Republicans prepare for extra-quick confirmation of Miran to the Fed — potentially even before next Fed meeting on Sept. 16 ⁦Eleanor Mueller⁩ semafor.com/article/09/02/…

Nothing to see here, just a couple of dictators talking about how sick it is that they're on the verge of immortality

🟡 Eleanor Mueller reports this AM: "The prospects of a House floor vote forcing the Justice Department to release its Jeffrey Epstein files are looking less clear" as more Republicans balk at Massie's discharge petition. semafor.com/newsletter/09/…

News: Majority Leader Thune says RFK Jr. will face "hard questions" in Finance Committee Thursday after CDC chief ouster "He's gotta take responsibility for, you know: we confirm these people. We go through a lot of work to get them confirmed. And they’re in office a month?"

Burchett tells me he’s 100 percent running for Senate if Blackburn becomes governor. “If I get the opportunity, I’m in. I’m not gonna do that bogus, ‘Oh, I’m gonna form an exploratory committee.’ … That’s BS. If you don’t want to do it, don’t do it. If you want to do it, do it.

And yet… some real talk.

More missiles. Fewer arrests. President Trump's war on drugs is now a real war Narcotraffickers are considered terrorists. & the US claims the right to kill them in the Caribbean just as it neutralizes jihadists in the Middle East It’s a major escalation axios.com/2025/09/04/tru…

"GOP officials have spoken with two Michigan state senators about a potential bid for Rep. Bill Huizenga’s seat in the event he does not seek reelection, a person familiar with the talks told Semafor." Eleanor Mueller Burgess Everett semafor.com/article/09/04/…

More from Miran on this, via Sen. Kim (D-NJ) Qs: "The term for which I've been nominated is four and a half months," Miran said. "If I am nominated and confirmed for a longer term than just a handful of months, I would absolutely resign."

! GOP Sen. Barrasso, who is a doctor, says he's "grown deeply concerned" about RFK's tenure at HHS "I support vaccines. Vaccines save lives. If we're going to make America healthy again, we can't allow public health to be undermined."

Interesting: James O’Keefe put out a video today showing a DOJ official saying any Republicans would be edited out of the Epstein files. DOJ tries to rebuff O’Keefe with an email from same official, but it only confirms O’Keefe caught him on tape.

So to recap: Miran last year wrote Fed members should be barred from serving in the White House for 4 years (manhattan.institute/article/reform…) He wrote in the same article those reforms can be "piecemeal" Now he says actually, they're a "package deal," making them irrelevant to him

This means full control over MPD would revert back to D.C. officials next Thursday, which is a big local victory – and one for Mayor Muriel Bowser's go-along-to-get-along strategy, which rankled some local activists and lawmakers.

Wrote about Mamdani, Platner, and a little trend of the left giving candidates room to pivot away from their issues. Some news here: Platner campaign responding to criticism of his work at a Blackwater successor. semafor.com/article/09/04/…

Importantly, Elana Schor OKed the lede of my dreams 👀

Pretty clear contrast between Graham Platner and Dan Kleban

NEW: Via NYT team, advisers to POTUS have discussed Saudi Arabia ambassadorship for Mayor Adams Dana Rubinstein William K. Rashbaum Nicholas Fandos nytimes.com/2025/09/05/nyr…

News: Senators today finalized the updated discussion draft of their crypto market structure bill, shared with me just now, in hopes of a committee vote later this month. @Semafor link to the updated discussion draft here: cdn.sanity.io/files/ifn0l6bs…

New: Republicans don't like the ACA subsidies. They also know that letting them expiring cold turkey at the end of year is not ideal "I don't think that's a good idea," says Sen. Cornyn. He + other Rs want to pare them back instead semafor.com/article/09/08/… Eleanor Mueller

As Eleanor Mueller Burgess Everett reported 6 days ago, they want Miran seated for the next Fed meeting — a week from tomorrow — and they’re moving as if they will get him there. Lightning-fast for the Senate.