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d not have taken this job if I thought that politics would have any influence over prosecutions and investigations." The AP (2/22, Balsamo, Tucker, Jalonick) says Garland, "among Biden's most widely supported nominees" sought to "assure lawmakers that the Justice Department would remain politically inde

ngly unlikely that Tanden will be confirmed." Politico points out that Tanden is "scheduled to receive a vote" in the committee this week, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), "who is often aligned with Manchin, sits on that committee but has not declared her position on Tanden." Reuters (2/22, Zengerle) says the

s, including Mitch McConnell, moving to dismiss the trial, it makes it pretty clear Mr. Trump will be acquitted next month." The AP (1/26, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports that "while the Republicans did not succeed in ending the trial before it began, the test vote made clear that Trump still has enormous swa

of the chamber's most conservative Democrats said they would vote against getting rid of the legislative filibuster." Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have "said they would not vote to get rid of the filibuster, effectively ending the standoff." Axios (1/26, Perano, 1.26M) says McConnell "o

information about border enforcement paramilitary groups, the court filing said." Senate Seeks Compromise On Jan. 6 Commission Bill. The AP (5/25, Jalonick) reports Senators "labored Tuesday to find a path forward for legislation creating a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, debating potential chang

rties and making sure the commission's work does not spill over into the midterm election year." Meanwhile, Reuters (5/25) reports Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) "called on Republicans to work with them to reach agreement on a bill to investigate the events leading up to and on Jan. 6, when President

the Senate passed a bill" on Thursday "aimed at protecting Asian-Americans from hate crimes, which have soared during the pandemic." The AP (4/22, Jalonick) describes the vote as "a bipartisan denunciation of such violence during the coronavirus pandemic and a modest step toward legislating in a chambe

ell in the coming weeks." Cornyn And Sinema Introduce Border Legislation. The Dallas Morning News (4/22, 772K) reports Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have joined together in "a bipartisan push for a bill addressing the migration surge at the border." The legislation "would establish four n

information about border enforcement paramilitary groups, the court filing said." Senate Seeks Compromise On Jan. 6 Commission Bill. The AP (5/25, Jalonick) reports Senators "labored Tuesday to find a path forward for legislation creating a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, debating potential chang

arties and making sure the commission's work does not spill over into the midterm election year." Meanwhile, Reuters (5/25) reports Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) "called on Republicans to work with them to reach agreement on a bill to investigate the events leading up to and on Jan. 6, when President