House Republicans wanted the Senate to fix their megabill. They 'miscalculated.' ow.ly/EQVa106etlc

LISTEN🎧: Food and agriculture policy reporter Grace Yarrow joined WPR Wisconsin Today to break down how farm subsidies could be affected by the federal spending bill. Take a listen👇 wpr.org/shows/wisconsi…

Rep. Davidson told POLITICO that the best way for the U.S. Ex-Im Bank to compete with China is to be strategic. “We should have the best export-finance operation in the world. And that doesn't mean that we do it the way the Chinese do it.” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

House Republicans believe some of the GOP holdouts are nearby still negotiating with the White House — and could return to vote for the rule currently poised to fail on the floor But this is not expected to happen quickly Holdout Brecheen is also in the cloakroom Rs are

Scoop from Jasper Goodman - A super PAC group funded by cryptocurrency companies will enter the upcoming midterm elections with more than $140 million in the bank — a mammoth sum that now looms large over an effort to pass industry-friendly legislation in the House this week

NEW: A bipartisan group of House members are urging President Trump to support the Dignity Act, legislation that would create a dignity status for undocumented immigrants with no criminal record who have been here 5+ years. GOP Rep. Salazar calling directly on Trump to support.

The House’s “crypto week” has descended into chaos W/ Meredith Lee Hill Mia Camille McCarthy Nicholas Wu politico.com/live-updates/2…

NEW: USDA is terminating business development centers that served rural farm and food businesses, providing workforce development and technical training. Story below ⤵️

The House overwhelmingly passed a pair of big GOP crypto proposals — the GENIUS Act & CLARITY Act — in blowout bipartisan votes Wider-than-expected Dem support on CLARITY (market structure), which goes to the Senate. GENIUS (stablecoins) will become law politico.com/live-updates/2…

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A little news: I’ve officially joined POLITICO as a health care reporter, covering the surgeon general and writing the Pro Health Care PM newsletter. Excited to dig in — send tips, add me to your press lists, and reach out at [email protected] or afriedman.30 on Signal.

🚨🚨🚨 USDA plans to announce its reorganization plan this AM. -Closing several major DC buildings, inc. South building -Moving staff to five locations around the county, including Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Fort Collins, Indianapolis + Raleigh w/ Grace Yarrow Jordan Wolman

Senate Banking on Tuesday advanced the first bipartisan housing package of its size in more than a decade. The bill includes additional asks of HUD, which had undergone a significant loss of staff in recent months. politico.com/live-updates/2…

Trump to consider Fannie and Freddie public offerings this year ow.ly/LmzM106inZF

The SBA’s 7(a) loan program saw a sharp decrease, even as Republicans push to boost the loan program. The 7(a) loan drop comes as the SBA made two notable changes: reinstated lender fees March 24, and re-implemented underwriting standards June 1. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

ICYMI from the weekend: Wall Street vs. Crypto The financial world is barreling toward a lobbying civil war in Washington w/ Michael Stratford & Declan Harty politico.com/news/2025/08/2…

News w/ Jasper Goodman: Senate Banking expected to hold hearing next week on Miran's Fed nom, per two sources: politico.com/news/2025/08/2… Schedule hasn't been announced. Plan was in the works before Trump fired Cook and floated possibly shifting Miran to replace her if its upheld

SBA’s general counsel, Wendell Davis, sent a letter to SBA lenders to end ‘debanking’ practices. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said debanking disproportionately impacts conservatives. POLITICO obtained the letter Wednesday. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

JUST IN: Lisa Cook's forthcoming lawsuit to contest her firing appears to list Trump *and* Fed Chairman Jerome Powell as defendants.

BREAKING: A federal judge has *blocked* the Trump administration from abruptly deporting 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children — perhaps within a matter of hours — granting an emergency restraining order after advocates called the plan illegal + dangerous. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…