The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the Epstein Files resolution. It will need a two-thirds super majority to pass under 'suspension of the rules.'

One House GOP lawmaker tells me the plan is to bring up the Epstein Files bill on Tuesday under 'suspension of the rules' - that means it would need a two-thirds majority to pass.

Very odd moment in the House. Republicans + 2 Dems voted *not* to kill a resolution rebuking Rep. Chuy Garcia D-IL for how he helped his chief of staff be the lone Democratic candidate to replace him. Now Dems hashing it out on the House floor in debate.

When the House convened on this date in 1800 for the first time at the U.S. Capitol, the House Journal had a unique name for the new seat of government: "The City of Washington, in the Territory of Columbia."

House Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries: The GOP may not even net a single House seat from their push to change maps in Texas and other states. "They started this, we're finishing it."

These headlines on the front porch this morning

Trump so far has attacked Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA. What do they have in common? Both want to release the Epstein Files.

Aboard Air Force 1 tonight, Trump on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA. "Something happened to her over the last period of a month or two where she changed, I think, politically...Already I have people calling me, they want to challenge her to a race in her district in Georgia.”

At this time, no government funding bills are on the House schedule for next week. 9 bills are left - the House has passed 2 of those 9 (Defense and Energy & Water). The next shutdown deadline is 11 weeks from today

Inbox headline from the White House today: "We’re Making Big Progress on Prices — and We’ll Keep Working to Make Sure Everyone Benefits."

The House is lining up some big bills for next week

The Trump Justice Department has filed suit against California's new Congressional map that was approved last week by voters. The suit refers to the 'California General Assembly' - it's actually called the 'California State Assembly.' www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...

The shutdown is over and the U.S. Capitol is open for public tours again!

Democrats on Capitol Hill told us for the past 30 years that government shutdowns don't win policy concessions. Maybe they should have heeded their own advice. More in my column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

The shutdown is over after 43 days, as the House approves a new temporary funding plan through Jan. 30

Signature 218 on the Epstein Files

Grijalva finally sworn in after a 50 day delay

If Adelita Grijalva is signature 218 for the Epstein Files discharge petition - that process is immediately over. So if there is going to be any change by either Nancy Mace or Lauren Boebert - if would have to happen before Grijalva is sworn in today at 4 pm.

If you're looking for the new Epstein/Maxwell emails about Trump released today by House Democrats, they can be found at oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r...

WE ARE SO BACK ON CAPITOL HILL

Jeffries: "House Republicans, welcome back from your taxpayer funded 7-week vacation."

The House Rules Committee will meet at 6:30 pm on the Senate-passed shutdown package.

The Senate has approved a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown. A House vote is expected on Wednesday.

The Senate votes 60-40 to block a filibuster against the shutdown package. The same 8 from the Democratic side broke ranks: King I-ME, Shaheen D-NH, Hassan D-NH, Rosen D-NV, Cortez Masto D-NV, Fetterman D-PA, Kaine D-VA, and Durbin D-IL.

The Senate has rejected a plan from Sen. Tammy Baldwin D-WI to extend the expiring Obamacare health insurance subsidies for 1 year. Party line vote.

I counted 8 Senate votes coming on the shutdown deal: 1) Motion to Proceed 2) Baldwin motion to table 3) Merkley motion to table 4) Paul amendment #3941 5) Cloture on the Collins substitute #3937 6) Collins substitute 7) Cloture on the bill as amended 8) Final passage

Last House vote was Sept. 19 Last House hearing was Sept. 18 Last House vote on a yearly funding bill was Sept. 4

Looks like the Senate will pass the CR deal tonight - but the government will stay in shutdown mode for another two days (into Wednesday) because the House is not in D.C.

The House is out until Wednesday, so the shutdown isn't ending before Wednesday night at the earliest

Rep. Adrian Smith R-NE ignores Democrats on the floor and adjourns the House until Wednesday. Adelita Grijalva was elected on Sept. 23 and still has not been sworn into office. It may finally happen later this week.

The Senate last night finally broke a Democratic filibuster, paving the way for the end of the government shutdown. More in today's Regular Order jamiedupree.substack.com/p/senate-tak...

The Senate has adjourned until 11 am on Monday. No time has been set for any vote on the CR/minibus. It's not clear how long it will take for the Senate to pass that bill. The Senate is currently on the 30 hours of post cloture debate time on the motion to proceed.

On the 15th try, the Senate has broken a filibuster led by Democrats against a temporary funding bill passed by the House. The plan is to change the CR date to Jan. 30 and add in 3 full-year funding bills. The end of the government shutdown is in sight.

The new CR would run until Jan. 31, 2026. It includes one surprise provision - which would reverse all of the federal job cuts (RIFs) made by President Trump during the shutdown.

A cave by Senate Democrats was always the likely outcome on the government shutdown. No shutdown has ever forced immediate legislative victories. The 2025 shutdown forced by the Democrats is no different than the GOP shutdowns in 1995-96, 2013, and 2018-19.

The 3 bills in the minibus are now out. Ag-FDA www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit... Legislative Branch www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit... Military Construction/VA www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...

By my count, 42 Senate Democrats have earmarks in the Military Construction / VA funding bill that was just released. It's a House-Senate deal.

There is activity at the Capitol on this Sunday afternoon. GOP Senators meeting right now. GOP members of the Appropriations committee also huddling down on the first floor on a 3-bill minibus.

The Senate will convene at 1:30 pm for a rare Sunday session. Still no shutdown deal.

GOP floor charts staff getting a workout for this Saturday session of the Senate

This just into the newsroom WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.

The Senate has adjourned until 12 noon on Saturday. Still no deal to end the shutdown.

The Senate is so far away from a shutdown deal that Senators are voting again on a bill which is unconstitutional (spending bills must originate in the House).

Rep. Mike Simpson R-ID ignores Democrats on the floor and adjourns the House until next Monday. Adelita Grijalva was elected on Sept. 23 and still has not been sworn into office.

The House will be out again next week. That's 20 work days in 19 weeks.

Just another day on Capitol Hill waiting for a shutdown deal jamiedupree.substack.com/p/congress-s...

The Senate has defeated an effort by Democrats to force a war powers vote on the U.S. military buildup re: Venezuela. Sen. Rand Paul R-KY & Sen. Lisa Murkowski R-AK were the only two GOP Senators to break ranks.

History tells us the party in power usually loses seats in a midterm election. That's why Tuesday's results were definitely not a good indicator for the GOP. More in my column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Man who threw sandwich and became symbol of resistance to Trump’s DC law enforcement surge found not guilty of assault.

Eight months ago, Rep. Sylvester Turner D-TX died. His seat in the U.S. House is still vacant. On Tuesday, two Dems advanced to a runoff for that Houston-area seat. When is the runoff?? We don't know. That runoff date still must be set by Gov. Greg Abbott.