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K Street says Medicaid, SNAP cuts will harm GOP
Most K Street leaders say proposed cuts to Medicaid (92%) and SNAP (71%) will harm Republicans in the 2026 elections.
Musk gets a poor performance review from K Street
Most K Street leaders say they have concerns about mega-billionaire Elon Musk’s controversial tenure with the Department of Government Efficiency this year.
Shocker: Trump’s crypto ties aren’t helping policy
The president and his family’s growing number of crypto investments and business ties to the sector aren’t helping Congress enact digital asset legislation, according to the latest Canvass K Street survey.
The Canvass Capitol Hill: April
Our April survey of top Capitol Hill staffers came up with insights into how Congress really views President Donald Trump’s stated goal of acquiring foreign territories
Hill staff doubt Trump is serious about taking Canada, Gaza
Democratic staffers on Capitol Hill take Trump’s stated plans of acquiring foreign lands much more seriously than Republicans.
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Jay Powell’s not too worried about it
Powell told reporters today that the fundamentals of the American economy remain strong and uncertainty, while persistent, has begun to ebb.
Banking Republicans relent on a reconciliation mystery
Burgum briefed members of the Senate Banking Committee across multiple meetings this week to discuss the Interior Department’s plans to use the Defense Production Act
Pearl for Senate? Tuberville: ‘He’d be good here’
Pearl, who’s served as Auburn’s basketball coach since 2014, has become increasingly engaged in Republican politics.
Morelle pushes for more security resources
Congress remains on high alert over lawmakers’ safety in the days following the politically-motivated shootings of two Minnesota Democrats and their spouses.