NEW: Speaker Johnson & Senate GOP Leader McConnell are out with a letter asking the WH for an update on the review that has resulted in a delay in weapons to Israel.

Alison Esposito's campaign paid for parking by her Manhattan apartment - but she's running in #NY18 in the Hudson Valley. The Republican's campaign said it'll reverse the charges. Dem Rep. Pat Ryan calls her 'Upper East Side Alison.' politico.com/newsletters/ne…

🚨Scoop!🚨 FreedomWorks is abruptly shutting down, effective immediately, Prez Adam Brandon tells me.

My latest for POLITICO Magazine

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The RSC Committee voted this morning to support the Equal Representation Act citing the legislation will ensure the Census Bureau includes a citizenship question.

Mike Pompeo will address the group today during their weekly lunch meeting.

🚨Following the Metropolitan Police Department finally clearing out the unlawful encampment on GW’s campus, I am very pleased to announce that the hearing with DC Mayor Bowser has been canceled.

Oversight Committee will continue to hold DC officials accountable.

Statement below.👇

🟡 Today in Principals:

US-Israel relationship
Stormy on the stand
Judge Cannon presses pause
TikTok sues
Greene, Johnson meet again
Harassment at the FDIC
Biden’s early ad spree
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+ ONE GOOD TEXT with Hugo Lowell

Speaker Johnson vowed to continue leading House Republicans past the 2024 election, defying a pair of hard-line conservatives who continue to seek his ouster and others fed up with his leadership style. The latest with Leigh Ann Caldwell & Mariana Alfaro washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Rep. Jim Banks is one step closer to becoming Sen. Jim Banks after winning the Indiana primary.

SCOOPLET: In their meeting today, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told Speaker Johnson to include some of her demands in the FAA bill, according to a source familiar with their conversations.

TikTok suing over US divest-or-ban law, arguing it violates the First Amendment.
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Oversight Cmte says DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is confirmed to testify in front of the panel tomorrow on GW protests

🚨My 1st AM Hot Dish newsletter is out today! It’s one I’ve been reading even before I joined Star Tribune, so I’m excited to co-author it now.

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I’ll be anchoring it & writing about DC every Tuesday, so make sure to sign up here

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First in Semafor: Nicholas Carlson is stepping down as editor-in-chief of Business Insider semafor.com/article/05/07/…

Confirming this reporting and adding that Bacon tells me he “wasn’t planning to” make the motion privileged which would force a vote to the floor within two legislative days.

Bacon’s facing a primary MAGA challenger in Nebraska on May 14

🟡 Today in Principals:

Israel seizes Rafah crossing
Trump’s jailhouse plan
Trump’s favorite kind of Democrat
Greene wavers
Biden to condemn antisemitism
White House Latino outreach
+1GT w/ Rep. Jake Auchincloss
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Trump & MTG have spoken about the motion to vacate within last week, multiple sources tell Kristen Holmes & me. Trump didn’t directly tell her to drop it but discussed party unity & suggested it might be distracting, tho one source noted Trump listened to her & wasn’t forceful.

News: Rep. Henry Cuellar’s chief of staff has resigned, per a Dem source with knowledge

Scoop: Gov. Kristi Noem pitched herself for a top NRA job as early as last fall, two sources told Axios.

Noem called LaPierre to advocate to be the next executive vice president or CEO. She even offered to resign early as governor.

w/ Juliegrace Brufke

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Speaker Johnson tells me after meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for 2 hours: “we had a productive discussion and we talked about some ideas and we're gonna meet again tomorrow. So I think we'll be able to get everybody on the same page.'

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