Liveblog - ICYMI: July 12, 2023

Republicans are so desperate to dig up dirt on President Biden that they eagerly embrace a witness who has been charged with being an agent of the CCP. @RepRaskin and I want to know if @GOPOversight is jeopardizing our national security. pic.twitter.com/PVLonqEEdt

— Rep. Dan Goldman (@RepDanGoldman) July 12, 2023

Mitch McConnel responds to Tommy Tuberville:

“White supremacy is simply unacceptable in the military and in our whole country.” pic.twitter.com/abVwlGF7ef

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 11, 2023

White House Officially Threatens To Pull Simon Ateba’s Press Credential https://t.co/pbMCxy8WNK via @dailycaller pic.twitter.com/D0lNhgLfPa

— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) July 12, 2023

NEW: White House formally warns reporter @simonateba that he will lose his White House press credentials if he continues to disrupt ⁦@PressSec⁩’s daily briefings. Story by me: https://t.co/MpBJNrIfeG

— Paul Farhi (@farhip) July 12, 2023

BREAKING: Following @washingtonpost hit piece meant to prevent me from renewing my hard pass, the @WhiteHouse and @PressSec office just sent me 'A WARNING LETTER." Here it is:

Mr. Ateba,

We strongly support the important role that members of the press play in covering the White… pic.twitter.com/7EbS9HDpIW

— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) July 11, 2023

Coordinated vicious attacks against me to assassinate my character and silence me remind me of the law of unintended consequences:

In ancient Rome, a group of men loyal to the Republic feared that Julius Caesar was going to make his dictatorship permanent and establish a… pic.twitter.com/pHv1FUxdfr

— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) July 12, 2023

Joe Manchin participating in a No Labels townhall on Monday evening in New Hampshire. Manchin told me yesterday about whether he is weighing a third party bid: “Everything is on the table. Nothing is off the table.”

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 12, 2023

What is Joe Manchin actually for? Joe Manchin. That is all. Never trust a man who is as two-faced & opportunistic as he is. Never. pic.twitter.com/vs3MbjLwbb

— Jeanne Mann (@Jeanne_Mann) July 8, 2023

“We’re entering uncharted territories.”

Florida’s coral reefs are facing what could be an unprecedented threat from a marine heat wave that is warming the Gulf of Mexico, pushing water temperatures into the 90s Fahrenheit.https://t.co/AQarjyySVS

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 12, 2023

Trump just defamed E. Jean Carroll AGAIN pic.twitter.com/Ollkb7OouX

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) July 12, 2023

"Think about how far this White House has fallen from the last president to this president — not only do you have people flashing in Rose Garden, now you have cocaine being found, and they go quiet."

— House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Fox Business pic.twitter.com/HjN04l90im

— The Recount (@therecount) July 12, 2023

IRS whistleblowers confirm that—what @GOPoversight has found & shared with the public in five months—DOJ & the FBI have kept secret for 5 years.

We are making rapid progress. We will expose the Biden family's influence peddling schemes.

Americans deserve the facts. @BretBaier pic.twitter.com/Zqjh6GV4IV

— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) July 12, 2023

Bank records don’t lie.

This is why @GOPoversight has made it a priority to follow the Biden money trail.

We will expose the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes and present the facts for the American people. https://t.co/KUxV9wpGrk

— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) July 12, 2023

If the federal government does nothing to stop this, more people will needlessly die.

They already admitted that these buoys will cause drownings (from WSJ: “Abbott and McCraw said the hope is that the possibility of death will deter people from trying to cross the river”). https://t.co/tciyGT3SLt

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) July 11, 2023

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz suggested adding Russia to NATO instead of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/cqVSB2AlQw

— PatriotTakes (@patriottakes) July 12, 2023

Ron Johnson: "I was at Zelenskyy's inauguration. I think he was very sincere in his desire to have peace w/ Russia. This was after Russia had already invaded Crimea, eastern Ukraine. He wanted to do a peace deal w/ Putin. I don't know what happened in the intervening time period" pic.twitter.com/RQXyv57o6V

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 12, 2023

A better America starts with faith in God and faith in each other. pic.twitter.com/Epk83LRjIY

— Tim Scott (@votetimscott) July 12, 2023