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“It felt like all secret and no service.” - Oversight committee’s top Dem Jamie Raskin in the hallways just now on yday’s hearing with Secret Service Director Cheatle, who resigned this morning

Zach Scherer, a firefighter who has been to 20 Trump rallies and told @csmonitor he was stunned he was able to drive right up to the stage the night before the July 13 rally. He wasn’t searched or vetted. “I could have planted any type of device.”  https://t.co/91nuL97qbg

Rep. Ro Khanna to Secret Service Director Cheatle: This is not partisan. You need to resign. Members on both sides of the aisle feel that way. No difference between you and Stuart Knight, who resigned in the wake of 1981 Reagan assassination attempt.

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna begins his remarks on the Oversight Committee hearing with Secret Service Director Cheatle by extending his condolences to family of fallen fire chief Corey Comperatore, hailing his heroic actions to save them from the shooter at the July 13 Trump rally.

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who was subpoened to appear before House Oversight Committee, is sworn in. Chair Comer tells her the usual 5-min likit on responses will not apply. “Take all the time you need,” he said, advising that the hearing would likely be “lengthy” https://t.co/4SqSkEMV1D

Democrat Jamie Raskin, ranking member of the Oversight Committee, referred to the July 13 shooting of Mr. Trump as a "stunning security failure". However, in foreshadowing the Dem strategy for the hearing, he says it was also a failure of Congress to not pass stricter gun laws.

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle arrives for her first congressional hearing after the attempted assassination of former President Trump. GOP Chair of the Oversight Committee James Comer started the hearing immediately and noted Speaker Mike Johnson is also attending. https://t.co/a68RZBRh0F

Speaker Mike Johnson has showed up to the House Oversight hearing, which is about to hear testimony from Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. He chatted a bit w/ Rep. Andy Biggs of AZ before I lost sight of him. Packed room, w/even major news outlets relegated to back row.

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RT @kieferf: Reporting on the president’s acuity: It’s harder than it looks via @csmonitor https://t.co/s0NToKcbdi

Many big players in Washington this week but the highlight of my day was meeting @rodentologist, who’s doggedly trying to bring science to urban rat control which - in 2024, folks - most tackle w/ Neanderthal tactics. He’s educating, recruiting at sold-out “Rodent Academy” events

Facing criticism in the wake of the debate that he and his team were in denial and willfully ignoring concerns, President Biden made a concerted show of energy this weekend - jogging, joking, lightly sparring w/ press. An up-close view from @sophiemhills https://t.co/Szv4qeFwZh

RT @SarahMatusek: Important explainer from @christacbryant on national security concerns and SW border illegal #immigration. As Sen @MarkWa…

Big deal for Jan. 6 cases: SCOTUS ruled 6-3 in Fischer v. US to narrow scope of obstruction charge used against ~350 defendants. After Enron shredding scandal, Sect 1512 prohibited destroying evidence or "otherwise" obstructing an official proceeding. SCOTUS dug in on "otherwise"

Friedman on replacing Biden: "I had been ready to give Biden the benefit of the doubt up to now, because during the times I engaged w/ him 1-on-1, I found him up to the job. He clearly is not any longer. His family and his staff had to have known that." https://t.co/iV419QLo39

“It was pretty much an unmitigated disaster from top to bottom.” – Democratic strategist who works w/ White House @cam_joseph gives a very fair rundown of the tenor & substance of a debate that has many Democrats asking whether to replace Biden. https://t.co/jxBrBZexMF

RT @JakeSherman: I’ve had a lot of conversations in the last 7 hours with congressional democrats. Their sense isn’t that this was a bad de…