Catie Edmondson

On the secret origins of funding for the Manhattan Project, in which top Roosevelt officials and 7 lawmakers tricked the rest of Congress into unwittingly approving $800 million in funding for the atomic bomb: nytimes.com/2024/01/17/us/…

Murkowski working it - “There is even a provision that would allow certain Alaskan whaling captains to deduct more of their expenses.” Via ⁦@CatieEdmondson⁩ ⁦@sangerkatz⁩ nytimes.com/2025/06/28/us/…

Out: Cornhusker kickback In: Caribou carveout W/@sangerkatz nytimes.com/2025/06/28/us/… via @NYTimes

Robert Alvarez, 76, Dies; Called Attention to Nuclear-Waste Safety nytimes.com/2025/07/18/us/… via @NYTimes

New: House Appropriations Republicans just released their FY2026 State and Foreign Operations funding bill. 22% cut overall. $150 million PEPFAR cut but $3.3 billion above the FY2026 budget request. Comes as Senate is considering rescissions package covering the same programs

“We Are A Threat To Their Legitimacy As Government” Taiwan Rep. To U.S. Alexander Yui On CPP’s Target

A week from today: The Congressional Women's Softball Game pits women members of Congress against the women Hill press corps to raise money for young women navigating breast cancer. This year's game is at Audi field on July 16, please come (I'm a coach)! Tix here:…

So does the Freedom Caucus vote to green light Murkowski’s Denali Deal?

me when the same house members who always vote yes suggest they’re a no

Here we are.

The $50b rural hospital fund Sen. Collins has been asking for appears to be in the final version of the Senate bill.

Susan Collins appears to have gotten her $50B rural hospital fund after all, per amendment text reviewed by @sangerkatz nytimes.com/live/2025/07/0…

To get it through Congress, FDR hid $12 billion (today's dollars) to fund the Manhattan Project in a single line item: "expediting production."

Surprise Tax in G.O.P. Bill Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power @bradplumer nytimes.com/2025/06/29/cli…

TILLIS: "Now, Republicans are about to make a mistake on health care and betraying a promise. It is inescapable that this bill in its current form will betray the very promise that Donald J Trump made in the Oval Office or in the Cabinet Room when I was there with Finance, where…

Very angry Tillis on the floor: “What do I tell 663,000 people in 2 or 3 years, when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding isn’t there anymore.”

Senate reconciliation bill includes a $100M appropriation for OMB

Senate parliamentarian rules several Medicaid changes in Republicans mega bill violate budget reconciliation rules. Finance Committee will likely try to restructure some of these to comply, but that will take some time.

Trump: “Go ahead, back white, white Jacket” Reporter: “The NATO chief called you daddy. Do you regard your NATO allies as children?” Trump: “He did it very affectionately. ‘Daddy, you’re my daddy’”