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RT @KaraScannell: https://t.co/lk8R9OacWj — PolitiTweet.org

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Boris Johnson in the US Capitol today making the rounds and meeting with congressional leaders — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell says he doesn’t think he’s seen a “slower” start to the beginning of a new Congress than this session of the Senate, ridiculing the “mind-boggling” pace. The Senate has only had a handful of votes this year — PolitiTweet.org

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George Santos issues statement. “With the ongoing attention surrounding both my personal and campaign financial investigations, I have submitted a request to Speaker McCarthy that I be temporarily recused from my committee assignments until I am cleared,” he said https://t.co/EGqw15lD4D — PolitiTweet.org

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Former President Donald Trump takes Fifth more than 400 times in deposition, per video obtained by @KaraScannell, saying he will decline "to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution." https://t.co/FnD2Q6pZdu — PolitiTweet.org

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Roger Williams, chairman of the Small Business Committee, that Santos had served on until today. "He chose to be off the committees until his situation gets handled at a level that he's comfortable with, with the Speaker. " — PolitiTweet.org

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MTG on Rep. George Santos: "He just felt like there was so much drama really over the situation, and especially what we're doing to work to remove Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee." https://t.co/HI6MHlimYQ — PolitiTweet.org

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George Santos on stepping down from committees. "Nobody tells me anything. I made that decision on my own that I thought best represented the interest of the voters." Asked him about poll showing clear majority of voters in his district want him to resign, and he didn't respond — PolitiTweet.org

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The NRSC, which stayed out of primaries last cycle under Rick Scott, issues statement praising Jim Banks as a “top recruit” in #insen after Mitch Daniels announces he’s not running. The new chairman, Steve Daines, has indicated he plans to be more active in primaries — PolitiTweet.org

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“Now, we just got out of conference and George has voluntarily removed himself from committees as he goes through this process, but ultimately voters decide,” she said. Asked her if he should resign as other New York Rs say. “This process is going to play itself out,” she said — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Rep. Elise Stefanik if she regretted fundraising and helping George Santos win in November. “Like all of my colleagues, particularly in New York State, I supported George Santos as the nominee, and the people of his district voted to elect him,” she said — PolitiTweet.org

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“But Mr. Santos’ statement in there was just saying that he spoke with Speaker McCarthy and made this decision on his own.” — PolitiTweet.org

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MTG told me that it was Santos’ decision that he made on his own to “abstain” from the committees. “He just felt like there was so much drama really over the situation, and especially what we're doing to work to remove Ilhan Omar from the foreign affairs committee.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. George Santos just told the GOP conference he won’t be serving on committees until his issues are resolved, per three members. He is on the Science and Small Business committees. He said he would recuse himself from his committees, per one member — PolitiTweet.org

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Democrats (89%), independents (72%) and Republicans (71%) in George Santos’ third congressional district in NY believe he should resign, per new poll https://t.co/K3ANFMx0Q9 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group -- made up of Kevin McCarthy, Hakeem Jeffries and others in leadership -- voted unanimously to intervene as DOJ seeks to access Scott Perry’s phone in election probe, per ⁦@SaraMurray⁩ https://t.co/RqtMaUVpMS — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked George Santos tonight about concerns from some of his donors who say they were defrauded. Also about his lies about working at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup and claims his grandparents survived the Holocaust. And whether he’d have a presser like he promised. No response. https://t.co/k7GG0XLHYn — PolitiTweet.org

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There are three Republicans who are NO votes. Gaetz is undecided as are a few other Rs. McCarthy can’t lose more than four. But a few absences may make it difficult to get the votes this week to remove Omar from the committee. GOP leaders think they’ll eventually get the votes — PolitiTweet.org

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Privately, Rs have floated a range of ideas in exchange for an increase in the debt limit, including capping domestic spending at fiscal 2019 levels and keeping defense programs at 2023 levels But Ds view such cuts as drastic and some Rs won’t vote for a hike even w those cuts — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: House GOP bringing bill to the floor this week to end Covid health emergency. House Dems asked WH to weigh in ahead of… — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy has members of his conference who will vote against a debt ceiling hike no matter what's in the package. "No," Greg Pence told me when asked if he would vote to raise the debt ceiling if it included "every" single one of his priorities. https://t.co/1e5lrh9abD — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: Speaker McCarthy confirmed to CNN that the timing of the vote remains undecided, because they’re dealing with several absences… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: President Biden's message to Speaker McCarthy ahead of a critical White House meeting: Show me your plan. CNN's @Phil_Matti… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: On efforts by Dems on both sides of Penn. Ave. to lay the debt limit fight parameters ahead of the Biden-McCarthy meeti… — PolitiTweet.org

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Talks taking shape over debt ceiling among House Rs before meeting with Biden. Some float stiff cuts to domestic programs and trim to defense. Staying away from Medicare and Soc Sec. But there are Rs who are NO votes no matter what. No consensus yet https://t.co/g7igprGTo9 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KaraScannell: NEW: David Pecker is expected to meet with prosecutors from the Manhattan DA's office this week, sources tell CNN. The la… — PolitiTweet.org

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Speaker McCarthy told me he met with George Santos today, saying “yes I did” when asked if the two met. He didn’t say what it was about. Santos earlier declined to confirm they met when spotted walking out of the speaker’s office https://t.co/8VxMpEQcMC — PolitiTweet.org

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George Santos just walked out of the speaker’s office. He would not say if he met with Kevin McCarthy or someone else. Said he would cooperate with a House ethics probe. “I’m not hiding anything,” he said, per @morgan_rimmer @NickyGRobertson — PolitiTweet.org

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Facing pressure from Congress, DOJ tells Senate Intel it will try to satisfy demands for information about classified documents found at Biden and former President Donald Trump without harming ongoing special counsel investigations, per ⁦@ZcohenCNN⁩ https://t.co/wsaEYIxMmL — PolitiTweet.org