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Burgess Everett

Burgess Everett

Congressional Bureau Chief

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Republicans ask FEC to probe the other Dan Sullivan

The Dan Sullivan wars are entering a new phase.
Dan SullivanAnnabelle Gordon/Reuters

Democrats weigh whether a Senate majority is possible without Platner

An expanding map and his recent stumbles are nudging some in the party to look beyond Maine.
Graham PlatnerBrian Snyder/Reuters

$35 insulin deal has 60 votes in Senate

A bipartisan insulin pricing deal in the Senate now has enough votes to clear a filibuster.
Jeanne ShaheenKylie Cooper/Reuters

Blanche faces a rocky road to confirmation in the Senate

Sen. Thom Tillis’, R-N.C., reservations about the acting attorney general are well-known, but there are other undecided senators on the judiciary panel.
Todd Blanche Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Jockeying starts for a Trump intelligence job that may be taken

The president isn’t clear about whether he would name a permanent replacement for Bill Pulte, but contenders are already materializing.
Bill PulteKevin Lamarque/Reuters

Some Republicans want Pulte out for intelligence job

“Democrats are not going to vote to pass [a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act extension] until he’s withdrawn,” said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
John CornynEvan Vucci/Reuters

Republicans want Trump and Netanyahu to smooth things over

The party that revels in Democratic divisions over Israel is in an awkward spot as its president splits from the prime minister over the war.

Surveillance tools expiration bears down on Senate

Democrats want to use their leverage to get Bill Pulte replaced as interim director of national intelligence.

Immigration funding passes Senate, surveillance bill blocked

Senate Republicans passed their $70 billion funding bill for Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies shortly before the sun rose on Friday.

Democrats grapple with latest Platner hits

The New York Times reported that a former girlfriend said Platner had long known the skull tattoo on his chest was a Nazi image, and that he left marks on her.

Senate Republican defections pile up on Trump priorities

The Senate floor is showcasing deep Republican dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project and his paused “anti-weaponization” fund.

House Republicans struggle to win promotions

Several lost Republican primaries this cycle.

Trump to nominate Blanche as attorney general

Todd Blanche had held the job in an acting capacity since Pam Bondi’s departure.

College sports bill’s momentum masks its hurdles

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have concerns.

Blanche announces end of Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

The news could now unlock relatively quick action on Senate Republicans’ party-line immigration enforcement bill.

DOJ statement on Trump fund not enough to unstick funding bill

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., predicted a “robust discussion” at Tuesday’s party meeting about the bill and the fund itself.

Democrats stick with Platner while bracing for more dirt

The party is showing no signs of abandoning its scandal-plagued Maine Senate nominee.

Justice Department tables Trump fund and unsticks immigration bill

Senate Democrats are still planning to clobber the immigration bill with amendments related to the “anti-weaponization” fund.