Yamiche Alcindor

Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche

Trump describing how he “simply” wants to blow up months of negotiations and a deal his own White House representatives agreed to make. Yet, in talking to some voters (Dems and Repubs) these past three days, most people don’t get that Trump’s party shut down higher checks. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JakeSherman: So let’s recap where we are on Christmas Eve. — Unemployment expires Saturday. — Government funding expires Monday. — Hou… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kylegriffin1: On Christmas Eve, Republicans rejected Democrats' effort to advance $2000 stimulus checks for Americans in need — checks… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimsciutto: At 10:18 am, President Trump’s motorcade pulled into Trump International Golf Club.   Last night, the White House issued d… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: Good compilation here from @Kevinliptakcnn re: Pres. Trump’s list of objections to the spending package last night vs.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @arappeport: Trump sinking the stimulus bill stunned administration officials. Mnuchin held nearly 200 calls in the last week, includin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @susanchira: @Yamiche See this remarkable story from2007 with many horrifying details by Jim Glanz and Alissa Rubin: — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @weijia: The President’s schedule shows he still plans to go to Mar a Lago tomorrow, after urging Congress to get back to work on a reli… — PolitiTweet.org

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Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU’s National Security Project, in response to President Trump’s pardon of Blackwater military contractors convicted of killing Iraqi civilians: “President Trump has hit a disgraceful new low with the Blackwater pardons.” https://t.co/iEBuHZA3ii — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kylegriffin1: New on @MSNBC: House Democrats will attempt to pass a stand-alone bill to provide for $2000 direct payments by unanimous… — PolitiTweet.org

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For months & months, Pres Trump checked out of the COVID relief package negotiations leaving it to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and WH Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to negotiate while Trump spread election disinformation. Now, he wants blow up the bill and is risking a govt shutdown. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLastWord: Joining @AliVelshi tonight: @glennkirschner2 @neal_katyal @RepAdamSchiff @Yamiche @MHickeyrn @GeoRebekah #LastWord — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheStephSy: Pardons/commutations include those for political allies, fraudsters, and 4 Blackwater guards who illegally killed "innocent… — PolitiTweet.org

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Former New York Rep. Chris Collins, the first sitting congressman to support President Trump's bid for the White House was sentenced to 26 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges in an insider trading case. https://t.co/79tGIdnH1A — PolitiTweet.org

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Alex van der Zwaan, a Dutch lawyer, was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to lying to Mueller investigators. He was the first person to serve jail time for a charge brought by the Mueller investigation. He was also deported. https://t.co/J4iFyVqlhK — PolitiTweet.org

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The two border patrol agents -- Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean -- were convicted in 2006 of shooting & wounding, Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila, an unarmed undocumented immigrant, & then covering it up. Aldrete-Davila was shot fleeing toward the Rio Grande. https://t.co/iGB1hU6cwN — PolitiTweet.org

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Former Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced to 11 months in prison and three years of parole for corruption charges stemming from his misuse of more than $200,000 in campaign funds for a slew of personal expenses. https://t.co/bSWsNL63Wv — PolitiTweet.org

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Worth reading about each pardon. The four Blackwater guards — Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, and Dustin Heard — were convicted in 2014 after fourteen killings of Iraqi civilians, including 9- and 11-year-old boys, were deemed unjustified. https://t.co/vdeyuaYba3 — PolitiTweet.org

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This is like a vintage Trump Friday. Incredible. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JDiamond1: Just in: Trump issuing a slate of pardons & commutations to political allies and conservative media favorites: Duncan Hunter… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @seungminkim: The 5,593-page coronavirus relief/government funding bill has yet to arrive at the White House, aides say, and is not expe… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WesleyLowery: NYT with the latest dive into policing to produce the same conclusion: "significant changes are likely to require dismant… — PolitiTweet.org

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What’s taking you so long to pick an AG? President-elect Biden: We are looking for a team to instill the “greatest confidence” at DOJ and not having politics at play. There isn’t an obvious choice in my mind. We are weighing things like having enough diversity in the cabinet. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @seungminkim: >@JoeBiden on whether his covid relief plan will include a new round of stimulus checks: "Yes ... that's a negotiating is… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: “I’ve seen no evidence that suggests it’s under control,” Biden says of the cyberhack, adding that the “Defense Department won’… — PolitiTweet.org

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President-elect Biden on the suspected Russia hack: This attack caught the U.S. “off guard and unprepared.” “The Trump administration failed to prioritize cyber security...Enough is enough...We can’t let this go unanswered.” He added: This happened on “Donald Trump’s watch.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JDiamond1: BIDEN: "Our darkest days in the battle against Covid are ahead of us -- not behind us -- so we need to prepare ourselves, st… — PolitiTweet.org

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President-elect Biden with a stark warning says the country will lose thousands of lives before the coronavirus pandemic ends and says the COVID vaccine can’t stop that. He adds: I’m going to tell it to you straight our darkest days are ahead of us not behind us. https://t.co/yt5oPSP1NO — PolitiTweet.org

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President-elect Biden says Americans have to stay apart just a little bit longer to keep each other safe. He said he has complete confidence in the COVID vaccine but it’s one of the biggest challenges ever to distribute the vaccine. — PolitiTweet.org

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Gov. Newsom of CA has selected Alex Padilla to serve the final two years of VP-elect Kamala Harris’s senate term. Padilla will be the first Latino senator to represent CA. This choice also means there will be no black women serving in the Senate. https://t.co/ZHuIIaiBrR — PolitiTweet.org