Just about every Dem running in competitive Senate races this year significantly out-raised their GOP challenger in the first quarter, Stephen Neukam Stef Kight report

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NEW: Democratic Senate candidates routed Republicans in fundraising to start the year.

In almost every competitive race, Dems out-raised their GOP opponents.

More on the cash advantage w/ Stef Kight

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Impeachment articles against DHS Sec Alejandro Mayorkas being walked from the House to the Senate by the House impeachment managers

Romney is willing to vote to dismiss impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas as long as time is given to debate the articles, he told me axios.com/2024/04/16/may…

“Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! All persons are commanded to keep silent, on pain of imprisonment' is SO aggressive

NEW: Some Senate Democrats open to Biden executive action at the border 👀

Bob Casey and Mark Kelly told me and Stef Kight that executive action would be appropriate as Biden mulls restricting asylum.

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Senate Democrats split as Biden eyes strict border move

W/ Stephen Neukam axios.com/2024/04/16/sen…

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“Marjorie asking for proof that Putin would go into Poland next, she hasn’t seen it,” a source said.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking to bring separate Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan funding bills to the floor this week

Afourth bill that Johnson plans this week includes a ban on TikTok.
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AMLO's crackdown on migrants, which reached history levels in January and February, has had the greatest impact on the WH's timeline for acting on the border since its reduced border arrivals. As long as this trend continues, the WH doesn't need to incur the risks Stef outlines

Per a source familiar, the Mayorkas impeachment articles will be transferred to the Senate at 2pm tomorrow.

NEW: Leading up to a potentially explosive announcement, Biden is expressing ambivalence about using Section 212(f) to stem illegal border crossings while also hinting that he's heading in that direction.

One official calls this a 'nuclear option.' trib.al/idnzj34

'You're looking for people who are posting their vacation pictures and are really big fans of the Rolling Stones and talking about how much they love the eclipse.'

How jury selection could go down in one of the most high-profile trials in U.S. history:
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Biden's road to a dramatic executive order to stem illegal border crossings — now expected within weeks — has dragged out for months as he prepares for legal challenges, political backlash and enforcement shortages

My latest w/ HansNichols
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Teamsters make another move toward GOP, give $5,000 to Sen. Josh Hawley trib.al/ZCZrHwG

Scoop: Kari Lake raised $4.1 million to start 2024.

It’s one of the best numbers for a GOP challenger this year.

But Ruben Gallego raised $7.5 million.

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BREAKING: white House NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson: 'Iran has begun an airborne attack against Israel. President Biden is being regularly updated on the situation by his national security team and will meet with them this afternoon at the White House. His team is in constant…

The White House: This afternoon, President Biden will meet with principals of the National Security Council to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel. The meeting will take place in the White House Situation Room.

Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary Antony Blinken, Chairman of the…

Scoop: Iran sent a message to the Biden administration through several Arab countries earlier this week: if the U.S. gets involved in the fighting between Israel and Iran, U.S. forces in the region will be attacked, three U.S. officials. My story on Axios
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