Jake Sherman
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Founder of @punchbowlnews. @nbcnews/@msnbc. Phish/Dead fan. Author of NYT best seller, “The Hill To Die On”.
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Joined February 2009
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Treasury RIF news: Staff at the CDFI Fund were told this afternoon that *all* employees will be RIFed, according to sources familiar. The CDFI Fund is a bipartisan darling for community development with supporters like Sens Crapo (R-Ida.) and Warner (D-Va.).
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It’s official: House Democrats have noticed their caucus meeting for Tuesday night They’ll return to DC despite House being out
HOUSE DEMOCRATS will be in DC next week, even though R’s still have the House out of session House Dem leadership told members they’re returning on conference call There will be an in-person caucus mtg Tuesday 6 pm, per multiple sources w/ @allymutnick @bresreports
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As Johnson said earlier this week, house is out next week.
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An administration source said the RIF is substantial, but will not hit every government agency.
OMB director says mass govt layoffs have begun.
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Thune just said the White House “to their credit” has held off on some of the more drastic measures, but added: “They're going to start making some decisions as about how to move money around, which agencies and departments are going to be impacted. There's programs are going to
The RIFs have begun.
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OMB director says mass govt layoffs have begun.
The RIFs have begun.
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Another rescissions coming, Johnson says. This time during an extended government shtudown.
👀 On this press call with the House Freedom Caucus, Johnson tells reporters: "We worked on rescissions, and there'll be more of that, we expect, in the days ahead."
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Some quotes this morning from a fiery @SpeakerJohnson news conference: - "If you're a service member who's lacking a paycheck, it's because Chuck Schumer has to appease the Marxists. Plain and simple. Shame on you Chuck. Every Senate Democrat is going along with this. You lack
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ill be curious what the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair from Idaho -- Jim Risch -- thinks of this.
🚨Secretary of War: We're Building A Qatar Air Force Base In Idaho Pete Hegseth: "Today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari amiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho."
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what we've been writing all along. Democrats are asking Republicans to extend the enhanced premium tax credits. the vast majority of Republicans do not want to do that.
SCALISE takes hard line against extending ACA subsidies. Calls Obamacare a “sink hole”. Says answer is association health plans and HSA accounts
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Johnson was quite angry today. Banging the lectern. visibly frustrated with the state of play.
Q: In past shutdowns though, there have been ways to guarantee that members of the military get paid. There are over 100 Republicans who have signed on to a standalone bill to pay these military members. So at what poin-- MIKE JOHNSON: We have already had those votes. We've done
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>@SpeakerJohnson and @LeaderJohnThune have noticed a noon news conference today.
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Ah, another tough break for Bryce.
There's always next year for Bryce Harper. He'll get em next time!
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BREAKING NEWS
NEWS: The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize goes to Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan Opposition Leader
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CENTCOM chief's ride arrives TLV from Sharm. Will oversee ISF implementing deal and assist finding dead Israeli hostages' bodies
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Scooplet: Thune is no longer allowing Schumer to file cloture on the Dem CR Dems still have one reconsideration left to use, which they can do at any time But this is a bid by Thune to shut down additional votes on the Dem CR which has no chance of becoming law w/ @bresreports
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BREAKING — The Senate will leave town until Tuesday after this vote on the National Defense Authorization Act. This guarantees members of the military will miss their Oct. 15 paycheck. The government shutdown continues & they are absolutely nowhere on finding an escape hatch
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Susan Collins backs the proposal to commit to an ACA vote in exchange for Dems opening up govt: “That’s what I’ve been trying to negotiate,” Collins says
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Sen. Shaheen says she will continue to vote against the House-passed CR until there’s a formal leadership-level negotiation on Obamacare subsidies that involves the president
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