JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Thune pours cold water on canceling recess to pass SAVE America Act
Trump on Monday called for Thune to cancel recess to pass the bill, but Thune said nothing had changed.
REDSTATE (Teri Christoph) - Trump's Blunt Message to Thune: Nuke Your Vacation *and* the Filibuster, Get the Job Done
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump to Thune: Delay recess until passage of SAVE America Act
The demand marks the latest attempt to pressure the Senate leader into ramming through marquis legislation.
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…
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Thune declines to make official endorsement in race to replace South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham
Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Graham's sister Darline Graham Nordone to serve the remainder of her brother's term, and she announced Monday that she plans to seek the full term in November.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Thune rejects Trump demand to link SAVE America Act to FISA
Thune, for his part, suggested that a planned extension was likely to receive a vote after the confirmation of Jay Clayton to serve as Director of National Intelligence.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Senate overcomes 'anti-weaponization' fund concerns to pass budget reconciliation package
The Senate voted early Friday morning to pass a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, overcoming the concerns of several Republicans who were upset the bill did not include language barring the Trump administration from creating a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to pay MAGA allies. The legislation passed 52-47, taking Republicans one big step closer to ensuring that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol are funded through the end of President Trump’s second term. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5911411-senate-passes-reconciliation-immigration-bill/ #Senate #Schumer #Thune #Trump #AntiWeaponizationFund #DOJ #MAGA
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Paxton win sends message to Thune: It’s Trump’s Senate now
To be sure, Paxton’s win of the Republican nomination doesn’t guarantee his entry into the Senate, and Democratic candidate James Talarico is expected to be a formidable opponent. But Cornyn’s departure from the chamber is now definite.