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GOP Rep. Troy Nehls on Trump’s feud with Pope Leo. “I believe that Donald Trump is better than sliced bread. I think he's almost a second coming in my humble opinion.”

GOP Rep. Troy Nehls on Trump’s feud with Pope Leo. “I believe that Donald Trump is better than sliced bread. I think he's almost a second coming in my humble opinion.”

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House Oversight Chairman James Comer says he will take Trump “at his word” that letter to Epstein with his name and signature are not his. His panel won’t probe the issue. “I don't think the Oversight Committee is going to invest in looking up something that was 22 years ago”

House Oversight Chairman James Comer says he will take Trump “at his word” that letter to Epstein with his name and signature are not his. His panel won’t probe the issue. “I don't think the Oversight Committee is going to invest in looking up something that was 22 years ago”

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Speaker McCarthy continues to refuse to answer questions about Nashville shooting or whether there should be any legislative response. Says he’s not answering any questions. Posed for photos with tourists, then went into his office

Speaker McCarthy continues to refuse to answer questions about Nashville shooting or whether there should be any legislative response. Says he’s not answering any questions. Posed for photos with tourists, then went into his office

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Asked Dick Durbin — who voted yes today — about a separate ACA vote being viewed as a capitulation. Durbin said critics “need to understand how the Senate works.” “We have brought this issue as a major national issue from zero to a major factor,” he told me

Asked Dick Durbin — who voted yes today — about a separate ACA vote being viewed as a capitulation. Durbin said critics “need to understand how the Senate works.” “We have brought this issue as a major national issue from zero to a major factor,” he told me

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Elon Musk told House Rs tonight that DOGE wasn’t responsible for the federal firings — “the individual departments were,” per Rep. Van Orden. It comes as House and Senate Rs are now discussing a legislative package of cuts — known as a rescission package — to codify DOGE cuts and that could be approved by 51 votes in Senate. Asked Musk leaving the GOP meeting if he backs such a package, and he said: “sure.” Should Congress have a vote on DOGE’s cuts? “Well, they do have a vote on it.”

Elon Musk told House Rs tonight that DOGE wasn’t responsible for the federal firings — “the individual departments were,” per Rep. Van Orden. It comes as House and Senate Rs are now discussing a legislative package of cuts — known as a rescission package — to codify DOGE cuts and that could be approved by 51 votes in Senate. Asked Musk leaving the GOP meeting if he backs such a package, and he said: “sure.” Should Congress have a vote on DOGE’s cuts? “Well, they do have a vote on it.”

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GOP Sen. Kennedy: “I think this will be the longest shutdown in the history of ever. And I don't say that happily … I'm just saying that realistically.” Think it’ll go past Thanksgiving? “I do. I just don't see what's going to get us out of it” Cites “unrealistic” D demands

GOP Sen. Kennedy: “I think this will be the longest shutdown in the history of ever. And I don't say that happily … I'm just saying that realistically.” Think it’ll go past Thanksgiving? “I do. I just don't see what's going to get us out of it” Cites “unrealistic” D demands

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Mark Warner, after Gabbard’s moves, says: “it appears there may be a coordinated effort to try to interfere in the ‘26 midterms. They may even start to interfere in the primaries, or in a state like mine, where they may have, we may have a statewide referendum on redistricting.“

Mark Warner, after Gabbard’s moves, says: “it appears there may be a coordinated effort to try to interfere in the ‘26 midterms. They may even start to interfere in the primaries, or in a state like mine, where they may have, we may have a statewide referendum on redistricting.“

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New — Inside Politics Sunday. Sundays 11aET on CNN with new reporting, details and interviews every week. Latest from Capitol Hill, campaign trail, White House and beyond

New — Inside Politics Sunday. Sundays 11aET on CNN with new reporting, details and interviews every week. Latest from Capitol Hill, campaign trail, White House and beyond

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GOP Sen. Josh Hawley warning his party: “I just don't know how Republicans would explain that to 24 million Americans whose premiums are gonna double…We need to think about the human cost of this. And Republicans need to offer an alternative solution.”

GOP Sen. Josh Hawley warning his party: “I just don't know how Republicans would explain that to 24 million Americans whose premiums are gonna double…We need to think about the human cost of this. And Republicans need to offer an alternative solution.”

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Susan Collins on DOJ’s $1.8B fund: “I do not believe individuals that were convicted of violence against police officers on Jan. 6 should be entitled to reimbursement of their legal fees.”

Susan Collins on DOJ’s $1.8B fund: “I do not believe individuals that were convicted of violence against police officers on Jan. 6 should be entitled to reimbursement of their legal fees.”

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Lauren Boebert on Cory Mills: “I mean, you're beating women, I don't think they should be a representative in Congress." Mills has denied allegations and said today: “I have zero criminal or civil cases that are open against me.” He’s facing a House ethics probe.

Lauren Boebert on Cory Mills: “I mean, you're beating women, I don't think they should be a representative in Congress." Mills has denied allegations and said today: “I have zero criminal or civil cases that are open against me.” He’s facing a House ethics probe.

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Fetterman: “We should have learned the lesson back in 2020, absolutely, there was righteous outrage over what happened to George Floyd, but that never means that you can support or, be quiet, if there's destruction or rioting and destroying and looting and those kinds of things."

Fetterman: “We should have learned the lesson back in 2020, absolutely, there was righteous outrage over what happened to George Floyd, but that never means that you can support or, be quiet, if there's destruction or rioting and destroying and looting and those kinds of things."

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Rep. Massie shrugs off Trump saying he should lose his seat over opposition to the bill. “That's a step up. I mean, in 2020, he wanted me thrown out of the GOP.” Asked if Trump’s comments will make him fall in line behind the bill, Massie said: “No.”

Rep. Massie shrugs off Trump saying he should lose his seat over opposition to the bill. “That's a step up. I mean, in 2020, he wanted me thrown out of the GOP.” Asked if Trump’s comments will make him fall in line behind the bill, Massie said: “No.”

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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis says having two votes on health care bills that will fail (which will happen in Senate Thurs) is “useless.” “We've got to solve it,” Tillis says of Rs. “Or going into next year, we will own a problem that they created.” More on GOP plans on Inside Politics

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis says having two votes on health care bills that will fail (which will happen in Senate Thurs) is “useless.” “We've got to solve it,” Tillis says of Rs. “Or going into next year, we will own a problem that they created.” More on GOP plans on Inside Politics

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AOC responding to Fetterman: “I think that if Sen Fetterman or anybody else is concerned with law-and-order, we should be looking at one of the most law-breaking agencies and administrations that we've seen in the United States. We also have a convicted felon in the White House”

AOC responding to Fetterman: “I think that if Sen Fetterman or anybody else is concerned with law-and-order, we should be looking at one of the most law-breaking agencies and administrations that we've seen in the United States. We also have a convicted felon in the White House”

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Asked Speaker Johnson if he thinks it’s war in Iran, as Hegseth and Trump have said. “I think this is an operation” Asked about service members being killed “It’s a dangerous operation .. We had to act because there was an imminent threat, but there's not a declaration of war”

Asked Speaker Johnson if he thinks it’s war in Iran, as Hegseth and Trump have said. “I think this is an operation” Asked about service members being killed “It’s a dangerous operation .. We had to act because there was an imminent threat, but there's not a declaration of war”

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Massie on Oversight probe: “I really appreciate that James Comer is doing this, but it looks like they've couched it as an investigation of the investigators, like they're looking to see if the DOJ did a good investigation.”

Massie on Oversight probe: “I really appreciate that James Comer is doing this, but it looks like they've couched it as an investigation of the investigators, like they're looking to see if the DOJ did a good investigation.”

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A number of NY Dems yet to endorse Mamdani, including Schumer, Jeffries and Gillibrand, who didn’t want to weigh in this week

A number of NY Dems yet to endorse Mamdani, including Schumer, Jeffries and Gillibrand, who didn’t want to weigh in this week

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New — Inside Politics 8aET/11aET - Intense final weekend before NJ/Va/NYC elections - What early voting tells us - Live intvw w GOP Rep. Van Drew as shutdown set to be longest ever - Boat strikes in Caribbean and Trump’s military actions David Chalian Jeff Zeleny Amy Walter

New — Inside Politics 8aET/11aET - Intense final weekend before NJ/Va/NYC elections - What early voting tells us - Live intvw w GOP Rep. Van Drew as shutdown set to be longest ever - Boat strikes in Caribbean and Trump’s military actions David Chalian Jeff Zeleny Amy Walter

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Thom Tillis, walking into my live shot, makes news on two fronts. He says he’s a NO on Trump’s immigration bill without amendment killing weaponization fund. He warns he’s a NO on Blanche if any equivocation on J6. If there is, “you don’t even have a (chance) of getting my vote”

Thom Tillis, walking into my live shot, makes news on two fronts. He says he’s a NO on Trump’s immigration bill without amendment killing weaponization fund. He warns he’s a NO on Blanche if any equivocation on J6. If there is, “you don’t even have a (chance) of getting my vote”

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Sen. John Fetterman unloads on Graham Platner: “What kind of a creeper has been on a platform like Kik.” “All I'm saying, it's like, when I was growing up, if someone had a clear Nazi tattoo on them, you probably could conclude that they are a Nazi sympathizer.”

Sen. John Fetterman unloads on Graham Platner: “What kind of a creeper has been on a platform like Kik.” “All I'm saying, it's like, when I was growing up, if someone had a clear Nazi tattoo on them, you probably could conclude that they are a Nazi sympathizer.”

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Asked Graham Platner in January if there were any other skeletons in his closet that could haunt his campaign. “No,” he told me. “My life is not very complicated. And no there’s not anything else coming.”

Asked Graham Platner in January if there were any other skeletons in his closet that could haunt his campaign. “No,” he told me. “My life is not very complicated. And no there’s not anything else coming.”

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As House prepares to vote to rein in Trump on Iran, Speaker Johnson defends his opposition over Congress checking his war powers, calling it “dangerous.” “It weakens us,” Johnson told me

As House prepares to vote to rein in Trump on Iran, Speaker Johnson defends his opposition over Congress checking his war powers, calling it “dangerous.” “It weakens us,” Johnson told me

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Cornyn defends decision to bash Paxton in final days. Paxton has called for negative ads to stop "He's gotten away with so much for so long and not been held accountable for it, but I think he is an embarrassment, his misbehavior. And he's completely unrepentant,” Cornyn told me

Cornyn defends decision to bash Paxton in final days. Paxton has called for negative ads to stop "He's gotten away with so much for so long and not been held accountable for it, but I think he is an embarrassment, his misbehavior. And he's completely unrepentant,” Cornyn told me

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Trump on Wednesday on Strait of Hormuz: “We don’t need it. We haven’t needed it.” Trump today: “Open the fuckin’ strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in hell.”

Trump on Wednesday on Strait of Hormuz: “We don’t need it. We haven’t needed it.” Trump today: “Open the fuckin’ strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in hell.”

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New — Johnson rejects calls to pass Senate bill to reopen DHS. Bill has passed Senate twice and would reopen agencies like Secret Service, Coast Guard but not ICE and CBP. “It has some problematic language because it was haphazardly drafted,” he told me. Shutdown to drag on

New — Johnson rejects calls to pass Senate bill to reopen DHS. Bill has passed Senate twice and would reopen agencies like Secret Service, Coast Guard but not ICE and CBP. “It has some problematic language because it was haphazardly drafted,” he told me. Shutdown to drag on

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New — Asked Speaker Johnson about placing conditions on aid to California, and he tells us: “I think there should be conditions on that aid.” Said that’s his personal view before talking with the conference. Also says “there’s some discussion” within the House GOP about tying the debt limit increase to the aid “but we will see how it goes.” Aid to rebuild after natural disasters often is approved without any conditions and with significant bipartisan support. But there could be a big fight over the California aid in the coming weeks.

New — Asked Speaker Johnson about placing conditions on aid to California, and he tells us: “I think there should be conditions on that aid.” Said that’s his personal view before talking with the conference. Also says “there’s some discussion” within the House GOP about tying the debt limit increase to the aid “but we will see how it goes.” Aid to rebuild after natural disasters often is approved without any conditions and with significant bipartisan support. But there could be a big fight over the California aid in the coming weeks.

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Rep Himes, top D on Intel and member of Gang of 8, on possible Iran deal: “It’s hard to arrive at any conclusion other than bc of the political toxicity of this war, President Trump has just surrendered” On Trump saying Iran was weeks away from getting nuke: “It’s a flat-out lie”

Rep Himes, top D on Intel and member of Gang of 8, on possible Iran deal: “It’s hard to arrive at any conclusion other than bc of the political toxicity of this war, President Trump has just surrendered” On Trump saying Iran was weeks away from getting nuke: “It’s a flat-out lie”

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Asked Speaker Johnson why he won’t call on Rep Gonzales to resign Says probes need to play out “There are serious accusations, and it must be taken seriously, and I've told him he's got to address that with his constituents” A Gonzales resignation would further narrow majority

Asked Speaker Johnson why he won’t call on Rep Gonzales to resign Says probes need to play out “There are serious accusations, and it must be taken seriously, and I've told him he's got to address that with his constituents” A Gonzales resignation would further narrow majority

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Elliott Abrams, Trump’s former Venezuela envoy: “The United States cannot run Venezuela…It’s just not going to work.” Says “the worst point” of Trump’s presser was “the insult” of Machado, the opposition leader Is it legal for US to take VZ oil? “No…It’s not our oil.”

Elliott Abrams, Trump’s former Venezuela envoy: “The United States cannot run Venezuela…It’s just not going to work.” Says “the worst point” of Trump’s presser was “the insult” of Machado, the opposition leader Is it legal for US to take VZ oil? “No…It’s not our oil.”

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Mitt Romney: “I think the border is a very important issue for Donald Trump. And the fact that he would communicate to Republican senators and congresspeople that he doesn't want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame Biden for it is is really appalling."

Mitt Romney: “I think the border is a very important issue for Donald Trump. And the fact that he would communicate to Republican senators and congresspeople that he doesn't want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame Biden for it is is really appalling."

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Asked Speaker Johnson if he’s lost control of the House after another discharge petition succeeds — this one on health care at the hands of swing-district Republicans. “I have not lost control of the House,” he told me

Asked Speaker Johnson if he’s lost control of the House after another discharge petition succeeds — this one on health care at the hands of swing-district Republicans. “I have not lost control of the House,” he told me

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Frederica Wilson’s missed vote last week cost Dems a win last week on bill to check Trump’s war powers on Iran. Aguilar, No. 3 D: “I’m frustrated when we lose any vote, especially if it's tied, or we lose by one… Members got to be here.” On Wilson’s and Kean’s absences:

Frederica Wilson’s missed vote last week cost Dems a win last week on bill to check Trump’s war powers on Iran. Aguilar, No. 3 D: “I’m frustrated when we lose any vote, especially if it's tied, or we lose by one… Members got to be here.” On Wilson’s and Kean’s absences:

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House leaders had planned vote on bill to create NIL standard amid chaos of college sports But CBC said it’d oppose bill unless SEC schools spoke up on gerrymandering in their states — and some calling for Black athletes to boycott SEC schools Rs are furious and some Ds in a jam:

House leaders had planned vote on bill to create NIL standard amid chaos of college sports But CBC said it’d oppose bill unless SEC schools spoke up on gerrymandering in their states — and some calling for Black athletes to boycott SEC schools Rs are furious and some Ds in a jam:

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New — Massie unplugged: — Says Howard Lutnick should “just resign” over Epstein ties — Says Trump should “absolutely” apologize to Obamas — Says Trump’s attacks on his wife are “beyond the pale” — Says someone at WH “needs to go to the president and just ask him for his phone”

New — Massie unplugged: — Says Howard Lutnick should “just resign” over Epstein ties — Says Trump should “absolutely” apologize to Obamas — Says Trump’s attacks on his wife are “beyond the pale” — Says someone at WH “needs to go to the president and just ask him for his phone”

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Burchett on Tony Gonzales: “A male harassing a female employee, I just can’t stomach it dude. I’ve got a wife and a daughter. He needs to go.” Luna says she’s prepared to file a censure resolution. Boebert: “He’s a disgusting pig. The speaker should do something about it.”

Burchett on Tony Gonzales: “A male harassing a female employee, I just can’t stomach it dude. I’ve got a wife and a daughter. He needs to go.” Luna says she’s prepared to file a censure resolution. Boebert: “He’s a disgusting pig. The speaker should do something about it.”

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New — Just saw Dem Rep. Madeleine Dean confront Speaker Johnson off House floor over CR, health care, recessing chamber, Trump’s speech. And on Trump’s AI video, Johnson says “it wasn't my style." Dean: “Not your style? It's disgraceful. It's racist. You should call it out.”

New — Just saw Dem Rep. Madeleine Dean confront Speaker Johnson off House floor over CR, health care, recessing chamber, Trump’s speech. And on Trump’s AI video, Johnson says “it wasn't my style." Dean: “Not your style? It's disgraceful. It's racist. You should call it out.”

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Calling fellow Bears fans. Asked JB Pritzker if he’s willing to stomach seeing Bears build stadium in IN on his watch. “They ought to stay in the state of Illinois. .. And I think their fans including me will be very upset if they try to move across and become the Hammond Hams”

Calling fellow Bears fans. Asked JB Pritzker if he’s willing to stomach seeing Bears build stadium in IN on his watch. “They ought to stay in the state of Illinois. .. And I think their fans including me will be very upset if they try to move across and become the Hammond Hams”

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Sen. John Kennedy says he told President Trump before his Asia trip that he wouldn’t gut the Senate’s filibuster rules. “I doubt we're not going to change the filibuster or the blue slip while we're in charge during your or my natural lifetime,” he told us

Sen. John Kennedy says he told President Trump before his Asia trip that he wouldn’t gut the Senate’s filibuster rules. “I doubt we're not going to change the filibuster or the blue slip while we're in charge during your or my natural lifetime,” he told us

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