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Politico - Congress

“I think our members are going to be very interested in what next steps are,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
House GOP hardliners are threatening to tank the FISA rule shortly on the House floor as Speaker Mike Johnson tries to force through a five year extension, according to four people granted anonymity to speak about plans not yet public. They’re livid over the “inexplicable 5 year extension, the fake warrant requirement, and the...
President Donald Trump is facing a GOP rebellion on Capitol Hill over a key spy powers reauthorization.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told the White House budget director that lawmakers "are not getting any answers" as to why hundreds of millions of dollars isn't flowing to states for anti-poverty programs.
House GOP leaders are pushing back the planned 3:15 p.m. procedural vote related to the bill extending a key spy power due to expire in four days. Leaders are continuing to negotiate with hard-liners to come up with a deal that can pass the chamber. No new time has been set for the rule vote.
The effort to align Republicans in both chambers follows the House GOP’s rejection of the DHS funding strategy the Senate hatched last month.
Leaders are racing to get a deal before a scheduled Thursday afternoon vote.
At the first of several budget hearings, the health secretary said newly proposed cuts were needed because of the federal debt.
The health secretary told the Ways and Means Committee he’s bringing on new members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
President Donald Trump is demanding an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without changes.
Republicans eager to install Kevin Warsh as Fed chair with Jerome Powell’s term ending next month are joining the call for the Trump administration to end its probe of Powell.
The Republican was out-raised by two of his Democratic rivals.
The Maine senator has a financial leg up over whoever wins the June primary.
Sam Graves also said he’s working on a $500 billion to $550 billion topline and that the bill will include an EV registration fee.

National Review

Encouraging free expression does not mean providing students with false balance.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s soon-to-open new building is an epic story in itself.
The move would save taxpayers money, provide better service for travelers, and boost national security.
It’s a bogus claim that nevertheless finds no shortage of support among transnational progressives and Trump populists.
Columnist offers a rare personal guarantee on spectator satisfaction.
The desire to identify with others is subject to the same human passions as the draw of defending our own.
The United Kingdom is on a trajectory toward slow-motion collapse.
He has the constitutional authority to do so. That doesn’t mean he should.
Plus: Eric Swalwell resigns in disgrace.
Historians and politics watchers continue to be confounded by the Founding Father.
If things continue along the current path in the conflict between President Trump and Chairman Jerome Powell, consequential legal questions will come into play.