My video.. I was at #Highland Park parade.. Terrified people fleeing July 4th parade when shooting started.
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Lynn Sweet
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Lynn Sweet
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Lynn Sweet is a columnist and Washington Bureau Chief at the Chicago Sun-Times. Was columnist at the late PoliticsDaily.
- For all of Lindsey Graham's heated remarks: Reminder, Senate Republicans blocked Obama Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. Would not even give him a hearing. #KavanaughHearings
- My scoop: Sen. @SenDuckworth is pregnant, due in April. Will be the first senator to give birth while in office. Other congressional women giving birth (only ten in nation's history) have been in the House.
- Breaking from Justice Department : Attorney General Merrick Garland at 2 p.m. ET Friday "will give a policy address on voting rights and the concrete steps the department is taking to secure the fundamental right to vote for all Americans." @CivilRights
- Unforced error by @AdamSchiff near end of closing: His reference to a @CBS report that if GOP Senators vote against Trump "your head will be on a pike." "That's not true," Susan Collins said from her seat on the floor, shaking her head AND Lisa Murkowski just told reporters...
- Just in: @SpeakerPelosi taps @LaurenUnderwood for top-tier Appropriations Committee. Also from #Illlinois on the panel, Mike Quigley, Cheri Bustos.
- #WomensMarch @GloriaSteinem "We've elected an impossible president. We are never going home. We are staying together and we are taking over"
- Exclusive: Former President @BarackObama delivered eulogy at memorial service today on Chicago's South Side for his mother-in-law Marian Robinson. Not on her sked, but First Lady Jill Biden flew to Chicago to attend. @MichelleObama also spoke.
- BREAKING: See for yourself, new #Illinois 17-district congressional map drawn by state Democrats to yield 14D-3R bit.ly/3iYYe1q
- Just in: According to latest @AP totals, Democratic Rep. @LaurenUnderwood pulled ahead of GOP challenger @JimOberweis in #Illinois14 House race on Sunday with a 584 vote lead. Lots of ballots still not counted in Democratic turf in DuPage, Will Counties. bit.ly/3n9HPaj
- Breaking: @SenDuckworth gives birth to girl on Monday, the first senator in office to have a baby. Only 10 women in Congress -in history of the U.S. - had babies while serving. My story: bit.ly/2IF8EP4
- Keeper line: "When all was said and done, we were on the same team." @BarackObama on 2008 rival #McCainMemorial. They visited in Obama's Oval Office.
- Replying to @lynnsweet"I thought he was doing fine with moral courage until he got to the head on the pike. That's where he lost me." Murkowski and Collins are 2 Republicans Dems hope to get to vote w them for witnesses.
- What happened outside Israel Embassy in Washington DC: Secret Service spokesperson told @Suntimes “Looks like someone attempted to set themselves on fire. DC Fire running point. Crews are searching his vehicle as a precaution”
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