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Dianne Feinstein dead at 90

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), a trailblazing lawmaker and the longest serving female senator in U.S. history, has died at age 90, according to multiple sources.

Cisneros, Vogel pick up CHC BOLD PAC endorsement

Cisneros is seeking to replace retiring Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.). Vogel is running to fill the vacancy that will be created by Rep. David Trone’s (D-Md.) Senate run.

Comer subpoenas Hunter and James Biden records

The subpoenas followed a lackluster first hearing where one of the GOP’s top witnesses made an assertion that was squarely at odds with Comer.

Alabama redistricting leads to potential primary showdown

Alabama GOP Reps. Barry Moore and Jerry Carl are potentially facing a member-on-member primary next year, thanks to redistricting.

GOP border security talks hang over Senate CR prospects

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is plowing full-steam ahead on a bipartisan bill that funds the government for 47 days with billions of dollars in new cash for Ukraine and disaster relief.

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McHenry keeps his cards close, options open on SAFE banking

The Senate Banking Committee will take up cannabis banking in a markup happening one week from today. But how the reform would fare in the Republican-led House – as always – remains an open question.

So we checked in with House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), whose panel would receive any cannabis banking reforms that pass the Senate.

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Tuberville plunges Senate into morass with latest military blockade move

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is trying something new with his unprecedented blockade of military promotions amid a wave of internal GOP frustration — forcing a vote to get around his own roadblock.

As we scooped in the PM edition, multiple GOP senators confronted Tuberville during the Republican lunch Tuesday about his strategy on the military holds and what it would ultimately achieve. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke up first, followed by Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). (Tuberville’s spokesperson Steven Stafford later disputed that characterization of their interactions).

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House GOP continues to flail as Pentagon funding bill stalls

Things are going great for House Republicans. Only if every day is opposite day.

House Republican leadership failed to advance the Pentagon spending bill after five GOP lawmakers voted to defeat the rule.

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Comer sets first impeachment hearing date

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) will hold the first hearing on Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden Thursday, Sept. 28, the panel announced today.

The Oversight panel is expected to also subpoena Hunter Biden and James Biden’s personal and business bank records “as early as this week,” according Jessica Collins, committee spokesperson.

☀️ Punchbowl News AM: How McCarthy can get out of this jam

Based on our reporting, there are three general directions McCarthy can take with government funding: the “kitchen sink approach,” the bipartisan path or do nothing at all. Within those categories, there’s varying degrees of action or inaction.

We’re only going to focus this morning on McCarthy’s path to avoid a shutdown on Oct. 1, the immediate crisis House Republicans face. Remember that Congress still has to come together on a full year of funding at some point.

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