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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 3h

🚨NEWS: 2 new Senate bills of note got a first reading today: S. 5602 - blocks work on the Trump Arch S. 5603 - prohibits the demolition of presidential memorials (like the Kennedy Center) The bills will go on the calendar on Wednesday --> maybe action in the lame duck??

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 12h

Imagine Sen. Eric Schmitt R-MO thinking he had a 'gotcha' moment at a hearing with Jack Smith - "I think you've already perjured yourself" - and it turns out his staff doesn't know the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes - unbelievable.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 17h

It wasn't about gas or diesel prices, beef prices, the Iran War, tariffs, or fertilizer. But the Senate last night voted 77-22 to approve a bipartisan college sports reform bill. More in today's 'Regular Order' from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/senate-eas...

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Senate easily approves bipartisan college sports bill

“This is a crime” - Democrats rip Trump campaign ads being paid for by taxpayers

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill designed to reform college sports. The measure now goes to the House

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Your tax dollars paying for ads of President Trump on today's Washington NFL game

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The head of the Farm Bureau says Trump's move to allow in foreign beef hasn't lowered prices for consumers and continues to hurt American ranchers

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

No surprise that a federal judge overnight ordered the White House to allow press access for CNN, Politico, and MS NOW. "loss of constitutional freedoms, for even minimal periods of time, unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury" s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Among the many amendments filed to the College Sports / NIL bill in the Senate - one to limit the pay of coaches

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The network TV pool boycott continues at the White House. We'll see how it impacts coverage there on Wednesday. The backup is 'Lindell TV'

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In less than one week, 3 of the 4 House Republicans from Iowa have suddenly announced that they are against the Iran War - directly tying the war to high prices here at home. More in today's 'Regular Order' from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/more-repub...

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More Republicans pivot against the Iran War

Two GOP Senate hopefuls blame the war for high fuel prices

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here is what happens when you don't have the White House TV Pool. You have video of Trump - but you can't hear what the President is saying.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The 5 members of the White House TV Pool - ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC - are all suspending their pool coverage of President Trump's public events, because of his ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

President Trump fighting with the press means he doesn't have to talk about high gas prices ($4.48/gallon avg) or high diesel prices (record of $6.51/gallon)

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

President Trump banned CNN from the White House - but CNN was scheduled to be the TV Pool on Monday. The schedule put out by the White House doesn't list any 'TV Pool' for either DC or Trump's travel (you can see how ABC was listed last Monday)

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Dem Leader Jeffries on Speaker Johnson sending the House home until after the elections: "They're running away from their responsibilities here on Capitol Hill, and they're running away from their constituents at home"

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The House has approved a Senate-passed bill designed to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The measure honors the late Sen. Lindsey Graham R-SC. Many Democrats opposed it because of extra tariff powers given to the President.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here is Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KY voting in the Farm Bill markup. He votes 'aye' after a little prompting from fellow Senators and aides

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The GOP has canceled 23 House voting days so far in 2026: Jan 23 Feb 5, Feb 23 Mar 3, Mar 6, Mar 16 April 28 May 18-19 June 2, June 5, June 26 July 1-2 Sep 17 Sep 22-25 Sep 28-30 Oct 1

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

House GOP leaders cancel votes on Thursday - sending lawmakers home later today until after the elections. That means the House can avoid a vote on the Hegseth impeachment plan from Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Rep. Andy Harris R-MD, the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, wants to temporarily suspend the federal gasoline tax to help with higher prices. But when Democrats proposed that same thing in 2022, Harris blasted the idea.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The big news last night on Capitol Hill was two Iowa Republicans - Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Rep. Zach Nunn - breaking with President Trump on the Iran War. Things must be tough for the GOP in Iowa. Much more in today's 'Regular Order.' jamiedupree.substack.com/p/more-repub...

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More Republicans break with Trump on Iran War

Worried GOP lawmakers press for vote on gas prices

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The 7 GOP 'Yes' votes for a war powers resolution: Barrett MI Davidson OH Fitzpatrick PA Massie KY Mace SC Miller-Meeks IA Nunn IA 🚨🚨 Two Iowa Republicans voting to withdraw US military forces from Iran. That's one of the biggest cracks inside the GOP that we've seen yet on the Iran war.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For a third time, the House has voted to rebuke President Trump over the Iran war, voting for a war powers resolution directing him to remove U.S. troops. Seven GOP lawmakers voted for the plan - up from four.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

As expected, the Senate failed to force the start of debate on the CLARITY Act, a bill designed to set up a regulatory framework on cryptocurrency. Democrats said the bill did not do enough about ethics issues / crypto / government officials (read: Trump). 60 votes were needed to advance.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New Congressional Budget Office report says the war in Iran has cost at least $38 billion. But that does not include money to rebuild damaged military and intelligence facilities hit by Iranian drones and missiles.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY now offering an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Some type of vote may be necessary later this week in the House on this

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

24 House lawmakers missed the first votes of the week on Monday. There were so many Republicans absent - 17 of the 24 - that Democrats technically held the majority on the House floor. Here's the list of the absentees:

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A big defeat for President Trump as the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked his plan to have the Postal Service slap new restrictions and rules on voting by mail.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

7 Senators (6R, 1D) did not make it back for the first vote after a 5-week break: Coons (D-DE) Cramer (R-ND) Marshall (R-KS) Murkowski (R-AK) Risch (R-ID) Schmitt (R-MO) Tillis (R-NC)

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In a wheelchair, Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KY arrives on the Senate floor (upper left) for the first time since being injured in a fall back in June. He was greeted by Sen. Bernie Moreno R-OH and others on the Senate floor.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The '86 47' was painted over around June 14. Three months later, it looks like the feds have ripped up all the sod over towards the Washington Monument. Meanwhile, the Reflecting Pool is again empty

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Sen. Roger Marshall R-KS asks the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency payments to farmers to help them deal with high diesel fuel costs. His letter references 'continued instability in the Middle East and exceptionally tight diesel supplies.'

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years ago today this was my live report on WSB Radio with Scott Slade minutes after a plane slammed into the Pentagon

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Justice Kavanaugh has blocked - for now - a lower court move to keep the GOP's 7R-1D map in Missouri. At this time, the November election would be held under the original 6R-2D map. (At this time.) www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Surprise, surprise. The biggest story at the first night of the GOP midterm convention was about a Democrat - but it didn't produce the party switch that Republicans had been hoping for. More in today's "Regular Order" from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/fetterman-...

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Fetterman shakes up GOP convention with video appearance

Trump urges voters to act like he’s on the ballot in November

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sen. John Fetterman D-PA appeared via video at the RNC midterm convention (!). He did not switch parties - but he vowed to work with President Trump and the GOP, calling himself a 'common sense Democrat'

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

And the GOP midterm convention is underway in Dallas. President Trump will speak tonight at 9:15 pm EDT, and again on Thursday night at 9:45 pm EDT.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Trump: "Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward. They're going to be tumbling down, and we'll get them down. I think for gasoline, we'll get them below $2 a gallon...I think it's going to take a little bit longer than the midterm.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Without comment, Justice Brett Kavanaugh has rejected an effort to overturn a Missouri Supreme Court ruling which said the state's original 2022 Congressional map must be used in November - a win for Democrats. But the legal wrangling continues in lower courts.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In a story I did for the @daytondailynews.com , I tried to get some insight from Rep. Mike Turner R-OH - after his visit to the White House on Wednesday - about any campaign help that he might need from Trump for November.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

President Trump vows to help GOP incumbents keep control of Congress and House Democrats balk at punishing two of their own - more in today's 'Regular Order' from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/trump-rall...

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Trump rallies with swing seat GOP lawmakers for November

House Democrats balk at punishing two moderates

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

For a second straight day, a new House Democrat has been sworn in. Today it was Rep. Aisha Wahab D-CA. She will fill out the term of ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell. The House is now 218 R 214 D 1 Indy 2 vacancies

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Workers taking down a sculpture outside the Kennedy Center

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Sen. Mike Rounds R-SD says South Dakota voters are very unhappy with President Trump's move to allow in large amounts of foreign beef. "They feel like they've been let down" "They're hurt" "They feel like...he just pulled the rug right from underneath them" "What's going on?"

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"I work 7 days a week" - Rep. Nancy Mace R-SC missed both House votes on Monday after a 5-week break

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

By 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court allows President Trump's White House ballroom construction to continue. Chief Justice Roberts was in the minority - "That construction is likely unlawful."

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Next week on the House floor - nothing about affordability, grocery prices, or gas prices. But there will be a vote on a GOP resolution condemning Democratic Socialists and socialism in general (H. Res. 1490). The House already passed a resolution condemning socialism on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Tropical Storm Dolly has formed in the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center notes this was not done to honor Dolly Parton: "The timing of the use of the name Dolly for this storm is purely coincidental...The name Dolly replaced Diana after the 1990 hurricane season."

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