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The Senate will convene at 3:00pm on Monday, April 8, 2024. Vote at 5:30pm on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Susan M. Bazis to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska.

Swifties on April 19

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I tip my hat to the millennial at DOE who made this post #TeamEdwardForever

I asked Schumer during his briefing just now for an update on 3rd Circ. nominee Adeel Mangi and he said he supports Mangi and is talking to his colleagues about the nomination

Schumer has said multiple times today that he wants to move along the DHS secretary articles of impeachment (which the House will send over tomorrow) asap

Tester just told me he is still taking in input and reviewing Adeel Mangi’s nomination

TAYLOR SWIFT: Rep. Smitty Pignatelli filed amendment #1 to the House budget that would ... set up a commission "to Taylor A. Swift and competitive economic recovery" called ... LONG LIVE Massachusetts. I'll let the rest of the amendment speak for itself. #mapoli

House Rules Cmte meets tonight at 7:45pm on the revised FISA bill, extending Section 702 authority past the April 19 deadline for two years instead of 5 years. House plans to vote on the rule and bill tomorrow. docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/…

At 2:00pm tomorrow, the Sergeant at Arms is expected to present the managers on the part of the House of Representatives to conduct proceedings on behalf of the House concerning the impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security.

Friday, we have one less Republican in the majority as Rep Gallagher leaves instead of finishing his term. As a going away gift, Speaker Johnson plans to force the senate to take up Gallagher’s bill to ban tiktok and give Presidential power to ban websites. But still no border.

Majority Leader Schumer filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 7888 - Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act

Pattie Gonia rerouted by Senate press staff with House GOP about to march over impeachment articles against Mayorkas

Schumer on the Senate floor: “For the information of all Senators under impeachment rules, senators will be sworn in as jurors tomorrow at 1:00 p.m."

.Elmo, any comment?

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+1 Even if the FISA deadline is the same day TTPD drops!

Dueling Bills Highlight Partisan Divide Over 'Judge Shopping' law360.com/articles/18254…