Julie Tsirkin
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Congressional Correspondent @NBCNews. First gen 🇺🇦🇺🇸 Jersey Girl. DM tips or recs. Signal: jtsirkin.91
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Joined July 2010
And there it is: Hakeem Jeffries Gives Mamdani Last-Minute Endorsement for N.Y.C. Mayor https://t.co/IlTS5qSMx7
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Mr. Jeffries, the House minority leader, had resisted backing Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, for months. But his support provides a late boost.
Leader JEFFRIES tells me “stay tuned” when I asked if he’s ready to endorse Zohran Mamdani, his party’s nominee Early voting in NYC mayoral race begins tomorrow… Jeffries says he will “articulate” his position in advance
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Jeffries, speaking in the Capitol, says he will wait until he is back home, but vows to announce his position on Mamdani “in advance” of early voting beginning tomorrow
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MODERATOR: Are you willing to commit to NOT raise the sales tax? MIKIE SHERRILL: I'm not going to commit to anything right now. On Nov. 4, vote NO on Mikie Sherrill. ❌
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Leader JEFFRIES tells me “stay tuned” when I asked if he’s ready to endorse Zohran Mamdani, his party’s nominee Early voting in NYC mayoral race begins tomorrow… Jeffries says he will “articulate” his position in advance
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“Ill-advised” and “not going to work.” GOP lawmakers pan Hegseth policy banning DOD (soldiers & civilians) from talking to Congress without prior authorization. House approps chair among those unimpressed. @news_jul @glubold & me
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Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas suggested the Senate may be reluctant to confirm some Pentagon nominees unless the policy is reversed.
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Leader Thune was just asked if they could accelerate the timeline on Russia sanctions in the Senate now that the Trump-Putin meeting is off: “That's a very good question. There's a possibility, yeah.”
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ICYMI: @SenateForeign unanimously passed bills today to counter Russia’s war against Ukraine: 1) Designating Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for abduction of Ukrainian kids 2) Punishing China $$$ 3) Repurposing frozen assets These won’t move without nod from White House
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I asked Sen. Thom Tillis whether a meeting between Putin + Trump is productive: "Talking to this liar, I think it's been a waste of time for the last three years."
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NATO Sec General Rutte, who will speak with President Trump this afternoon, tells me "all the leaders involved, including the presidents of Russia and Ukraine" should be part of discussions to end the war. His message to Putin, echoing Trump: "Stop where you are."
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Sen John CORNYN tells me Republicans "would be reluctant to confirm" Pentagon nominees "if our access to accurate information from the DoD was inhibited in any way. I think Secretary Hegseth knows that." Our reporting on that memo from Hegseth:
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A new memo on communications with Capitol Hill, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his deputy, follows restrictions on reporting out of the Pentagon.
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NEW: Paul Ingrassia withdraws his nomination because he doesn’t have the votes to be confirmed after racist texts were leaked President Trump discussed pulling his nomination today with Senators Our story earlier: https://t.co/kOjQTkGq4d
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Paul Ingrassia, who was tapped for a top ethics position, faced backlash after reports on text messages he allegedly sent, including one saying he had a “Nazi streak.”
I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s HSGAC hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel because unfortunately I do not have enough Republican votes at this time. I appreciate the overwhelming support that I have received throughout this process and will continue to
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🚨Pentagon is significantly changing its policy of interacting with Congress per memo obtained @NBCNews SecDef Hegseth instructs all DoD personnel, except for IG, to obtain approval before communicating w lawmakers to “achieve our legislative goals” Confirming @BreakingDefense
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Outside the White House, I asked GOP Leader Thune whether President Trump indicated he would pull Paul Ingrassia’s nomination, who Thune believes wouldn’t get confirmed: “They’ll have something official to say about that. But you know what we’ve said.”
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Planning towards that Trump/Putin summit in Budapest is "on hold" at the moment, a senior White House official tells me. Initial call between Sec. Rubio & FM Lavrov was "productive," but POTUS believes both sides aren't ready enough to talk to justify moving forward right now.
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Leader THUNE tells me Russia sanctions, designating Russia a state sponsor of terror for kidnapped kids, & using frozen assets to aid Ukraine could all "tie together" on the Senate floor A vote "will come down to whether the White House thinks action on those fronts is helpful"
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Let them eat cake pops … Ritzy dinners and a dog's birthday party: Shutdown life's pretty normal for Congress and Trump @frankthorp @albamonica @news_jul @carolelee
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While thousands of federal workers go without pay, the government shutdown has had little impact on the day-to-day happenings on Capitol Hill and in the White House.
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As the government shutdown slides into another week, Senators and Pres Trump seem to be operating like nothing has changed. Here's @albamonica, @news_jul and me on how the ones responsible for the shutdown are literally, and figuratively, eating cake:
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While thousands of federal workers go without pay, the government shutdown has had little impact on the day-to-day happenings on Capitol Hill and in the White House.
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Hard to tell a shutdown is even going on in Congress and the White House. This week, congressional staffers were eating cake pops and celebrating a dog's birthday. https://t.co/UGDjO7OEFy by @frankthorp @albamonica @news_jul @carolelee
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While thousands of federal workers go without pay, the government shutdown has had little impact on the day-to-day happenings on Capitol Hill and in the White House.
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After getting worked up toward the ends of his press conference over the government shutdown, Speaker says “I don’t wanna be Mad Mike, I wanna be happy warrior Mike”
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Sen Tim Kaine, who reps a ton of government workers, praises temporary halt of layoffs & tells me WH threats aren't putting pressure on Democrats: Kaine says if POTUS wanted to pressure them, "he should say, 'as soon as we find the deal, there will be no more firings.'"
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The line to get into Babydog's birthday bash was intense. Republicans, Democrats, and staffers who are not getting paid during this shutdown.
On day 15 of the shutdown, Sen. Jim Justice celebrated BabyDog’s 6th birthday with a “bi-pawtisan” bday bash The party was complete with cake pops, balloons, and a quick press conference w/ @news_jul
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