#Senate

Today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing will explore competition in app storesTo understand the enormous value created by app stores, you have to look back at the world before they existedWe
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Sessions and Rosenstein are still going to be testifying at the trials as witnesses. Not defendants, in case you are confused about that.The dates on the indictments will reveal all
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Floyd case could have led to serious reforms on body cams, arrest tactics, QI, decriminalization etc.Taylor case could have led to reform on no-knock warrants etc.Instead we will get blocked
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A thread with comments other Republicans have made about @tedcruz. First, my favorite: “If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the
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1. @PoliceNG denied & said no one has been killed in the protests. Die hard supporters of the president said 'where is the body'. Jimoh Isiaq has been laid to
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House Speaker Pelosi & Intel Chair Schiff:"The Office of the Director of Nat'l Intelligence has informed us that it will no longer provide briefings to Members of Congress, including the
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Joe Biden’s days must start eerily similar to Lucy’s from the documentary 50 First Dates. Picture it: Jill leaves a record for Joe so when he wakes up he can
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Yesterday @senatemajldr McConnell told the press he wasn't watching the #ImpeachmentHearings:"I'm going to be paying attention to what we're doing in the Senate."Does that mean you are finally going to
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How the unevenness of America's democracy threatens to unravel it, by @baseballot, @elena___mejia and me:https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/advantage-gop/Or, in other words, how Republicans have harnessed political institutions to gai
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65 yrs ago today, Emmett Till, a 14 yr old boy from Chicago is brutally murdered in Mississippi after FALSELY being accused of flirting with a white woman. His murderers
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1) The Hitchhiker's Guide How Congress certifies the electoral vote. 2) The Constitution makes Congress the ultimate arbiter determining which candidate wins each state. Congress must approve certificates of election
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There is no more destructive force in Washington than Mitch McConnell or who keeps his own state in total chaos. Why then is Amy McGrath lagging in her state? Why
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IRS delays could cause many people to lose financial assistance for marketplace health coverage unless CMS acts soon. CMS should not terminate advance premium tax credits (APTC) until COVID-related IRS
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Impressive journalismingOct 2006: police incl Chauvin shoot & kill a man who'd stabbed others and was attacking themNov 2006: Klobuchar elected to SenateJan 2007: Klobuchar leaves prosecutor's office, goes to
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I'm seeing a steady stream of "don't donate to McGrath" tweets. 1. While I absolutely think your money is better spent on more competitive races, 2. You should also remember,
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You might ask, why is Trump blatantly breaking laws, destroying norms, saying outrageous things, and being a total jerk?Doesn't he know that these behaviors will cost him votes?The answer is
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