David Sivak
@DISivak
Congress & Campaigns Editor at @dcexaminer. Email: [email protected]
New: The House infighting over the Epstein files has put key votes this week on ice, as leadership scrambles to find a solution and the Rules Committee remains at a standstill. washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/347…
New—Ds gear up for shutdown brawl as Thune readies test vote on gov funding. But they remain at crossroads post-rescissions Murphy—"They stabbed us in the back. If they commit ... they won’t do that again then we might be able to write bills" washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/34… @dcexaminer
Thune says he's spoken with Trump about his request to cancel the recess: "We've had some conversations about it, yeah."
Thune on canceling part of the August recess: “We're thinking about it, we want to get as many noms through the pipeline as we can.”
Thune tells me Rs could bring more approps bills to the floor soon: "Yes, we could. We'll see if we can get consent to do it. There are ways we can package some of the bills together, and I hope to be able to do that, but it'll take consent from the Democrats."
You've seen the back flip, but if you're wondering what's on @LeaderJohnThune's Missouri River playlist - check out @DISivak's new column: washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/34…
Professional news: I’m writing a new column for @dcexaminer on the personalities, traditions, and oddities of Capitol Hill It's called Capitol Tea, and we just published our first edition
There’s an excellent piece in here about the Senate’s most notorious sphere.
Professional news: I’m writing a new column for @dcexaminer on the personalities, traditions, and oddities of Capitol Hill It's called Capitol Tea, and we just published our first edition
Read the new @dcexaminer column from @DISivak - Capitol Tea - We wanted to get behind the posturing and arguments, and showcase the human side of Congress and its quirks and oddities
Professional news: I’m writing a new column for @dcexaminer on the personalities, traditions, and oddities of Capitol Hill It's called Capitol Tea, and we just published our first edition
NEW -- My look at how Trump is pursuing two seemingly contradictory goals: shrinking the federal government while trying to exert control over blue states washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/34766…
Tomasini invoked her Fifth Amendment right, per a source familiar. Footage from the two previous depositions, where the witnesses plead the fifth, were posted later in the afternoon the day of.
Former Biden aide Annie Tomasini entered the hearing room for her deposition at 9:54 a.m. as part of House Oversight’s investigation into Biden’s use of the autopen. Earlier this week, Anthony Bernal invoked his Fifth Amendment before the counsel during his deposition.
NRSC has cut an ad for Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), marking the GOP’s foray into a relatively safe #AKSen midterm seat that could turn competitive with a potential challenge from former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/34…
Thune tells me Rs are deciding “which candidate” to bring to the Senate floor before August: Approps or the NDAA. When I asked about an NDAA floor vote in the next two weeks: “Possibly. It’s still to be determined. But we also want to get the appropriations process started.”
Schumer calls for Russ Vought to be fired: “Donald Trump should fire Russell Vought immediately before he destroys our democracy and runs the country into the ground.”
Something tells me that wouldn't help get 60 votes in Senate Thune-"That runs contrary to what the math tells us around here. We need 60 on approps bills, 60 to fund the government. And my expectation is, at least I hope, we plan to move approps bills that will have cooperation"
👀 “The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan,” Vought told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast Thursday. @ktullymcmanus politico.com/live-updates/2…
News: The Senate just passed the $9 billion rescission bill, sending it back to the House for a final vote. Just two Republicans -- Collins and Murkowski -- voted "no." washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/34…
Breaking now — after more than nine hours, the House voted 217-212 to advance crypto week legislation after an hours-long impasse washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/347…
News: President Trump is NOT happy the Senate hasn't confirmed more of his ambassadors. Republicans might cut some recess for them "The administration would like us to perhaps cancel some of the August recess in order to get these through,” Sen. Barrasso said. "We may see that"