Taylor Haulsee
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@HaulseeDC
Team @SpeakerJohnson | Tar Heel
Because of the Big, Beautiful Bill: A family making $50K will get less than $2 a day from this bill's tax cuts—while a household in the top 0.1% will receive more than $300K This is legalized theft from working people to reward the ultra-rich. We must not forget that.
Dallas Fed working paper estimates that between early 2021 and early 2024, Biden’s open borders letting in and “unprecedented boom” of 7M illegal aliens was responsible for roughly 30% of home-price growth and 20% of rent growth in the average U.S. metropolitan area during that period. One of the paper’s central conclusions is that the illegal immigration surge acted primarily as a housing-demand shock—more households were competing for essentially the same number of homes and apartments.
The House PASSED the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, legislation requiring online platforms to create safeguards for minors. The bipartisan vote was 267-117.
NEW: Schumer spent the last year being a proverbial punching bag for angry Democrats. But with ~five months until the election, he believes some of his bets are paying off with the party in striking distance of retaking the majority. “We made a lot of strategic decisions that got us to this place, it didn’t happen by accident" (More in IC from Schumer tomorrow) politico.com/news/2026/06/1…
Asked Sen. Warner what happens if this expires. “what we believe, and we'll see, and what we were told in 2024 when we were racing to get it done by midnight, is that the communication providers, the TelCos, Googles, and the others. If they don't come carry the indemnification that the law provides them, that won't provide this information. So we don't know the answer to that, but it is an obviously a high risk proposition”
Speaker Mike Johnson says “what would be the point” of bringing back the House during recess to vote on FISA again.
👀 New: Jeffries says Democrats "are exploring all options to overturn this shocking decision" in Virginia to strike down the redistricting referendum >>
🚨HAPPENING NOW: Justice Department announces indictment against Southern Poverty Law Center ("SPLC"). Our indictment alleges SPLC secretly funneled MORE THAN $3 MILLION in funds to members of white supremacist and extremist groups.
83-year-old veteran randomly shoved onto NYC subway tracks dies from injuries, illegal migrant charged with murder trib.al/jSRje4o
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) live on @FoxNews w/ @WillCainShow explaining why he opposes the DHS deal the GOP is offering (fund all DHS except ICE ERO). “It would still keep mechanisms in place that would allow them to deport people,” Crow said. “That’s their job!” Will replied.
Via Punchbowl, a story a little below the national radar with national implications — Florida Democrat accused of stealing FEMA funds could be convicted in a House ethics hearing on Thursday and soon expelled from Congress like George Santos. @bresreports @allymutnick @maxpcohen
Due to TSA staffing constraints, ATL is continuing to see longer than normal wait times at security checkpoints. Travelers are encouraged to arrive at least 4 hours early. We appreciate your patience and thank our federal and airport partners for their continued dedication.
Y'all... I've NEVER seen Hartsfield Jackson this bad. This is what security looks like this morning (Friday). We've talked to people that got to the airport at 3am that missed their 6am flight. @ATLNewsFirst @GAFollowers
