Jonathan Tamari

Excited about this! Today's my 1st day leading a revamped AM version of Washington Edition - a newsletter covering all things DC through the combined resources of @business + @BGOV. Analysis/stories/data from all of Bloomberg w/@nancook on PM editions bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Some rank and file Rs might be concerned - but GOP leaders don't want to make their conferences choose between Trump and the war. Odds there are no near-term votes other than Dem war powers resolutions, which most Rs have rejected

Even if some Rs are getting antsy about the war (and they say they are) this gives GOP leaders an argument for putting off an authorization vote. The only option for war critics will be to vote for a war powers resolution - and few have been willing to so far.

Yes, many Republicans pointed to the 60-day war mark as a key. But only one allowed that to affect their vote - and GOP leaders make clear they plan to keep Congress on the sidelines. They don't want to support an unpopular war, or cross Trump bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

This Thune quote tells you what you need to know: "Reconciliation is a potential option, and so we haven’t made any commitments on that, but we’re hearing people out" Translation: Reconciliation 3.0 is maybe a maybe, but we're not sure (from BGov Congress Tracker)

Congress' dynamic: Mike Johnson tells his members yes and Thune tells the House no. Nice read after a crazy week from @rachel_schilke @MaeveSheehey @lil_byington news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The 60-day mark on the Iran war is met with a shrug from most Republicans in Congress. They don't want to vote for an unpopular war. They want to cross Trump even less. Today's AM Washington Edition for @bpolitics @BGOV bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Fetterman on Graham Platner: “Democrats really, really like Platner in Maine, but the Republicans fucking love him.” “If Maine wants an asshole with a Nazi tattoo on his chest, they get him.”

Prediction markets: The "wisdom of the crowd"? A place to make some side money? Or just another way for insiders to get rich at the expense of others? Today's Washington Edition: bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

No regular person asked for massive, nationwide gerrymandering to make Congress more partisan. And yet this is what pols are giving them a huge helping of.

If you are a House member who was unsure if you want to keep traveling to DC to do this job, I feel like this week's results (or lack thereof) would weigh pretty heavily

One sidebar to the Hegesth hearings (unfolding now as Chrissy Houlahan questions him): In today and tomorrow's hearings he'll confront all 6 Dems who made the video urging military personnel to disobey illegal orders

Two posts. Both based in data and from credible sources. Two different stories to choose

You don't see a lot of PA Republicans publicly engage in Philly ... (You also don't see PA's Democratic senator engage a lot in public in Philly either)

It's a bang up week in the House.

ATTENTION TO anyone in the WH press corps. We asked WH for comment this morning with a 1230 deadline. they asked us for a few more hours to track the story down. we were gracious about it. they then gave it to Fox News (which doesn't have nearly the same deets we do)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a ruthless new gerrymander. But given the prevailing winds, not all of the potential GOP gains — nor the safety of several existing Republicans incumbents — would be assured this November. Read this from @Redistrict: cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…

I've long been very very skeptical of another major GOP policy bill this year through reconciliation. The past two weeks in the House have only increased that feeling.

House Republicans have employed a rarely used strategy on DHS: Yanking responsibility for the shutdown away from Democrats, so they can own it themselves: bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

When there's a crisis in DC, there's only one answer: More of what your side was already arguing for. Only louder. From today's Washington Edition AM for @business @bgov bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

@JoshNovotney incredible to break a record and finish 2d (and 3d! also broke the old record!)

@JonathanTamari Unfortunately, the 2nd place runner got almost no love for also breaking a record and barrier.

How many shoes does this one picture sell?