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14 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Breaking: The Supreme Court Commission draft discussion materials are out. "It is an assessment. It is not a recommendation," @presssec said earlier.
NEWS: "We do not believe there is a formal legal obstacle to expansion of the Supreme Court," draft assessment by Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court. "Whether expansion of the Supreme Court ought to be pursued as a prudential matter presents a more difficult question."
Commission discusses pros and cons of Supreme Court expansion—justices could be more diverse by gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc, and larger court might be able to decide more cases. "But the risks of court expansion are considerable…”
whitehouse.gov/pcscotus/publi…
A commission appointed by Biden says it would be legal for lawmakers to expand the size of the Supreme Court, but it may not be wise. Story by @GregStohr @jeneps and me

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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29 Sep
Both cheers (from Dem side) and boos (from GOP side) as @POTUS introduced at Nationals ballpark at Congressional ballgame.
In the outfield, the GOP congressional players tossed baseballs around as Biden signed balls in the Democratic dugout. Image
Biden is hanging out in the Democratic dugout for a bit during Congressional baseball game then plans to head to the Republican dugout. He came prepared to hand out ice cream bars to ballplayers from both teams, I’m told.
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29 Aug
BIDEN en route to Dover as remains of troops killed in Kabul bombing arrive—Darin Hoover, Johanny Rosariopichardo, Nicole Gee, Hunter Lopez, Daegan Page, Humberto Sanchez, David Espinoza, Jared Schmitz, Rylee McCollum, Dylan Merola, Kareem Nikoui, Maxton Soviak and Ryan Knauss.
Traveling to Dover for dignified transfer of US troops killed in ISIS bombing at Kabul airport are @POTUS and @FLOTUS and several White House aides. President will meet with families.
This is the 1st time that Biden is at Dover Air Force Base as president for a dignified transfer, when flag-draped cases containing the remains of troops arrive in US and are carried off a military plane. He attended at least one as VP.
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26 Aug
President Biden is in the White House Situation Room, I'm told, getting updates on the situation in Afghanistan, including the explosion near the Kabul airport that has caused many casualties.
Taliban says at least 13 dead in Kabul explosion; Russian foreign ministry says at least 2 people killed and 15 wounded. @PentagonPresSec says "an unknown number of casualties" from blast near airport's Abbey Gate.
Multiple videos have now emerged of people killed in the explosions in Afghanistan, including one posted by @karimi_shafi. Very graphic and disturbing, indicating many are dead outside Kabul airport.
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15 Jul
"Communism is a failed system," Biden says at Merkel press conference, when asked about Cuba. "A universally failed system. And I don't see socialism as a very useful substitute, but that's another story."
Biden says US is sending US Marines to the embassy in Haiti "to make sure that they are secure and nothing is out of whack at all.

"But the idea of sending American forces into Haiti is not on the agenda at this moment," he says at White House press conference with Merkel.
Biden says Merkel brought up the subject of lifting US ban on travel from Europe.

"It's in process now. And I'll be able to answer that question to you within the next several days, what is likely to happen," @POTUS said.

He asked coronavirus team how soon ban can be lifted.
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4 Jul
President Biden is at 7:30a mass this holiday Sunday morning, at his home parish in Greenville, Delaware.
Biden is spending some time on this holiday Sunday golfing at Wilmington Country Club near his home in Greenville, Delaware before flying back to DC at 3p this afternoon. Motorcade just arrived at the golf course.
Biden is golfing at Wilmington Country Club this Fourth of July with ex Senator Ted Kaufman, per White House. Kaufman was Biden’s chief of staff in the US Senate and head of Biden’s 2020 presidential transition.
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16 Jun
Biden and Putin start summit.

“I think it’s always better to meet face-to-face,” Biden told Putin.

“I hope our meeting will be productive,” the Russian leader said.
Putin, via translator: "I'd like to thank you for the initiative to meet today.”

“Still, the US and Russian relations have a lot of issues … that requires collaborating and I hope that our meeting will be productive.”
The 1st session of Biden and Putin’s private meetings started at 1:44p in Geneva and ended at 3:17p, per White House. The small meeting was Biden, Putin, Blinken, Lavrov and two interpreters.

Expanded bilat has begun now.
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