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"said the wave of Republican opposition combined with Manchin's `no' vote would likely end Tanden's confirmation process." Politico (2/22, LeVine, Everett, 6.73M) says that without Romney or Collins "supporting her nomination, it's increasingly unlikely that Tanden will be confirmed." Politico points

rt to the Congress, with testimony from Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell; 10:00 AM • Senate Judiciary Committee concludes consideration of Merrick Garland to be AG - Nominations hearing considers Merrick Garland to be Attorney General, second and final day, with testimony from external witnesses * Hear

Garland "appears to be on his way to Senate confirmation." CBS' Kris Van Cleave: "Nearly five years after being nominated to the US Supreme Court, Merrick Garland finally got his Senate confirmation hearing today for attorney general. ... He'd take over a department beset by low morale and under fire by Democ

Kirsch currently serves as the US Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana. Murkowski Signals She Will Vote Against Barrett. Politico (10/22, Everett, 4.29M) reports Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) "met with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett this week but remains opposed to an election year conf

d are set to confirm Barrett just 38 days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and never held a vote." The AP (10/22, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Republicans "powered past a Democratic boycott" to advance the nomi

ers." Ernst: "Any Elected Official Should Stand Their Ground." Politico <https://nbulletinintelligence.corn/c2675a230cf842599e6c16a39649ab4c> (5/5, Everett, 6.73M) reports Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), "the Capitol's only other Republican woman in elected leadership aside from Cheney," said in an interview t

nting aggressive efforts over the past few years to crack down on Chinese malign influence at U.S. universities." The piece quotes Attorney General Merrick Garland saying in House Appropriations testimony this week, "Well, within the last month or so, the intelligence community has identified China as a threat

st Barrett. Politico <https://www.politico.corn/news/2020/10/22/lisa- EFTA00136967 murkowski-opposes-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-431219> (10/22, Everett, 4.29M) reports Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) "met with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett this week but remains opposed to an election year conf

are set to confirm Barrett just 38 days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and never held a vote." The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/election-2020-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-senate-elections-boycotts- de2972

licans" such as Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) "said it would be `irresponsible' for Democrats to move ahead with reconciliation so soon." Politico (1/26, Everett, Emma, Ferris, 6.73M) says while progressives "are itching to wield control...and are skeptical that talks between a bipartisan group of senators an

and Names Coley To Lead Public Affairs At DO), Sources Say. Axios (1/26, Nichols, 1.26M) reports President Biden's Attorney General-designate Judge Merrick Garland "has tapped Anthony Coley, an Obama-era Treasury Department official, to serve as a senior adviser and to lead public affairs at the Department of J

bans, also resigned, USAGM confirmed." Senators Express Concern About Biden Relief Plan's Stimulus Payments. In what Politico (1/24, Barron-Lopez, Everett, 6.73M) describes as "an opening setback in the new administration's complex pandemic negotiations with Congress," in a call with White House offic

of a 10-year term for the FBI director serves the important purpose of insulating the bureau from political pressure." Along with Biden's chose of Merrick Garland, who didn't endorse Biden, as his attorney general, the "decisions send a signal that the new president is serious about not interfering in prosecu

Kirsch currently serves as the US Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana. Murkowski Signals She Will Vote Against Barrett. Politico (10/22, Everett, 4.29M) reports Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) "met with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett this week but remains opposed to an election year conf

d are set to confirm Barrett just 38 days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and never held a vote." The AP (10/22, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Republicans "powered past a Democratic boycott" to advance the nomi

ferring to its own scoring system that it uses to grade federal lawmakers." Ernst: "Any Elected Official Should Stand Their Ground." Politico (5/5, Everett, 6.73M) reports Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), "the Capitol's only other Republican woman in elected leadership aside from Cheney," said in an interview t

nting aggressive efforts over the past few years to crack down on Chinese malign influence at U.S. universities." The piece quotes Attorney General Merrick Garland saying in House Appropriations testimony this week, "Well, within the last month or so, the intelligence community has identified China as a threat

tol with a pro-Trump mob during the Jan. 6 deadly insurrection." Joseph Elliott Zlab, 51, of Lake Forest Park, Washington, "was arrested Thursday in Everett, an FBI spokesman told The Seattle Times. Zlab was charged with one count of unauthorized entering or remaining in any restricted building or groun

eral lawmakers, including lone Republican Nicole Malliotakis and NY Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, sent a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, challenging the `state secrets privilege' that ex-Presidents Trump, Obama and Bush invoked to block release of a classified 16-page FBI report. Re