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BREAKING: House passes bill to fund government through Nov. 21. 217-212. Democrat Jared Golden voted yes. Repulicans Victoria Spartz, Thomas Massie voted no.

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House funding vote - some MATH DRAMA GOP can only lose 2 (if all Dems vote no) and so far we have 2 GOP no's: Massie, Spartz. Before folks get too excited - R leadership has clearly signaled they believe they have the votes. (And Spartz told me yesterday she thinks they do too.)

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Chances of a shutdown? I have seen a lot of these situations. Usually chances are MUCH lower than you think. But in this case, even with 11 days to go, rn I give it ... 80%. *As always anything can and will change.

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Good morning all from the House chamber. The House is poised to pass a GOP CR to keep government funded ... and Senate Dems are poised to block that, offering their own. Which Senate Rs will reject. Watching to see if there are any party switchers, though.

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KIMMEL. NO SUBPOENA for the FCC Chair, but possible testimony. Rs on the House Oversight Committee just blocked a D effort to subpoena Brendan Carr regarding Jimmy Kimmel. But the Ranking Democrats says both parties are talking about inviting him to testify.

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NEW: The U.S. Senate has voted to make Oct. 14, 2025 a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk. The resolution, sponsored by @SenRickScott passed unanimously by voice vote. Oct. 14 would have been Kirk's 32nd birthday.

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KIMMEL, Dem reax. Rep. @GregCasar: If Watergate happened today, we have to ask - would (journalists) be allowed to publish their reporting? @RepHoulahan: We have to restrain from twisting tragedy into an excuse for muzzling our enemies.

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Lisa Desjardins @lisad.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

NOW: Democrats on Capitol Hill intro’ing bill to block targeting of non-profits, media, colleges for political speech. Sen. Chris Murphy began by decrying the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Then charged POTUS + AG Pam Bondi are openly targeting ppl, for political speech

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Lisa Desjardins @lisad.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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Lisa Desjardins @lisad.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Also told by this source that the State Dept has begun cancelling awards/aid programs in disaster zones that can be life and death, including food aid. Some programs have been cancelled in Yemen, Syria, Gaza, Basra. The source said this is contrary to states waiver policy.

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Lisa Desjardins @lisad.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Myanmar US firings: I am told these are PSC’s - personal service contractors. They are still on the ground in Myanmar now. I do not know the date their termination takes effect. But they have been told they are being fired. I have asked the State Dept for comment.

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Lisa Desjardins @lisad.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

BREAKING - U.S. team in quake zone told they are fired, per source. The 3-person disaster assessment team sent to Myanmar for the U.S. received termination notices while staying/sleeping outside — US AID workers were told on an all hands call today, per a source familiar.

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Lisa Desjardins @lisad.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

NOW: the fate of gov funding is in doubt at the moment. There appeared to be 9-10 Senate Dem votes for the House-passed CR this am but after an intense presure campaign from opposing Senators and House Dems, the Senate has DELAYED THE VOTE. We expected cloture by now.

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Lisa Desjardins @lisad.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Rep. @AOC and others are mounting an all-hands-on-deck campaign to urge Senate Ds to oppose the CR Already this morning there have been protests at Schumer's office.

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Lisa Desjardins @lisad.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

GOV SHUTDOWN - where are we? - Sources in both parties expect the CR to get 60 votes later today - Though there are not YET publicly-declared yesses from the 8 Democrats needed. - Schumer's public "yes" is expected to mean those votes are there. - When? Key vote around 2:30p/3p

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Lisa Desjardins @lisad.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT walked out a few minutes ago.

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Rep. Tlaib has a white board - it just read "Start by paying your taxes"

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Musk did not clap for Trump's line about ending the EV mandate. Sort of bobbed his head like "yep, you did".

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Democrats are holding signs that say "Musk Steals" "Save Medicaid" and "Protect Veterans"

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NOW: President Donald Trump has entered the House chamber, returning after four years out of office. Half of the chamber is on its feet celebrating, half in their chairs motionless.

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Not a first, but we are now about 10 min behind schedule here in the House chamber.

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Hello from the House chamber. FBI Director Kash Patel is in the First Lady's box, near the top. @elliskkim pointed out that he is sitting next to Ashley Kavanaugh, Justice Kavanaugh's wife.

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NEW: Trump says that EPA Secretary Lee Zeldin plans to cut 65% of the workforce there. The EPA has roughly 16,000 employeees. Cutting 65% would be more than 10,000 positions.

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BREAKING: House passes budget bill outlining $4.5 Trillion in tax cuts, $2 trillion in spending cuts and a two year lift of the debt ceiling. Final vote: 217-215. Republicans could not afford to lose a single other vote.

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House Republicans have the votes to pass their budget bill, with 217 yesses. One Republican, Thomas Massie, voted no. We are waiting for the vote to close with two Democrats still to vote.

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BREAKING: Burchett votes yes. This House budget plan is poised to pass.

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NEW: Spartz has flipped to yes. Now it's up to Burchett. If he votes no, the bill is sunk. He can vote present or yes and it passes.

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Massie is a No. For this bill to survive, Burchett and Spartz must both vote yes. (Unless GOP tries to gave out before Dems all can get in their votes.)

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Burchett, Massie and Spartz have not voted yet. Johnson needs two of the three to be yes for this to pass.

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With Davidson as a yes. And Massie seeming a no. This is up to Rep. Victoria Spartz and Rep. Tim Burchett. Both must be yes for this to pass. Neither has voted yet.

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NEW MATH on this budget bill: Total voting: 432 Majority: 217 Rs can lose just one. (Massie.) Vote happening now

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BREAKING: House is voting now on the budget bill after all. Rep. Davidson, one of the R holdouts is a yes. And Dem Rep. Mullin just walked in! On a walker.

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NEWS: Republicans are leaving the chamber en masse, assuming the budget bill is being pulled. Clearly the wider Trump agenda push is far from over, but this is a big stumble before leaving the gate. (It is a narrow gate, but still.)

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House Rs are at least delaying the critical vote on their budget resolution - making it clear it does not have the support to pass right now. They are skipping ahead to another bill - as they scramble to flip a no vote. The question: We will see if they pull the bill or not.

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House has closed that vote. We will see what happens next.

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Dramatic update! Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-CO, is on the House floor, returning for this vote from maternity leave. As a friend wrote, #momscandoanything (Not commenting on the politics, just the showing-upness.)

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House update: someone turned on the AC. But that is the only action in past ten minutes or so. This moment is not what a speaker wants this moment to look like. (If they have the votes, you would think they would move to the vote. But we will see.)

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Dems now shouting for Republicans to close this vote. But not happening yet.

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Mills has now voted. Unclear what we are waiting for and if this goes much longer it will feel like there is a real problem here. (For the next and key vote.)

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IF all Rs are present and 3 Dems absent: Total Members present = 430 Majority = 216 Rs can spare two no votes. Massie plus one. (Assuming Jeffries was right and all Dems are no.)

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The math here. Looks like 3 Dems are absent: Grijalva, Peterson, Mullin. Frederica Wilson is here.

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Can confirm a few things about this House vote: - This feels very close - The vote is set to happen in next few minutes - It is hotter in here than any vote I've experienced. Hotter than most state of union nights (when the place is brimming). Do I know why? I do not.

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