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Today in Washington… • President Trump takes part in swearing-in ceremony of ambassador to UK. Trump will later deliver remarks. • House considers resolutions. • Senate considers resolution on appliance standards. • SCOTUS argument + opinion day.

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Speaker Johnson on budget reconciliation timeline… 👀 “We are on track to pass the bill out of the House, as we've said from the very beginning, and get it over to the next stage by Memorial Day.”

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Speaker Johnson on budget reconciliation timeline… 👀 “We are on track to pass the bill out of the House, as we've said from the very beginning, and get it over to the next stage by Memorial Day.”

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House Republican leadership holding presser - starting off on Trump admin. immigration policy

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Today in Washington… • President Trump delivers remarks in MI. • House considers resolutions + possible other measures. • Senate expected to consider ambassador noms. • SCOTUS argument + opinion day.

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Asked Leader Jeffries about these articles. Tells me he hasn’t spoken to Rep. Thanedar about it. Jeffries would not answer whether introducing these articles was a good idea given the math of GOP and Dem members.

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House Dem Leader Jeffries ⬇️ “The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been characterized by chaos, cruelty and corruption.”

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Speaker Johnson tells CNN’s Manu Raju more GOP endorsements to come following today’s round after White House meeting with Trump Johnson says he’s not worried about recent polling showing Trump down on economy and immigration.

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As Speaker Johnson and Trump meet behind closed doors, House race endorsements coming thru on Truth Social

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Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) has introduced 7 articles of impeachment against President Trump. Alleged violations range from usurping approps. powers to dismissing criminal cases “for personal and political gain.”

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Leader Jeffries letter to colleagues ⬇️ “On Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m., I will deliver a speech talking to the country about the first 100 days and outlining a blueprint for a better America.”

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Sad news: Rep. Connolly announces that his cancer has returned. Says in statement he will not seek re-election, and is "stepping back" as Oversight ranking member

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Today in Washington. • POTUS meets with Speaker Johnson and welcomes Philly Eagles to White House. Trump will also sign EOs. • House considers 17 measures under suspension of the Rules. • Senate expected to consider nom. of David Perdue to be U.S. ambassador to China. • SCOTUS argument day.

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The sit-in on the House steps wrapped around 6:34p ET. The rest of Congress comes back to town on Monday.

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House steps sit-in with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social & @booker.senate.gov now at the 12-hour mark. Both members reading messages sent to them by concerned voters during the sit-in. Booker says they’re going to deliver these messages to senators.

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House Dem Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) continuing their sit-in on the House steps, going 10+ hours so far. Other lawmakers have joined them throughout, highlighting key issues ahead of lengthy GOP reconciliation talks.

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House and Senate members expected to attend funeral of Pope Francis ⬇️

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Today in Washington… • President Trump & First Lady Melania Trump travel to Italy for Pope Francis’ funeral. • House & Senate not in session.

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I personally experienced endless virtual lines and tech problems at retailer checkouts from 12am ET - 1:30am ET. And then came the wait for a true purchase confirmation email, which didn't arrive until 2:00am ET. 😵‍💫 www.scrippsnews.com/entertainmen...

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Today in Washington… • President Trump meets with PM of Norway. • VP Vance departs India for DC. • House & Senate meet pro forma, no biz expected.

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For those wondering about the "former roommate" part of the Schumer statement. Great piece here by @DanaBashCNN from 2013. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODej...

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Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) announces he will not seek re-election x.com/SenatorDurbi...

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On Tuesday evening, the judge in the Hunter Biden federal firearm case allowed for specific redactions to be made in some search warrant apps. and affidavits. These are mainly related to his tax case. 1: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 2: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Today in Washington… • President Trump signs Executive Orders. • VP Vance continues trip in India. • SCOTUS argument day. • House and Senate not in session.

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Baseball and Capitol Hill peeps: the 2025 Congressional Baseball game will be on June 11th!

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Today in Washington… • President Trump participates in swearing-in of SEC chair. • VP Vance continues trip in India. • SCOTUS argument + opinion day. • House & Senate not in session.

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NEW in the Hunter Biden federal firearm case docket ⬇️ "The parties agree the search warrant applications and affidavits at issue may be unsealed with limited redactions." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Today in Washington… • President Trump and the First Lady take part in White House Easter Egg Roll. • VP Vance in India. • House and Senate meet pro forma. No business expected. • SCOTUS argument day.

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Today in Washington… • President Trump takes part in swearing-in ceremony of Dr. Oz as CMS administrator. •VP Vance meets PM Giorgia Meloni in Italy. • House & Senate not in session.

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Today in Washington… • President Trump meets PM of the Italian Republic and signs EOs. • SCOTUS opinion day. • House & Senate meet pro forma, no business expected.

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Today in Washington… • President Trump takes part in Easter prayer service & dinner at White House. • House and Senate not in session.

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Today in Washington… • President Trump expected to sign EOs and present the Commander-in-Chief trophy to U.S. Naval Academy Navy Midshipmen. • House & Senate not in session.

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Today in Washington… • President Trump meets with President of El Salvador and welcomes Ohio State Buckeyes to the White House. • House & Senate meet pro forma, no biz expected.

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Today in Washington… • President Trump gets annual physical exam at Walter Reed. • House & Senate not in session.

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Today in Washington… • President Trump takes part in Cabinet meeting. He will later join swearing-in ceremony for the Solicitor General and sign a bill. • House expected to try again on Senate amendment to GOP-led budget. • Senate considers Federal Trade Commissioner nominee.

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Senate Dems speaking on Trump tariff news. Schumer: “Donald Trump is feeling the heat from Democrats and across America about how bad these tariffs are. He is reeling. He is retreating.”

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Today in Washington… • President Trump takes part in photo op with “Racing Champions.” Trump will also sign EOs. • House expected to begin consideration of Senate amendment to GOP-led budget. • Senate expected to vote on ambassador noms.

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Trump continuing to push “the one, big, beautiful bill”

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Meanwhile, GOP Rep. Don Bacon has introduced companion text in the House to the Cantwell-Grassley bill. Fellow House Republican Jeff Hurd, and Dems Josh Gottheimer & Gregory Meeks also signed on. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

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House Dem Chair Aguilar argues that the GOP budget would be a “death blow” to the economy. Adds… “Congress needs to take away the keys of economic policies, like tariffs, from this incompetent administration and restore some stability to the economy.”

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House GOP leadership holding presser making case for budget resolution, among other items. Speaker Johnson says it will be a collaborative process with Senate Republicans. “The House is not going to participate in an us vs. them charade.”

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Today in Washington… • President Trump takes part in commemorative tree planting at White House, signs EO & later speaks at NRCC dinner. • House expected to begin consideration of several measures, pending Rule vote. • Senate considers ambassador noms.

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In letter to colleagues, Leader Jeffries highlights Dem events expected during two-week district work period. "Moving forward, we will continue to push back aggressively against the far-right extremism that is wrecking the economy and hurting people throughout the land."

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