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Did you know @markey.senate.gov helped inspire WarGames? He tells @pkcapitol.bsky.social and Colby Itkowitz that producer Leonard Goldberg credited his work on the nuclear freeze movement — including the massive 1982 Central Park rally — with inspiring the Cold War classic. Watch:

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Could permitting reform actually make it through Congress in the lame duck? Chris Treanor of the PAGE Coalition tells 535 why he believes Democrats and Republicans have very different reasons for wanting a deal.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There’s a reason Capitol Hill turns to Jeff Davis when the numbers get complicated. He tells 535 about the time his own math caught errors in official government reports.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@booker.senate.gov tells @pkcapitol.bsky.social & Colby Itkowitz what he thinks it actually takes to break through online — and why vulnerability and authenticity can matter as much as the message itself.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Congress has left town — but the people who understand how the Hill really works are coming to 535. All October: former leadership staff, campaign veterans, policy experts and Hill insiders on what comes next. Plus, a look inside the Capitol you don’t usually see. This October on 535.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

COMING UP: Jeff Davis of Eno Transportation Weekly on the surface transportation bill, the Highway Trust Fund — and the growing cost of building infrastructure in America.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

COMING UP: Chris Treanor of the Partnership to Address Global Emissions on bipartisan permitting reform, rising electricity demand from data centers — and the role of natural gas and LNG in energy security.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

COMING UP: @booker.senate.gov on Democrats’ strategy heading into Election Day, how the party is changing its digital approach — and his priorities if Democrats take Congress.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

LIVE AT 11AM ET: The sprint to Election Day is on — but this Congress still has unfinished business. Today on 535: @booker.senate.gov on Democrats’ strategy and priorities Chris Treanor on permitting, energy and data centers Jeff Davis on transportation and infrastructure Watch on @bsky.app

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

COMING UP: Wake Up To Politics' Gabe Fleisher joins us for a final pre-election look at the 119th Congress — what lawmakers got done, what they didn’t, and the record voters will weigh in November.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

COMING UP: @repsuhas.bsky.social joins 535 on his four-bill national data center plan — who pays for the energy demand, how much water and power these facilities use, and what protections communities should have.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How did Christian nationalism move from the political margins to real power in Washington? @rephuffman.bsky.social tells @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social the answer is decades in the making — and he explains on 535:

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

LIVE AT 11AM ET: The Senate begins its final sprint in Washington before Election Day. Today on 535: @repsuhas.bsky.social on his four-bill data center plan Gabe Fleisher on what Congress has — and hasn’t — accomplished Vance Walter on the construction industry’s priorities on the Hill.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There’s more bipartisan interest in immigration reform than you might think — but @thirdway.bsky.social's Sarah Pierce says the real obstacle may be who lawmakers ultimately have to negotiate with. She explains on 535:

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If Democrats take control of the House, Rules Committee Ranking Member @repmcgovern.bsky.social says a proposed ban on press access to the Speaker’s Lobby won’t make it into their rules package. He explains why to @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social on 535:

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

COMING UP: @rephuffman.bsky.social on his new book, *No Prophets* — Christian nationalism’s reach inside government and the fight over church-state separation.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

COMING UP: @thirdway.bsky.social's Sarah Pierce on how immigration is shaping races across the country, the shifting policy landscape and how Congress could tackle the issue in the 120th Congress.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On 535, @repmcgovern.bsky.social reacts to a proposed rules change banning press from the Speaker’s Lobby, saying that if Democrats take Congress: “I’ll tell you what’s not going to be in the rules package: banning the press from being present in the Speaker’s Lobby.”

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

COMING UP: @repmcgovern.bsky.social on the House Rules Committee’s agenda for 2027, possible rules changes in the 120th Congress, and reaction to proposed press restrictions in the Speaker’s Lobby.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

535 kicks off at 11am ET from Capitol Hill. Joining us: @repmcgovern.bsky.social on possible rules changes next Congress @rephuffman.bsky.social on his book, No Prophets @thirdway.bsky.social's Sarah Pierce on immigration policy, elections + what comes next

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

COMING UP: Senator Sheehy on the push to expand hazard pay for wildland firefighters — plus the war in Iran, Congress’ role and what comes next.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

COMING UP: Senate Judiciary Ranking Member @durbin.senate.gov on what the committee still needs to get done before the 119th Congress ends — and the priorities he wants addressed before leaving Congress.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

COMING UP: Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member @blumenthal.senate.gov on the committee’s agenda for the 120th Congress — plus which investigations could become priorities next year for the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

LIVE AT 11 ET: What Congress still wants to get done — and the battles ahead in 2027. Joining 535 from the Russell Rotunda: Sen. Sheehy, @blumenthal.senate.gov, @durbin.senate.gov, Rep. Fedorchak, @jbendery.bsky.social & Chris Swonger. Watch live on @bsky.app.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Congressional Women’s Softball Game is tonight — and Sen. Capito told @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social how a deeply personal moment for one of her colleagues helped start what has become a Capitol Hill tradition.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Just back from New Hampshire, @vanhollen.senate.gov tells @macfarlanenews.bsky.social & @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social on 535 he’s still “kicking the tires” on a 2028 presidential run: “My view is that the country is in trouble, that we do need to bring the country together… People are hurting.”

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

COMING UP: @vanhollen.senate.gov joins @macfarlanenews.bsky.social and @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social on legislation rejecting President Trump’s planned pay freeze for most civilian federal workers next year.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

COMING UP: @markey.senate.gov joins @pkcapitol.bsky.social and Colby Itkowitz to look ahead at the Senate Small Business Committee’s priorities in the 120th Congress.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

COMING UP: Sen. Capito joins @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social ahead of today’s Congressional Women’s Softball Game — where Members of Congress and the Washington press corps face off for a cause.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We're LIVE at noon ET from the Russell Rotunda: Sen. Capito on the Congressional Women’s Softball Game @markey.senate.gov on the Small Business Committee’s agenda for the 120th Congress @vanhollen.senate.gov on legislation rejecting a federal worker pay freeze Plus Emily Goodin with @nypost.com

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“This is a disaster waiting to happen.” @beyer.house.gov, whose district includes Reagan National Airport, is warning that President Trump’s proposed arch — and the possibility of drones operating around it — could create a serious air traffic hazard.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Republicans have a major advantage in the closing weeks — and it’s not the electoral map. @nationaljournal.com's Kirk Bado breaks down how President Trump’s massive outside spending operation is changing the fight for the House and Senate.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

@repwalkinshaw.bsky.social tells @macfarlanenews.bsky.social & Colby Itkowitz why President Trump’s proposed federal worker pay freeze is becoming a Capitol Hill fight — and points to the workers he says would feel it most.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

COMING UP: Where do the races that will decide control of Congress stand right now? Erin Covey with @cookpolitical.com and Kirk Bado with @nationaljournal.com join 535 to break down the map with Election Day approaching.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

COMING UP: Ranking Member @beyer.house.gov on Congress’ agenda heading into Election Day — and what the Joint Economic Committee will be focused on next year.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

COMING UP: Rebecca Romero Rainey with Independent Community Bankers of America on community banks’ concerns with the CLARITY Act, what she’s hearing on Capitol Hill — and why community banks matter to local economies.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

@repwalkinshaw.bsky.social tells @macfarlanenews.bsky.social and Colby Itkowitz on 535 he opposes President Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch: “The arch, if it gets built, needs to get torn down.”

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

COMING UP: @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social weighs in on the growing backlash to data centers - plus the fight over press access in Washington.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Senate could be entering its final week in Washington before Election Day. We're live on @bsky.app and 535.news from Capitol Hill at 11:20am ET with: @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social @beyer.house.gov Rebecca Romero Rainey, ICBA Erin Covey, @cookpolitical.com Kirk Bado, @nationaljournal.com

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Will Congress get permitting reform across the finish line — and what happens if it does? Sen. Alan Armstrong and leaders from across the energy industry tackled both questions at the first 535 Event this week. Watch the full conversation: 535.news/event/permit...

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Permitting Reform: The Road Ahead – A Conversation with Sen. Armstrong

Permitting reform could reshape how America builds energy infrastructure — and what happens next is already being debated. At the first 535 Event, Sen. Alan Armstrong joined leaders from across the en...

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says solar doesn’t need to win the “energy culture wars” anymore. His pitch: make it about economics.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“You’re not going to put another president’s [name] on the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, on the FDR Memorial.” @repricklarsen.bsky.social weighs in on the Kennedy Center.

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

THE US HOUSE LEAVES DC AND NOW WHAT? That's the topic for the discussion today on @535news.bsky.social today that included @jennifershutt.bsky.social from @statesnewsroom.com DC youtu.be/VCpdAXZu0jU?...

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Inside the House’s Chaotic Short Week — and What Congress Faces When It Returns

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@normajtorres.bsky.social tells @macfarlanenews.bsky.social the “bells are ringing everywhere” for working families — warning that rising interest rates are creating a “perfect storm.”

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

COMING UP on 535: @repricklarsen.bsky.social joins us to talk about the unfinished business of the 119th Congress — and to give an early look ahead at the 2027 agenda.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

COMING UP on 535: Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty joins us to make the case for solar energy — including how it can help meet rising energy demand and lower costs for families and businesses.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

COMING UP at 11 AM ET: @normajtorres.bsky.social joins 535 to talk about modernizing Congress, Hispanic Heritage Month and her 2027 priorities — including housing and manufacturing.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

LIVE at 11AM ET: The House left town early - so what got done, what got left behind, and what’s already taking shape for 2027? With: @normajtorres.bsky.social, @repricklarsen.bsky.social, Gov. Pawlenty, @tiffanymuller.bsky.social, @jennifershutt.bsky.social, @reidwilson.bsky.social & Kate Santaliz.

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Join 535 Events tomorrow for Permitting Reform: The Road Ahead — a Conversation with Sen. Armstrong, featuring leaders from across the energy industry on what comes next for permitting reform in Congress. Space is limited. RSVP: 535.news/event/permit...

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535 News @535news.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member @rephuffman.bsky.social Huffman talks with @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social about oversight of Pres. Trump under a possible Democratic majority: “I really worry about our country if we ever get to the point where we say… accountability no longer matters."

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