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Rand says Menendez and Booker won’t meet with him to talk about it. Menendez says Judge Salas, whose son was killed in targeted attack, is in town and Rand “wouldn’t give her the time of day” — PolitiTweet.org

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NJ Democrats Booker and Menendez try to pass legislation to extend more security protection to non SCOTUS federal judges, Rand wants to add protection for members of Congress (his neighbor attacked him several years ago) Neither side budges and neither bill passes — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer setting up vote to discharge ATF nominee Dettelbach from tied Judiciary Committee. Unclear if Harris will be needed to break tie on floor He would only be second Senate-confirmed ATF director "I'm going to make sure his nomination moves through this chamber rapidly" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @allymutnick: NEW: Latino Dems are torching DCCC for failing to spend in the #TX34 special Rs flipped the seat on Tues, ending 100+ yea… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JenniferShutt: Senators voting no Burr (R-NC) Crapo (R-Idaho) Lankford (R-Okla.) Lee (R-Utah) Lummis (R-Wyo.) Paul (R-Ky.) Risch (R-Id… — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate passes bill extending health benefits to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, 84-14. Big vote — PolitiTweet.org

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Sike meeting happening now per @marianne_levine — PolitiTweet.org

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Tillis says gun talks “going good” as they get into the details. Red flags and boyfriend loophole still the big sticking points. He does not expect final legislative text today even if they iron out their differences. Maybe wkend text Meeting between Core Four this afternoon — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Deb Fischer raised concerns about the gun safety package at a private meeting on Tuesday. She said of McConnell’s role: “He can do what he wants. I mean, everybody can do what they want. I don’t pick at my colleagues.” https://t.co/Vh1Q2dlOH0 @marianne_levine — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marianne_levine: McConnell's decision to endorse the guns framework didn't surprise his GOP colleagues. But if he does support the fina… — PolitiTweet.org

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“His issue has been: ‘We’ve got to be engaged in conversations. Typically we’re not. This time we are,’” said Sen. Lankford. “It seems to be more circling around that: ‘What do we both agree on? OK, let’s move on that.’ That doesn’t offend me. In fact, I think that’s helpful” — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitch McConnell is breaking character yet again, and this time it’s on one of the most polarizing issues in American politics. Our look at why he’s stepping out on a limb ⁦@marianne_levine⁩ https://t.co/Vh1Q2d4dPs — PolitiTweet.org

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Sinema, Cornyn and Murphy meeting now to try and iron out differences on gun safety package — PolitiTweet.org

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Update: amendment passed in committee, per person familiar. Republican no votes: Inhofe Rounds Cotton Hawley Cramer Wicker — PolitiTweet.org

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... some people would like a wide open ended definition or say if you ever, you know, dated somebody 20 years ago and you’re somehow involved in a domestic violence incident today, that you're forever barred from your Second Amendment rights. That's just overreach" — PolitiTweet.org

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On "boyfriend loophole" "Now under statute if you're married, or you're cohabitating or if you've got a child in common, you're covered by the US domestic violence misdemeanor. . Democrats want to add something else. And it's got to be clear, and it's got to be specific ... — PolitiTweet.org

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Cornyn on the two sticking points in gun talks. RE red flags: $ "has to be available to everybody, not just the 19 states that have red flag laws. Some people say, well, we're going to try to incentivize them or coerce them. Well, we're not going to do either 1 of those things" — PolitiTweet.org

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How Sen. Graham is talking about gun deal: "I've got an AR 15. I don't want anybody to take my gun away, because I'm not doing anything wrong with it. But I want to keep guns out of the hands of people who are disturbed." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @UrsulaPerano: June 14: I gave no tours on Jan. 5 June 15: I gave no tours on Jan. 5, this was just a visit from constituents, in which… — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Republicans are coming out against any proposal to require women to register for the military draft, trying to get ahead of NDAA markup. Includes Hawley, Cruz, Cotton and Rubio ⁦@AnthonyAdragna⁩ https://t.co/YXAp89XALd — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marianne_levine: Murphy says he doesn't expect any items in the framework to be dropped — PolitiTweet.org

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This is also how the gun talks work! — PolitiTweet.org

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How the gun talks work: Graham and Blumenthal stop to talk red flags laws, Blumenthal tells me and ⁦@ESCochrane⁩ after he thinks there’s a good compromise: one pot of money states could only use for red flag laws, separate pot of money for other crisis intervention https://t.co/3pbDkl4R0u — PolitiTweet.org

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This is either a big problem or a way to get people to speed things and finish the legislation ASAP. Will probably know for sure tomorrow — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden, like Trump, looking at judicial nominees that can make a long-term impact. Garcia is 35 years old — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JakeSherman: BREAKING in @PunchbowlNews this AM: The Jan. 6 committee has footage of a man who was on a tour with @RepLoudermilk on Ja… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marianne_levine: The task of going from framework to bill text won't be easy. During a private GOP lunch Tuesday, Republican senators r… — PolitiTweet.org

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We knew there was enhanced background checks for 21 and under, red flags, school safety and mental health. But there were some surprises Sunday. The biggest one was closing “boyfriend loophole.” Turns out negotiators had been talking about it all along; Sinema raised in late May — PolitiTweet.org

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Core Four thought they had a deal on Friday, but then scattered across country. They kept texting and trying to wrap things up, including a classic texting miscommunication that worried Cornyn that the negotiations were being reopened “We got through it,” Cornyn said — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer gave restrained speech after Uvalde, dismissing calls to quickly bring up bill Rs would reject. He then met with Murphy, who asked for 10 days to see if there was a deal. Meanwhile McConnell was encouraging Cornyn to cut agreement with Murphy. Not the typical playbook — PolitiTweet.org