Jeremy Diamond

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"This makes Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle," Biden says of legislation to restrict voting access in some states, like Georgia — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden on North Korea: Ballistic missile tests violated UN resolutions "There will be responses if they choose to escalate - we will respond accordingly," Biden says He also says he's open to diplomacy but it "must be conditioned on denuclearization." — PolitiTweet.org

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Big: "I can't picture that being the case," Biden says when asked if US troops will still be in Afghanistan next year. — PolitiTweet.org

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"It is not my intention to stay there for a long time. But the question is how and under what circumstances" does the US leave Afghanistan. "But we are not staying a long time," Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says it will be "hard" to meet the May deadline established by Trump for withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: Biden: "If there’s complete lockdown and chaos as a consequence of the filibuster then we’ll have to go beyond what I’m… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden suggests he is open to doing away with the filibuster to get voting rights legislation passed. But he says first he needs to get to 50 votes in the Senate -- hinting at changes to HR1 to get Joe Manchin on board — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says Mexico is "refusing to take" some of the families taken into Border Patrol custody. He says they should "all" be going back & is working with Mexico on this — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says Trump "dismantled all the elements" to deal w migration surges. "He in fact shut down the number of beds available, he did not fund HHS...to get the children out of the Border Patrol facilities." "So what we're doing now is attempting to rebuild -- rebuild the system" — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says "I guess I should be flattered" that migrants are coming to the US because of the perception that he's a "nice guy." But he says, nothing has changed...surges happen every year. The reality: DHS Sec. has said this year is on track to be a 2-decade high surge — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says Republicans in Congress are going to have to decide if "we are going to work together...or decide to divide the country, continue the politics of division." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "There are still too many Americans out of work, too many families hurting...but I can say to you the American people, help is here and hope is on the way." — PolitiTweet.org

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The US will reach this by his 100th day as long as it keeps its current pace of nearly 2.5 million shots per day — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden kicks off news conference announcing that "we will, by my 100th day in office, have administered 200 million shots in people's arms." — PolitiTweet.org

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Fun tweets aside...this is going to cause serious economic disruptions. A company working to free the vessel said it could take days or WEEKS https://t.co/dw5Vn4FcND — PolitiTweet.org

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The socially distanced setup for President Biden's first presidential news conference 👇 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mariancw: This $250k vs $8 net-worth figure hit me so hard I had to click thru to double check that it wasn’t a typo https://t.co/J7oHu… — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Fauci says when he is asked if we're turning the corner on the pandemic, his answer is "we're at the corner." Whether we actually turn that corner depends on continued adherence to mitigation measures until more Americans are vaccinated, he says — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @vmsalama: Thein Zaw, a journalist for The Associated Press who was arrested more than three weeks ago while covering a protest against… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: Angus King has been among the minority of the members in the Senate Democratic Caucus resistant to lowering the threshold to 51… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here is the full White House statement: https://t.co/99qtyhrhwJ — PolitiTweet.org

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The admin has yet to allow press into Border Patrol facilities where migrant children face crowded conditions & where many have been detained longer than allowed WH says it's "committed to transparency & will continue to work with agencies on creating avenues for media access" — PolitiTweet.org

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The Biden administration is allowing press access inside an HHS facility for migrant children today for the first time. HHS is allowing one network TV pool camera inside the facility when a group of WH officials & members of Congress tour the facility today, per WH statement — PolitiTweet.org

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This was notable. Both Jen Psaki & Cedric Richmond made clear yesterday Biden is considering executive actions, but Harris -- who campaigned on using EOs to address gun violence -- kept putting the focus back on legislation — PolitiTweet.org

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VP Harris stressed the need for Congress to act on gun law reforms during her CBS interview this morning. Pressed repeatedly on executive actions, Harris pivoted to Congress "If we really want something that is going to be lasting, we need to pass legislation," she said — PolitiTweet.org

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VP Harris says she & Biden will "absolutely" go down to the border at some point — PolitiTweet.org

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I dreamt last night that I had chosen to root for the Mets instead of my Yankees in an upcoming Subway series & I just want to know what the heck my brain was thinking. Also why is my brain thinking about baseball. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KristenhCNN: NEW: HHS Inspector General report paints bleak picture of health care industry ravaged by pandemic. Burned out medical sta… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @priscialva: HHS announced it will open another temporary shelter facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas to house unaccompanied migrant chil… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden admin is extending the special enrollment period for Obamacare until August 15, HHS announces. The extension is aimed at giving Americans more time to take advantage of ACA benefits in the covid relief bill -- including increased subsidies — PolitiTweet.org