Sarah Mimms
@mimms
Senior Washington editor @NBCNews Digital. Formerly @BuzzFeedNews @NationalJournal. Sarah(.)Mimms(@)nbcuni(.)com RT/MT ≠ endorsement blah blah...
NEW: In a sign of what could be in store for other targets of Trump & his allies, Media Matters (@mmfa) is struggling to survive. The Dem-aligned group has racked up $15m in legal bills, dialed back its criticism of Trump & Musk & contemplated closing. nytimes.com/2025/07/25/us/…
Trump signs NIL overhaul order to curb big money influence in college sports nbcnews.com/politics/donal… via @GarrettHaake
Notable: Trump UN nominee Mike Waltz was on track to fail by a tie vote in committee, but Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen cast a decisive vote to rescue him. 12-10, he advances to the full Senate.
News: Sen Shaheen says she will vote to advance Mike Waltz’s nomination to the full Senate even though she disagrees with his nomination, it will overcome Sen Paul’s opposition. Waltz is voted out 12-10.
I just remember the stunningly violent Hulk Hogan children's movie "Mr. Nanny" that totally scarred me at like age 7
'South Park' mocks Paramount's settlement with Trump after creators sign $1.5B deal nbcnews.com/business/media… via @nbcnews
US Park Police tell @wusa9 that they made four arrests in Logan Circle Park and Dupont Circle Park yesterday. This was part of enforcement of President Trump's Executive Order "Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful." Three people were arrested for open containers of…
GOP calls to strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship have immigration advocates worried about Trump weaponizing the denaturalization process. Fantastic explainer from @lawrencehurley on what's possible and what past admins have done: nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
New obsession: "Surveillance pricing" whereby companies can charge use your search history and other personal data you (yes, you!) more for a product than they charge other people. Rep. Greg Casar has a new bill to ban it nbcnews.com/politics/congr… via @KyleAlexStewart @ryanobles
NEW: The D.C. Auditor has released a scathing report criticizing how MPD leadership managed the disciplinary process for the two officers who chased Karon Hylton-Brown in 2020, which ended in a fatal crash. The report calls the discipline imposed "grossly inadequate."
Ah, it's good to be back: House cancels votes its last day of votes before summer break as Epstein consumes Capitol Hill nbcnews.com/politics/congr… via @nbcnews
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) heading to the House chamber today with a binder labeled “The Epstein Files: Phase 2”
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined all Dems in voting against the package.
.@SenSchumer just now: “Donald Trump should fire Russell Vought immediately, before he destroys our democracy and runs the country into the ground.”
White House budget director Russ Vought: "The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan." He says only appropriators care. "There is no voter in the country that went to the polls and said, 'I'm voting for a bipartisan appropriations process.'" politico.com/live-updates/2…
New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites nbcnews.com/politics/natio… via @nbcnews
GOP senators voice concern about $9B spending-cut bill they say they will vote for nbcnews.com/politics/congr… via @nbcnews
Exciting innovation here, taking the star of action/comedy The Nice Guys and the star of action/comedy The Other Guys to star in action/comedy Tough Guys. The GCU continues to expand.
Ryan Gosling & Will Ferrell To Star In Action Comedy 'Tough Guys' For Amazon MGM Studios deadline.com/2025/07/ryan-g…
NEW: GOP senators voice concern about $9 billion spending-cut bill they say they will vote for Collins, Murkowski & McConnell are NOs. Other 50 Rs are crucial. Some express serious reservations with this package & process — and still plan to vote YES. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…