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For those not picking up on it: this is an extra weird day on Capitol Hill.
Lisa Desjardins
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Lisa Desjardins
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I'm a Correspondent, PBS NewsHour. Happy, grateful nerd. Remains a faithful Chester Arthur fan. On BlueSky as lisad.bsky.social
- BREAKING: MN Gov. Tim Walz confirms state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in what he said appears to be politcally motivated assassination. 1/
- 23 POSITIVE COVID TESTS: 1+2. President & Melania Trump 3. Bill Stepien, Trump campaign mgr 4. Hope Hicks 5. Kellyanne Conway 6. Sen. Mike Lee 7. Sen. Thom Tillis 8. Ronna McDaniel 9. Notre Dame Pres. Jenkins 10-12. Three WH reporters 13-23. Eleven staffers frm Cleveland debate
- CDC: The American ppl should prepare for the possibility that their lives may be disrupted b/c of coronavirus. Says ppl may have to stay home from work, schools and daycares may close. And ppl should make plans for how to handle that, now. (Telecommuting, child care plans.)
- BREAKING: The U.S. is freezing the ability of Russia's central bank to conduct any transactions in dollars - which is the currency in which much of its reserves are held. Allies are doing the same for euros, pounds, yen. 1/
- From sources all over the Capitol: - POTUS DOES have right to enter the House chamber, at anytime. - That includes if they are out of session, technically. - But he can't speak from podium or dais w/out express House permission. I can't believe I'm writing all this.
- BREAKING: Congress passes largest single investment in infrastructure in U.S. history. House votes *228*-206, with 13 Republicans joining Dems. Bill now goes to the White House.
- Liz Cheney, Now: I'm not sure I ever spoke to @SpeakerPelosi before I joined the J6 committee. She is a liberal, I am a conservative. "But I think she is a tremendous leader. She is a leader of historic consequence."
- NEW. Biden senior source tells me: - Harris-Pence debate next week. They want the distance by candidates to be much greater .. from 7 to 14 feet away from each other and moderator Susan Page. - And the commission must enforce COVID rules better, incl. masks. More..
- BREAKING here - U.S. team in quake zone told they are fired, per source. The 3-person disaster assessment team sent to Myanmar for the U.S. received termination notices while staying/sleeping outside — US AID workers were told on an all hands call today, per a source familiar.
- My deepest thanks to all of you for the incredible support and Twitter embrace today. It meant more than you could know. Going home now, so glad to say.
- BREAKING: The 2020 election is over. Congress has counted and VP Pence announced that Joseph Robinette Biden has won the presidency. The entire chamber - both sides stood and clapped.
- Can confirm this was me. (And happy for any new folos.)Reporter: You yourself were part of killing the senate compromise bill. You say there need to be solutions, what are house Republicans doing to get to a solution on the border and on Ukraine? Or are you going to actually do nothing?
00:00 - NEW: VA Gov. Youngkin has signed a bill that ends mandatory masking in Virginia schools.
