JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Trump declines to back Thune for another term as Senate Majority Leader
Thune said late Thursday that he intends to hold a vote on the motion to proceed to the budget resolution, which at this point is likely to fail.
AXIOS (Stef W. Kight) - Scoop: Inside Hegseth's classified plea for more defense funds
Top Pentagon officials are already pitching reconciliation 4.0 to Senate Republicans behind closed doors, underscoring the need for a massive boost in military funds, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Thune hasn't embraced reconciliation 3.0. The White House is already looking beyond it. - Trump officials are quietly sketching out a lame-duck package that could pair significant Pentagon funding with other priorities, including a debt ceiling increase that will be necessary sometime in 2027. They see it as going hand in hand with the current effort to pass reconciliation 3.0. - The administration's case goes beyond replenishing weapons depleted by the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine . Officials are also sounding alarms about the need…
AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Thune-Trump tensions escalate as clock ticks on megabill 3.0
Senate Majority Leader John Thune repeated to White House officials in private what he's been saying in public for weeks: We don't have the votes . Why it matters: President Trump isn't buying it — and he's questioning whether Thune is the man for the job. - "Well, we're gonna find out," Trump said Wednesday. "I'll let you know." - Asked Wednesday evening about Trump saying the votes were gettable, Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters, "That must be a different form of math." Driving the news: Hours earlier, two of Trump's top aides met with Senate Republicans at their weekly lunch to press them to pass a three-part budget reconciliation bill before leaving town, Axios scooped earlier Wednesday . - The goal is to move a House budget…
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Senate Republicans fall short on votes for Trump's budget resolution as August recess looms
Senate Majority Leader John Thune admitted Wednesday that Republicans cannot muster the 50 votes needed to advance President Trump's budget resolution, a concession that stalls the GOP agenda just days before a five-week recess. Thune's blunt assessment landed hours after Trump took to Truth Social to demand action, calling on the Senate to adopt the […] The post Senate Republicans fall short on votes for Trump's budget resolution as August recess looms appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate Majority Leader John Thune admitted Wednesday that Republicans cannot muster the 50 votes needed to advance President Trump's budget resolution, a concession that stalls the GOP agenda just days before a five-week recess. Thune's blunt assessment landed hours after Trump took to Truth Social to demand action, calling on the Senate to adopt the House-approved budget framework before lawmakers leave Washington. The South Dakota Republican did not sugarcoat the math. "Right now, we don't have 50," Thune told reporters . The budget resolution would unlock the reconciliation process, letting Republicans push an emergency spending package through the chamber on a simple majority vote, bypassing the 60-vote filibuster threshold that has…Open
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - This Week On The Hill: Trump demands Senate stays in town to pass SAVE America Act | Sunrise
The Senate is facing ramped up pressure from President Trump to pass the SAVE America Act. Sen. Thune has been caught in the crosshairs of executing Trump's agenda and working on budget resolutions. #politics #trump #saveamericaact
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Trump pushes Senate to adopt House's budget resolution before August recess
The Senate will depart for its recess on Aug. 7 and will not return until after Labor Day. Its return date is scheduled for Sept. 14.
AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - House GOP's parting message for Senate on reconciliation
House GOP leaders are turning up the heat on Senate Republicans, calling on them to move quickly on the House's $95 billion reconciliation package despite resistance from Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.). Why it matters: Before they split town, House leaders left some instructions for their Senate colleagues. - "The Senate needs to move on reconciliation before November, and I think the pressure from the American people is going to be unbearable if they refuse to act," NRCC Chair Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) told Axios on Thursday. - "For the Senate to sit on their hands and do nothing, I think, will be unsustainable." Driving the news: Thune poured cold water on the House's timeline, telling reporters this week that he plans to wait…
AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - House GOP passes blueprint for reconciliation 3.0
House Republicans officially kicked off reconciliation 3.0 on Wednesday, narrowly approving a budget framework to unlock work on their planned $95 billion package. Why it matters: The vote gets Republicans into the reconciliation process , but lawmakers in both chambers have signaled the package itself faces a difficult path to passage. - Two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) — voted against the measure, along with all Democrats. GOPer- turned-Independent Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif.) also voted against the measure, which passed 216-214. - The package includes $73 billion in funding for the Iran war, $12 in farm aid and a $10 billion fund aimed at incentivizing states to adopt elements of the SAVE…
AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Senate watches the House on reconciliation 3.0
Senate Republicans are warming to the idea of using a third reconciliation package to replenish the Pentagon's depleted weapons stocks. Why it matters: They still view reconciliation 3.0 as Plan B. - For now, though, they're willing to let House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) attempt the legislative equivalent of a triple axel: passing a rule, a short-term government funding bill and a budget resolution to unlock reconciliation. - "The tale of the tape is going to be what the House can do," Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said. - "Can the House pass it? I don't think that's a done deal. It's not offset, so I think there's going to be some troubled water there." But Republican senators aren't slamming the door on Johnson's plan,…
YOUTUBE (Dr. Steve Turley) - You Won’t BELIEVE What the Senate Just DID!!!
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