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As senators leave town, Sen. Mark Warner notes that the Jay Clayton DNI pick doesn't change anything on FISA.
"I have known Jay Clayton. I respect Jay Clayton. And again, I don’t think the president wants this approved. Why wouldn't he have nominated him yesterday?"
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Sen. Mark Warner on Trump's call for a short-term FISA extension:
"I just saw that. I don’t know what that means. I want to go back and talk with others on this. But we were on the path to a three-year extension with many additional reforms."
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Speaker Johnson's at the White House talking FISA. Sen. Thune says he hasn't talked to the president lately.
He notes Johnson was going for a bill signing anyway.
Why isn't Thune at the bill signing?
"I don't know that we got asked. But you know, I've got stuff going on here."
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Jack Fitzpatrick ☘️ retweeted
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Yeah, I think this will do for a live shot backdrop ... #Maine
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Senate votes 52-47 to pass its $70 billion reconciliation bill to fund ICE and CBP. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the lone Republican to oppose the measure.
22 amendments and three motions to commit all failed, over more than 18 hours of votes.
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Jack Fitzpatrick ☘️ retweeted
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Six Republican senators vote for Cassidy amendment to block anti-weaponization fund and to repurpose it to pay claims to Capitol police injured on Jan. 6, 2021:
Cassidy, Collins, Husted, Murkowski, Sullivan & Tillis vote YES.
But it fails to reach 60-vote threshold needed.
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Jack Fitzpatrick ☘️ retweeted
JUST ANNOUNCED: @chrislhayes will speak with Maine Democratic Senate candidate @grahamformaine for his first national interview following reporting on his alleged behavior in past relationships.
Tune in to @allinwithchris at 8 p.m. ET tonight on @MSNOWNews.
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Jack Fitzpatrick ☘️ retweeted
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New: Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior
w/ @llerer nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/po…
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The Senate is flirting with bipartisanship… and then deciding against it.
First few vote-a-rama votes:
- Schumer motion to kill $1.8b fund fails 49-50
- Tillis amendment to redirect funds fails 15-84
- Merkley amendment to block ballroom funds fails 52-47, short of 60 needed
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Jack Fitzpatrick ☘️ retweeted
Jun 4
My dispatch from NARVA, Estonia.
Seems like the FSB is acting more and more like their boss's old organization.
washingtontimes.com/news/202…
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Senators now voting on Sen. Merkley's amendment to bar funds for the East Wing ballroom.
Collins and Murkowski have voted aye. But this will require 60 votes to waive a point of order.
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Sullivan, Tillis and Husted also vote to bar funds for the ballroom. This looks like it'll fall somewhere north of 50 and south of the 60 votes needed.
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Vibe check as the Senate starts voting on a Tillis amendment to redirect money away from the anti-weaponization fund:
Q: Are you confident this amendment will be defeated?
Thune: “I’m not confident of anything right now.”
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The first vote of vote-a-rama — on a motion to block Trump's $1.8 billion fund — has been open for two hours, and Sen. Cassidy is one of a few Republicans who have yet to cast a vote.
"I want to make sure it’s not mostly dead; I want to make sure it’s completely dead," Sen. Bill Cassidy says of Trump's $1.8 billion fund.
Republicans have a chance to block the payouts during today's votes on their ICE funding bill.
w/ @peggyreports
ms.now/news/senate-republica…
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Jack Fitzpatrick ☘️ retweeted
For some reason, Sinema is on the floor and having a long chat with Mitch McConnell.
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Vote-a-rama begins! Senate starts votes on the ICE-funding reconciliation bill with a critical vote: a motion to commit by Schumer, with instructions to kill the Trump $1.8 billion settlement fund.
This is a simple majority vote against Trump's fund.
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Cornyn and Murkowski vote no, siding with GOP. Good sign for John Thune.
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Collins votes aye, the only Republican to do so, so far. Tillis is a no.
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The Rayburn House Office Building is full of beautiful midcentury flourishes — and all the toxic materials of the era like lead and asbestos.
Congress is grappling with plans for a full renovation that could have a $9b price tag & 20 year timeline.
politico.com/news/2026/06/04…
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