Good morning from the U.S. Senate where senators are still in vote-a-rama!

Covid relief wasn't the only pressing issue facing Congress. Here are 6 others. cnn.com/2021/03/11/pol…

NEW: Rep. Gaetz bragged about his sexual escapades to colleagues, showing nude photos and videos of women he said he slept with, including while on the floor, sources tell CNN. One video showed a naked women with a hula hoop. W/ @foxreports @ryannobles cnn.com/2021/04/01/pol…

The House returns today, which means GOP leaders will face Q's about the allegations surrounding Rep. Matt Gaetz. Another lingering question: Will Gaetz be in town for votes? He could use a proxy vote, though not clear if he'll do so, w/ Ryan Nobles cnn.com/2021/04/13/pol…

New - One of Murkowski’s foes has lined up Trump advisers as part of her bid to unseat her: Kelly Tshibaka, who tells us, “We don't know the outcome of the 2020 election.” Murkowski, taking steps toward a run, says she’ll be ready. “I’m not afraid of hard” cnn.com/2021/04/19/pol…

NEW: An anti-Trump conservative group has launched an effort to grade whether Republicans in Congress are undermining or upholding democracy. Only 14 GOP lawmakers received an "A," the highest possible grade. More than 100 received an "F." cnn.com/2021/04/26/pol…

Had an unwelcome visitor try to crawl into my live shot earlier.

NEWS: Jim Banks had an initial planning call w/ the Jan. 6 select committee's Dem chairman. Banks was planning to call the head of the Capitol Police Union as a GOP witness. Less than 24 hrs later, Pelosi rejected Banks & Jordan from serving on the panel. cnn.com/2021/07/21/pol…

JUST IN: Senate Democrats approve a $3.5 trillion budget resolution in a key step toward passing a major economic package without Republican votes cnn.it/3sbhrR4

It's 4:34 am and Sen. Ted Cruz and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are debating voting rights on the Senate floor.

Dems impatient over Manchin and Sinema and want them to reveal hand Khanna: “We need to get one number from one senator” Durbin: “I’m a little nervous” about new strategy Neal: “What we need right now is a number from the Senate” King: “It concerns me” cnn.com/2021/09/28/pol…

.Tammy Duckworth is introducing a bill to help families of law enforcement officers qualify for benefits if the officers die by suicide after experiencing trauma as a result of their work. She told me she was motivated to take action after the Jan. 6 attack. cnn.com/2022/01/20/pol…

New reporting from ⁦Melanie Zanona⁩ and me on the final, treacherous leg of Kevin McCarthy's path to speakership. cnn.com/2022/01/21/pol…

NEWS: McConnell on '22 On same page with Trump on NV and GA but not AK. Good with candidates in PA, NC, OH Very uncertain about MO Says not "a single Senate race" will be determined by Dems' voting push And R candidates "need to respect" 2020 results cnn.com/2022/01/25/pol…

McConnell to Manu Raju on voting rights: "I think I can pretty confidently say we won't lose any elections over that issue, anywhere in the country." cnn.com/2022/01/25/pol…

NEW: The DCCC is calling on a New York court to reconsider Monday’s draft congressional map that they argue would undo “decades of hard-fought racial progress” & fracture “important communities of interest throughout New York.” cnn.com/2022/05/19/pol…

“Don’t we suspect that like one-third of the people outside of the Capitol complex on January 6 were actual FBI agents hanging out,” said AZ Senate candidate Blake Masters, acc to a recording of a March 30 campaign event obtained by CNN. cnn.com/2022/06/08/pol…

NEWS: McCarthy tapped a group of allies to whip votes for his speaker’s bid while the Freedom Caucus weighs putting up a long-shot challenger to send a messge & force him to cut a deal. Around 2 dozen HFCers willing to vote no. The latest w/⁦Manu Raju⁩ cnn.com/2022/11/09/pol…

New — Hard-right members using more tactics to divert from leadership’s strategy, putting moderates in a jam and leaving McCarthy in middle. “We will not succeed in two years,” Bacon warns if tactics continue. Gaetz calls forcing votes “a new doctrine.” cnn.com/2023/06/23/pol…