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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 19/11/2025

Spotted: @politico.com’s Capitol Hill print edition. (Thank you @billkuchman.bsky.social for putting out the paper)

Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 18/11/2025

The Senate may pass the Epstein bill today. “My assumption is the president sounds like he’s prepared to sign it,” Thune says. “So I’d assume it would move fairly quickly over here.” @jordainc.bsky.social www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 18/11/2025

NEW: House GOP leaders in a private meeting this morning slammed Obamacare tax credits that are about to expire -- a position at odds with a number of other House Republicans. Leaders plan to unveil health bills by EOY. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 14/11/2025

NEW: The House plans to vote Tuesday on releasing the Epstein files. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 13/11/2025

The next shutdown threat is right around the corner. The bill that reopened the government set a Jan. 30 deadline to fund around 90 percent of federal operations. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 13/11/2025

The shutdown is ending, and House Democrats are furious. Just listen to @delauro.house.gov. “The Senate says they will have a vote [on ACA subsidies]. Do I trust any of them? Hell no.” www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 11/11/2025

Most of the shutdown saga focused on Democrats’ health care demands. But the final piece of the deal was federal worker protections sought by @kaine.senate.gov. Or as he put it, “a moratorium on mischief.” @jordainc.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 11/11/2025

NEW: Thune is behind a piece of the govt funding bill that would let senators sue for the seizure of their phone records. Ted Cruz says “Leader Thune inserted that in the bill.” www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 10/11/2025

Jeffries backs Schumer @nicholaswu12.bsky.social www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 10/11/2025

SHUTDOWN ENDGAME: It’s possible the Senate passes the deal today. The House GOP leadership circle expects to pass it once Trump leans on Republicans. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 09/11/2025

Shutdown latest: - Senators growing optimistic they have at least 8 Ds to move forward Sunday - Potential deal is full-year funding bills for several agencies, a CR thru Jan. 30 for rest of govt and a vote likely next month on ACA subsidies @jordainc.bsky.social www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 08/11/2025

The Senate’s hoping for a weekend miracle as it faces, in the words of Sen. John Kennedy, “an intergalactic freak show.” www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 07/11/2025

Resolving the issue at the heart of the shutdown -- the upcoming expiration of Obamacare subsidies -- is looking more uncertain, per @politico.com’s latest vibe check of bipartisan talks. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 07/11/2025

DECISION DAY for Senate Dems, who will likely block Thune’s latest attempt to end the shutdown. There was bipartisan optimism at the beginning of the week but the mood has turned gloomier. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 07/11/2025

Democrats are ready to reject the latest GOP shutdown offer but there are real tensions behind the scenes. “We are not going to get a better offer,” says one Dem aide involved in bipartisan talks. @jordainc.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 06/11/2025

A group of Senate Democrats and House Republicans are planning to huddle Friday over a possible bipartisan plan to extend Obamacare subsidies. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 06/11/2025

SHUTDOWN NEWS: Republicans made a new offer to Senate Democrats Thursday with a fresh sweetener — the potential reversal of federal worker firings. @jordainc.bsky.social www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 06/11/2025

Welcome to Trump’s lame duck era. After Tuesday’s election losses, there are growing signs that Republicans are contending with the fact he’ll soon be gone and they’ll still be around. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 05/11/2025

NEW: Democrats involved in bipartisan shutdown talks say they made progress today. But many others want to dig in after Tuesday's Dem sweep. “When you cave, you lose," says @sanders.senate.gov. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 05/11/2025

The longest shutdown in history might get messier after Dems’ sweeping victories Tuesday. It’s hard to see many of them wanting to temper the momentum after witnessing a major voter backlash to the GOP. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 05/11/2025

NEW: About a dozen Senate Democrats now privately believe it’s time to reopen the government and then use the coming weeks to pressure Republicans on health subsidies, according to 2 people granted anonymity to discuss caucus dynamics. Much more here: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 04/11/2025

NEW: Democrats are showing signs of splintering as the outlines of a deal to end the shutdown fall short of what many have drawn as a red line — an agreement to extend Obamacare subsidies. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 30/10/2025

NEW: GOP lawmakers in cattle-producing states are hammering the Trump administration over plans to import beef from Argentina. They include loyal Trump allies in the House. “Ranchers are not the problem," Sen. Hyde-Smith told JD Vance. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 29/10/2025

NEWS: Thune tells us bipartisan shutdown talks have “picked up.” Plus: - GOP leaders discussing new funding stopgap deadlines, including around Jan. 21 or into March. - Steve Scalise talking health policy plans with key House committee chairs. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 28/10/2025

NEW: Democrats are facing the first major fraying of their shutdown coalition, after a federal employee union called for them to stand down. Durbin: “It has a lot of impact. They’ve been our friends.” www.politico.com/news/2025/10... @nicholaswu12.bsky.social @jordainc.bsky.social

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 08/10/2025

One week into the shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot. Trump, Johnson and Thune are straining to project a united front against Democrats, just barely concealing tensions over strategy. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 02/10/2025

THUNE to @jordainc.bsky.social on Trump admin cuts looming during the shutdown: “This is the risk of shutting down the government and handing the keys to Russ Vought.” www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 19/09/2025

Ted Cruz blasts FCC’s Jimmy Kimmel takedown as "dangerous as hell" and “right out of ‘Goodfellas.’” www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 12/09/2025

NEWSY read on why Hakeem Jeffries hasn’t been able to bend Democrats to his will on redistricting. Illinois Dems pushed back this week. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 10/09/2025

The contours of a bipartisan government funding deal + Obamacare extension are becoming pretty clear. But it won't be easy! Deep reporting on how R and D factions are jockeying + the Trump wildcard. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

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Zach Warmbrodt @zachwarmbrodt.com · 30/06/2025

FRANTIC PHONE CALLS and group texts happening as dozens of House Republicans scramble to head off Medicaid cuts in the Senate megabill. Mike Johnson expected to hold a call with House members this afternoon. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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