Senior Congressional Correspondent, @CNN. Roaming the Capitol halls, covering the Hill and politics. Die-hard Chicago sports fan. Wisconsin Badger for life.

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@JeffFlake says his great grandpa wrote: "Once again I must kiss the sod and face a cloudy future." "That phrase sticks with me whenever ... Manu Raju jumps from behind the Russell trolley to pepper me with gotcha questions." He was joking. (I think) c-span.org/video/?c4761081/s…
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“We’re still deliberating that right now,” Stacey Plaskett, a House impeachment manager, says on @OutFrontCNN when asked how long Dems expect the impeachment trial to be in the Senate. Won’t say when she expects Pelosi to send article to Senate
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Manu Raju retweeted
BREAKING: Biden spokeswoman says new administration will not lift restrictions on EU, UK, Brazil travel on Jan. 26 (It would appear that Biden will issue new 212f order)
Replying to @jrpsaki
On the advice of our medical team, the Administration does not intend to lift these restrictions on 1/26. In fact, we plan to strengthen public health measures around international travel in order to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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Ted Lieu, an impeachment manager, tells @wolfblitzer on @CNNSitRoom: “My expectation is that the article will be delivered this week” to the Senate to start trial. He quickly added the decision is “above my pay grade,” meaning it’s Pelosi’s call and she has yet to dislclose plans
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Busy day for Biden nominees in Senate tomorrow with confirmation hearings for: - Yellen to Treasury - Haines to DNI - Mayorkas to DHS - Blinken to State - Austin to Defense So getting nominees confirmed on Biden's first day is highly unlikely. (Trump got 2 on Day 1, Obama got 6)
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A big reason for the delay was because the Senate couldn't organize until the majority was determined by Georgia runoffs. And McConnell and Schumer are still negotiating organizing resolution. Nominees could still get quick votes, though that'd require consent from 100 senators
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Anthony Scaramucci says he was invited to President Trump's farewell ceremony Wednesday, which he takes as a sign the White House is desperate to bulk up the guest list. "Trust me, that had to be a mass email if one of them got sent to me," he tells @InsideEdition.
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