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RT @MZanona: New: Reps. Michael Cloud & Andrew Clyde, two of the McCarthy holdouts, were both given a coveted seat on the House Appropriati… — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. George Santos requested a spot on the House Financial Services Committee, per source. He’s not going to get it. “No,” McCarthy told me this AM when asked if Santos would sit on any of the key committees of Congress. It’s unclear if Santos will get lower-profile committees https://t.co/Rp6ydrdp06 — PolitiTweet.org

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Tom Emmer, No. 3 Republican, didn’t respond to questions about Santos McCarthy said: “I haven’t seen it yet,” he told reporters of the call to resign. “Let me read it and I’ll respond.” And Santos says: “I will not” resign — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Steve Scalise about the call of Nassau County Republicans for George Santos to resign.  “I haven’t seen that yet,” Scalise said when asked about it. Asked again about his view: “Sorry we’ve got A committees that we’re doing right now.” (Referring to committee spots) — PolitiTweet.org

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MTG to me: “I have assurances to be on committees, but I haven’t been promised any committees. … we’re asked what committees we’d like to serve on, and I filled out the form and I did put oversight on the form. So that’s what I’ve requested, but I have no promise” — PolitiTweet.org

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Nassau County GOP calls for Santos to resign | CNN Politics https://t.co/rdpNgAAc5K — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP steering committee — including McCarthy — meeting in this room to sort out committee assignments. McCarthy promised more Freedom Caucus members on key committees as part of his deal-cutting. MTG and Gosar will get committee spots back after being stripped by Dems of them https://t.co/bOhgQt5BGa — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IsaacDovere: Santos has deflected in part by blaming Democrats for the questions he’s facing, but as of today Speaker Kevin McCarthy to… — PolitiTweet.org

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“This is why we moved it yesterday and this is why we'll get to the bottom of it, because they treat people differently based upon their philosophical or political party and that is wrong and America dislikes that,” he said. Ds see it as an effort to run interference for Trump — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy reacts to Biden saying he was surprised to learn classified docs taken away. “What’s so surprising to me is that this came out before the election,” McCarthy told me of Nov. 2 discovery of the documents. He suggests new panel will probe DOJ’s handling of political cases — PolitiTweet.org

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“No,” Speaker McCarthy told me when asked whether he expects Rep. George Santos to serve on any of the key committees that are being populated today — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. James Comer wants information from the Treasury Department about the Biden family’s financial transactions and calling on a handful of former Twitter executives to testify at a public hearing, per ⁦@SaraMurray⁩ and ⁦@AnnieGrayerCNN⁩ https://t.co/dukMU9ECku — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @petemuntean: BREAKING: FAA ordering ALL airlines to “pause all domestic departures” until 9 AM EST due to NOTAM system outage. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @vermontgmg: The worst piece I’ve ever had to write, an unexpected and much-too-soon obituary for my friend and colleague @blakehounshel… — PolitiTweet.org

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“He certainly hasn’t earned my trust,” Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, suggesting to @wolfblitzer there should be a House ethics investigation into George Santos — PolitiTweet.org

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“I was briefed about this discovery and surprised to learn that there were any government records that were taken there to that office. But I don’t know what’s in the documents. My lawyers have not suggested I ask what documents they were,” Biden said https://t.co/ZylYsEtRZq — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: Some House Republicans complain they're in the dark about the deals Rep. Kevin McCarthy made to become Speaker. CNN's @mkra… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Will let you know,” Speaker Kevin McCarthy told me when asked if he would let George Santos serve on any committees — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, 89, needs hip surgery, his office says. “Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today hurt his hip and will have surgery this week. He is otherwise in good spirits and is expected to make a full recovery,” statement says — PolitiTweet.org

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C-SPAN asks Kevin McCarthy for greater access to cover House proceedings after the lack of a speaker last week allowed for the public to have a greater visibility on the floor. https://t.co/XTcLmhJsZN — PolitiTweet.org

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Horrible, horrible news. A former colleague, outstanding journalist and an all-around good guy. Rest in peace, Blake — PolitiTweet.org

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James Comer, head of House Oversight, initiates probe of Biden’s handling of classified docs and asks the WH and National Archives for records for later this month https://t.co/XswyDZYeGq — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Mike Gallagher, head of new China select panel, says he doesn’t believe Rep. George Santos should receive any committee assignments related to national security.   “I don’t think he should be on any national security committees,” he said, per @morgan_rimmer — PolitiTweet.org

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146 Democrats voted to create the new select committee probing China Zero voted for the bill to probe DOJ/FBI Both passed the House this afternoon — PolitiTweet.org

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House will vote next hour to create two new committees: One focusing on the rise of China’s influence; the other focusing on the Justice Department and FBI. The China panel expected to get bipartisan support — the first measure on the House floor to do so. The DOJ panel will not — PolitiTweet.org

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Allen Weisselberg, former President Donald Trump’s long-time chief financial officer, was sentenced to five months in jail for his role in a decade-long tax fraud scheme after testifying as the state’s witness against the Trump Organization. @KaraScannell https://t.co/MSZ8SC4VsN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: NEW: House GOP leaders & key negotiators won’t commit to publicly releasing details about the side deals Kevin McCarthy… — PolitiTweet.org

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Among concessions: rejecting “any negotiatons with the Senate" on spending bills if they don't meet terms of House budget and don't cut domestic spending. Rs "will not agree" to a raising debt limit "without budget agreement or commensurate fiscal reforms” https://t.co/KvSKh0orE0 — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP Rep. Pat Fallon introduces articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. https://t.co/m7uWG65zLj — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jessetemple: This is really happening. Mississippi State transfer QB Braedyn Locke commits to Wisconsin. That’s three former four-star… — PolitiTweet.org