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Barbara Sprunt

@barbarasprunt

covering Congress for @NPR, formerly @wamu885/ former @NatPress Paul Miller Fellow

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Big endorsement for Harry Dunn -- Jim Clyburn "I first got to know Harry as a public servant who protected the seat of democracy. It’s been no surprise to me that since January 6th, he has stood up for what is right and called out the extremist threats to our seat of democracy."

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"If there are Black students who claim to experience racism, we rightly respect their experiences,” says Ritchie Torres. "If there are Jewish students who are telling us that they do not feel safe, why are we questioning the validity of their experiences?” npr.org/2024/05/02/124…

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Heavy applause from the Republican side of the chamber when Netanyahu arrived. Rep. Rashida Tlaib remained seated upon his arrival.

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Netanyahu just said the line that many families of hostages have been wanting to hear -- "I will not rest until all their loved ones are home."

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Netanyahu talks about anti-Israel protesters and says they should be ashamed of themselves for siding with Hamas. He salutes the fraternity brothers who received attention for defending the American flag. Chants of "USA!"

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib holding a sign during Netanyahu's address that says "war criminal" on one side and "guilty of genocide" on the other.

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Netanyahu links the rise in antisemitism around the world being tied to claims from anti-Israel protesters that the country is a racist, oppressive regime.

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Responding to ICC charges, Netanyahu says: “The hands of the Jewish state will never be shackled. Israel will always defend itself.”

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Netanyahu's speech has ended. Standing ovation from both sides of the aisle. There were small chants of protests from the fringes of the chamber but they were barely audible.

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At a town hall in Golden, Co. tonight - Sen. Michael Bennet came pretty darn close to calling for Sen. Schumer to step down from leadership. "It's always better to examine whether folks are in the right place, and we're certainly going to have that conversation."