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- Leavitt accuses Sen Tillis of holding US economy 'hostage’ over Fed nomination dispute - Trump's Kevin Warsh Fed chair pick faces Senate opposition over ongoing investigation into current chair's alleged misleading testimony to Congress.
- Senate Republicans push for House GOP rebellion against funding package, voter ID legislation - Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Mike Lee's, R-Utah, demands for DHS funding and SAVE America Act could extend government shutdown by forcing package back to Senate for potential rejection.
- Texas Dem who said God is ‘nonbinary’ now says atheists are more ‘Christ-like’ than Christian colleagues - James Talarico, Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate, faces criticism after saying atheists are more Christ-like than Christians on podcast hosted by James Carville and Al Hunt.
- Senate passes federal funding compromise as Democrats score victory in DHS revolt - Government shutdown all but guaranteed as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says earliest action on Senate-passed spending bill is Monday, with two-thirds majority potentially needed.
- Graham threatens shutdown deal over House-backed repeal, warns Johnson: 'I won't forget this' - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., over Arctic Frost and vowed to fight the Trump-backed government funding package, despite White House pressure.
- Reporter's Notebook: Senate funding deal hits snag as Graham presses sanctuary city vote - Sen. Lindsey Graham holds up government funding, demanding votes on a sanctuary cities bill and expanded lawsuit rights for Jack Smith surveillance targets.
- GOP lawmaker moves to block welfare recipients from sending money overseas: 'Abuse ends now' - Republican Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno introduces bill to ban public assistance recipients from sending money overseas, with fines up to $100,000 for violations.
- Graham blocks Trump-backed spending plan, calls it a 'bad deal' as shutdown nears - A partial government shutdown is expected this weekend as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., blocks the Senate's passage of Trump-backed funding package, calling it a "bad deal."
- House conservatives skeptical as Senate deal sacrificing DHS spending reached: 'Non-starter' - House conservatives are expressing skepticism as Senate Democrats and the White House announce a deal has been reached to fund the government without a long-term DHS funding bill.
- Dems provide Republicans key votes to advance Trump-backed funding package - The Senate advanced a six-bill funding package through a key procedural hurdle, setting the stage for the colossal spending bundle to be stripped of the DHS bill as Republicans grumble.