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🎶Behold, 'Impeachment Polka' - a forgotten piece of music composed in 1868 during the impeachment of Andrew Johnson by Charles D. Blake and resuscitated by @pbump 🎶

Performed beautifully for the Post by Michael Adcock of the @WashConMusic
@washingtonpost @pbump @WashConMusic Full story behind the 'Impeachment Polka' from @pbump here 👇
washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/…
@washingtonpost @pbump @WashConMusic "It's a real ear-worm"

Here's what our musician, Michael Adcock, made of 'Impeachment Polka'
And if you haven’t yet had enough ‘Impeachment Polka’, it’s on this week’s #PostReports podcast, this time with a @pbump interview

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pos…

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This is quite a takedown of the Trump campaign's list of allegedly illegal voters from Georgia State Rep Bee Nguyen.
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Dominic Raab has been on the charm offensive in Washington all week calling around members of congress, trying to dispel fears over the GFA. One congressional source the Foreign sec spoke to tells me he was not reassured: "It’s still shocking to me the current U.K. government..
...(or frankly the government of any western democracy) would break a treaty it negotiated and signed just under 1 year ago."

Raab is currently in a private meeting with Pelosi
Doesn’t sound like Raab had much better luck with Pelosi

“if the U.K. violates its international agreements and Brexit undermines the Good Friday accord, there will be absolutely no chance of a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement passing the Congress. “
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Somehow, I’ve been at the Post a full year today! With only an impeachment, an election and a global pandemic, it's obviously been fairly quiet. But I’ve loved every minute.

I thought I’d thread a few of the things I’ve most enjoyed working on 👇
When I wrote this at the beginning of March, 14 months of lockdown seemed laughably long. Now I’d probably take it.

I enjoyed discussing the story of Eyam on @PostReports too.

This obituary for Rep. John Lewis, told in his own words.

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Biden's script as he appointed Harris: ImageImage
My best effort with this:

1/2 "They say that…President’s decision is picking a... I’ve talked to a lot of great people through this process and had a lot of good advice. I’m calling you today because I’ve made that first Presidential decision."
2/2 "I’ve decided I’d like you to join this effort to win back the soul of this country and be our nation’s next Vice President.

I think you are entitled to know why I chose you. There are three reasons.

1 . I have no doubt…"

Then his hands get in the way.
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British politics is the best. The House of Lords was built for this moment in history
There’s more
Much more
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Rep. Louie Gohmert tested positive for coronavirus on his way into the White House this morning.

And here he is in May explaining why he won't wear a mask in public

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Here he is in Congress yesterday questioning AG Barr Image
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