Lindsay Wise
Covering Congress for @WSJ. Formerly @KCStar, @HoustonChron. Send tips via email, DM or Signal. #IAPEstrong
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Tariffs Didn’t Fuel Revival for American Steel
President Trump’s 25% duties haven’t yielded the steelmaking renaissance that he promised during his 2016 campaign. The industry's early job gains evaporated as steel demand and prices sank.
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Tariffs Didn’t Fuel Revival for American Steel
Initial job growth withers as demand and prices sink; older mills face a dim future
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Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
The Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court justice on Monday, as Republicans overwhelmingly backed President Trump’s nominee eight days before Election Day in the face of Democratic objections.
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Not one Democrat voted to confirm Barrett, making it the 1st time a Supreme Court nominee has been confirmed without any votes from a major minority party since 1869, when the Senate confirmed Edwin Stanton w/43 Republicans, 0 Dems & 3 Liberal Republicans
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Trump Holds Small Lead in Conservative Kansas, Poll Shows
President Trump won Kansas by more than 20 points, but he leads Joe Biden by only seven in a Times/Siena College poll. The Republican Senate candidate leads his Democratic rival by an even smaller amount, 46 percent to 42.
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Remember President Trump won Kansas by more than 20 points in 2016.
Now he leads Joe Biden by only 7 in a Times/Siena College poll. #KsSen
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WSJ News Exclusive | Justice Department to File Long-Awaited Antitrust Suit Against Google
The lawsuit, which accuses the search giant of anticompetitive conduct, will mark the most aggressive U.S. legal challenge to a company’s dominance in the tech sector in more than two decades.
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Justice Department to File Long-Awaited Antitrust Suit Against Google
wsj.com/articles/justi… via @WSJ
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Behind in Polls, Republicans See a Silver Lining in Voter Registrations
Democrats lead in overall numbers, as well as early voting, but voter registration gains in three critical states have given Republicans a cause for hope.
Meet the Panel - WSJ.com
We are more than halfway done with the senators' statements, and Judge Amy Coney Barrett will be coming later. Here's a look at the panel, including who is up for re-election this year.
We have about a half dozen senators left.
Georgia’s Two Senate Races Face Prospect of Runoffs
Two simultaneous races have Democrats and Republicans stockpiling cash for what is expected to lead to at least one runoff, possibly two, that could decide control of the U.S. Senate in January.
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Two Senate races in Georgia have Democrats and Republicans stockpiling cash for what is expected to lead to at least one runoff, possibly two, that could decide control of the U.S. Senate in January wsj.com/articles/georg… via @WSJ
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Texas U.S. Attorney John Bash resigns
Gregg Sofer — who was a counselor to the U.S. attorney general and formerly worked in the Western District of Texas office — was named as his successor.
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Texas U.S. Attorney John Bash, tapped to investigate Obama administration for "unmasking," resigns texastribune.org/2020/10/05/joh… via @TexasTribune
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar voted against Obama twice
The revelation that she twice voted against the former president — who has endorsed her in the senate race — comes after she was accused of being a Democrat In Name Only during a bitter primary runoff.
Cornyn says Trump 'let his guard down' on COVID
Sen. John Cornyn also said the president 'should've known' that his comments about downplaying the virus to journalist Bob Woodward would become public.
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Striking criticism of Trump from @JohnCornyn on Covid:
“I think he let his guard down and I think in his desire to try to demonstrate that we are somehow coming out of this and that the danger is not still with us—I think he got out over his skis"
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WSJ News Exclusive | White House Takes Issue With FDA’s Plans for Authorizing a Covid-19 Vaccine
Senior Trump administration officials have taken issue with the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed standards for the shots and don’t appear likely to sign off on its guidelines, people familiar with the matter said.
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The White House and FDA are at odds over the guidelines the health agency wants to follow in deciding whether a Covid-19 vaccine works safely enough wsj.com/articles/white… via @WSJ
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Trump’s Supreme Court Pick to Get Boost From Conservative Groups
A network of influential conservative groups is preparing to spend more than $20 million in support of the president’s nominee.
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A network of influential conservative groups is preparing to spend more than $20 million in support of the president’s nominee wsj.com/articles/trump… via @WSJ
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Barr Tells Prosecutors to Consider Charging Violent Protesters With Sedition
Attorney General William Barr told the nation’s federal prosecutors to be aggressive when charging violent demonstrators with crimes, including potentially prosecuting protestors for plotting to overthrow the U.S. government, people familiar with...
1,000 people double-voted in Georgia primary and may face charges
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday that 1,000 people double-voted in the state's June 9 primary, a felony crime. These voters may be charged with crimes.
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1,000 people double-voted in Georgia primary and may face charges. (Double-voting didn’t change the outcome of any races in the primary.)
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Roger Marshall Defeats Kris Kobach in Kansas GOP Senate Primary
Rep. Roger Marshall defeated former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in the GOP primary for an open Senate seat, the Associated Press projected, a result seen as bolstering Republican hopes of hanging on to their majority in the chamber.
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“Chuck Schumer is crying in his beer because Kris Kobach was his best and maybe his only chance to win a Senate seat in Kansas,” said David Kensinger, a longtime Kansas GOP operative, referring to the Senate’s Democratic leader. wsj.com/articles/roger… via @WSJ
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Unofficial Kansas Election Results
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Here's the Kansas Secretary of State *unofficial results* page for political junkies following the Kobach v. Marshall Senate primary showdown tonight
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Aurora police apologize after Black children were detained, handcuffed in stolen car mixup
AURORA — Aurora police apologized after a group of Black girls were detained and at least two handcuffed during a weekend investigation of a stolen car. Officers later determined that the veh…
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Aurora police apologize after Black children were detained, handcuffed in stolen car mixup
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In Kansas, Key Senate GOP Primary Goes Down to Wire
As Kansas Republicans prepare to vote Tuesday in a bitterly contested primary, some in the GOP are warning that a win by the state’s former top election official, Kris Kobach, could cost their party a pivotal seat as they battle Democrats for...
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Both the Kobach and Marshall campaigns (and reporters) are preparing for the possibility that the winner might not be known for days.
Voters in Kansas have until the day of the primary to postmark their ballots.
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Campus Notebook: Coronavirus keeps hitting Capitol community
The number of COVID-19 cases on Capitol Hill is climbing, and at least one office is grieving the death of a staffer from the disease.
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“There are at least 81 front-line workers in the Capitol complex who have tested positive —or are presumed positive—for the novel coronavirus, as of July 21”
It’s just amazing to me that we are rapid-testing athletes in this country but not Capitol Hill
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