News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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D.C. Police officer Michael Fanone — who suffered a heart attack and concussion while defending the Capitol on Jan. 6 — will join the mother of fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick in meetings with GOP senators today https://t.co/NsQYVm5bNT
— POLITICO (@politico) May 27, 2021
Senate Minority Leader McConnell is urging his GOP colleagues to oppose the commission to investigate the January 6 riots. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill as soon as Thursday. Fewer than 10 Republicans are expected to support it, which would stop it from passing. pic.twitter.com/uwSvoJZ2NA
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 27, 2021
The San Jose gunman set his own home on fire before Wednesday's deadly rail yard shooting, the city's mayor says.
— NPR (@NPR) May 27, 2021
Another victim died in the hospital last night, bringing the death toll to 10, including the gunman.https://t.co/BgyMxQ4NR0
Pres. Biden: "COVID cases are down, COVID deaths are down, unemployment filings are down, hunger is down, vaccinations are up, jobs are up, growth is up…America is coming back." https://t.co/Fk0dCtFNgL pic.twitter.com/jurMvOcG4c
— ABC News (@ABC) May 27, 2021
Woman arrested for allegedly driving through vaccination site in protest, nearly hitting workers: “No vaccine!” https://t.co/JG819FwJaO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 27, 2021
U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive in response to the ransomware hack that disrupted gas supplies in several states this month. https://t.co/ZVy7I07nj7
— ABC News (@ABC) May 27, 2021
The White House will propose a $6 trillion budget for the 2022 fiscal year, a senior administration official says, as an opening offer to Congress in negotiations. https://t.co/vIgyvXt7Ds
— CNN (@CNN) May 27, 2021
The Biden administration has informed Russia that the U.S. will not rejoin a key arms control pact even as the two sides prepare for a summit. The Open Skies Treaty had allowed surveillance flights over military facilities in both countries. https://t.co/MemMKKtRyR
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 27, 2021
Rush Limbaugh's radio show is slated to be taken over by sports media personality Clay Travis and radio host and political commentator Buck Sexton. https://t.co/JEv1A51SlO
— Axios (@axios) May 27, 2021
The last remaining Bush in public office could be at Trump’s mercy
— POLITICO (@politico) May 27, 2021
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Days after a deadly eruption of one of the world’s most active and dangerous volcanoes, Mount Nyiragongo in Democratic Republic of Congo, the threat of another eruption forced as many as one million people to evacuate the city of Goma. https://t.co/EOIjE69XF9
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 27, 2021
