Really a huge relief that spending money on books doesn’t count as spending money. I got super lucky with that one

NEW - Most House Republicans are anxious that a high-profile spending fight in September would set them up for failure just weeks before an election. Conservatives want to force one anyway. w/ Jordain Carney Jennifer Scholtes politico.com/news/2024/08/2…

Full SEC commission heading to Capitol Hill on Sept. 24, per Eleanor Mueller

New: Senate + House Rs are sounding the alarm on a huge money gap with Dems that they need to plug ASAP >> NRSC warns "unless something changes drastically in the next 6 weeks we will lose winnable seats" >> CLF told donors it needs $35M more to compete politico.com/news/2024/09/0…

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Harris targets small business tax break in contrast with Trump’s corporate tax cuts ow.ly/QFCc105HyFl

My FIRST Semafor byline Why Congress would be smart to sew up spending disagreements before 2025 ... because debt limit is right around the corner. Smart money currently on funding government past Sept. 30 into December More in Principals this a.m. semafor.com/newsletter/09/…

“I would not want an openly hostile, revenge-seeking Sherrod Brown coming for us.” Read Jasper Goodman on the crypto industry’s risky election bet in Ohio politico.com/newsletters/mo…

House Republicans plan to spend a week of floor time this month targeting ESG investing, campus free speech and diversity initiatives, Eleanor Mueller scoops subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Give me this over coffee any morning of the week

Job openings fell to 7.7 million in July -- the lowest level since January 2021. Hiring picked up to 3.5% in July, up from 3.3% in June. That's encouraging after some weak jobs data. The bottom line: The hot job market is over. It's getting harder to get hired, but the overall

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The first big applause for former President Trump at the Economic Club of New York is when he says: "I'll make America the world capital for crypto and Bitcoin." - Trump

.POLITICO Playbook has pic of Secretary Janet Yellen ordering a Whataburger® near the Austin airport. It is officially @texastribune Festival week #txlege

JUST IN: A solid jobs report. The US added 142,000 jobs in August. That’s just below expectations of ~160k and a decent rebound from 89,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate fell back to 4.2% (down from 4.3% in July) Wages: +3.8% in past year (well above 2.9% inflation)

“It looks like Trump’s inner circle is just cashing in on his recent embrace of crypto in a kind of naive way, and frankly it looks like they’re burning a lot of the good will that’s been built with the industry so far.” politico.com/news/2024/09/0…