Police outside the WH just repeatedly bashed a cameraman as they pushed back protestors - just now on @ABC7News
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- A Democrat just shouted "Stop the Steal!" as Perry begins a nominating speech for speaker. "Order for the traitor!" another yelled.
- NEW: The Biden administration will return $14 billion+ in military funds to the Pentagon, money seized by the Trump administration to build the border wall. They'll also cancel those contracts, repair levees in the Rio Grande Valley, and erosion near San Diego.
- One by one, Democrats are coming over to introduce themselves to former VP Dick Cheney and shake his hand. There aren’t any GOP House members on the floor.
- George Santos is sitting by himself in the back of the chamber. He appears to be the only person sitting in silence/not talking to someone else. One member went over to say hi - Rep. Ken Calvert - and as soon as Santos introduced himself, Calvert bolted away.
- WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first directive since taking office, has given his senior leaders two weeks to send him reports on sexual assault prevention programs in the military, and an assessment of what has worked and what hasn’t.
- .@AOC on @ThisWeekABC: “If another foreign head of state ordered an attack ... would we not prosecute?”
- .@SenJoniErnst says Trump's team "entirely shredded" the case from the House managers. "It was full of truths and facts, as presented from the House managers' own witnesses."
- .@SpeakerPelosi asked to respond to Kellyanne Conway’s criticism at the Atlantic Festival. “Why do I have to comment on something she said?”
- Joe Biden, April 23: "Mark my words: I think he is going to try to kick back the election somehow; come up with some rationale why it can't be held." President Trump, April 27: "I never even thought of changing the date of the election. Why would I do that?" July 30:With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???
- JUST IN from @houstonpolice, via @emcabcnewsprod: "Cruz’s staff contacted HPD personnel at IAH on Wednesday ... and requested assistance upon the Senator’s arrival at the airport." "HPD officers monitored his movements through the terminal."
- MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 5,000 medical masks that Montgomery County received from the national stockpile were rotted, the local emergency management director said Thursday.
- Trump tells ESPN "nobody's gotten to the bottom of 9/11, unfortunately" when asked about criticism he's received from 9/11 families for hosting Saudi-backed golf tour at his Bedminster club. "Nobody’s gotten to the bottom of 9/11, unfortunately. And they should have."
- Donald Trump Jr has now been behind closed doors with the Senate Intelligence Committee for more than seven hours.
