at Trump's call with Ukrainian President Zelensky was Improper" and he considered it his "duty to pass along his concerns. However, the AP (11/19, Mascaro, Jalonick) says Republicans on the panel "tried to undercut the national security official with pointed exchanges questioning his loyalty: The AP a

rters 'I hardly know the gentleman,' Morrison's account "suggests dose contact between Trump and Sondland on Ukraine." According to the AP (11/16, Mascaro), Morrison's account "provided new insight on what others have called a shadow diplomacy being run by Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, ofte

reviously to the agency's retirees in the form of an email." Democrats Prepare To Pass Biden's COVID Relief Plan With Or Without GOP. The AP (1/26, Mascaro, Boak) reports Senate Democrats are preparing to move quickly on President Biden's COVID relief package "even if it means using procedural tools to

epublicans, 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 en

uth 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 nomination. Democrats "refused to show up in protest of the GOP's

Cheney's arguments in the op-ed. The AP <https://apnews.corrilarticle/capitol-siege-government-and-politics- 39442b6fc9e6eafb24balc55e8ec9797> (5/5, Mascaro, Fram) reports Cheney "was clinging to her post Wednesday. ... Unbowed, she implored her GOP colleagues to pry themselves from a Trump `cult of pers

98 provision to fund a new FBI building that the White House had insisted upon and is not related to coronavirus aid." According to the AP (7/28, Mascaro), "The differences over the next coronavirus aid package are vast: Democrats propose $3 trillion in relief and Republicans have a $1 trillion counte

M), and the CNN (5/5, Gangel, 89.21M) and CNBC (5/5, Breuninger, 7.34M) websites cover Cheney's arguments in the op-ed. EFTA00135934 The AP (5/5, Mascaro, Fram) reports Cheney "was clinging to her post Wednesday. ... Unbowed, she implored her GOP colleagues to pry themselves from a Trump `cult of pers

erous provisions as factions in the GOP bickered over the path forward." The AP <https://apnews.com/b3ef7ed649eca2c3ee6438408243df8a> (7/23, Taylor, Mascaro) reports President Trump "reluctantly dropped his bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans stumbled anew in efforts to unite around

7 encouraged." GOP Senators Moving Toward Holding Final Vote Before Election. The AP <https://apnews.com/be4aa94786c66bd13763ea8ee30e08a6> (9/22, Mascaro, Miller, Lemire) reports, "Votes in hand, Senate Republicans are charging ahead with plans to confirm...Trump's pick...before the Nov. 3 election,

Republicans proposing instead to reimburse Americans up to 70% of lost wages." The AP <https://apnews.corn/59270bcb04b32a2feae825ccdbf41b99> (7/26, Mascaro, Superville) reports Meadows and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin "spent a few hours at the Capitol later Sunday to put what Meadows described as `final

e House had insisted upon and is not related to coronavirus aid." According to the AP <https://apnews.cotn/47194elef374939f07ecab4a2752d129> (7/28, Mascaro), "The differences over the next coronavirus aid package are vast: Democrats propose $3 trillion in relief and Republicans have a $1 trillion count

uary, while some Republicans have proposed reducing it to $200 a week." The AP <https://apnews.com/6547ff6300f7540c376ed92728ac0739> (7/30, Taylor, Mascaro) says Friday's expiration of the $600 benefit "sent Republicans controlling the Senate scrambling to respond." Senate Majority Leader McConnell "ma

achment to block Senate Republicans from voting on...Trump's nominee." The AP <https://apnewstotn/caadacc468d17741d4c93f906d9f68eb> (9/20, Kellman, Mascaro) recounts, meanwhile, that Pelosi "refused in a television interview to detail the 'arrows in our quiver,' even when asked about trying to impeach T

y ended." DeJoy Tells House Panel He Is Not "Sabotaging The Election." The AP <https://apnews.corn/dc647214b5fc9 I cc29e776d8f4a4accf> (8/24, Daly, Mascaro, Yen) reports that during "sometimes contentious House Oversight Committee hearing" Monday, Postmaster Louis DeJoy said he has told the President T

in March." Meadows, Pelosi Resume Talks, But Chances For Aid Deal Remain Slim. The AP <https://apnews.comffdaa45cb53fc59f276bffd3836791bcd> (8/27, Mascaro) reports Chief of Staff Meadows and House Speaker Pelosi resumed talks Thursday over a coronavirus aid package, but "the outlook for any swift reso

ion. The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/election-2020-donald-trump-amy-coney-barrett-elections-judiciary- 164d44dIdf25cc6be6bbfe0Iff32e552> (10/19, Mascaro) reports the Senate "is on track to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by next Monday, charging toward a rare weekend session as R

be weeks away, but...for millions of unemployed workers, time is running out." The AP <https://apnews.corn/6708316e6654607abaf65641e474d87e> (7/27, Mascaro, Taylor) reports that the GOP plan is "to cut the jobless boost to $200 a week as it phases out to a new system that ensures no more than 70% of an

The AP <https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-senate-elections-boycotts-amy-coney-barrett- 50ef41e49c7cdabae80fc0ed1821dc79> (10/21, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats say they will boycott the committee vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barret

" The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/election-2020-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-senate-elections-boycotts- de2972aa47e2eb0811783891818e6cff> (10/22, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Republicans "powered past a Democratic boycott" to advance the nomination. Democrats "refused to show up in protest of the GOP's

tps://apnews.corn/article/election-2020-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-ruth-bader-ginsburg-amy- coney-barrett-adlc2c26574700361378251ftbfc156d1> (10/25, Mascaro) reports, "Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly" to advance the nomination, "excited by the chance to install a third Trump justice on the court,

" However, the AP <https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-senate-elections-cabinets-inaugurations-elections- led468df7787f3de201feb17c77e7ec5> (11/24, Mascaro, Daly) reports Senate Majority Leader McConnell remains "notably silent" and Reuters <https://www.reuters.corn/article/usa-biden-cabinet-senate/bide