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Among the many amendments filed to the College Sports / NIL bill in the Senate - one to limit the pay of coaches

The network TV pool boycott continues at the White House. We'll see how it impacts coverage there on Wednesday. The backup is 'Lindell TV'

In less than one week, 3 of the 4 House Republicans from Iowa have suddenly announced that they are against the Iran War - directly tying the war to high prices here at home. More in today's 'Regular Order' from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/more-repub...

More Republicans pivot against the Iran War

Two GOP Senate hopefuls blame the war for high fuel prices

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Here is what happens when you don't have the White House TV Pool. You have video of Trump - but you can't hear what the President is saying.

The 5 members of the White House TV Pool - ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC - are all suspending their pool coverage of President Trump's public events, because of his ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.

President Trump fighting with the press means he doesn't have to talk about high gas prices ($4.48/gallon avg) or high diesel prices (record of $6.51/gallon)

President Trump banned CNN from the White House - but CNN was scheduled to be the TV Pool on Monday. The schedule put out by the White House doesn't list any 'TV Pool' for either DC or Trump's travel (you can see how ABC was listed last Monday)

Dem Leader Jeffries on Speaker Johnson sending the House home until after the elections: "They're running away from their responsibilities here on Capitol Hill, and they're running away from their constituents at home"

The House has approved a Senate-passed bill designed to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The measure honors the late Sen. Lindsey Graham R-SC. Many Democrats opposed it because of extra tariff powers given to the President.

Here is Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KY voting in the Farm Bill markup. He votes 'aye' after a little prompting from fellow Senators and aides

The GOP has canceled 23 House voting days so far in 2026: Jan 23 Feb 5, Feb 23 Mar 3, Mar 6, Mar 16 April 28 May 18-19 June 2, June 5, June 26 July 1-2 Sep 17 Sep 22-25 Sep 28-30 Oct 1

House GOP leaders cancel votes on Thursday - sending lawmakers home later today until after the elections. That means the House can avoid a vote on the Hegseth impeachment plan from Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY.

Rep. Andy Harris R-MD, the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, wants to temporarily suspend the federal gasoline tax to help with higher prices. But when Democrats proposed that same thing in 2022, Harris blasted the idea.

The big news last night on Capitol Hill was two Iowa Republicans - Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Rep. Zach Nunn - breaking with President Trump on the Iran War. Things must be tough for the GOP in Iowa. Much more in today's 'Regular Order.' jamiedupree.substack.com/p/more-repub...

More Republicans break with Trump on Iran War

Worried GOP lawmakers press for vote on gas prices

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The 7 GOP 'Yes' votes for a war powers resolution: Barrett MI Davidson OH Fitzpatrick PA Massie KY Mace SC Miller-Meeks IA Nunn IA 🚨🚨 Two Iowa Republicans voting to withdraw US military forces from Iran. That's one of the biggest cracks inside the GOP that we've seen yet on the Iran war.

For a third time, the House has voted to rebuke President Trump over the Iran war, voting for a war powers resolution directing him to remove U.S. troops. Seven GOP lawmakers voted for the plan - up from four.

As expected, the Senate failed to force the start of debate on the CLARITY Act, a bill designed to set up a regulatory framework on cryptocurrency. Democrats said the bill did not do enough about ethics issues / crypto / government officials (read: Trump). 60 votes were needed to advance.

New Congressional Budget Office report says the war in Iran has cost at least $38 billion. But that does not include money to rebuild damaged military and intelligence facilities hit by Iranian drones and missiles.

Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY now offering an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Some type of vote may be necessary later this week in the House on this

24 House lawmakers missed the first votes of the week on Monday. There were so many Republicans absent - 17 of the 24 - that Democrats technically held the majority on the House floor. Here's the list of the absentees:

A big defeat for President Trump as the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked his plan to have the Postal Service slap new restrictions and rules on voting by mail.

7 Senators (6R, 1D) did not make it back for the first vote after a 5-week break: Coons (D-DE) Cramer (R-ND) Marshall (R-KS) Murkowski (R-AK) Risch (R-ID) Schmitt (R-MO) Tillis (R-NC)

In a wheelchair, Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KY arrives on the Senate floor (upper left) for the first time since being injured in a fall back in June. He was greeted by Sen. Bernie Moreno R-OH and others on the Senate floor.

The '86 47' was painted over around June 14. Three months later, it looks like the feds have ripped up all the sod over towards the Washington Monument. Meanwhile, the Reflecting Pool is again empty

Sen. Roger Marshall R-KS asks the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency payments to farmers to help them deal with high diesel fuel costs. His letter references 'continued instability in the Middle East and exceptionally tight diesel supplies.'

25 years ago today this was my live report on WSB Radio with Scott Slade minutes after a plane slammed into the Pentagon

Justice Kavanaugh has blocked - for now - a lower court move to keep the GOP's 7R-1D map in Missouri. At this time, the November election would be held under the original 6R-2D map. (At this time.) www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

Surprise, surprise. The biggest story at the first night of the GOP midterm convention was about a Democrat - but it didn't produce the party switch that Republicans had been hoping for. More in today's "Regular Order" from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/fetterman-...

Fetterman shakes up GOP convention with video appearance

Trump urges voters to act like he’s on the ballot in November

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Sen. John Fetterman D-PA appeared via video at the RNC midterm convention (!). He did not switch parties - but he vowed to work with President Trump and the GOP, calling himself a 'common sense Democrat'