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• The suspect has been identified as former Capitol Police officer, now CIA employee Shauni Kerkhoff, 31. 
• Baker and Hanneman have worked for years to identify the individual who placed pipe bombs near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021.
• The most fascinating thing about this is the use of forensics.
• The FBI has not confirmed any identification or arrests and continues to offer a $500,000 reward for information about the case. Officials say two viable explosive devices were planted between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. that night.
• A January 2025 congressional report led by Reps. Barry Loudermilk and Thomas Massie highlighted ongoing investigative and security failures, noting that the case remains unsolved nearly four years later.
• Rep Thomas Massie has been all over this. 
• Gait Analysis – source who did the comparison said the software rated the match at 94%. He put the figure at closer to a 96%-98% match, including a combination of human intelligence and the software analysis.

• There was a vote last night on the Senate floor that was 60-40.
• In a test vote that is the first in a series of required procedural maneuvers, the Senate voted 60-40 to move toward passing compromise legislation to fund the government and hold a later vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits that expire Jan. 1. Final passage could be several days away if Democrats object and delay the process.

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• The agreement does not guarantee the health care subsidies will be extended, as Democrats have demanded for almost six weeks. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York voted against moving ahead with the package, along with all but eight of his Democratic colleagues.

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