K Tully-McManus
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The White House is planning to send over a second rescissions package to Capitol Hill — this time targeting the Department of Education. GOP leaders say discussions with the administration on when and how big it is are well underway. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
Dems post approps meeting stressing unity Jeffries: “House and Senate Democrats are in complete and total alignment…” “House Republicans are in fact, marching us toward a possible government shutdown that will hurt the American people “
HOUSE FOOD UPDATE “With the change to the House Floor schedule…. branded food options will now close for service at the end of the day tomorrow, July 23. The Longworth and Rayburn Cafeterias will remain open until the end of the day on Friday, August 8.” Thanks Dunkin, folks
Kennedy was the only no vote in the full appropriations committee on the LegBranch bill
News: Sen. Kennedy tells me he is objecting to Thune's plan to attach ag and legislative branch into the milcon-VA bill. Said his issue is leg branch, which he thinks spends too much money
Thune tells me they are ready to start voting Says Rs have some "attendance issues"
Schumer (backing up our earlier reporting) indicates at post-lunch presser that Dems will help advance MilCon-VA past initial hurdle Note that it's just a first vote, there wi be amendments, undoes some of DOGE etc
In addition to larger govt funding talk, Senate will take first vote today in House-passed MilCon-VA bill Dems seem inclined currently to start debate on it but will have a discussion at lunch before making a play call Rs want to attach additional bills including Ag, legbranch
PSA for your next weekend planning:
Thune leaving the door open to clawing back more of the August recess But he told Rs in Senate GOP lunch to plan to be in next weekend, per person familiar
NEW: Sen. Elizabeth Warren will vote against moving forward on the Senate’s 1st package of gov't funding bills. politico.com/live-updates/2…
House is boosting $$ members can use to protect their home & allowing contracts for personal security, in response to calls from lawmakers for ramped up security when they're off campus, Money is flowing through House SAA, not MRAs w/ @nicholaswu12 politico.com/live-updates/2…
NEW: Johnson says they are moving forward with suspension votes this week and not sending members home early. Also said cited appropriations committee work happening this week. “We’re not sending anybody home,” the speaker said.
“We’re done in Rules Committee until September.”
NEW: Jim McGovern tells me that Rules has been cancelled for the rest of the week👀
NEWS - House Rules Committee isn’t returning AT ALL tonight and likely not AT ALL THIS week amid Epstein + other issues, per sources Scalise confirms to me it’s “not likely” Rules return - meaning House would leave without advancing immigration and several other bills
House Republicans have discussed several possible options for Epstein-related measures in Rules tonight - but haven’t landed on anything so far, per sources Rules has recessed until likely 9:30/10pm with some members attending 7pm GOP steering mtg on Homeland chair race Rs…
House Republicans have discussed several possible options for Epstein-related measures in Rules tonight - but haven’t landed on anything so far, per sources Rules has recessed until likely 9:30/10pm with some members attending 7pm GOP steering mtg on Homeland chair race Rs…
House is about to vote on creating a whole bunch of new zip codes. docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/…
Thune tells @burgessev and I that he met today with Trump Asked if Trump urged him to cancel the August recess, "well you see hes been making that publicly" Thune laughs. Only says "we're working on it"
Really nobody tells a "fun" off-policy story like @Brian_Faler Today's special: how Rs are searching for a cool shorthand for their megabill ... Bessent likes “O Triple B.” Others are going with “OBBB” or “TOBBB” or “OBBBA” or “BBB.” “OB3" has been getting some traction,…