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New: Senate Republicans offer tepid praise for Ratcliffe, with none ruling out supporting him. Instead, they’re just happy Trump intends to nominate a permanent replacement. And for that reason, round two could be easier for Ratcliffe.

w/ @marianne_levine
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@marianne_levine ... and in many ways, a repeat of what we saw last year:

Mitt Romney: “I know very little about Congressman Ratcliffe. I will be looking into his background and record.”

Lamar Alexander: “I don’t know him, so I don’t have an opinion on that yet.”

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@marianne_levine Rubio also suggests Grenell makes it easier for Ratcliffe’s nom: “He still holds the post in Germany, which eventually he either has to get back to or we’re going to have to put somebody else. You can’t have that post vacant. And you can’t do both jobs.” politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
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NEW: Mitt Romney could derail a Senate subpoena for records related to Hunter Biden and Burisma, hinting today he could vote against it next week. One GOP “no” vote in committee means the subpoena fails.

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Sen. @ChrisMurphyCT says he asked Zelensky on Friday if he was feeling pressure from Rudy, whose Ukraine efforts are ongoing.

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