new from the RNC co-chair.

Good morning. House Republicans will speak this morning at 11 a.m. to talk about Speaker Mike Johnson's CR strategy. John Bresnahan and I took a look at the upside and downside of Johnson's strategy. The upside: He will please Trump by attaching the SAVE Act. And he'll show he's

remember that 5 Ds voted for the SAVE Act back in july. And now Republicans will give them the opportunity to vote for this again -- helpful in their campaigns -- before eventually losing on the policy. quite the gift for House Ds

Scalise tells members on call that House will keep its existing September schedule. No givebacks on days in session planned And votes will be on issues that unite Rs, including antisemitism, border, crime, China Scalise currently in California fundraising

3/ Johnson says House & Senate are $100B apart on topline spending for FY 2025, so CR is only option. 6-months is best timing

JOHNSON said on the House GOP call how many states and cities he's been in since winning the speakership, a familiar refrain for the speaker as lawmakers sound the alarm on anemic fundraising.

On the call, JOHNSON said that Republicans need to have a fight and "election integrity" is an 80/20 issue.

REP. NICK LALOTA, who represents an eastern Long Island district, asked JOHNSON what happens when the Senate sends back a clean CR. Johnson said he has the backs of members in tough districts and didnt want to telegraph all of the possible moves.

The House Republican Conference call is over. A quick 30 minutes before the chamber returns next week

Security event at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC: A short time ago, a suspicious object was thrown into the yard of the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Embassy staff and the building are unharmed. The incident is being handled by local police and the Embassy’s security

The House Education and the Workforce Committee has issued a subpoena of Gov. Tim Walz. punchbowl.news/walz-subpoena/

Harris' capital gains policy break from Biden: "If you earn a million dollars a year or more, the tax rate on your long term capital gains will be 28% under my plan." Biden had called for 39.6%.

A senior administration official just held a call about the hostage/cease fire negotiations with Israel. The official said this about the dispute over the Philadelphi Corridor: "I have to say -- it's not like there's basically an agreement to be had, it's done, but for that

Here's what Rep. Mike Collins said.

I wonder if this is rollout she envisioned.

Looking forward to participating in some excellent panels at the Texas Tribune Festival this week! First up today: —Brown Bag talk w/ ⁦Anna Palmer⁩ ⁦Andrew Desiderio⁩ & ⁦Jake Sherman⁩ at 2:30p —One-on-One convo w/ ⁦Rep. Pete Aguilar⁩ at 4p

🚨 REP. TONY GONZALES, Texas Republican, says the GOP will lose the House majority.

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BREAKING: 142K Jobs, unemployment falls to 4.2%. Last two months revised down by 86K Economists had expected 165K jobs, and a 4.2% unemployment rate bloomberg.com/news/live-blog…