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agree with him here. but they can choose not to. and college basketball suffers because of it.

Schumer said Democrats are for a national voter ID law, which is what Husted is trying to exploit here.

✈️FLY OUT DAY: @SenatorBanks on: Iran The SAVE Act and the filibuster FISA Indiana politics PLUS: @lbarronlopez @bresreports youtube.com/watch?v=zxAxU-…

THUNE says the Senate could cancel upcoming recess if DHS is still shut down - a sign talks could be heating up Thune adds that HOMAN meeting w/ bipartisan group of senators right now is a positive sign: “We’ve been encouraging this for a while and I'm glad to see both sides sitting down. And having Homan up here being a part of that is I think a pretty big deal and recognition that we need to get this resolved.”

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BRITT says she’s hopeful Dems and Rs will meet soon on DHS. “I genuinely believe there’s a pathway,” she said, adding “seriously.”

Big news here from @Dareasmunhoz who sat down with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Wednesday:

✈️ FLY OUT DAY LANDS SOON 🚨 🎙️ Indiana Republican @SenatorBanks stopped by the townhouse to chat with @jakesherman and @apalmerdc about the war with Iran, Indiana redistricting, the FISA extension and MUCH more. 👀 PLUS @MSNOWNews' White House Correspondent @lbarronlopez and Punchbowl News' co-founder @bresreports join in on the fun with That’s Not Gonna Fly!

spotted on the house floor: Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee. Lee served in the House for 27 years.

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The House is voting on the BOWOW ACT and then the chamber is done for the week.

AM: TRUMP DRAGS CONGRESS INTO WAR punchbowl.news/archive/31926-… Congress has sat firmly on the sidelines as President Donald Trump wages an increasingly deadly war on Iran. GOP leaders and rank-and-file lawmakers have repeatedly voted against efforts to rein in Trump’s war powers, insisting that this would be a quick and victorious campaign. But all that may be about to change. With NATO and other U.S. allies refusing to supply warships to guard the vital Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported Wednesday night that the White House is considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to the Middle East region. This could include the use of U.S. ground troops on the Iranian shoreline or Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil transfer facility, in order to reopen the waterway. Such a move would be a dramatic escalation of the American military campaign against Iran, risking more U.S. casualties while adding greatly to the price tag for the operation. It would also be a huge political challenge for Trump and Hill Republicans, who have let the president have a free hand during the widening war. So far, at least 13 service members have died with another 200 wounded, although many of them have returned to duty. Trump administration officials downplayed the Reuters report, noting that senior Trump administration officials — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio — have repeatedly said they aren’t ruling out the use of ground forces against Iran. The Pentagon has already sent the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, a force of around 2,200 Marines, to the region. The unit is expected to arrive by next week. Iran’s ability to block the Strait of Hormuz — roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply moves through the passage daily — has triggered a global energy crisis and caused oil prices to soar to $114 per barrel. Iranian missiles caused “significant damage” at a huge Qatari liquified natural gas facility on Wednesday. That Iranian barrage was in response to an earlier Israeli attack on an Iranian gas site. There were further Iranian attacks on Qatar and Saudi Arabia on Thursday, including a Red Sea facility. Natural gas prices have spiked, especially in Europe.

Sen. PAUL confirms he will still hold MULLIN’s confirmation vote for DHS in HSGAC tomorrow morning PAUL says he expects MULLIN to get committee’s approval despite his no vote (Dem Sen. Fetterman had expressed support) & adds he’d consider other ways to advance it if needed like reporting the nom w/ negative recommendation “My courtesy to the White House is we went fast with the nomination hearing. We're gonna go fast with the vote. But I can't vote for a guy who's got all these anger issues.”

🌙PM: CAN THE HOUSE PASS A FISA EXTENSION? link.punchbowl.news/click/44775674…

Garcia: “This has been completely set up in a way that's been irresponsible, and quite frankly, we believe a way from the Attorney General to get out of her answering questions under oath to the public, which we will not accept.”

House Oversight Dems just walked out of the Bondi briefing. Robert Garcia, ranking Dem, is furious and says Bondi refused to commit to following the subpoena that Comer issued. Says the briefing is being staged as a “fake hearing,” adds Bondi was not under oath

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House Ethics Committee will hold its public hearing next Thursday on Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.

the question here is do they have to redo ratios since he's no longer a republican?