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    Today was brutal.

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  2. "The Mueller report and this assault on the legislative branch made Nancy’s call to avoid impeachment much more difficult," said Rep. Connolly. "We've moved from [Trump's] culpability ... to an assault on the institution & constitutional framework that is the legislative branch."

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  3. The chairmen and members of the six panels investigating the president are increasingly angered by the White House’s unwillingness to comply as they carry out their oversight role, several House Democratic officials tell WaPo.

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  4. Frustration among House Democratic investigators is intensifying after Trump's refusal to cooperate with congressional inquiries, leading some to privately question whether they should try to pressure Nancy Pelosi into launching impeachment proceedings.

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  5. Nancy Pelosi on her upcoming meeting with Trump: "I hope he has learned his lesson."

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    Especially given the reporting of the “land the plane” conversation on the plane.

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  7. A source close to Schumer: "Unless President Trump considers undoing some of the 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy, Schumer won't even consider a proposal from the president to raise the gas tax, of which the poor and working people would bear the brunt."

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  8. A federal judge in Oregon has issued a national injunction against the Trump admin's gag rule, calling the measure seeking to cut off federal funding for providers that offer abortions or abortion referrals "madness."

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  9. Democratic presidential candidate Tim Ryan has released 10 years of his tax returns. "Full and complete transparency with the American people is paramount to Congressman Tim Ryan."

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  10. One could make a reasonable assumption that if a person was upset by the Lynch-Clinton tarmac meeting in 2016, that same person would at least want to know more about these "personal conversations" Rosenstein says he's been having with the president.

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  11. WSJ reports Rosenstein has submitted his resignation letter, which apparently includes this line: "I am grateful to you for the opportunity to serve; for the courtesy and humor you often display in our personal conversations." Personal conversations?

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  12. Joe Biden: "It's well past time that the minimum wage nationally should be a minimum of $15. It's well past time. It's time to start rewarding work over wealth." Via CBS

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  13. Joe Biden: Donald Trump is "the only president who has decided not to represent the whole country. The president has his base. We need a president who works for all Americans." Via ABC

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  14. Joe Biden: "Let me say this simply and clearly, and I mean this: The country wasn't build by Wall Street bankers, CEOs and hedge fund managers. It was built by you. It was built by the great American middle class." Via ABC

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  15. Joe Biden: "By the way, I make no apologies. I am a union man. Period."

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  16. Jerry Nadler: "If the attorney general is afraid to subject (himself) to questions where you can follow up, that may indicate lack of confidence in his own position ... It's not up to the attorney general to tell the committee how to conduct its business."

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  17. "While it took [Trump] 601 days to reach 5,000 false claims, it has taken him just 226 more to get from 5,000 to 10,000. In a three-day period recently, he made 171 false or misleading claims —more than he had in any of his first five months as president."

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  18. 55% of people in the latest ABC News/WaPo poll say they would definitely not vote for Trump in 2020.

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  19. House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler has scheduled a committee vote to allow an additional hour of questioning at Thursday's hearing with Barr, despite Barr's protestations. The vote would allow members or staff to question Barr during the extra hour.

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  20. Pelosi and Schumer make their infrastructure deal demands to Trump: 1 be large-scale 2 include "clean energy & resiliency priorities" 3 have "strong Buy America, labor, and women, veteran and minority-owned business protections." They also want to know how Trump will pay for it.

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  21. New York Attorney General's Office: "Attorney General Letitia James is focused on enforcing the rule of law. In any case we pursue, we will follow the facts wherever they may lead. We wish the President would share our respect for the law."

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