

Phil C.
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@pcinthabigd
Husband, Father, Brother, Son, and Uncle. @UT_Dallas alum. Interested in DFW Sports, Texas Longhorns, and Texas Politics. #Whoosh







.@PunchbowlNews AM today On Sunday, Thune told Trump about a potential deal with Democrats to end the DHS shutdown. Trump said no - Vault: Waters demands formal housing negotiation - Tech: Family groups band together on AI - What we’re watching punchbowl.news/archive/32326-…

🚨NEWS: SENATE MAJORITY LEADER JOHN THUNE spoke to President DONALD TRUMP Sunday and offered to fund DHS -- without ICE. THUNE said he'd fund ICE in a reconciliation package. TRUMP rejected the offer. Said he wants Rs fighting Dems over DHS funding, SAVE Act. Some Senate Rs and WH beginning to diverge as DHS shutdown nears 40 days. punchbowl.news/archive/32326-… @bresreports @LauraEWeiss16 @sn_handler and me



In a closed door White House meeting with Texas Republican House Reps last week, Steven Miller started off by asking if Texas had a "RINO problem" which led to some awkward silence. At one point, @charliegeren left the meeting seemingly frustrated over the "RINO" talk.

Lindsey Graham on Kharg Island: "We did Iwo Jima. We can do this."



New: The Williamson County GOP @WilcoGOP is returning to countywide polling for the May primary runoff, telling Republican supporters in an email that “we heard your feedback, your frustrations and your anger.” “One vote lost is too many,” the email says. #txlege



One of the things making the Trump coalition notoriously prone to horrifyingly bad midterms: it consists of virtually everyone who doesn't care about politics. So it's not just a persuasion penalty they pay — the turnout one is worse too. (with @geoffreyvs + @ddhq podcast).