This week’s stunning defection by two centrist Democrats has posed a dilemma for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) — now caught between liberals calling for scalps and others in the party urging restraint ahead of the midterms. From the left, Jeffries is facing pressure to punish fellow Democratic Reps. Jared Golden (Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), who both blindsided the caucus on Tuesday by supporting a Republican rule that salvaged much of the GOP’s September agenda. Some want them stripped of key committee assignments. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/6067840-jeffries-democrat-defection-dilemma/ #Democrats #HakeemJeffries #Congress #GOP #Dems
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination on Friday. The Alaska senator's vote narrows Blanche's chances of becoming AG. #Blanche #AGvote # Murkowski
Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) made a deal with the Justice Department to clear the way for President Trump's attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche, to advance on Tuesday. The DOJ agreed to permanently end the $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' for Trump's allies. #trump #toddblanche #johncornyn
Trump suggested that he could leave Blanche as acting attorney general for the next five months and then resubmit his nomination after Cornyn and Tillis leave in early January. Tillis announced his retirement last year, and Cornyn lost his GOP primary to a Trump-backed challenger. #Trump #Blanche #Attorneygeneral
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), along with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are showing no signs of backing down on their demands concerning Todd Blanche’s nomination to become permanent attorney general, throwing his confirmation into serious doubt. #Cornyn #Blanche #Nomination #AttorneyGeneral #Senate
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing was canceled as GOP members express unwillingness to vote him through the Judiciary Committee. The members want a written promise stating the Justice Department would not pursue an Anti-weaponization Fund. #politics #toddblanche #attorneygeneral
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning, as the lower chamber of Congress is looking to avoid another potential shutdown. GOP lawmakers are preparing to vote later Tuesday on a stopgap measure that would keep federal agencies funded through Dec. 4, kicking off a high-stakes effort to avert a lapse in funding before the end of the fiscal year. The House has passed three out of 12 appropriations bills for fiscal year 2027 so far. Just last week, the House passed a bill funding national security, the State Department and other relevant programs. #mikejohnson #housegop #congress
Professor Penn welcomes Minnesota Representative Walter Hudson for a wide-ranging discussion about election integrity, citizen power, and the inner workings of state government. Professor defends Mike Lindell against attacks over his financial struggles, arguing that they reflect the personal cost of pursuing election transparency. Hudson describes Minnesota’s legislative process as political theater controlled by leadership, committees, and powerful interests rather than genuine public deliberation. They examine President Trump’s claims about Chinese access to American voter data, compromised election infrastructure, noncitizens on voter rolls, and the push for the SAVE Act. Finally, they scrutinize Minnesota’s ballot chain of…
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a budget framework for a roughly $95 billion reconciliation package that would provide funding for defense, farm aid and state efforts to implement voter ID requirements in elections. The resolution marks the opening salvo in Republicans’ effort to use the budget reconciliation process one final time to advance key GOP priorities while they still control both chambers of Congress and the White House. Because reconciliation bills can pass the Senate with a simple majority, the process would allow Republicans to sidestep a Democratic filibuster. Read More: #congress #trump #mikejohnson #politics #iran
