Max Cohen
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News: This vote — a procedural vote on one of the 12 appropriations bills — will occur tomorrow, I’m told. Could still be packaged with others. Will be up to Dems to decide if this advances. Needs 60
Passing the Senate’s approps bills would achieve what Dems say they want — a bipartisan appropriations process. And the Senate bills call for more spending than the House GOP-drafted bills. But top Dems are casting doubt on the notion of helping Republicans pass any of them,…
.@PunchbowlNews AM today - Congress way behind on FY2026 spending bills as August recess beckons - House floor frozen over Epstein scandal - again - Redistricting Wars: Where could the House GOP redistrict next? - The Vault: Democrats’ uphill IRS fight punchbowl.news/archive/72225-…
TOP in @PunchbowlNews AM: Congress is way behind on FY2026 funding — just two spending bills passed with August recess looming. The Epstein fallout has frozen the House and a shutdown is looking more likely by the day. Full story: punchbowl.news/article/financ…
🚨BREAKING -- ANDREW GARBARINO of New York is the next chair of the House Homeland Security Committee. House Republican Steering Committee tapped the 40-year-old New Yorker for the slot. Garbarino's predecessor, PETE KING, previously chaired the panel.
NEW— More problems in the House Rules Committee. The Republicans put the panel in recess subject to the call of the chair without voting on the rule. This is the same committee that got tied up on Epstein related issues last week. W @bresreports
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz) was stopped Capitol Hill police on his way into the Senate just now, asked for some ID, to which I believe Gallego responded "are you kidding me"
Cornyn responds to these law enforcement endorsements: “They know that the attorney general doesn't respect them in their role as law enforcement officers and actually goes out of this way to criticize them. So I'm proud to have their endorsement.”
Inbox: Cornyn rolling out Senate endorsements from two major law enforcement orgs -- Texas Municipal Police Association and Combined Law Enforcement Association of America
In @PunchbowlNews PM: John Thune is threatening to cut short the chamber’s August recess, entertaining President Trump’s request to keep the Senate in session to confirm more nominees. Plus, the tech factor in the Homeland gavel race punchbowl.news/archive/72125-…
Top Dem on Approps, Patty Murray, indicates she will vote to move forward with the MilCon-VA bill tomorrow. “I will let you know my strategy tomorrow, but I expect to, yeah”
News: This vote — a procedural vote on one of the 12 appropriations bills — will occur tomorrow, I’m told. Could still be packaged with others. Will be up to Dems to decide if this advances. Needs 60
Thune on his approps strategy: “There are ways we can package some of the bills together, and I hope we can do that, but that would take consent.”
But Thune said members want to go home to sell OBBB “This is time of year when they go back and interact with their constituents” “I think the message about delivering the message about our accomplishments is something that our members are anxious to get out there and do”
Thune latest on canceling August recess, per Trump’s request: “We’re thinking about it. We want to get as many noms through the pipeline as we can.” “we're going to be looking at all the options in the next weeks to try and get as many of those across the finish line as we can”
Thune latest on canceling August recess, per Trump’s request: “We’re thinking about it. We want to get as many noms through the pipeline as we can.” “we're going to be looking at all the options in the next weeks to try and get as many of those across the finish line as we can”
Inbox: Cornyn rolling out Senate endorsements from two major law enforcement orgs -- Texas Municipal Police Association and Combined Law Enforcement Association of America
Trump endorses Sen. Mike Rounds, who voted for the rescissions package last week after balking initially at broadcasting cuts. He said he got reassurances on emergency alert funding from Trump admin
Just caught up with Hakeem Jeffries and asked the Dem leader how realistic it was for House Dems to gain more seats in redistricting, as he previewed on CNN recently. “I will have more to say about this in the next few days,” Jeffries said
.@PunchbowlNews AM today - Congress inches toward August. House ready to leave on Thursday as Trump wants Senate to stay - What to know about the Homeland Security race - What we’re watching - New Texas maps possible this week - NRCC outraises DCCC in Q2 punchbowl.news/archive/72125-…
So much for Zach Nunn running for governor. Trump says Nunn is running for reelection in #IA03. Okay then!
👀 The Senate’s NDAA “reaffirms that it is the policy of the United States to assist Ukraine in maintaining a credible defense…” and “requires [SecDef] to continue to provide intelligence support…to the Government of Ukraine” Trump admin has taken actions to undermine both
News: Schumer in interview says OBBB puts GOP Senate majority at risk, that Dems will blast out Tillis’ criticisms “all over the country,” and that Collins’ deciding vote on the motion to proceed obviates her “no” vote More w/ @maxpcohen — punchbowl.news/archive/71125-…