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Only two House Republicans — Reps. Massie and Spartz — broke with their conference and voted against the blueprint, which they say does not go far enough in enacting the sweeping cuts they have been calling for and will actually increase the deficit. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-g...

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“They’re engaged in trickery. If you’re busy trying to hide what you’re doing, deep down, you must know that you’re doing the wrong thing. Because if you really believe in it, you ought to own it,” Warnock told me.

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Several Senate Republicans indicated this week they won’t get behind a budget resolution that would require deep cuts to Medicaid. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-g...

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When asked about the consequences of such an action — if it were to happen — Lieu, matter of factly, said: “We would instantly become an authoritarian country.” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-d...

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@kateriga.bsky.social and I gotchu with the latest

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Follow along our live coverage!!

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Here’s the latest on Senate Dems’ thinking around the CR needed to avoid a government shutdown

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A quick recap of today in case you were tuned out

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Follow along the live Hill coverage here ⬇️

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GOPs are gonna claim Ds chose a shutdown if it comes to that. False. Johnson intentionally wrote a bill filled w non-starters for Ds, a whole medicine bottle of poison pills. This is Johnsons doing. A pure MAGA bill as our @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social explains. talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/5...

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Johnson can only afford to lose one GOP vote and still pass a CR to keep the government open. House Dems have made it clear they won’t help the majority pass the bill without an agreement that Trump won’t continue his lawless DOGE rampage.

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Good rundown from @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social on state of negotiations on a continuing resolution. Johnson says they need "clean CR". No limits on DOGE, etc. That makes perfect sense. GOPs are the majority. Pass it. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dems-wh...

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“Let’s be clear, the Democrat demand is really simple,” Sen. Coons told me, with a mocking emphasis on the word “demand." “It’s that the President commits to following the law. That’s it. It’s not a big deal."

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More from @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social on tonight's dizzying back and forth here:

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Here's that letter from Ed Martin to Rep. Garcia ⬇️

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The effort by Acting D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin appears to be designed to smother freedom of speech and criticism of Musk and the Trump administration. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...

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Another day, another confirmation hearing. Follow along our live coverage here ⬇️⬇️

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Posted up outside the room as Hegseth’s confirmation hearing gets underway

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@tpm.bsky.social is in the hearing room today. Follow @kateriga.bsky.social & @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social's coverage of the confirmation hearing for Hegseth, whose nomination was, at least initially, threatened by allegations of sexual assault and uncontrolled alcohol use, here ⤵️

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With margins as tight as they can get, the vote is a test of Trump’s ability to inspire — and leadership’s ability to enforce — Republican unity as the party begins its new trifecta. TPM's @kateriga.bsky.social & @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social are covering today's (expected) circus live here:

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Clear red lines have emerged, including strident opposition to any Trump administration efforts to restrict abortion rights or to politicize the way in which federal funds are distributed to states.

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MAGA Republicans on Capitol Hill who recently spoke to TPM dodged questions about proposals put forward by some of their colleagues to make sweeping cuts to federal social safety net programs. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/maga-re...

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The official portraits of the 17 House Republicans elected to chair committees in the 119th Congress:

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“I think his resignation is a result of raw political pressure repugnant to our criminal justice system,” Sen. Blumenthal told me. “I personally would have preferred that he stayed and fought. I would have refused to resign. It’s a threat to the independence and integrity of our justice system.”

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A sunny but VERY cold day on the Hill

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Had so much fun making this grazing table for the @tpm.bsky.social holiday party this weekend 🎄🎅🏽

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Meanwhile, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she has not heard about any plans to cut federal safety net programs like food stamps. “I personally am against that but I haven’t heard that,” she told me.

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"It would be devastating to all the people who rely on these programs — many of them are Trump voters," Sen. Tammy Duckworth told me this week.

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House Republicans voted to block the Dem-led effort to release the Matt Gaetz ethics report. All but one Republican voted to send the resolution back to the Ethics Committee, effectively blocking what would have been the immediate release of the report.

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Trans rights activists -- including Chelsea Manning -- are staging a protest in a women's bathroom in the Cannon building (a House building) next to Speaker Johnson's office. "Trans rights are under attack! What do we do? Act up! Fight back!"

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1. As they say, @bsky.app has the juice. Over the last several weeks, we at @tpm.bsky.social gained a lot of followers, some very familiar with TPM. Some less so. For those less familiar with TPM, here’s what we’re all about, a thread. (with a little reward at the very end)

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Republicans have been using their time ahead of the 119th Congress to launch unprecedented attacks against their will-be colleagues on the other side of the aisle. My latest for @tpm.bsky.social:

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More from Rep.-elect McBride on House Republicans' attacks targeting trans people

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Trump named Russ Vought to lead the powerful White House OMB again. @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social and I have previously reported on how, after the 2020 election, Vought was pressing Trump chief Mark Meadows to use state legislatures to overturn the results. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/mead...

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Catch up on the Weekender from team @tpm.bsky.social!! ⬇️

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Meanwhile MTG: “Whoever [Trump] nominates and appoints, you better pass them through the Senate. That is your job. You say ‘yes sir,’ and you get it done.”

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A day after withdrawing himself from AG consideration, Matt Gaetz announces he does not plan to return to Congress. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress.”

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Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) announced in a Thursday X post that he is pulling himself out of consideration to be Attorney General in the incoming Trump administration after spending Wednesday in meetings with Senate Republicans. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/matt-ga...

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NEWS: Matt Gaetz withdraws himself from being Trump's Attorney General pick, saying his “confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.”

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Some House Freedom Caucus members are screaming payback if Dems successfully force a vote on the House floor to release the Gaetz ethics report, saying it could lead to them getting other reports involving current or former Dem members, per Politico

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Ethics cmte members — wide-eyed at the sudden influx of reporter attention — dither over the Gaetz report. Senate GOP is calling for "process," that Gaetz be given a hearing (we, Christine Blasey Ford + Anita Hill have seen this movie before). Hill dispatch from me + @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social

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