Senate cloture vote today on the Russian Sanctions bill: S.1241 the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 It's important to point out that it will vastly expand Trump’s tariff powers Dems are supporting it Call your Dem Senator TODAY Tell them NO www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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Mona Burns
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Sahil KapurStill a lot of IFs. But the stakes of this prospect are high. Fetterman's term expires in January 2029. Non-zero chance Dems pull off an upset this fall and flip four seats to win a 51-49 majority. A Fetterman defection could hand control of the Senate right back to Republicans.
Public Notice today: "Even Republican voters are mad, and they’re blaming the president. .. There is one exception to the general rule that presidents don’t have much control over gas prices: Donald Trump. He can’t bring them down, but he certainly sent them up." This is a really good read:
Aaron RuparNew in PN: Why Trump deserves all the blame for high gas prices "No POTUS has ever deserved to be hoisted on the petard of gas prices more. That’s not only bc of how he weaponized the issue before, but bc unlike almost every other POTUS, he's actually responsible for where the price is right now."
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From @paulwaldman.bsky.social: “if the Iran war drags on and gas prices stay high, this could wind up being as decisive a campaign issue as Trump’s misbegotten tariffs, his parade of idiotic construction projects, his rampaging incompetence, or his boundless corruption.” Excellent Public Notice.
Aaron RuparNew in PN: Why Trump deserves all the blame for high gas prices "No POTUS has ever deserved to be hoisted on the petard of gas prices more. That’s not only bc of how he weaponized the issue before, but bc unlike almost every other POTUS, he's actually responsible for where the price is right now."
"[A]larming for the White House: Senate Republicans still don’t have the requisite 50 votes to proceed to the House-passed budget resolution. And even if they did, the SAVE America Act’s $10B blueprint may not pass muster with the Senate parliamentarian." punchbowl.news/article/whit...
Guys .. Per CBS US Senator Ashley Moody (R-Fla) diverted $10M in funds earmarked for Medicaid expansion for kids to a Fla non-profit which DeSantis then used to defeat Amendment 3 (legalization of marijuana) She's up in Nov Don't vote against your own interests Fla.. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...
Medicaid recipients in states that aren't affected by this Friday's deadline will face this issue beginning Jan 1, 2027 Here are some facts on the CMS implementation timeline: www.chcs.org/resource/a-s...
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"AR was the 1st state to implement work requirements. Approx. 18K were disenrolled from Medicaid within months of implementation. 95% of adults were already working or qualified for an exemption. A pervasive lack of awareness about reporting obligations stopped eligible beneficiaries from benefits."
In Michigan: "'Michigan Sunrise PAC' only recently filed with the FEC and won’t have to reveal its donors until after the Aug. 4 primary. The group has gone to great lengths to hide its funders and operators.." And they're meddling This reeks of other GOP pop up pacs punchbowl.news/article/camp...