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,…
Sens. Mike Lee and Rick Scott have teed up what could be a tense, confrontational lunch Wednesday with President Trump and Senate Republicans. - The two spent months pressuring Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on the SAVE America Act . Now Trump will be in the room with them. Why it matters: Trump is fixated on passing the SAVE Act to help Republicans in the midterms. But Thune is insistent that Republicans don't have the votes. - "There are not the votes to nuke the filibuster, and there aren't going to be 10 Democrat votes to all of a sudden support the SAVE America Act," Thune told reporters on Tuesday. - SAVE would require voter ID and proof of citizenship, while imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting. Zoom in: Scott…
The Hill Sunday host Chris Stirewalt discusses is joined by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito to discuss the growing rift between President Trump and the senate GOP, and democratic strategist James Carville to talk about the nearing midterm elections and how Democrats plan to navigate key races. #midterms #iran #jamescarville #mikepence
On "Katie Pavlich Tonight," reactions to Ed Gallrein defeating Rep. Thomas Massie in the most expensive U.S. House primary in American history. Our expert panel, including progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen and "The Power Pivot" author Ashley Davis, dives deeper into what it all means. We also bring on West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito to discuss a potential war powers breakthrough as we get her opinion within the House on the war in Iran. Then, we have on "Bearing Arms Cam & Company" podcast host Cam Edwards joins the show with Virginia Governor Spamberger's lawsuit over a ban on certain semiautomatic rifles. Plus, the next panel, featuring Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad and BPI Head of Research Sam Lyman,…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face Congress for the first time in more than six months on Thursday with his autonomy and political influence in a very different place. Why it matters: As the White House tries to reel in his agenda, Kennedy is expected to face a gauntlet of questions about vaccines, autism and other hot-button issues at the first of seven hearings over this week and next. - It will be a test of how well Kennedy can stay on message as the Trump administration tries to pivot away from controversies and emphasize priorities like lowering drug prices. Driving the news: Kennedy will appear before the House Ways and Means and Appropriations committees on Thursday before heading to Senate hearings next week. -…
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., joins “Katie Pavlich Tonight” to discuss the issues Americans are facing in terms of public safety as the partial government shutdown continues. #partialshutdown #iran #americans "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
