Syedah Asghar
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Capitol Hill team @nbcnews | @americanu ‘23
New: @RepThomasMassie fought a lonely battle against Trump’s megabill. But now he has the MAGA wind at his back as he aggressively pushes to disclose Epstein files, with many of Trump’s own allies siding with Massie over Trump. Story with @scottwongDC: nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
House Oversight will subpoena the DOJ for Epstein files. nbcnews.com/politics/trump… w/ @SyedahAsghar
FIRST TO @NBCNews: This congressman wants to ban companies from using your search history to set personalized prices w/ @KyleAlexStewart nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
House cancels its last day of votes before summer break as Epstein consumes Capitol Hill w/@KyleAlexStewart @SyedahAsghar @NBCNews nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) heading to the House chamber today with a binder labeled “The Epstein Files: Phase 2”
Speaker Johnson tells me he does NOT plan to endorse a candidate in the Homeland Security Committee race. “As I have been for every Chairman's race thus far, I'm not tilting the scales. I know that's unusual. Previous speakers normally did, but I really want the steering…
House Republicans pass Trump's rescission package in a midnight vote — after quelling a GOP rebellion with the promise of a symbolic vote on the Epstein files. Just two Rs vote NO: Fitzpatrick (PA), Turner (OH). Story w/ @KyleAlexStewart @SyedahAsghar: nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
House Rules Committee schedules 6pm meeting on the rescissions package, according to the committee repository site. H/t @SyedahAsghar for spotting it: docs.house.gov/Committee/Cale…
NEWS: Speaker Johnson tells me the House could vote on rescissions TOMORROW - not today He says it’s because of scheduling…
The House vote on the rule for crypto bills has been open since just before 1:20pm, making this the longest vote in modern House history (since the start of electronic voting). The previous record was set two weeks ago during the “big, beautiful bill” process.
NEW: Bipartisan duo introduces bill to give some migrant workers protected status amid Trump's crackdown nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
NEW: Lead investigator into Biden's use of an autopen signed letters with a digital signature W / @MZanona nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
A farmworker at a Southern California cannabis farm died after being injured during a chaotic immigration raid by federal officers, the United Farm Workers said Friday. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/c…
Excited to share that I've been promoted to Producer & Off-Air Reporter with @NBCNews, managing coverage of the House of Representatives. I still stare up in awe at the dome every day and recognize what a privilege it is to do this for a living.
.@RepJeffries just set the record for the longest House floor speech in history, surpassing the previous record of 8 hours and 32 minutes set by Kevin McCarthy in 2021.
Early in his remarks at 5:30am, @RepJeffries said he'd go deeper into Matthew 25:35-40 from the New Testament. Now at 1pm, he has indeed circled back to that promise. "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink."
.@RepJeffries has now been speaking for three hours on the House floor, using the unlimited speaking time granted to the House leaders. The record for the longest House floor speech is 8 hours and 32 minutes, set by then Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Nov 2021.
FWIW, this is now officially the longest vote in modern congressional history per @KyleAlexStewart
Rep. Steve Womack has been presiding over the House floor since the start of this vote series at 11:45am — over NINE hours ago. He’s only had one bathroom break. I’m told he is very very bored and singing the Eric Carmen song “ALL BY MYSELF” to himself.
While fours hours is a long time, it is not the record. In November 2021, Dems held open a vote on a GOP motion to adjourn for SEVEN hours as they tried to round up support for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Build Back Better. live.house.gov/?date=2021-11-…
Van Orden, who’s a yes on mega bill, pushes back on notion that Rs do watever Trump says: “The president of the United States didn't give us an assignment. We're not a bunch of little bitches around here okay? I'm a member of Congress. I represent almost 800,000 Wisconsinnites.”
Status check on the Trump Megabill in the House from two sides of the GOP debate. Rep. Ralph Norman (who voted against the package last night in rules) tells me he and a group of holdouts are headed to the White House today to discuss the situation w/ Trump and team (more)