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    11 hours ago

    🧵 The story of the Capitol riots is being told again this week as the Senate holds Donald Trump's . Here is what almost two dozen lawmakers told The 19th about January 6, in their own words.

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    Recently, the conversation of making the child tax credit available to the poorest families has been most often tied to the male cosponsors on the bills. But it was Rep. Rosa DeLauro who first started the push more than 18 years ago.

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  3. 3 hours ago

    Before Sara Jacobs was a member of Congress, she worked at the State Department, studying ways to prevent and counter violent extremism overseas. But it was as a new member of Congress, on her fourth day on the job, that she faced her most direct threat.

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  4. 4 hours ago

    Native Americans make up about 6.7 percent of Montana's population. But from March to October, they accounted for 19 percent of COVID-19 cases, 32 percent of COVID-related deaths. Cora Neumann and Marci McLean have teamed up to help. From :

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    UPDATED: Schmidt has resigned from the 's board, Axios just reported.

    Inside the Lincoln Project’s ‘toxic’ workplace: Interviews with nearly two dozen people with knowledge of the group’s workings reveal a culture of infighting, sexist language and disparate treatment. via
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    As of this week, just three of the Lincoln Project’s eight co-founders remain. Interviews with nearly two dozen people with knowledge of the group’s workings reveal a culture of infighting, sexist language and disparate treatment. From :

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  7. 7 hours ago

    In new guidance released Friday, the CDC adopted a tiered approach for reopening schools for in-person learning. High COVID-19 case counts mean most schools likely aren't ready to be fully in person.

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    How does statehouse reporter manage to keep up with 50 statehouses? Great Q&A and so much more good in our monthly members-only newsletter — which you can get by becoming a member today! Read: Join:

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  9. 8 hours ago

    Join us on Instagram Live TODAY at 5 p.m. CT for . Our statehouses reporter will talk to our community manager about what it's like covering state legislatures nationwide. 📱

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    Feb 11

    So many people asking today how anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in housing wasn't already illegal. In truth, Congress has never passed laws protecting queer people from discrimination in public life.

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    huge newsletter today. sign up before she flies:

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  12. 11 hours ago

    .: "I volunteered at a domestic abuse shelter, and it felt like people kept saying, 'don't impeach the president or it might happen again.' That's just the language of abuse." Read the full story by :

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  13. 11 hours ago

    .: "When my son and I finally got home ... he looked at me and said, 'I just need to be by myself,' and I thought, 'My God, this kid just went through a traumatic event.' That's when I cried ... All the trauma just keeps building."

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  14. 11 hours ago

    Rep. : "...my son, who is a police officer, called me. I answered the phone and said, 'Sweetheart, I'm fine, and I'm running for my life. I cannot talk to you right now.'"

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  15. 11 hours ago

    .: "When the elevator doors opened, we started running through hallways. ... I remember thinking to myself over and over again: I don't even know how to get out in normal times. It's my fourth day. I don't know how to get out."

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  16. 11 hours ago

    Rep. : "I was lying on the floor, and I had very little juice left in my phone, but I called my husband. I was afraid to say 'I love you,' because it harkened back to 9/11."

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  17. 11 hours ago

    📸 Members of Congress were instructed to put on these gas masks.

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  18. 11 hours ago

    .: "I could not believe that these people had made it all the way up the Capitol steps and that our constitutional duty was being obstructed. It had not really clicked in a meaningful way just how much danger we were in."

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  19. 11 hours ago

    The rioters broke into the Capitol about 2:15 p.m. Both chambers adjourned a few minutes later. : "Soon after, we heard banging on the door. ... I thought 'Oh my God. Am I going to die today? Is this it? Am I going to die today?'"

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  20. 11 hours ago

    .: "I started seeing rioters scale a wall around 1 or 2 p.m. It looked like a practiced military exercise; I saw some even had maps in their hands. I kept thinking the National Guard would show up in a jiffy, but they didn't."

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  21. 11 hours ago

    Shortly after 1 p.m., VP Pence and senators joined House members in the House chamber to start a session to confirm election results. Then, each went to their separate chambers to debate challenges. : "All of a sudden, there was a rumble of tenseness in the room."

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