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Trump saddles Senate GOP with another controversial pick
RFK Jr. was a Democrat but endorsed Trump earlier this year and was a campaign surrogate for the president-elect.
Gaetz-gate roils the Capitol
Guest was tight-lipped when we asked him this morning whether the Ethics Committee would release its report on Gaetz.
House GOP asks Jack Smith to keep records as Trump cases wind down
Trump, who was indicted on four felony counts in connection to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, has long vowed to fire Smith if he wins the White House.
Trump task force report finds ‘stunning’ security failures
The House’s bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassinations of former President Donald Trump released an interim report this morning detailing “stunning” security failures in the lead-up to the July 13 rally in Butler, Pa.
House Oversight Committee escalates probe into Tim Walz’s China ties
Comer is seeking intelligence reports, documents and other communications that may contain information about Walz’s alleged connections to the CCP.
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Inside 2 flipped votes on GENIUS
Warnock and Moran both voted against cloture on Monday night to advance the GENIUS Act. But by the time a second procedural vote came up on Wednesday, both lawmakers backed the effort.
Cable is losing the spectrum fight
The cable industry has yet to find a GOP champion for its concerns that the party-line reconciliation bill could hurt its bottom line.
What’s next for House Oversight Dems
The death of Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) this week leaves a vacancy on the House Oversight Committee with no clear front-runner to fill it.
Get ready. It’s the Senate’s turn
The Senate wants to put its “imprint” on the House-passed budget reconciliation package, in the words of Senate Majority Leader John Thune.