Cami Mondeaux

Suppose the secret is out — After 3.5 years, today is my last day @dcexaminer I’m so excited to announce I’ll be joining @Deseret to continue covering Congress in their new DC bureau. SO thrilled for this challenge & I can’t wait to start! Hill folks, keep 👀 out for new info

GOP leaders are starting to turn the Epstein rhetoric on Democrats as pressure increases — and Trump still wants the story to go away Johnson: “They sat on everything Epstein related for four long years while President Biden was in office.” Scalise: “It’s interesting to see…

Johnson says “there is a reason behind” their slow-walking of Epstein drama Republicans have two duties, he says: “I believe in maximum transparency” but “we also understand the other part of that duty is that we have to protect innocent victims”

New: House Oversight just approved a motion from Burchett to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell in latest escalation of Epstein drama on the Hill

Virginia Foxx says it’s likely “going to be a while” before Rules comes back… says there’s “a lot going on right now”

NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott told members of Congress he was skeptical about calling a special session to redraw Texas’ congressional maps. Most Texas Republicans were not a fan, either. Then Trump called. How the redistricting effort came to be: @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex…

MTG making clear this morning she will not vote for a CR to avoid a shutdown in September… even as HFC Chair Harris backs the idea of a 12-month CR “It is an absolute failure to ask us to vote on a September 30 CR, and I'm not doing it. And if anyone doubts that I will hold my…

NEW: Jim McGovern tells me that Rules has been cancelled for the rest of the week👀

Curious what’s in the FY26 earmarks? We got you covered. Me and @GoelzAlly went through allllll of them. Breakdown here:

House leadership won’t tee up a vote on Epstein resolutions this week before the August recess, Johnson says “My belief is we need the administration to have the space to do what it is doing, and if further congressional action is necessary or appropriate, then we'll look at…

Increasing pressure on Speaker Johnson to tee up vote on Epstein-related resolutions. As of now, there is nothing on schedule this week to vote on Massie/Khanna resolution or the leadership-led resolution passed in Rules last week

New: I’m told Rules Committee will be meeting at 6pm for rescissions

Rep. Ralph Norman says a Rules Committee meeting will be noticed in a little bit; Republicans need to draft documents first (I asked if these were Epstein-related documents and he said yes). An agreement on an Epstein resolution would allow rescissions to move forward tonight

👀 Norman just told me and @liz_elkind Rules will be meeting tonight

Emmer says “there will be a rescissions vote today” — but doesn’t specify when @liz_elkind asks if that means a *rules* vote or a vote on the final bill

Now: House passes ‘crypto week’ legislation after Republican revolt GENIUS Act (stablecoins): 308-122 CLARTY Act (market structure): 294-134 Anti-CBDC bill (banning CBDCs): 219-210 GENIUS heads to Trump's desk washingtonexaminer.com/policy/finance…

Here's the memo from the WH physician diagnosing Trump with chronic venous insufficiency "SUMMARY: President Trump remains in excellent health."

The White House says government funding doesn’t need to be bipartisan. The math says otherwise. deseret.com/politics/2025/…

Vought’s quote: “The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan”

BREAKING: Trump has "chronic venous insufficiency," as revealed by a recent medical exam, per @PressSec — Trump has noticeably exhibited swelling in his ankles and bruising on his hand in recent days