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Hello from Capitol Hill. After months of blood, sweat, and tears, President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill was signed into law on the White House lawn on the Fourth of July. B2 Bombers, escorted by state-of-the-art fighter jets, flew overhead while the National Anthem was sung, and hours later, fireworks lit up the night sky behind […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. While many of us were enjoying the beautiful weather over the weekend, the Senate was working. Liberal Senators exercised their right to ask for a reading of the text of the Big Beautiful Bill – nigh on 1,000 pages – delaying consideration of the bill by almost 16 hours. After reading through the […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. This week we pick up from where we left off after last week’s newsletter: the Israeli conflict with the Islamic Republic of Iran has escalated to include the United States. On Thursday, President Trump appeared to punt his decision to support Israel’s efforts, saying he would take about two weeks to […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. Welcome back from another eventful weekend. While the House is out of session this week, the Senate is in for a few days before the Juneteenth break. Next week, both chambers will return to session, with the Senate likely voting on its version of the Big Beautiful Bill. But first, a […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. Again we return from a drama filled weekend, featuring events that threaten (or perhaps promise) to reshape national politics. Firstly, a tremendous rift erupted between the most powerful man in the world and the wealthiest man in the world. Considered President Trump’s top ally by many just weeks ago, Elon Musk criticized […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. We begin this Congressional work period with the Senate undertaking work on their version of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” aiming to get the bill out of the upper chamber, reconciled with the House, and on Trump’s desk by Independence Day. While the text of the Senate’s bill is expected to […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. Welcome back from a beautiful Memorial Day weekend. Congress is currently in recess, but will return to session next week, where the storyline of the Big Beautiful Bill will continue in the Senate. Against all odds (according to Speaker Johnson himself), the House managed to pass a revised version of President Trump’s […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. Welcome back from another eventful weekend on Capitol Hill. This is the final week of session before Congress breaks for the Memorial Day recess – an exceptionally consequential date for Congress this year. Last week, the Budget committee failed to stitch together the full budget resolution by four votes, tanking plans […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. This week kicked off with some high-profile headlines out of the White House and international news wires on the heels of some drama from the weekend. On Friday, May 9th, a group of elected New Jersey Representatives allegedly tried to gain entry to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. Congress continues to debate the terms of the budget reconciliation bill to enact parts of President Trump’s agenda as Speaker Mike Johnson’s Memorial Day deadline draws closer. At present, there is significant discontent among moderate and blue-state Republicans over changes to Medicaid like per capita caps or lowering the base federal […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. Welcome back from the Easter break. This week, marking the 100th day of Trump 2.0, kicks off what Punchbowl speculates could be “the most important (three month stretch) of Trump’s second term.” Lawmakers are back in Washington and marking up the draft components of the budget reconciliation bill to enact major Trump […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. Welcome back to another week out-of-session in Washington. Progress continues to be made on President Trump’s agenda amidst a backdrop of domestic and international developments. Members of Congress remain in-district (or El Salvador, for some) for this last week of recess while committees continue to draft the reconciliation bill to enact […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. While Congress has entered a slow two week recess for Easter, work continues at Capitol Hill and 1600 Pennsylvania to advance President Trump’s agenda. Last week, Congress managed to approve the framework for the legislative vehicle enacting Trump’s budget. The chambers began last week pretty far apart – about $1 trillion […]

Hello from Capitol Hill. As expected, President Trump’s imposition of reciprocal, across the board tariffs is dominating the news cycle this week. After decades of imbalanced, abusive trade deals withering America’s middle class and prosperity, President Trump’s “Liberation Day” came. A plethora of arguments on tariffs and globalized trade abound – the Senate even passed […]

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. Democrats caved on shutting down the government last week, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is taking all the blame from the left wing of his party. Activists wanted a public battle as the deadline to fund the government came closer; they’ve been staging protests at town halls, fighting for […]

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. Last week President Donald Trump reminded Americans in a 100-minute speech that he will keep the promises he has made to cut government spending and waste, and restore law and order. His expansive speech covered a myriad of issues, including taxes, tariffs, DOGE, inflation and foreign policy. It was positive […]

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. The House passed their budget resolution, H. Con. Res. 14, that includes the policy priorities of the Trump administration in one bill. Some House members, including Reps. Warren Davidson, Thomas Massie, Tim Burchett, and Victoria Spartz, were skeptical of the bill. As it was brought to the floor, it was […]

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. Last week, President Donald Trump, alongside Elon Musk, signed an executive order implementing a new DOGE initiative within federal agencies to eliminate bloated hiring and spending practices.  The House and Senate were focused on the federal budget as well, as they debated how to cut spending and the deficit, extend […]

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. The House and Senate are back in session this week and President Trump is heading back to D.C. after watching the Super Bowl in New Orleans. He is the first sitting president to watch it in person. He was welcomed with fanfare—juxtaposed by Taylor Swift, who was booed by the […]

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. Washington was rocked by the news Wednesday night that an American Airlines regional jet collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter while landing at Reagan National airport. There were no survivors; the remains of 55 have been recovered from the Potomac River so far. The Washington Post published […]

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. Donald Trump is once again the President of the United States. This weekend, an estimated 250,000 supporters traveled to Washington to witness this historic event. Due to weather predictions of subfreezing temperatures and snow the evening before, portions of the inauguration festivities, including the swearing-in ceremony and the parade, were […]

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill,  This week the Senate turns its attention to confirmation hearings for nominees for Trump’s cabinet. All eyes will be on Pete Hegseth, whose nomination hearing to be Secretary of Defense starts Tuesday morning. While the media has spent airtime on allegations of sexual misconduct, Republican senators have increasingly recognized the […]

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. Mike Johnson won reelection as Speaker of the House on Friday, January 3rd, the opening day of the 119th Congress. Johnson was confident he would reach the 218 votes needed, despite the promised no vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, who was emphatic during the Christmas holiday that he did not […]

Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. After passing a spending bill and heading home for Christmas, Congress was directed by President Trump to turn its attention to the debt limit. Trump is asking Congress to raise or eliminate the debt limit altogether in the time between new members being sworn in on January 3rd and his […]