News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The Secret Service was only able to provide a single text exchange to the DHS inspector general who had requested a month's worth of records for 24 Secret Service personnel, according to a letter to the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021. https://t.co/WCJZTr69a2
— CNN (@CNN) July 20, 2022
NEW: Two emails, at least one prior to Jan. 6, 2021, told Secret Service employees to preserve records on their cellphones before their devices were restored to factory settings and texts were lost, a senior official says. https://t.co/RnkIMcmHng
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 20, 2022
Pottinger started his time in the Trump White House in 2017 and resigned from his post at the National Security Council shortly after the Jan. 6 insurrection in 2021. https://t.co/ZbXbzE5Rf6
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 20, 2022
Attorney General Merrick Garland reiterates "no person" is above the law amid pressure to charge former Pres. Trump over last year's Capitol riot. https://t.co/Bo5hkYW7UZ
— ABC News (@ABC) July 20, 2022
JUST IN: Judge orders Rudy Giuliani to testify before the Georgia special grand jury hearing evidence in an investigation into possible 2020 election interference by former President Trump and others, court filings show. https://t.co/JmpS9xQQRT
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 20, 2022
The Uvalde, Texas, schools superintendent has recommended the firing of Pete Arredondo, the school police chief who oversaw the response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, according to a Board of Education meeting agenda. https://t.co/eclN3heJ5e
— CNN (@CNN) July 20, 2022
Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska appealed face to face to U.S. lawmakers for more air defense systems.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 20, 2022
“We want no more airstrikes. No more missile strikes,” she said in the speech, which capped her visit to Washington. https://t.co/nL6HzdqO1R pic.twitter.com/fcQ96TnXaZ
JUST IN: Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to reform counting of electorshttps://t.co/g1orwDGGZg
— Axios (@axios) July 20, 2022
Senate Dems need 10 Republican votes to codify the right to same-sex marriage.
— POLITICO (@politico) July 20, 2022
But if Republicans’ noncommittal responses are any indication, Schumer will probably have to put the bill on the floor to find out if it can pass. https://t.co/RXUpJUez0n
JUST IN: Clarence Thomas opinion sparks House vote Thursday to protect access to contraception https://t.co/wFQa1hlKww pic.twitter.com/9a6sI9pn7b
— The Hill (@thehill) July 20, 2022
The Biden administration is warning states to prepare for a "limited supply" of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to be made available, after federal health authorities cleared the shots for use on Tuesday. https://t.co/xdt7B4NMlY
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 20, 2022
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fifth consecutive month in June as higher mortgage rates and rising prices kept many home hunters on the sidelines. https://t.co/SSfqcfztJy
— ABC News (@ABC) July 20, 2022
