EVENT 1: Former Attorney General Barr comments on Trump Election Fraud Claims
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‘bill barr, election, barr’
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During a speech in Ohio, former President Donald Trump disputed the 2020 election results and repeated many of the baseless claims of voter fraud he leveled at his campaign-style rally on Jan. 6 https://t.co/t3x1oy21DR
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 27, 2021
Trump’s endorsements: revenge against enemies, rewards for friends and purveyors of election falsehoods https://t.co/T0yl5xZjDQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 26, 2021
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EVENT 2: Condo Building Collapse in Florida
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‘building collapse, building, condo collapse, florida, death toll, collapse, miami dade, rescue efforts, #surfside, #surfsidebuildingcollapse, emergency response’
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Years before Florida condo building collapse, an engineer warned of ‘major structural damage’ https://t.co/4ReTiLnYu9
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 26, 2021
The painstaking search for survivors of the Champlain Towers South collapse entered its fourth day on Sunday. The mayor of Surfside, Florida, said that teams of rescuers from Mexico and Israel had arrived to help. https://t.co/rhuorC97kP
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 27, 2021
Update: Loved ones of those missing after the condo collapse in Surfside will be granted access to the wreckage site to grieve and pray, officials said.https://t.co/OwAdKQ8my0
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 27, 2021
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EVENT 3: Negotiations on Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
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‘deal, infrastructure, reconciliation bill’
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Sen. Joe Manchin tells @jonkarl there "absolutely" is an infrastructure deal Congress can pass and Pres. Biden will sign: "This is the largest infrastructure package in the history of the United States of America." https://t.co/WBPdjKS3Kz pic.twitter.com/WtTnNLdnyh
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 27, 2021
.@jonkarl presses GOP Sen. Rob Portman if Pres. Biden is negotiating the infrastructure deal "in good faith... can you trust what he's negotiating with you?"
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 27, 2021
Portman: "I think there's been good faith on both sides...we're finally getting something done." https://t.co/gw9y3dFxcP pic.twitter.com/F9nc53qtOJ
On Sen. Bernie Sanders' proposed $6 trillion infrastructure bill, Sen. Joe Manchin tells @jonkarl, "I understand the concerns... I know we can work together."
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 27, 2021
Karl: "What's your bottom line?"
Manchin: "I want to make sure we pay for it." https://t.co/gw9y3dX84n pic.twitter.com/CNulcyMDVp
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EVENT 4: Debate over teaching Critical Race Theory
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‘race, #criticalracetheory’
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Forensic scientists and archaeologists investigating a mass grave near the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have unearthed skeletal remains, including that of a Black man with multiple gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder https://t.co/nyaHjNSABz
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 27, 2021
Forensic scientists and archaeologists investigating a mass grave near the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have unearthed skeletal remains, including that of a Black man with multiple gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder https://t.co/V9rBDjbXHN
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 26, 2021
BREAKING: Garland: "Today, the Department of Justice is suing the state of Georgia," alleging "changes to Georgia's election laws were enacted with the purpose of denying or abridging the right of Black Georgians to vote on account of their race or color." https://t.co/WAPNk9fOCF pic.twitter.com/tmvagIK9RA
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 25, 2021
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EVENT 5: Concern over Coronavirus Delta Variant
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‘delta, variant, #deltavariant’
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EVENT 6: Former Sen. Mike Gravel dies at 91
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‘mike gravel, pentagon papers, gravel, #ripmikegravel’
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Mike Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclear weapons during a later presidential run, has died.
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 27, 2021
He was 91. https://t.co/TSdLq6eVaI