News: Rick Scott shakes up sleep leadership race: He talked to Trump yesterday and is cheered by the right

Tuberville: 'he'd be a favorite of the president's ... I’m glad he’s in. We get away from the John syndrome'

But he has a lot of ground to make up

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52 (!) House Democrats join with Republicans to block a D.C. law enabling noncitizens to vote in *local* elections.

The House MilCon-VA spending bill is the first fiscal 2025 measure to make it out of the full Approps Committee, 34-25 vote.

Louisiana Republican Party endorses Garret Graves for his CURRENT district, which has been radically redrawn to favor Dems. lagop.com/post/lagop-end…

Olivia Beavers and I reported this morning on efforts to avoid a nasty GOP primary in Louisiana. politico.com/live-updates/2…

NEW: There’s no goodwill left between both parties’ known dealmakers on immigration — with the situation unlikely to change after Election Day.

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New: Congressional Dems confront broken trust on border as Biden prepares to act alone

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NEW in Inside Congress:

— GOP's battle with D.C. gets ever more granular
— House GOP preps for 2025 possible trifecta Jordain Carney
— There's a new AOC in town Daniella Diaz Nicholas Wu
— Frustration over Kenyan prez not getting an address.

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Sen. Rick Scott writes colleagues: “I have decided to run for Senate Republican leader because I believe now is a
moment we need dramatic change”

Jumping in against Sens. Thune and Cornyn

News: Haley says she will be voting for Trump when asked to pick between Biden and Trump on foreign policy: “Trump has not been perfect on these policies but Biden has been a catastrophe. So I will be voting for Trump.” She adds she hopes he reaches out to her supporters.

notably missing from CHC portrait: Cuellar

.Rosa DeLauro addresses a crowd holding Connecticut pizza boxes!

Lol

OMG

Senate about to confirm 200th lifetime Biden judge today, and WH wants to beat the Trump number over four years of 234

But there's a lot of recesses scheduled and Senate Dems have to balance any legislation, judges and the calendar rest of year

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Jennifer Haberkorn

New digital ad from AIPAC starting tomorrow, touting its support for Democrats youtube.com/watch?v=6Ue7Ht…

Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum won last night in the contested Oregon primaries:
Madison Fernandez Ally Mutnick
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No surprise here but CHC comes out against the Senate border bill that was negotiated by Murphy/Sinema/Lankford that Schumer is putting on the floor again Thursday.

“If this bill passes, it will set back real comprehensive immigration reform by years.”

Biden is staring down a critical deadline to protect his regulatory legacy.

Great to work with such talented colleagues on this piece. w/ Declan Harty Dan Goldberg Katy O'Donnell Nick Niedzwiadek Alex Guillén James Bikales Oriana Pawlyk

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NEW in Inside Congress:
- Daniella Diaz and I on the Oregon races to watch tonight
- Anthony Adragna on the pace of judicial confirmations
- Kyle Cheney and I on a new ruling governing Hill protests
and more!

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NEW with Nicholas Wu:

What we're watching in two Oregon Democratic primaries tonight
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