THREAD: Here's what we've learned from Texas House Republicans' proposal for congressional redistricting. They're targeting five seats to flip: TX-09 (Houston), TX-28 + TX-34 (South Texas), TX-32 (Dallas suburbs) and TX-35 (San Antonio suburbs) texastribune.org/2025/07/30/tex…

NEWS — Senate Dems later today will launch a last-ditch effort to block President Trump's tariffs from taking effect at the end of this week, Axios has learned. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will ask lawmakers to unanimously pass her bill challenging Trump's use of an economics power act

How Israel's blockade caused starvation in Gaza axios.com/2025/07/30/isr…

SCOOP: Massie went to GOP leadership for help repairing his relationship with Trump Speaker Johnson called Trump directly, and brokered a peace agreement But then Massie blew it all up, accusing his party leaders of covering up the Epstein files axios.com/2025/07/30/tru…

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) just blocked Shaheen’s request to pass her bill rejecting Trump’s tariffs at the end of this week

The girls are fighting Hawley v committee Rs + Trump Moreno v the fed Trump v Grassley Booker v Cortez Masto axios.com/2025/07/30/sen…

Sounds like something he’d say

WOW. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the top Dem on the Foreign Relations Committee, will support the resolutions tonight to block arms sales to Israel.

This could be a dam break. Shaheen's support gives other moderates horrified about the human condition in Gaza some cover to support the resolutions.

! 27 Senate Democrats just voted to block the sale of tens of thousands of assault rifles to Israel. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Cory Booker voted against the blockade. But moderates like Ossoff, Shaheen, Baldwin, Durbin supported The vote failed 27-70

NEWS — Over half of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's caucus tonight voted to block arm sales to Israel, including top moderates. Just not Schumer himself. The Senate rejected two resolutions to block $675 million in sales, with heavy Republican support. But the dynamics in the

Bernie Sanders statement following these votes: “The tide is turning.” “The Democrats are moving forward on this issue, and I look forward to Republican support in the near future.”

Grabbing a Celsius crossing my fingers it’s a High Noon

recess indicator

Schumer told Dems to expect to be here through the weekend, at least Saturday, at lunch today, per multiple sources. Sigh.

I am gutted. Ugh.

Looks like the president is getting into the MLB trade deadline fun

👀 Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she would’ve voted to block the sale of offensive weapons to Israel last night: “I owe it to my state to make clear where I stand: Had I made it back for the vote yesterday, I would have voted yes to block offensive weapons to Israel based on my

Scoop: Tens of millions of emergency food packages sitting in U.S. warehouses could soon be on their way to Gaza, Axios has learned. Sen. Mark Kelly tells me has been in regular contact with World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain about getting the food, used to treat severe