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Sen. Bill Cassidy signs onto brief calling 'anti-weaponization' fund a 'dire threat'
Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy signed onto an amicus brief calling President Donald Trump's "weaponization" fund a "dire threat" to Congress and the constitutional order. The amicus brief from Cassidy and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., was filed Wednesday in a case challenging the fund that's working its way through court in Virginia. Cassidy last month lost out of a runoff in Louisiana amid a Trump-backed primary challenge, and Congress is weighing amendments to a budget reconciliation...
Senate passes $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump’s ’slush fund’
Senate passes $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump’s ’slush fund’ The bill now advances to the House of Representatives, where it is anticipated to be considered next week - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The Senate has approved legislation to allocate $70 billion to President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, concluding weeks of delays and intense opposition stemming from an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to...
Senate begins voting on Republican bill to fund ICE as GOP is split on Trump’s $1.8B fund
The Senate began voting Thursday on a $70 billion bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term. Republicans plan to pass the bill without any Democratic support. But first, they’ll have to endure a “vote-a-rama” during which senators from either party can offer amendments, which Democrats will use to make Republicans take painful votes.
Is the GOP Starting to Defy Trump?
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsA couple of weeks ago, several Republican senators not only criticized President Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” in a private meeting but “screamed” at Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, according to Senator Ted Cruz on his podcast. “There were multiple senators yelling at the attorney general, saying this feels like self-dealing,” Cruz said, presumably echoing broader criticism that this...
Cassidy: Pulte not 'competent' for intelligence director role
Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte does not appear to be "competent" to serve as acting director of national intelligence, outgoing Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said during an interview Tuesday at CNBC's CEO Council Summit. Cassidy, who recently failed to qualify for a runoff in Louisiana's Republican primary after President Donald Trump endorsed one of his challengers, Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La, said his Senate colleagues were taken aback by the president's appointment of Pulte...
If It Quacks Like a Lame Duck….
President Trump has never really cared about the Republican Party per se. He basks in its adulation, and it’s beneficial to him when the GOP controls Congress. But he’s never adhered to its orthodoxies or honored its heroes.
Trump’s pet project turns a simple vote into an all-night mess
Trump’s pet project turns a simple vote into an all-night mess Democrats and a faction of Republicans have been actively seeking to permanently block the creation of this fund, which is designed to compensate individuals who claim political persecution - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The Senate is grappling with the passage of a $70 billion legislative package intended to fund immigration enforcement agencies, as a contentious $1.776 billion settlement fund for political allies of Donald...
Republicans threaten to sink Trump agenda over $1.8B slush fund in latest GOP revolt
Republicans threaten to sink Trump agenda over $1.8B slush fund in latest GOP revolt This fund was established to compensate Donald Trump’s political allies, a prospect that has ignited a fierce backlash within the GOP - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Senate Republicans are set to convene on Tuesday to strategize their next moves following the Justice Department’s announcement that it will comply with a court order temporarily halting a $1.776 billion settlement fund. This fund was...
Dems to launch ‘coordinated attack’ on Trump’s $1.8 billion fund as GOP revolt erupts
Dems to launch ‘coordinated attack’ on Trump’s $1.8 billion fund as GOP revolt erupts Democrats have branded the fund a "slush fund" and are vowing to block its implementation, further complicating efforts to pass vital Homeland Security spending legislation - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments A contentious standoff between the White House and Senate Republicans remains unresolved as lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., facing a critical impasse over a $1.776 billion settlement fund...
Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All
Zvezdelina Stankova has taught mathematics at UC Berkeley for nearly three decades. But in 2023, while teaching introductory calculus for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, she noticed that something was quite wrong. The bottom 25 percent of students were not just struggling with the coursework, Stankova told me; “people were in freefall.”