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Update: They all left — PolitiTweet.org

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Daines party https://t.co/PHsUkVAT7d — PolitiTweet.org

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Sounds like the Senate may wrap up its business for the week shortly and head home for the holidays — PolitiTweet.org

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Meadows told Senate Republicans he appreciated them working with an old Freedom Caucus bomb thrower and that if they want help from the White House to ask sooner rather than later He said Trump either had about 45 days left in office, or four years and 45 days, per Sen. Cornyn — PolitiTweet.org

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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows now heads into the Senate Republican lunch. Says it’s about “year-end planning” — PolitiTweet.org

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@AndrewDesiderio Everyone we talked to praised Krebs, though Sen. Ron Johnson had this to say: “I don’t agree with his sweeping declarations that there’s no evidence. There’s plenty of evidence of irregularities ... I can understand why it would probably upset the president.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@AndrewDesiderio Krebs’ firing comes amid a purge of senior officials viewed as insufficiently loyal to the president Esper was the first to go, then Krebs. Wray and Haspel next? “If it looks like there’s just a flurry of them, it will raise more questions,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) acknowledged — PolitiTweet.org

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@AndrewDesiderio Capito: "Disappointed ... can't explain it" Romney: "Terrible mistake" Cornyn: "it just adds to the confusion and chaos ... I’m sure I’m not the only one that would like some return to a little bit more of a — I don’t even know what’s normal anymore.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Capito was scheduled to talk to Krebs today “I was going to tell him thank you for a good job," she said after Krebs was fired. "I’m still going to tell him that — just not today" Rs pile on Trump's "terrible mistake" last night https://t.co/wThUOI3YT5 @AndrewDesiderio — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Burr (R-N.C.) is noncommittal on whether he will take the HELP chairmanship. Wants to wait for Ga. races “That won’t be decided until we have our organizing meeting ... hard to do until we know what the make up of the Senate is" If not Burr, it would be Chairman Rand Paul — PolitiTweet.org

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News: Sen. Barrasso (R-Wyo.), will become top Republican -- and chairman if Rs win in Georgia -- of the Senate Energy Committee. That opens up Environment and Public Works Committee chairmanship for Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (https://t.co/28cnjsX00s.) https://t.co/R4kWxflq5F — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Brown is back, criticizing Sen. McConnell for keeping the Senate in session to confirm nominees and putting staffers at risk of getting covid. — PolitiTweet.org

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White House Chief of staff Mark Meadows arrives for meeting with Sen. McConnell. Says another vote on Shelton is up to McConnell and the White House wants to keep government funded. Still, says he can’t guarantee there won’t be a shutdown — PolitiTweet.org

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White House Chief is staff Mark Meadows arrives for meeting with Sen. McConnell. Says another vote on Shelton is up to McConnell and the White House wants to keep government funded. Still, says he can’t guarantee there won’t be a shutdown — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FenitN: The District reported five covid-19 deaths today -- ages 30, 45, 50, 86, 93. This is the most fatalities reported in a single d… — PolitiTweet.org

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On Tuesday he missed a couple votes, including costing Judy Shelton a seat on the Federal Reserve (for now at least) — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell praising Grassley, who is infected with covid. Grassley hasn't missed a vote since 1993 "Across 27 years and 8,927 votes, Sen. Grassley has shown up for every single one. It is by far the longest such streak in Senate history" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JakeSherman: Spot on from ⁦@pkcapitol⁩ https://t.co/NN14Bfs0BM — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Sasse on Trump firing: “Chris Krebs did a really good job — as state election officials all across the nation will tell you — and he obviously should not be fired.“ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marianne_levine: Judy Shelton's failed floor vote was a rare setback for a Trump nominee. And VP-elect Harris played a crucial role. H… — PolitiTweet.org

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@marianne_levine Not only was Grassley’s streak of 8,927 floor votes without an absence about to be broken, but it also gave the GOP a math problem. “Sen. Grassley has not missed a vote since the ‘90s, for him to not be able to make it in today? It’s hard,” said Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). — PolitiTweet.org

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@marianne_levine Senate Rs had the votes this morning. “We were situated fine,” said GOP whip Thune. But Grassley's quarantine ended that. They tried to get Romney to vote present, but he declined. And then Harris showed up Sen. Brown: “The irony is her voting kept Pence from voting,” — PolitiTweet.org

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VP Mike Pence has salvaged some of President Donald Trump’s most contentious nominees. But on Tuesday, it was VP-elect Kamala Harris breaking the deadlock to tank a top Trump pick. How Kamala and covid tanked Shelton (For now) https://t.co/a8sjU5JoQY @marianne_levine — PolitiTweet.org

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@wexler borderline senatorial — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alexanderbolton: Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) when asked if he considers Joe Biden the president-elect: "You're going to play gotcha q… — PolitiTweet.org

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Grassley’s last speech before his positive Covid test was about importance of masks and social distancing — PolitiTweet.org

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Oh man — PolitiTweet.org

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The Senate just renamed a courthouse after Orrin Hatch — PolitiTweet.org

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@GlennKesslerWP Yes it would probably have to be this week — PolitiTweet.org

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Graham says he doesn’t consider Biden the president-elect ... — PolitiTweet.org