NEW: Rep. Andy Biggs says he’s observed some House Rs positioning themselves for leadership races after the election, amid growing questions of Speaker Johnson leading for another term.

It’s being done by some “people that might even surprise you,” the fmr HFC chair added,

...shorthanded as 'FART'

Asked if they could pass a foreign aid rule with the outlines of what Speaker Johnson is proposing, new Rules Committee Chair Michael Burgess, MD replied: 'TBD.'

Big welcome back Inside Congress w Ursula Perano K Tully-McManus

- very early Senate reviews of House foreign aid plan

- “pile-up” in Senate as FISA and Mayorkas collide this week

- Clyde’s closure (and not the restaurant)

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House GOP’s old bull — new Approps Chair Rep. Tom Cole prepares for his toughest rodeo yet Jennifer Scholtes Caitlin Emma

'He’s gonna have to deal with the Chock full o’Nuts caucus,' Rep. Jim McGovern says.

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House GOP vows Israel vote after Iran attack amid bipartisan pressure on aid package. “The brief statement didn’t address what House Republicans are planning to take up, amid bipartisan calls to bring up a foreign aid package” (ie Ukraine aid) politico.com/news/2024/04/1…

NEW - They turned the reversal of Roe v. Wade into campaign rocket fuel two years ago, denying the GOP its hopes for a “red wave.' Now House Democrats are preparing to try to again sink vulnerable Republicans on abortion.

w/ Daniella Diaz

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Trump tightens grip over Hill GOP -- and he's not even nom yet
- Spiked FISA
- Blocked border deal
- Ukraine in limbo
- same abortion position
“Most of our members will want to do what he tells them to do. I mean, that’s just the reality,' says Romney

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Anthony........ lol

.Jordain Carney, who's been telling her editors about FISA reauthorization being problematic long before it was cool, pretty much told you this was going to happen.

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R.I.P. TO THE ROUTINE HOUSE RULE VOTE

Jordain Carney and Daniella Diaz's newsletter headline on Jan. 30 is only getting more relevant.

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This would normally be enough to kill the rule BUT sounds like Dems have absences.

Several other Republicans undecided though and pretty unhappy.

If Trump wins before FISA gets re-upped, 'some intelligence community allies fear a call from conservatives to delay until 2025, when privacy hawks see a Trump White House as more supportive of sweeping changes to surveillance authority.'

-Jordain Carney, politico.com/news/2024/04/0…

New:

Republicans are plunging into a divisive surveillance debate that has pitted two warring factions against each other for months. There’s plenty of backbiting and mistrust to go around.

A DEEP dive into the House's GOP's months-long 702 debate:
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Why gov’t funding is especially screwed in an election year. Johnson eyes another laddered approach. And there’s a bunch of policy deadlines coming up w/ fiscal ‘24 finally done.

A spending-focused Inside Congress from your favorite budget duo: politi.co/3VO2NzL

“His district is furious over Mike Johnson and what Mike Johnson has done,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said. “And here’s Bob Good going and begging for Mike Johnson’s endorsement. Like, he’s clearly a pure idiot.”

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Back in *late January,* Greene was telling Olivia Beavers: “I don’t think [Johnson's] safe right now ... The only reason he’s speaker is because our conference is so desperate.”

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New: Why Speaker Mike Johnson's natural gas export gambit may not work (w/ Jordain Carney)

Chip Roy on Ukraine funds: 'It will perpetuate war with no defined mission and will abandon leverage to secure the border of the United States, unless it doesn’t.' politico.com/newsletters/in…

New w/ Burgess Everett : Trump’s bid to oust a Florida R who backed DeSantis is reviving the GOP anxiety that he can’t move past grudges in a competitive race.

KY Rep. Massie said: “Gratuitous attacks like these won’t help him win the presidency…
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Capitol angst goes beyond lawmakers. Only 1-in-5 senior staff think Congress functions properly. Few feel very satisfied with safety. About 4-in-10 report “threatening messages” are a frequent part of job.

Remarkable CMF investigation. Do read.
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