Burgess Everett
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Congressional bureau chief at Semafor. Former Politico
Schumer says he met with Trump today and urged the president to release funds for the Gateway Tunnel, support the ACA tax credits extension Also "told the president ICE raids are terrorizing communities," per his office. First meeting in a long time
about 23 hours ago
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Van Hollen: âI will not vote for one more dime for Trumpâs ICE operations" Blumenthal: âWe ought to use the power of the purse ... I donât think we should just give them a pass" Peters: "We have to use every tool in our toolbox" Fetterman: "Do we get tired of losing?â
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about 23 hours ago
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Hill Democrats have no good options to respond to ICE -If they shut down DHS on Jan. 30, ICE still has billions from OBBB -Bipartisan deal looks tough. Britt working on it - Dems don't have the votes to reprogram money Sen. King: âItâs going to be quite a fight"
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Forget abolishing ICE â the real Democratic divide is shutting down ICE
While the rest of government funding is a bipartisan affair, the operation in Minnesota is making even party centrists wary of more DHS money.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/15/2026/democrats-face-a-tough-choice-over-whether-to-shut-down-ice
about 23 hours ago
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Sen. Barrasso sets up a post-recess vote on Sen. Moody's bill to "require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students"
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3627
about 23 hours ago
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Senate passes CJS, Interior and Energy & Water minibus by a whopping 82-15 vote, sending it to Trump's desk. 6 of 12 agencies now funded to Sept. 30.
about 23 hours ago
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Thune on the pitfalls of a runoff in the Texas Senate GOP primary (which is very likely no matter who is in the top 2 among Cornyn/Hunt/Paxton) "Primary is March 3, the runoff is May 26. That's 10 weeks of spending in a state where it's $8 million a week on television"
1 day ago
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Thune sounds pretty down on a bipartisan deal on expired enhanced ACA subsidies âProgress on that is, is sort of uneven. I think it's up and down. It doesn't look like they're close to closing it outâ
1 day ago
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Trump went nuclear on the five GOP senators who first advanced the Venezuela resolution, but it was Rubio who probably won over the decisive vote last night
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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How Rubio blunted Senate momentum on Venezuela
The secretary of state and Senate GOP leaders lobbied two Republican senators to defect from signing on to a war powers resolution.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/15/2026/how-rubio-blunted-senates-momentum-on-venezuela
1 day ago
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Vance breaks tie, 51-50, procedural vote to sideline this thing. The procedural point of order vote is pretty convoluted; Vance took a minute to make sure he was voting the right way: "Had to make sure"
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2 days ago
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Senate is tied 50-50 on procedural vote to sideline Kaine's Venezuela War Powers resolution. GOP leaders need VP Vance to tiebreak Votes from the Big Six last week -Fetterman, Rand, Collins, Murkowski voted to advance - Young and Hawley voted the other way
2 days ago
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Sen. Collins said this afternoon she'll continue to vote to advance the Venezuela War Powers resolution: "I'm voting the same way"
2 days ago
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Sen. Tillis: "this isn't cranky Thom, this is Thom trying to explain a very serious subject" "The thought of the United States taking a position that we would take Greenland ... is absurd" "Whoever told the president that this is a viable path? It doesn't make sense"
2 days ago
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"Depending on how DoD implements the order to use the name 'Department of War,' CBO estimates that costs could range from a few million dollars up to $125 million. A modest implementation of the name change would cost about $10 million."
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61942
2 days ago
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Dem Sen. Welch got a rare invite to a Trump signing ceremony on whole milk legislation today. He plans to press the president on ACA tax credits "Weâve got the framework of a doable deal, but nothing will happen unless the president gives it his OK.â
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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How a Democratic senator will use his rare White House invitation
Democratic Sen. Peter Welch is headed to the signing of a bipartisan milk bill, but he plans to focus on health care.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2026/how-a-democratic-senator-will-use-his-rare-white-house-invitation
2 days ago
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Sen. McConnell says everything Trump has done to increase NATO spending in Europe "would be for nothing if his administration's ill-advised threats about Greenland were to shatter the trust of our allies" Says there's potential for "an unprecedented act of strategic self-harm"
2 days ago
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Sen. Peters tries to repeal the language allowing senators to sue government over seizure of phone records. Sen. Graham objects: "Jack Smith went after my phone records ... I was probably the leading voice on this side of the aisle saying the election is over"
2 days ago
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New - Chuck Schumer to haters: âThe answer to these critics is to win. If we win back the Senate, that will answer every question" Peltola âwas the last piece to the puzzle" He says Dem path to Senate is Ohio, Alaska, Maine and NC. Dems are watching Texas/Iowa
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Exclusive: Schumer lauds recruits as Democrats see Senate within reach
The minority leader took an Al Davis-style approach as he sat down with Semafor: âThe answer to these critics is to win.â
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2026/schumer-lauds-recruits-as-democrats-see-senate-within-reach
2 days ago
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New: Sen. Cortez Masto wants to redirect the Big Beautiful Bill's $75 billion in ICE money rather than try to defund its regular appropriations. "I support strong border security ... But âthis administration is not going after hardened criminals with this money"
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Exclusive: Democratic senator pushes to redirect $75B ICE funding
The Trump administration is ânot going after hardened criminals with this money,â Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2026/moderate-democratic-senator-pushes-to-redirect-75b-in-ice-funding?utm_medium=principals&utm_campaign=flagshipnumbered5&utm_source=newsletterlink
2 days ago
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Trump is rolling out economic proposals that a lot of Republicans hate - 10 percent credit card rate cap - Marshall swipe fee bills - Banning institutional investors from buying houses - (also, Rs don't like Powell investigation) Some populist Rs like it though ...
3 days ago
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Congressional Progressive Caucus "opposes any appropriations bill that provides any funding to immigration enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Security unless there are meaningful and significant reforms to immigration enforcement" Funding runs out Jan. 30
3 days ago
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Sen. Moreno confirms that the ACA subsidies deal isnât quite ready to be released yet. Theyâve been near a deal for awhile but will slip until after next weekâs recess.
3 days ago
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Update: Sen. Josh Hawley says heâs undecided on the Venezuela War Powers vote after advancing it last week. Says heâs talked to President Trump, Secretary Rubio and admin lawyers They told him âWe don't want to do ground troopsâŚ. âI don't want to prejudge anything, but that's significantâ
3 days ago
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New - Murphy, Schiff, Smith and Warren urge their Democratic colleagues to adopt populist platform âOur partyâs anemic response to the rigging of our democracy and economy in favor of the ultra-wealthy has eroded our credibility with working people"
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Exclusive: Progressive Democrats urge party to go populist in midterms
The senators used polling from both Democratic-aligned and GOP-aligned groups to argue that âbland policy proposalsâ wonât work.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/13/2026/progressive-dems-urge-hardline-populist-midterm-platform?utm_medium=principals&utm_campaign=flagshipnumbered4&utm_source=newsletterlink
3 days ago
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Trump admin stepping on a rake with the Powell probe. 6 R senators panning it ⌠including people who donât like Powell! Cramer: âIf we were to do an indictment on everybody thatâs elusive in front of Congress, weâd have to build a couple new penitentiariesâ
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Powell investigation backfires with Hill Republicans
The Trump administration has stepped on a proverbial rake with its party, where even the central bank chairâs detractors didnât want to defend the probe.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/12/2026/powell-investigation-backfires-with-congressional-republicans
4 days ago
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Senate advances House's minibus of spending bills over initial filibuster, 80-13. Big vote
4 days ago
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GOP Sen. Kennedy: âI know Chairman Powell pretty well. I would be stunned if he had done anything wrongâ âlitigation between the Federal Reserve and the executive branch of government will cause interest rates to riseâŚwe need this like we need a hole in the headâ
4 days ago
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Sen. Kelly on floor: "I take seriously my duty to protect the Constitution for all Americans. I just never expected I'd have to protect the rule of law against the secretary of Defense. Pete Hegseth is now coming after what I earned ... in violation of my rights as an American"
4 days ago
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Trump told NYT he wants immigration reform that "possibly" includes path to citizenship "If the Democrats would do it, Iâd do it. Iâd love to have a comprehensive immigration policy, something that really worked. Itâs about time for the country to have it"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
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Two Hours, Scores of Questions, 23,000 Words: Our Interview With President Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/politics/trump-interview-transcript.html
4 days ago
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Asked Judiciary Chairman Grassley about DOJ investigating Powell: âyou've got to wait until the investigation is over before you draw a conclusion. But I don't want anything to interfere with the independence of the Fed. I support the independence of the Fed,â he said
4 days ago
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Sen. Kelly: âIâve never shied away from a fight for our country, and I wonât shy away from this one ... So today, I filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of Defense because there are few things as important as standing up for the rights of the very Americans who fought to defend our freedoms.â
4 days ago
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! Sen. Warren says President Trump called her after her speech this morning "I said that if he really wants to get something done ... he would use his leverage and pick up the phone âAfter my speech, the President called me, and I delivered this same message on affordability to him directly"
4 days ago
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Murkowski endorses Dan Sullivan over Peltola: âWe've had a pretty solid team here in the Senate for the past 12 years, so we want to figure out how we're going to keep in the majority,â she said. âAnd Dan delivers that.â
alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Mary Peltola enters Alaska U.S. Senate race
The former congresswoman is challenging incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan. Nationally, Democrats have high hopes that she can flip the seat.
https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/washington-d-c/2026-01-12/mary-peltola-enters-alaska-u-s-senate-race
4 days ago
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Important moving parts in Congress this week - Venezuela resolution on floor, could delay Senate votes on approps bills. Senate is on recess next week. Deadline Jan. 30 - ACA subsidy group needs to seal deal. They might need to attach it to the funding bill(s)
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Congress braces for decisive week as shutdown nears
After this week, the Senate will go on recess for a week, with the House set to follow â leaving little time for cross-chamber coordination.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/12/2026/congress-braces-for-decisive-week-as-shutdown-nears
4 days ago
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News: Peltola is IN for Alaska Senate race, running against Sen. Dan Sullivan. Tough race still but big recruit for Democrats Sheâs proposing term limits, is campaigning on âfish, family and freedom,â and is name-dropping Don Young and Ted Stevens
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Peltola challenges Sullivan in Alaska
The former representative is a promising recruit for Senate Democrats.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/12/2026/peltola-challenges-sullivan-in-alaska
4 days ago
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Newsy Monday Semafor DC - Whip Barrasso endorses Hageman in Wyoming Senate. This race is over already - Huge week for ACA subsidies and avoiding shutdown - Warren giving big speech today, arguing against "nibble-around-the-edges approach" from Dem candidates
www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
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đĄ Semafor Washington, DC: Trump vs. Powell | Semafor
In todayâs edition: Federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into Fed chair Jerome Powell, and Iran protests intensify.
https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/01/12/2026/semafor-washington-dc-trump-vs-powell?utm_source=headernewsletterlink&utm_medium=principals
4 days ago
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Sen. Murphy on Meet the Press on ICE/shutdown: "It is reasonable for Democrats speaking on behalf of the majority of the American public who don't approve of what ICE is doing to say, 'If you want to fund DHS, I want to fund a DHS that is operating in a safe and legal manner'"
5 days ago
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ICE becoming issue in another Senate race. Lt. Gov Stratton campaign hitting Rep. Krishnamoorthi for vote denouncing terrorist attack/expressing "gratitude" for ICE âIllinois deserves better than [senator] who says one thing on the campaign trail, but votes to praise ICE when it actually counts"
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https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/119-1/158
7 days ago
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New: Democrats write committee leaders asking for public hearings on US action in Venezuela. Led by Sen. Bennet
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
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Exclusive: Democrats request public hearings on US action in Venezuela
Congress was privately briefed this week, but the Democrats say that thereâs more to do.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/09/2026/democrats-request-public-hearings-on-us-action-in-venezuela
7 days ago
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Trump's honeymoon over in Congress - 11 House Rs vote for Dem ACA subs, more break on veto overrides - J6 plaque resolution honoring law enforcement passes Senate - Rs pushing back on Greenland rhetoric - Venezuelan resolution advances and Trump says 5 Rs shouldn't be reelected ...
8 days ago
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Sens. Merkley and Tillis just passed a Senate resolution supporting the Jan. 6 plaque that's become a big issue in the House
8 days ago
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Sen. Tillis says heâs put a hold on DHS nominees âIâd simply like the Homeland Security Secretary to respond to what are now two requests by the chairman to come before the committee, and that's the reason why I placed the blanket hold before the shooting yesterday on anything relatedâ to DHS
8 days ago
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52-47, Kaine Venezuela resolution advances Rs supporting Hawley Collins Paul Murkowski Young
8 days ago
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McConnell opposes Kaine war powers resolution, Collins says sheâll support: âI believe invoking the War Powers Act at this moment is necessary, given the Presidentâs comments about the possibility of âboots on the groundâ and a sustained engagement ârunningâ Venezuela, with which I do not agreeâ
8 days ago
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Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is hosting this meeting, according to a source familiar
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8 days ago
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Venezuela vote hanging in balance, handful of senators undecided/not saying: Collins, Young, Moran. Tillis likely a no but still listening. Needs 51 to advance today Kaine: Rs told him in Nov. "Trump was bluffing and that there was not going to be military action"
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
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Exclusive: Republicans undecided on Democratsâ war powers resolution
Republicans told Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., they opposed the vote last time because they thought President Donald Trump was bluffing.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/08/2026/republicans-undecided-on-democrats-war-powers-resolution
8 days ago
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new: Sen. Graham says he met with/ Trump today and "he greenlit the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that I have been working on for months with Senator Blumenthal and many others." Says it might get vote next week Sen. Paul hates it and has said he'll fight it as hard as he can
9 days ago
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Rep. Pfluger says next week he will "roll out the RSC framework for reconciliation 2.0" He + Sen. Rick Scott are making case that their bill turning original ACA subsidies into HSAs should be in that Scott: "All of this should be able to get through" reconciliation process
9 days ago
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News: Amidst all the Greenland talk from Trump admin, Denmark Ambassador to US Jesper Møller Sørensen holding bipartisan meeting with lawmakers tomorrow, including SFRC ranking member Jeanne Shaheen
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
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The White Houseâs Greenland problem starts growing on Capitol Hill
More Republicans are telling the Trump administration to cool down its talk of using the military to take the Danish territory.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/07/2026/the-white-houses-greenland-problem-starts-growing-on-capitol-hill
9 days ago
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"Some people around here are calling me cranky," says Sen. Tillis about Trump admin's Greenland designs. "You know what makes me cranky? Stupid"
9 days ago
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Trump Team's Greenland rhetoric is a problem for growing number of Republicans Lankford: âwe need to not threaten a peaceful nation thatâs an ally where we have a military base already" Collins: "it makes no sense to me" Murkowski: "unsettling" McConnell: "unseemly"
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
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The White Houseâs Greenland problem starts growing on Capitol Hill
More Republicans are telling the Trump administration to cool down its talk of using the military to take the Danish territory.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/07/2026/the-white-houses-greenland-problem-starts-growing-on-capitol-hill
9 days ago
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