved — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DaniellaMicaela: I asked Pelosi if Omar’s bill to combat Islamaphobia, which is expected to pass the House later today, will be the onl… — PolitiTweet.org

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New - A reality confronting Ds as they try to secure Manchin’s support on BBB. “I’m considering it,” he told me of running for re-election in a state Trump won by 39. Asked if his voters want this bill, he said: “There's challenges. Let's put it that way." https://t.co/W9uDhXnGqN — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Lindsey Graham said he didn’t text with Meadows on Jan. 6 —- but told me he spoke with Ivanka Trump to deliver a message to her dad. He said he wanted then-President Trump to “tell his people to leave.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“It’s always a risk but it’s also my experience … that many people will sit on the fence as long as possible. There comes a time we've got to say, alright, we've done the negotiating … it's time to put up or shut up,” Durbin said of moving ahead on BBB if Manchin isn’t ready — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP senators have grown increasingly concerned about Cruz’s blockade, and some have engaged in talks with Manchin about finding a way to work around Cruz    https://t.co/mVRKxFm1x0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Cruz told reporters that he’s having talks with Schumer about lifting holds on some ambassador nominees. He said he spoke with Blinken this morning. Among his asks: A vote on an amendment dealing with the Nord stream 2 pipeline. Said it would pertain to a “group of nominees” — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Joe Manchin told us as he walked into the chamber: “I’m sure there will be” when asked if he expected more talks with Biden today. — PolitiTweet.org

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Democrats to increase debt limit by $2.5 trillion. They say it will take them til 2023 https://t.co/bRZAGtJOGS — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin to us yesterday after his talk with Biden. Said he didn't tell Biden to punt on BBB until 2022. "We're still talking about different iterations." There is still a lot of work to get the bill together -- drafted, vetted by parliamentarian -- and get Manchin on board https://t.co/oc4pAMfL9Y — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says the debt limit will be increased to make it til 2023. He doesn’t say what the level will be. Congress is going to clear the debt limit hike today — PolitiTweet.org

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House GOP leaders are recommending a NO vote to their members on the Meadows contempt resolution, though not formally whipping against it, per several Rs. Very few are expected to vote for the contempt referral — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JakeSherman: Last night, as we all now know, the Jan 6 committee released texts that meadows got on Jan 6. I knew I had communicated a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AaronBlake: Ingraham text 2 Meadows on 1/6 (per Cheney): “[Trump] needs to tell people in the Capitol to go home. This is hurting all… — PolitiTweet.org

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9-0, House select committee approves criminal contempt referral for Mark Meadows for defying subpoena — PolitiTweet.org

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A GOP lawmaker texted Meadows on Jan. 7. The lawmaker wrote: “Yesterday was a terrible day. We tried everything we could in our objection to the 6 states. I'm sorry nothing worked,” per Jan. 6 committee. They don’t say who it was — PolitiTweet.org

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Don Jr text: "He's got to condemn this asap. The capitol police tweet is not enough.” Meadows’ response: “I am pushing it hard. I agree.” Don Jr texted again: “We need an Oval Office address. He has to lead now. It has gone too far. And gotten out of hand” - from Cheney’s remarks — PolitiTweet.org

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Cheney says dozens of texts to Meadows “urged immediate action by the president” on Jan. 6. She says multiple Fox hosts, including Ingraham and Hannity, urged Meadows to get Trump to deter riots. Even Donald Trump Jr. texted Meadows multiple times to get his dad to do something — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked today if he's still ruling out using nuke option on voting bill, Manchin said: "We're working in a bipartisan way." Asked again if he's opposed to changing rules on party lines: “You can make every effort you possible can to make it work in a bipartisan way so it'll stay." — PolitiTweet.org

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Dems are once again pushing Manchin to change filibuster rules to pass bill to overhaul voting laws. They’re meeting with him this week. Warnock: “Look, the Senate just found a way to change the rules to raise the debt ceiling, meanwhile, the ceiling on our democracy is crashing” — PolitiTweet.org

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A sign of how much work is left just to get part of the BBB bill through the parliamentarian process, Wyden says Senate Finance alone has “more than 20 issues” to resolve. And this doesn’t include unresolved issues with Manchin and the Democratic divide over SALT. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if he told Biden he couldn’t get behind a bill this year, Manchin said: “No, we said – we’re still talking, we’re still talking about different iterations, that’s all.” — PolitiTweet.org

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After talking with Biden, Manchin tells a group of us he’s not walking away from talks. And when we asked if he thinks bill can get done this year, he said: “anything is possible” and he’s still “engaged” in talks — PolitiTweet.org

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“Senator Manchin and President Biden had a productive conversation this afternoon. They will continue to talk over the coming days,” Manchin spox says in statement — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer still saying Senate attempting to pass BBB before Christmas — even though text isn’t finalized, parliamentarian not done vetting it and major differences exist with Manchin. “This remains a laborious process and requires a lot of precision and pieces moving together.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmartNYT: "McCarthy has worked behind-the-scenes to head it off: he has urged Trump to stay out of the primary race, telling the former… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @burgessev: McConnell praises Biden for cutting "through the red tape" to help recovery. Also compliments DHS Sec Mayorkas and FEMA head… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: Miller also recently infuriated some of her GOP colleagues for spreading disinformation about a vaccination records bill that… — PolitiTweet.org