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House is out, Senate is in for a short week … Speaker Mike Johnson Rabbit-out-of-a-Hat Alert: The House passes the rescissions package and sends it to the Senate … President Trump calls out the National Guard in CA, even as CA's senior US Senator interrupts a DHS press conference and gets handcuffed in the process … reconciliation is still moving through the Senate, setting up votes when they come back next week … all this and more.

Just what is the Byrd Rule, anyway? You'll understand it after watching today's broadcast … House and Senate are in — the House will consider a rescissions package to claw back already-approved spending, while the Senate will consider more Trump nominees … major moves on the illegal immigration front, including riots in Los Angeles as both the mayor and the governor refuse to allow police forces under their control to help assist federal law enforcement authorities do their jobs; President Trump responds by federalizing the California National Guard … all this and more.

House and Senate come back for a work session before the July 4th recess with a big agenda — passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill through the Senate, and passage of a rescissions package through both houses … and Senate Dems are trying to block Trump nominees from confirmation, and it's time for Senate GOPers to step up … all this and more.

House and Senate are back for one more week before taking a short Memorial Day recess … it's all about RECONCILIATION — which committee was at its markup for more than an entire 24-hour day before it finished up its work? Which committee held a meeting at 10 PM on a SUNDAY night? Find out the details and more...

Think about this — Qatar may be about to gift a $400 million Boeing airplane to the U.S. Government … the U.S. and China may have come to a trade deal that ends the trade war between the world's two biggest economies … Ukraine may have turned the diplomatic tables on Russia … the U.S. Government may have figured out a way to lower drug prices, or maybe it hasn't … and the latest on the budget reconciliation fight … all this and more.

House GOP leadership, still in search of consensus on its “Big, Beautiful Bill," holds up markups on reconciliation … Pentagon IG expands investigation into Signalgate … Trump ousts National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, replaces him temporarily (?) with Secretary of State Marco Rubio … Trump releases 2026 budget, with $163 billion in cuts to domestic discretionary spending and a whopping 13% INCREASE to national security spending … all this and more.

House and Senate return, and take up the task of actually drafting legislation on the reconciliation bill … Pentagon Chaos, Week Two unfolds, but President Trump thinks the Secretary of Defense is doing just fine, thank you … Just what, exactly, did President Trump say about raising taxes on high earners? … a Milwaukee judge helps an illegal alien evade arrest by ICE and gets arrested herself by the FBI … George Santos sentenced … all this and more.

House leadership releases reconciliation committee markup schedule … what's going on at the Pentagon … will Putin get what he wants just by waiting out Trump? … White House prepares a spending cuts package for Congress' return … all this and more.

The House follows the Senate in passing a budget resolution to unlock the magic of the reconciliation process and then gets out of town for two weeks … we're in Week Two of Liberation Day, and the world is still reeling … DOGE has new numbers on how many MILLIONS of noncitizens were granted Social Security numbers during the Biden administration, and it's not a pretty picture … all this and more.

Senate passes a budget resolution and sends it over to the House for action this week … President Trump reveals worldwide, across-the-board tariffs on “Liberation Day” — what are they? … Can President Trump really serve a third term? Some smart lawyers around him seem to think so … TikTok gets another 75-day lease on life … Proxy voting? Paired voting? What are they, and what happened in the House last week? … All this and more.

House and Senate are in, with the House slated to vote on the SAVE Act and the Senate maybe considering its budget resolution … Iran says no to direct negotiations with the US over Iran's nuclear program … President Trump signs a new executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote … Speaker Johnson will get two more members of Congress this week — will they both be Republicans? … the Signal chat thread read around the world … all this and more.

Congress is back for a three-week work period before heading out for the Easter Recess … a district court judge is unhappy with the Trump administration's actions to remove criminal illegal aliens from Venezuela, and is unhappy with the administration's response to his unhappiness, and now a three-judge panel will hear oral arguments today on just what's going on … the Trump administration decided to shut down the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the Institute of Peace didn't want to go peacefully … Trump signs EO dismantling Dept of Education to the greatest extent possible … all this and more.

House and Senate pass a government funding bill over Democrats' objections, then go into recess … Trump asks Supreme Court for help on birthright citizenship rulings, and Supremes appear to consider his request … Senate confirms Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Secretary of Labor, and that means every one of Trump's cabinet nominees has been confirmed … SAVE Act coming back to House floor in a few weeks … EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announces he's reconsidering the 2009 “Endangerment Finding” that declared greenhouse gases harmful pollutants that could be regulated by EPA — this is BIG STUFF … all this and more.

House and Sedate have to pass a government funding bill by Friday or else — what, exactly? … Trump speaks to a joint session of Congress while Dems still cannot organize a two-car parade … is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Musk calls it one. Is he right? … … all this and more.

President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tomorrow night at 9 PM … the House passes a budget resolution, moving a key action item on the Trump agenda — now it's time to make a deal with the Senate to prevent the biggest tax increase in American history! … government funding runs out next week — will Congress avoid a government shutdown? … Joy Reid out at MSNBC, as WaPo owner declares that henceforth, the editorial line will favor “personal liberties and free markets,” to the outrage of longtime liberal staffers … all this and more.

Senate passes a budget resolution, now it's the House's turn … more cabinet confirmations, including Kash Patel as FBI Director … Musk orders government employees to email him back five things they did last week, Dominant Media/Democrat freakout ensues … government shutdown watch: 18 days and counting … all this and more.

House and Senate Budget Committees both pass budget resolutions to open the door to reconciliation — but they don't match. Which one will win out? Is it time finally for President Trump to step in make the call? … More cabinet appointees confirmed, including Tulsi Gabbard and RFK, Jr. … DOGE starts making significant cuts in employee workforces … all this and more.

House and Senate are both in session, but still can't come to agreement on reconciliation strategy to pass One Big, Beautiful Bill … USAID under the gun as Musk's DOGE crew finds outrageous spending going on … Senate grinds its way through Trump cabinet nominees … Vought confirmed to OMB Director, takes over CFPB and shuts it down — temporarily, or permanently? … Trump tariffs are back, and Mexico and Canada immediately cave … Trump remakes US Middle East policy in one press conference … all this and more.

President Trump is back, and so are tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China … House Republicans mull a new reconciliation strategy, with hardliners demanding more savings … the Senate continues to plow through cabinet confirmations, but the Big Three are coming up for showdown votes … a new U.S. Attorney in DC turns the tables and launches a new J6 investigation — of THE PROSECUTORS … all this and more.

Trump is president again, and launches a shock and awe blitzkrieg against the Establishment; the Washington bureaucracy, the Dominant Media, and Dems are left gasping and grasping, asking for the license plate number of the truck that just hit them … Musk in, Ramaswamy out at DOGE … Rubio and Ratcliffe confirmed easily to new posts, while Hegseth's confirmation requires a tie-breaking vote by new VP Vance … Joe Biden's parting shots … all this and more.

What's the latest on the reconciliation strategy? President Trump invites a whole bunch of House Republicans to spend time with him at Mar-a-Lago to discuss the various aspects of all that goes into it, and the discussions seem to have helped … the Senate takes up cabinet nominee confirmation hearings this week, with more than a dozen confirmation hearings scheduled … first up, Pete Hegseth in front of the Armed Services Committee tomorrow … Jack Smith files his final two-volume report with Merrick Garland, then quietly resigns his position … Biden's Title IX regulation is overturned by a federal district judge … all this and more.

House and Senate return to a snowed-in DC to count Electoral College votes … House GOP members will visit President Trump at Mar-a-Lago to discuss legislative strategy for the reconciliation process … Trump settles the question of one bill or two, then unsettles it 12 hours later … Judge Merchan says he will sentence Trump Friday, but no jail time will be involved … all this and more.

House and Senate have until Friday to pass a bill funding the government. Maybe they'll get around to it this week? … ABC News apologizes to President Trump for defaming him, and agrees to pay legal fees and make a $15 million donation to his presidential library! … DOJ IG report says there were 26 FBI informants in DC on Jan 6, 2021; none were arrested … Trump says GOP will get rid of Daylight Saving Time … still no decision on whether we'll see one reconciliation bill or two next year … all this and more.

House and Senate are getting closer, but still haven't publicly released details of the spending bill to keep the government open beyond Friday next week … DOGE leaders visit Republicans on Capitol Hill to get acquainted and open lines of communication … is Joe Biden really considering mass preemptive presidential pardons? What a TERRIBLE idea! … Pete Hegseth makes it through the week, and seems to have stabilized … all this and more.

House and Senate come back to work, but haven't decided on government funding — STILL … OF COURSE Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter. Did anybody doubt he would, really? … with Gaetz withdrawn, negative attention is focusing now on Hegseth … all this and more.

House and Senate finish nothing, but take a Thanksgiving break anyway … they still haven't decided how they're going to fund the government … Trump moves boldly on the nominations front after the brief hiccup known as the Gaetz nomination … Musk, Ramaswamy, Vought, and MTG make DOGE a reality … will Biden surpass Trump in the number of judicial appointments confirmed? … All this and more.

House and Senate return and reorganize with new and old leadership for the 119th Congress … House GOP rules changes will make attempts to remove the Speaker harder to accomplish … Trump personnel announcements stun Official DC, enrapture MAGA world — he's serious this time, and he's had the experience of his first term to guide him! … will a clause in the Constitution give Trump the power to bypass the Senate? … all this and more.

ELECTION RESULTS AND ANALYSIS!!!! … Elections have consequences, learns Special Counsel Jack Smith and 1,400 members of a migrant caravan heading north to the US border … Judge in NY case against Trump considers ending case right here, right now … leadership elections taking place this week for both House and Senate GOPers … another judge strikes down another unconstitutional Biden action … all this and more.

Remember the IRS whistleblowers? Three House committee chairmen do, and they're hoping the Office of Special Counsel does, too … the Supreme Court rules that Virginia can remove 1,600 noncitizens from its voter rolls, much to the chagrin of the Biden-Harris Department of Justice, which fought Virginia oin the matter … Pascoe's Guide to Watching Election Night: How to Track Election Results with Insight … all this and more.

Remember the IRS whistleblowers? Three House committee chairmen do, and they're hoping the Office of Special Counsel does, too … the Supreme Court rules that Virginia can remove 1,600 noncitizens from its voter rolls, much to the chagrin of the Biden-Harris Department of Justice, which fought Virginia oin the matter … Pascoe's Guide to Watching Election Night: How to Track Election Results with Insight … all this and more.

With just 8 days to go until Election Day, Trump and Harris are holding final events — Harris hosts Beyonce, while Trump sits with Podcast King Joe Rogan and then rallies at Madison Square Garden … NYT blockbuster on NIH study that shows puberty blockers didn't help the mental health of children with “gender dysphoria” — why wasn't the study released? The answer may surprise you. (Or may not!) … a deep dive on the House and Senate races … VA will go back to court over noncitizens a federal judge ordered it to put back ON its voter rolls … all this and more.

Bill Clinton inadvertently tells the truth, causes angst for Kamala … FBI revises its crime data, reveals villent crime is rising rather than falling … Kamala drops by FOX News for interview. Who won? … all this and more.

CBO releases new FY 2024 deficit numbers, and it's time to start asking — how did we get here? … senior House GOP leadership aides tell us what's on tap for the lame duck Congress' agenda … Utah's Mike Lee enters the Senate GOP leadership fray … DOJ sues VA and AL for removing noncitizens from voter rolls … VP Harris finally sits down with the media. How'd that go? … the Byron York Theory of the Case seems reasonable … all this and more.

It's been exactly one year since Americans were taken hostage by radical Muslim terrorists, and the media is still quiet … Jack Smith puts Trump on trial outside the courtroom, without due process … two major unions take action that will impact the presidential contest … Vance and Walz finally get to debate, and it's a knockout … all this and more.

House and Senate finally pass the CR to keep the government funded, then get out of town … Ukraine's Zelenskyy makes tactical error, plays politics in US … Kamala visits the border (1) as ICE dumps info on criminal illegal aliens roaming the streets … AZ Supremes issue critical ruling, but it's important to understand what the court ruled … NE sticks with its split Electoral Vote system, which opens the door to a Harris EC victory … all this and more.

Speaker Johnson's CR+SAVE Act bid failed last week, will he succeed this week in averting a (temporary, partial) government shutdown? … the post-Trump/Harris debate polls are in, and they show two things: 1) Harris won, and 2) nobody cares that she won the debate, the two are still tied in the national surveys (and you know what that means!) … more on the follow ups to not one, not two, but THREE assassination attempts against former President Trump … all this and more.

Another foiled assassination attempt against former President Trump! … Speaker Johnson pulls the CR + SAVE Act from the floor before the vote, tries to build support over the weekend — will he succeed this week? … PA Supreme Court issues a key ruling on election integrity ahead of November election … GA judge tosses out two more charges against Trump, hints at throwing out entire case … all this and more.

The House and Senate are finally back in town — for the next three weeks, with one big job at hand: funding the government before Sep. 30 … Will Speaker Johnson succeed in passing his CR + SAVE Act? … Trump sentencing delayed until after the election … Trump and Harris set to debate Tuesday evening … new NYT/Sienna College poll has HarrisWorld freaking out, while Mar-a-Lago is happy … too many people still don't know enough about Kamala … all this and more.

House and Senate are still out of session, so your wallet is safe for another two weeks … in wake of failed assassination attempt, Secret Service employees go on “administrative leave” … three House committees issue 291-page report on Biden's “impeachable conduct” … early voting is just around the corner … RFK Jr suspends campaign and endorses Trump … all this and more.

House and Senate may be on August recess, but House Freedom Caucus releases its official position on upcoming spending fight in Congress … U.S. Government releases records revealing that Hunter Biden tried to get help from US Ambassador to Italy for buddies at Burisma, who were paying him $1 million/year while his father was serving as Vice President … Kamala Harris may have tightened the race, but voters still don't know a lot about her … Harris issues a new economic proposal that looks like she doesn't know anything about how economies work — it's so bad even the Washington Post editorial board slams her for it … CNN's polling expert says if Trump performs on Election Day the way he did in 2016 or 2020, he'll win … all this and more.

House and Senate are still out, but the House assassination task force gets to work … Did the Secret Service director really want to destroy evidence of a crime in the White House? Sure looks like it … Dem prez nominee Harris picks her own VP running mate, and rejects the CW's obvious pick to choose instead the most liberal VP pick since FDR put Henry Wallace on the bottom of his 1940 ticket … new polls show Harris has made it a competitive race … a debate has been scheduled! … all this and more.

Senate finishes up and follows House to August recess, won't return until September 9 … Speaker Johnson names 7 GOPers to House Task Force to investigate attempted assassination of former President Trump … Biden launches broadside against SCOTUS in an attack even worse than FDR's original 1937 court-packing plan … alleged 9/11 mastermind KSM gets a plea deal, then loses it … new money totals and new polls in Trump v. Harris campaign — what do they mean? … All this and more.

The House wraps up July and goes home until September, but the Senate still has work to do before its August recess can begin … Secret Service Director Cheatle comes in for a committee grilling on how her agency to prevent an assassination attempt against a former president, then yields to the inevitable and resigns … Kamala Harris' new presidential campaign comes out on fire, raises $200 million in its first week, and the polls tighten … JD Vance comes out of the gate on defense, pushing back against criticism about comments made in a previous campaign, to which the political world says, “Welcome to the NFL. Buckle your chin strap.” … All this and more.

House and Senate return, with just two weeks left before August recess … Congress opens investigations into the Secret Service's failure to prevent the assassination attempt against former President Trump … Joe Biden declares his withdrawal from the race for the presidency, and endorses his VP, Kamala Harris … what's next? Find out this and more...

The House passes the SAVE Act, and it now goes to the Senate … Week Two of the Joe Biden Candidacy Watch — will he remain the Dem nominee for president after the debate debacle? … a shooter attempts to assassinate former President Trump, but he just shakes it off … Judge Cannon dismisses Special Counsel Jack Smith's indictments against President Trump for mishandling classified documents, on the grounds that Smith's appointment was unconstitutinoal … all this and more.

House and Senate are back in town — nominations in the Senate and several important bills in the House, including the SAVE Act to ensure noncitizens don't vote in federal elections; the Legislative Branch appropriations bills for FY 2025; and, maybe, a vote to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 per day if he doesn't turn over the audio recording of Special Counsel Robert Hur's interview of President Biden … speaking of Biden, his campaign crisis enters its second week — how's he faring? Will he stay, or will he go? … All this and more.

SCOTUS drops a bombshell ruling this morning, declaring that former President Trump enjoys some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts — but then leaves it to a lower court to decide which of his acts were “official” … Biden drops a **** on Thursday night, in the most humiliating debate debacle in recorded history — will he remain the Dems' nominee? (Cue The Clash's “Combat Rock” ditty, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”) … all this and more.

The Senate is out until after 4th of July, but the House comes back this week for work on three big appropriations bills — Defense, Homeland Security, and State Dept-Foreign Operations … Joe Biden, celebrating the 12th anniversary of Barack Obama's unconstitutional amnesty program (known as DACA) decides to declare his own unconstitutional amnesty program … Trump blows by Biden in the fundraising chase and erases Biden's longstanding lead … all this and more.

It's a light week on Capitol Hill, with the House out and the Senate in for two, maybe three days … 12 years ago last weekend, President Obama announced his unconstitutional DACA amnesty program; will Biden seek to top him this week? … Hunter Biden found guilty on three gun charges; what does it mean? … the House holds Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress; what happens next? … Trump visits with congressional GOPers … both campaigns get ready for the earliest-ever general election debate … all this and more

Will the House hold Merrick Garland in Contempt of Congress? … the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Pandemic put Dr. Fauci on the hot seat, anmd he got burned … Joe Biden tries to move numbers on the border crisis with a new Executive Order, but it's not going to work, and we'll tell you why … Hunter Biden (finally!) goes on trial, and things are not looking good for him … The Fulton County case against Trump gets delayed again, likely won't go to trial until after the election (if ever) … Trump reverses course on something BIG re: campaign 2024 … all this and more.

House and Senate are back for a short week … the House will begin the 2025 Fiscal Year appropriations process with a vote on the Military Construction/Veterans Affairs approps bill … will Biden issue a new executive order cracking down on illegal immigration at the border? Will it do anything substantive, or will it be just for show? … the World Health Assembly met and failed to finalize its long-awaited “pandemic preparedness” treaty … former President Trump is found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, and America responds by donating $53 million to his campaign in the next 24 hours … VA is in play! … Hunter Biden's first trial takes place this week … All this and more.