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The official explanation for the Biden motorcade leaving the WH press pool at the convention center was "radio miscommunication," according to a White House spokesman who also was stranded, per
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Asked Leader McCarthy in a presser today if he plans to endorse Donald Trump for president above all other candidates.
He answered: “We haven't talked about that yet.”
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A Royal Navy Spokesperson told MailOnline: 'Royal Marines were deployed to Ukraine to support the UK's diplomatic presence in the country; they served no combat function.'
Royal Marines have taken part in operations in Ukraine, says general mol.im/a/11534165 via
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GOP lawmakers from the Republican Governance Group are rocking “OK” buttons — aka “Only Kevin” buttons — in support of McCarthy today.
They’re trying to act as a counter weight to the “Never Kevin” movement.
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Q: So you would ask them to wait [to lift Title 42]?
TESTER: "I think that if they don't have a plan, then they need to wait."
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Sen Tester on Manchin/Cornyn letter to Biden admin re: extending Title 42:
TESTER: "We sent a letter very similar three weeks ago that said, 'Hey, where's your plan?' We never got a response back."
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HEINRICH: that sounds like he might veto if it comes to his desk?
KJP: I'm just not going to make a prediction. I'm certainly not going to make a prediction of what the President is going to do. We're having conversations with members of Congress and I will leave it there
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NEW: The WH is whipping against war powers resolution, but won't say if POTUS would veto:
KJP: We're in touch with members of Congress on this...The situation is still fragile and our diplomatic efforts are ongoing. So we want to make sure that this is not impacted
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WH on Sen Sinema going independent: “We understand that her decision to register as an independent in Arizona does not change the new Democratic majority control of the Senate, and we have every reason to expect that we will continue to work successfully with her.”
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DEVELOPING: 5 or 6 detectives back inside the rental home where #IdahoStudents were murdered last month. Been seeing movement inside for about half an hour.
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Non-binary Biden nuclear official Sam Brinton accused in second luggage heist trib.al/EeJzHlJ
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Today unveiled the first US banknotes bearing the signature of a female secretary. (She told Colbert she practiced.)
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1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Sinema Registering as an Independent.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) has now registered as an an “Arizona Independent.”
The key is whether Sinema continues to caucus with the Democrats. Sinema has indicated she will not caucus with the GOP.
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Sinema is up for re-election in 2024, and she would have faced the possibility of a rough primary where she would have been pulled left.
This move would allow her to maintain unique coalition of moderate Dems and moderate Rs, bypassing primary — tho it’s a risky one.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — US officials: Russia frees WNBA star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap, with US releasing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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Exclusive: The Biden administration is weighing a request by the Ukrainians for cluster munitions--neither US nor Ukraine are signatories of a 2010 ban on the weapons & US has not rejected the request outright, but transferring them would be complicated:
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South Korea's traditional method, which will be replaced by the system used elsewhere in the world on June 2023, declares people a year old at birth and adds a year to their age every Jan. 1 — even if they were born just the day before.
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My latest: California Democrat says he'd vote for a 'unity' GOP speaker, but McCarthy allies warn of concessions
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…passed by a majority vote and ratified by a majority vote.
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In the unlikeliest of scenarios: if multiple rounds of votes produce no speaker, Congress could adopt a resolution to elect the elect speaker by a plurality (more than any other candidate), not a majority (more than half of total) -- but such a resolution would need to be…
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Ralph Norman, Matt Gaetz, Bob Good, Matt Rosendale, and Andy Biggs - who is also running for the speakership – have vowed not to support McCarthy.
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Alternatively, getting a couple Democrats to vote ‘present’ could help McCarthy – who can only afford to lose 4 GOP votes, if all 434 members utter a name. Right now, Reps.
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But if Jeffries gets 212, McCarthy gets 210, and 12 Republicans vote ‘present’ – Jeffries wins, and a Republican-controlled Congress could end up with a Democrat speaker.
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For example: if all 212 Dems vote for Jeffries, McCarthy gets 210, and a smattering go to other candidates – Jeffries is still not elected speaker, because he did not reach 218.
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This means if the numbers go a certain way, there’s a scenario under which a Democrat like Rep. Hakeem Jeffries could be elected speaker of the GOP-led House.
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Because House rules to win the speakership require a majority of full house voting for a candidate, each absence or ‘present’ vote drops the threshold to reach majority by one - as only members voting for a candidate count toward majority threshold.
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Republicans are also vexed about the prospect of ‘present’ votes – and whether that could help, or potentially hurt McCarthy.
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Limitations on impeachment(s) would be sweeteners, though the optics create complications.”
This member said Democrats are “willing to play ball with just about anyone other than McCarthy, Biggs, Jordan, and Stefanik.”
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“That said, there are many principled conservatives within and outside of the GOP conference who could generate meaningful support among Dems. With a D majority in the Senate, the priority issue is absolutely House committee structure, composition and leadership.
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Most believe he’s unprincipled, sold his soul to Trump, and cannot be trusted,” one moderate Democratic House member said, requesting to remain unnamed.
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McCarthy has said he will not look to Democrats for votes – and some moderate Democrats are saying it’s a non-starter anyway.
“There’s probably no concession or promise that Kevin McCarthy can make to attract Democratic votes.
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Winston Churchill provided a model of a broad coalition government that achieved great things. This moment in American history cries out for a bold move in such a direction.”
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We need a leader who is more interested in legislating than launching investigations. The key is to empower rank and file members with more say in the governing affairs of our nation so we can compromise and get things done.
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The American people are desperate for us to come together to solve big issues and ensure that we, not China, lead the 21st century. To achieve this, we would need a commitment to regular order on committees, with some kind of shared subpoena power.
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Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna of California tells Fox, “I am open to the historic possibility of a unity candidate for Speaker who puts the needs of the nation first with an agenda of making us a manufacturing superpower again, a technology leader, and more self-reliant.
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“I was trying to make the case to our conference that we better get ourselves unified or we’re opening up the door for something like that to happen.”
Now, at least one House Democrat is expressing openness to supporting a ‘unity candidate’- under certain conditions.
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