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“We have a dysfunctional House,” GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said. “The Republicans are the minority in the House right now. We have about 10, 20 people who are potentially their own party. They maybe caucus with Republicans, but more often than not, they vote against Republicans.”

Attribution: A HOUSE DIVIDED by Chris Weyant

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  1. House GOP leaders break logjam on the floor after conservative revolt
    Washington — The House on Tuesday finally broke an impasse that had stalled most legislative action on the floor as GOP holdouts sought to leverage their votes to force the Senate to act on President Trump’s top priority, the SAVE America Act.
    The Senate’s inability to pass the controversial voting and elections bill has frustrated Mr. Trump and hardliners in the House, who have held up other GOP priorities in response. The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship documentation to register to vote in federal elections and photo ID requirements to vote, among other restrictions.
    Most holdouts relented on Tuesday, allowing a party-line procedural vote to move forward. The vote tees up debate and final votes on a handful of bills, including an annual appropriations bill to fund the State Department. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, plans to attach the SAVE America Act to that legislation before sending it to the Senate.
    Last month, hardliners blocked a similar plan from Johnson, which would have merged the elections bill with the annual defense policy bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, before it went to the Senate.
    GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, who has led the charge in the lower chamber for the SAVE America Act, said Monday that she would go along with Johnson’s latest plan, as long as the elections bill is attached to “all the appropriation bills and all must-pass bills.”
    “If John Thune strips it out in the Senate that will be on him and the entire country should be watching what he does,” she said.
    The House GOP’s gambit to force the Senate to pass the elections bill is certain to be dead on arrival across the Capitol, where the SAVE America Act lacks even a simple majority of support. Since 2024, the House has passed three versions of the bill, and all have stalled in the upper chamber.
    Though Johnson appeased conservatives on the SAVE America Act, he also faced obstacles with members who are pushing for a vote on a border crackdown bill, which passed the House in 2023 but never got a vote in the Senate.
    GOP leaders held open the first vote of the day for about an hour as Johnson and hardliners engaged in a heated discussion on the floor as the speaker tried to shore up support on the subsequent vote that would unlock the gridlock.
    GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas declined to give specifics about what Johnson agreed to on border security to sway him and other conservatives to advance the procedural measure.
    “We made progress on the areas that I’ve been public about on border security, birthright, other issues,” he said. “We’re moving a bill next week in some form or fashion.”
    “It was enough to say we’ll move forward in good faith,” Roy said.
    House leaders have repeatedly had to cancel votes as they navigate a narrow majority, which gives more power to rank-and-file members to stall legislative business until their demands are met. The chaos has left the lower chamber with little time to work through other legislative priorities ahead of its five-week recess, which begins at the end of next week.
    “We have a dysfunctional House,” GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said. “The Republicans are the minority in the House right now. We have about 10, 20 people who are potentially their own party. They maybe caucus with Republicans, but more often than not, they vote against Republicans.”

  2. however, they did get together on this; but will the senate?
    House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent
    The House on Tuesday passed with broad bipartisan support legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
    The lower chamber voted 308-117 for the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, which would make daylight saving time the permanent standard time. Twenty-two Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against the measure.
    The legislation now heads to the Senate.
    President Trump has backed the legislation, arguing in a Truth Social post that the bill “is so important in that Hundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year by people, Cities, and States, being forced to change their Clocks.”
    “I am going to work very hard to see The Sunshine Protection Act signed into Law. It’s time that people can stop worrying about the ‘Clock,’ not to mention all of the work and money that is spent on this ridiculous, twice yearly production. It will also be a very nice WIN for the Republican Party. Take it!” Trump added.
    The House measure was introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) and has long been popular in Florida, where supporters say the extended evening daylight could boost tourism and outdoor recreation.
    “Floridians and Americans across the country are tired of the biannual time change, and the evidence is clear that permanent daylight saving time can improve public health, reduce traffic accidents, lower crime and encourage more outdoor activity. Ending the clock change is a commonsense reform that will improve everyday life for millions of Americans,” Buchanan previously said in a statement.
    Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.), the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, has also backed the bill.
    The Senate unanimously approved a similar measure in 2022, which stalled in the House, but it could face some opposition in the upper chamber this time around. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has warned it would “push winter sunrises to an absurdly late hour” and that “kids would either walk to school in the pitch black or schools would have to push back start times.”

  3. from the prez who warned about “a house divided” Lincoln Project’s new ad refers to another Abe warning

  7. why did kash send agents to the residence if there was nothing to see here

    why is the least empathetic man in America all of the sudden “mournful”

    also the most conspiratorially-minded man, all of the sudden dismissive of them

    what adversary is known for making intentional acts seem accidental

    why was it all tied up so neatly and quickly

    at a time when a distraction is desperately needed too, they’re pushing it out of the news cycle asap, you’ll won’t hear much about him (they/them?) soon

  8. wasn’t even a thought i entertained until i heard dipshit with a lot of convenient explanations no one asked him for

  9. it’d be a not only an embarrassment but an exposed vulnerability if an adversary was behind it, which might compel a cover-up if one had a fragile ego

    if that describes anyone 🤷

  10. he showed a degree of respect, even deference, in the last meeting he had with the good guy he hasn’t before, just last week, that had to piss someone off

  12. if you, dear reader, were a constant thorn in the side of a adversary like that, and then you traveled within 100 miles of that adversary and then didn’t make it home alive, i’d ask a few hard questions before i took your job

  13. he even teased that he is going to deliberately change the news cycle in the same press conference that he explained it away

    Rumors are he’s going to question the legitimacy of the Georgia Senator’s election victories

    So no conspiracy theory, then conspiracy theory

    Got it

  14. Susan Collins isn’t the news, but she’s in the news. She voted for $90 billion to give to ICE because of upcoming investigations and mandatory body cam wearing. Of course, none of this has happened at all except the money has been dispersed.
    Now this Maine senator is saying she’s concerned about the Todd Blanche nomination and has not made a decision yet. Well, we have three days of these hearings coming up. My mother had a saying: I’ll bet you dollars to donuts…. get my drift?
    I’ll tell you right now Susan Collins the Republican from the great state of Maine is going to throw all her support to confirm Todd Blanche.
    … in 2026 Congress passed another package — about $70 billion total — to fund *both* ICE and Border Patrol through the rest of the administration. The House passed it, and Trump signed it.
    The headline figure is ∼$75 billion for ICE from 2025, plus a later ∼$70 billion split between ICE and CBP in 2026. If you heard “$90 billion,” you were probably mixing the ICE-only number with the combined ICE/CBP totals — easy to do when the bills are that big.

  16. Maine News

    This weekend, Democratic committees in each of Maine’s 16 counties will pick delegates who will meet later in July to select the party’s nominee to replace Graham Platner on the November ballot for U.S. Senate.

    I have been approved to attend the Cumberland County meeting. Cumberland county has the largest population of any Maine county: it contains the city of Portland and its suburbs, and votes heavily Democratic.

    I will be voting for either Shenna Bellows or Troy Jackson. (I am leaning towards Bellows but I want to hear the discussions at the meeting.) Once the meeting members have voted on our choice to be the nominee, we will select delegates to the state-wide convention that will quickly follow.

    I will not volunteer to be a delegate to the state-wide convention. I think younger people ( I am 75, so that is almost everyone 😁) who are more active in local politics should be delegates.

    From today’s Portland Press Herald

    The Maine Democratic Party is holding the statewide convention July 25 in Bangor. It will feature 601 delegates — 500 delegates apportioned from the 16 counties, plus 101 state committee members — who will hear speeches from each candidate before voting on a nominee.

    The party had to scramble to put together the new process after Platner ended his Senate bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, following the publication of a Politico story on a former girlfriend who said Platner sexually assaulted her in 2021. State and national Democrats swiftly called on the 41-year-old Sullivan oysterman and military veteran to drop out of the race in one of the most stunning political developments in Maine history.

    Here’s a rundown of what we know about each county’s plan to pick representatives to the state convention. The deadline for Mainers to declare their interest in becoming a delegate is set for 5 p.m. Wednesday. Delegates must have been registered Democrats as of June 9, and although preregistration is not required for each county meeting, officials are strongly encouraging it.

    Cumberland County

    The Cumberland County Democratic Committee’s website said as of Tuesday that it will hold its meeting either Saturday or Sunday at a to-be-determined location.

  17. THE BLANCHE MATH
    The Senate Judiciary Committee Breakdown
    It would take two Republican “no” votes to block Blanche from receiving a favorable recommendation.
    12 Republicans, 10 Democrats

    • 12–10: Blanche advances.
    • 11–11: If one Republican votes no, the committee ties and it goes to the full Senate without the momentum of committee approval.
    • 10–12: If two Republicans join all 10 Democrats in voting no, Blanche is defeated in committee.

    Potential Republican Defectors
    Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is the pivotal vote. Tillis has not committed to supporting Blanche and has raised concerns about DOJ independence, ethics, and the administration’s handling of the Epstein files. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas has also promised tough questioning, but he’s still generally expected to vote yes. At this point, if Blanche is in danger of being blocked in committee, it almost certainly hinges on whether Tillis can be joined by one more Republican.

    Who Might Join Tillis Against Blanche?
    Cornyn — the most plausible second vote. He’s publicly withheld support, has criticized parts of Blanche’s record. Roll Call, Reuters, AP, and The Wall Street Journal identify Cornyn alongside Tillis as the two Republicans to watch.
    John Kennedy (Louisiana) — a much longer shot. Kennedy said he’s keeping “an open mind” but also said he believes Blanche when Blanche says the controversial anti-weaponization fund is dead. That sounds more like someone looking for reassurance than someone preparing to vote no.

    The Spontaneous Moment Hearing Factor
    Most Senate reporters covering the hearing believe Tillis is isolated unless Blanche performs very poorly or new damaging information emerges during the hearing. That’s why we’re watching it live today at 11am ET: trailmix.cc/chat

  18. Nash, now that you’re officially a player it would be interesting to contact the Bellows and Jackson campaigns with questions guiding your choice. See who does the better job responding.

  19. More Maine news

    From Today’s Bangor Daily News

    Immigrants’ rights advocates say they’ve seen more activity from federal immigration authorities in residential areas in the last few months, typically involving arrests near people’s homes or while they’re on the way to and from work.

    One group, the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, reported an uptick in detentions in the last two months. Before May, the organization responded on average to five detentions per week, according to Ruben Torres, its advocacy and policy manager. Since then, that figure has doubled to about eight to 10 per week, he said.

    An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent’s fatal shooting on Monday of Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian immigrant, highlights the agency’s continued presence in Maine since the highly publicized surge. It also puts a spotlight on ICE’s shifting tactics in what was meant to be a broader national strategy of arresting more people through quieter operations.

    The most recent publicly available data on ICE arrests in Maine, published by the Deportation Data Project based at UC Berkeley and UCLA, shows a steep drop in arrests from 206 in January to 33 in February.

    It’s unclear exactly how many people ICE has arrested in Maine since February, as the agency does not publish that data, but internal documents obtained by The New York Times showed a nationwide surge at the end of June when immigration officials arrested more than 10,000 people in five days. ICE arrests have roughly doubled from about 1,000 to 2,000 per day since the beginning of this year.

    The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition saw what seemed to be a “retreat” into rural parts of the state by federal immigration agencies following the statewide January surge dubbed Operation Catch of the Day, Torres said.

    Rural immigration operations in the state have included arrests of Ecuadorian roofers in small towns like Rangeley and Winthrop, raids of vans taking agricultural laborers to work near Skowhegan in February and the June arrest of the owner of Friendship’s sole store in the town of 1,142 people.

    More recently, Torres has seen activity returning to more populated areas.

    For the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, which is the only statewide immigration legal services organization, caseloads have been more consistent, according to Parisio, who said she’s noticed more ICE activity coinciding with a dropoff in Border Patrol activity. That shift began after January but has been especially pronounced in recent months, she said.

    That comes after a boost in funding for ICE and the appointment of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who promised to carry out more discreet arrests following chaotic practices under former secretary Kristi Noem, including the weekslong operation in Minnesota when federal immigration agents killed two U.S. citizens.

    ICE officials were informed of a 2,000 arrest per day quota, The New York Times reported.

    In Maine, the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project responds to arrests “every single day,” Parisio said.

    Last year, many of those cases involved state or local police pulling people over for traffic stops, then calling in Border Patrol, she said.
    That trend led to a new state law banning local cooperation with federal immigration agencies that is set to go into effect at the end of July.

    There’s no indication that any local or state police officers were involved in the leadup to Monday’s shooting, but the passage of the law underscores Mainers’ concerns around how the Trump administration is detaining people without violent criminal records.

    Parisio said she’s still seeing some arrests related to traffic stops, but also a lot of people arrested near their homes. Many of those people are asylum seekers who came to the U.S. legally on visas and have no criminal record, she said.

    Only 11 of the nearly 200 people arrested during Maine’s January enforcement surge had criminal convictions, undercutting the federal government’s claim that agents targeted the “worst of the worst” criminals.

    “It’s come as a shock for the immigrant community, just as like the rest of the state, that this could happen in Maine,” he said of the fatal shooting in southern Maine.

    ICE agents have since been told to end most vehicle stops, Fox News reported Tuesday.

    “This escalation of violence that happened in Biddeford obviously is not an isolated incident, in the country or here,” Parisio said.

    Beyond any rising enforcement itself, the current federal administration has brought a shift in tactics, including arresting immigrants with legal status and no criminal background as well as implementing arrest quotas, which Parisio called “new and unique to this administration.”

    Tuesday’s report that ICE would pause most vehicle stops after the shooting in Biddeford could be a sign of cracks in Mullin’s hopes to achieve Trump’s goals of boosting arrests through subtler methods. Protests sprung up across the state mere hours after the killing as far north as Bangor.

    “I think the sentiment that was felt yesterday is that this will not stand in Maine,” Torres said.

  20. Conspiracy theories are “theory” until they become “history”.

    Just to pick one:

    How long was our and the UK’s getting rid of the duly elected President of Iran (because he thought Iran’s oil should belong to Iran) and installing the murferous dictator The Shah in his place? 1953. How long before the theory turned into history?

    Or was all that just out in the open for all to see?

    “Who shot John?”
    —George HW Bush

    The “what” is often quite visible……it’s the “who” and “why” of which can be a bit murky.

    The solid fact remains: Meet the Press was shy one guest that day,

    Dead men tell no tales.

  21. he’s a pathological liar

    except this one time?

    adversary known for creative “unaliving”

  22. Craig:

    I will e-mail the Bellows and Jackson campaigns.

    If I get responses I will post them here.

    Thanks for this good idea.

  24. Craig:

    Neither Jackson nor Bellows has a “Contact” tab on their campaign websites. No e-mail address, no phone number. I assume they don’t have enough volunteers to handle e-mails or phone calls. Whatever they are doing now, at this critical time in their campaigns, doesn’t seem to involve any one-on-one communication with rank and file voters.

    They do have platform policy positions posted but that’s not what I want to know.

    Specifically I have read in the local newspapers about Jackson having some “baggage” involving falsely claiming two different houses as his “primary residence” to lower his tax liability. That kind of scam is exactly what turns off Maine voters. They HATE elites scamming the system. This allegedly occurs when Jackson was the State Senate President. He may be a union guy but he could also be seen as a corrupt “insider.”

    These newspaper stories, which appeared right after Platner’s collpase, hinted that there may be other negative issues with Jackson, also. These seem to be coming from anonymous sources in the legislature. Any hint of sexually inappropriate conduct on his part would be a disaster.

    I think “Platner’s people” will be supporting Jackson.

    I want to talk to the “Platner people,” those passionate folks who staffed his campaign. I want to know what they think of Jackson. And I want to talk to the Bellows people also. What do they have to say about Jackson?

  25. That was quick. Trump just lifted the pause:

    “we CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP! Once we do, we are playing right into the criminal’s hands. The Radical Left Dumocrats would like to see this done, but it won’t happen on my watch.”

  27. Maine News: Senate candidates TV debate – tomorrow night.

    Democratic Senate Candidates streaming TV Debate – Thursday (07/16) 7:00 PM

    Two Local Maine TV stations will host an “all candidates debate” with the Democrats competing for the nomination to run against Susan Collins.

    Newscentermaine.com is the official local news website for NEWS CENTER Maine, a combined media brand consisting of two NBC-affiliated television stations: WCSH (Channel 6) in Portland and WLBZ (Channel 2) in Bangor. Owned and operated by media company TEGNA Inc., it serves as a primary source for local broadcasting and digital journalism across Northern and Southern Maine, as well as parts of Eastern New Hampshire.

    From News Center Maine website

    MAINE, USA — NEWS CENTER Maine will host a Voice of the Voter debate with the candidates vying to be the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine after Graham Platner dropped out of the race following sexual assault allegations.

    The debate will be televised and streamed LIVE Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Viewers can watch it on broadcast or on our NEWS CENTER Maine streaming app.

    All candidates who filed a declaration of intent as of close of business on Tuesday, July 14 with the Secretary of State’s office have been invited. Listed alphabetically, the candidates who have been invited to participate are: Shenna Bellows, David Costello, Elizabeth Dickerson,Troy Jackson, Dan Kleban, Paige Loud, Nirav Shah, Jordan Wood.

    Broadcast live at 7:00 p.m. statewide on NEWS CENTER Maine and on our free streaming app. Shortly after the LIVE debate recordings will be available on demand on our streaming app, website, and YouTube channel.

    Journalists Rob Caldwell and Phil Hirschkorn will moderate.

    Candidates will have 60 seconds for opening statements. No closing statements.

    Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer new questions, taking turns with who answers first.
    There will be a digital countdown clock facing candidates and moderators.

    Follow-ups and rebuttals will be allowed at the moderators’ discretion.

    The Democratic nominee will be chosen during a one-day convention that will be held on Saturday, July 25 in Bangor. The convention will include 601 delegates from all 16 counties in Maine.

    The state’s deadline for the party to nominate another candidate to replace Platner and face Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins is Monday, July 27.

    Here’s how you can get our NEWS CENTER Maine streaming app on your TV:

    Turn on your TV and open your Roku or TV’s app store.

    Search for your local station app using your remote.

    Select the app from the search results.

    Choose “Download” or “Install.”

    Once it’s installed, open the app and start watching.

  33. PatD, that’s today’s whataboutism weapon of mass distraction — they’re pushing a new story about lawmaker texts Jack Smith got. Durbin diid a fine job debunking.

  36. and stressing their anti-abortion work — we can already see his base-first strategy emerging. When they do that it always makes me think they’re feeling insecure about the base

  38. 10 victims are in the room. None have been interviewed by DOJ. Won’t say whether he will meet with them. Durbin: “You’re dancing on the head of a pin here”

  40. Cornyn questioning now. Key moment. If he joins TIllis against Blanche this confirmation fails. He’s starting with what Sheldon calls the “cop-killer slush fund”.

  42. Cornyn now grilling him hard on the “weaponization” reimbursement slush fund. That seems to be the issue that bothers him the most. Can’t tell if it’s enough to turn him to a NO vote, which would kill confirmation.

    Klobuchar up now, drilling into the ICE killings

  47. For those of you interested, Joyce Vance (smarter than the average bear) will be following Blanche’s hearing today. She and Harry Litman (also smarter than the average bear) will get together for a Substack Live at 12:30 pm ET to discuss their initial assessment. Joyce thinks he’s the worst AG nominee in modern times (and remember who his immediate predecessor was). She noted in her morning newsletter today that he personally signed off on the $1.8 B slush fund to compensate 1/6 cop beaters (my word) until lawsuits made him walk it back, and signed off on the agreement to let Trump and his criminal family walk away from liability for unpaid taxes.

  48. Today in the Diner…
    Todd Blanche & The Cop Killer Slush Fund

    Todd Blanche faces a confirmation bloodbath over the Epstein files, while ICE protests erupt in Maine.

    The confirmation hearing for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is exposing the weaponization of the DOJ, and the math for Senate Republicans is getting complicated. With North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis already a hard no, the spotlight turns to Texas Senator John Cornyn and Louisiana Senator John Kennedy. If Cornyn bails over Sheldon Whitehouse exposing the so-called cop killer slush fund, the nomination dies in committee, completely sparing Maine Senator Susan Collins from having to take a career-ending vote.

    Meanwhile, Donald Trump reversing the pause on ICE traffic stops is fueling chaos in the streets. Armed provocateur Timothy Bonnar crashed a peaceful protest outside the ICE detention facility in Scarborough, Maine following the tragic killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero. From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tearing into Susan Collins for writing ICE a blank check, to Haley Stevens battling Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, the political theater is running at maximum volume.

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    On The Menu

    00:00 Intro
    01:45 Todd Blanche & Epstein Files
    04:45 John Cornyn Questions Slush Fund
    10:20 DOJ Letter Against Todd Blanche
    20:15 Maine Senate Ranked Choice
    30:50 Trump Reverses ICE Traffic Stops
    44:30 AOC Slams Susan Collins Over ICE
    45:30 Haley Stevens Michigan Campaign
    53:15 Alexander Hamilton Predicts Trump
    58:10 Maine protest

  52. Yes, Booker got under his skin a bit. He’s got a temper. Exploit it Dems. Get that unhinged soundbite that undermines him in the news coverage. Tillis was friendlier than I hoped. Blanche has this unless somebody can get him to pop off or screw up somehow.

  58. Trump feeds the dumpster fire again. He just killed any talk of a pause, doubling down on ICE traffic stops to fuel the chaos he loves. We break it down on The Digital Diner. Watch the clip:

  61. If sis can step into Lindsey’s position, what’s to stop Junior to stepping in when Adolf is room temp?

  65. Hegseth has ordered mandatory testosterone testing to ensure that only the most manly of male troops are going to fight in our now and future wars
    Not a joke.

  66. what’s to stop Junior to stepping in when Adolf is room temp?

    the Constitution, not that the regime respects it

    would prefer Jr. to JD, not even a joke

    wow we both typed “not a joke” simultaneously Dex, sign of the times

  68. Let’s clear up the math on the Blanche confirmation. With Graham’s Judiciary seat still sitting empty, the GOP is clinging to an 11-10 edge.

    Seems like that means it takes exactly one Republican defection to sink Todd Blanche right in committee. Cornyn is playing coy and says he is undecided. Tillis is still leaning “no” but whining about needing “assurances.”
    The whole thing is hanging by a thread.

  70. Say something at the same time as someone else you’re sposed to see who can be first to punch the other guy on the arm and say, “Jinx—you owe me a Co-Cola.”

  72. So, high testosterone is the only standard now? Got it.

    The ICE Nazi in Maine was a realtor before joining the Gestapo.

  75. So, did Adolf schedule a speech days in advance to declare a state of emergency? If so, def not an emergency. Will he stick to (Stephen Mitler’s ?) script & how crazy will it be either way, and how many unconstitutionalities will be included?

  76. The US government is mobbed up, for sure. Probably wilt if they faced actual mafiosi, though.

  78. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/house-democrats-israel-aid

    The House on Wednesday defeated a measure to slash military aid to Israel, but more than 100 House Democrats voted for it in a significant rebuke of the longtime US ally as accusations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government green-lit genocide in Gaza continue to convulse the party ahead of November’s midterm election.

    The amendment proposed by Republican congressman Thomas Massie to a spending measure would have halted $3.3bn in planned aid – much of which would have gone to Israel’s military. But it was rejected by a 104-314 vote, with 10 lawmakers voting present. Massie was the sole member of the GOP to vote yes.

    *Any member of Congress who supports merging the US military/ intelligence with any foreign state should be charged with TREASON!

  79. Todd Blanche walked into his Senate confirmation hearing today trying to play the part of a fiercely independent chief law enforcement officer. Instead, he ended up looking like a guy who forgot to shred the receipts.

    Heckle with us again tomorrow at 11am ET.

  80. The last week has proved a kick in the teeth that I was not prepared for. It is the realization of how old I am now. I have reached the age when the grand babies are now old enough to have children of their own (in their twenties). That means great-grand babies, great-grandnephews and great-grandnieces. so far my grandbabies have not, but I am not often informed about their lives.

    My mother hits ninety-nine in a few weeks. I need to ask her about what it feels like to have great-great-grand babies. My sister’s kids have proven to be prolific.

  82. just heard of Jonathan Swan interview on Scully BiD and there are a bunch of juicy details from “Regime Change” the MSM isn’t covering

  83. So, anyone in the military over the age of 30 with low testosterone will receive TAXPAYER-FUNDED, GENDER AFFIRMING CARE!!!

    Will listen later & thanks, Anon

  84. Todd Blanche insists Trump’s $1.8B IRS giveaway is “dead,” but forgot to put the body in writing. Now Senate Republicans are squirming, and his confirmation is hanging by a thread.

    Read the full breakdown:

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    The Art Of The Unsigned Retreat
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