Sen. Majority Leader THUNE to me @scrippsnews.bsky.social after meeting with POTUS Trump at the White House: "I think the President is willing to sit down ... and I suspect we would want to participate in any such meeting... but, as we said, open up the government and that can happen."

For those fans of @scrippsnews.bsky.social (and honestly, who ISN'T a @reedreports.bsky.social fanboy — well, maybe certain members of Congress 😏) my corporate overlords (Scripps owns @fox13news.bsky.social) have announced the news channel is now available on Peacock!

Things you can't make up: Fmr. House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi today suggested I would be "a good candidate" to move to Alcatraz 😂🤣 WATCH:

Amid rescissions votes, Senate GOP Leader THUNE tells @reedreports.bsky.social he's not worried about the appropriations process for FY '26 as markups continue in key committees. "My intention [...] is to take bills that enjoy bipartisan support." @scrippsnews.bsky.social

JUST IN: U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum weighed in on Sen. Mike Lee's proposed public lands sale in an interview with @scrippsnews.bsky.social, appearing somewhat dismissive of it. Here's the clip... #utpol #Utah

Per my colleague @reedreports.bsky.social this morning, no decision yet from the Senate Parliamentarian on whether to revive Sen. Lee's now-modified lands sale proposal. #utpol #Utah

JUST IN: Sen. Mike Lee tells @scrippsnews.bsky.social he is talking with the Senate Parliamentarian about reviving his public lands sale proposal (with changes). @reedreports.bsky.social asked him about it in a VERY brief hallway interview (as one does in DC!). Transcript below... #utpol #Utah

UPDATE: MT Rep. Ryan Zinke spoke to @scrippsnews.bsky.social about Sen. Lee's proposal to sell some public lands and why he's a "no" if it comes back to the House. @reedreports.bsky.social (who did the interview) says so far, no comment from Sen. Lee or others in Utah's delegation. #utpol #Utah

Lawmakers considering President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' are expected to strip out a controversial piece of legislation that would have opened up federal lands for sale.

Only 1 Republican senator told me and @reedreports.bsky.social that they will be attending Saturday’s military parade in DC. 41 gave us different reasons for skipping. The rest of the Senate GOP were either undecided or did not comment.  www.scrippsnews.com/politics/con...

new - D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton tells me and @sahilkapur.bsky.social she's running for re-elect despite Qs about her ability to serve in Congress "Yeah, sure," she said when asked about running “I’m going to run. I don’t know why anybody would even ask me.” www.politico.com/live-updates...

WATCH: As Elon Musk rails on the OBBB, Budget Cmte Chair Jodey Arrington tells @reedreports.bsky.social its created a "bigger challenge" for the GOP. "He's got a big voice, he's got a big audience, and more importantly, its a credible voice, but he's wrong on this issue."

WATCH: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) tells @reedreports.bsky.social funding should NOT be pulled from NPR as part of Trump's rescissions package, but says: "It is so undeniable that NPR is incredibly, incredibly left and very Democratic. I mean, they can't pretend that it's actually not..."

Speaker Johnson tells @reedreports.bsky.social that concerns shared by House Freedom Caucus will be addressed with "some combination" of work by Congress and President Trump. Adds that "may" include Executive Orders.

Our reporting on @scrippsnews.bsky.social today: MORE than the number of House Republicans needed to kill POTUS’ ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ told us ON CAMERA that they would vote against it in current form ⬇️

No answer from Interior Secretary Burgum after being asked by @reedreports.bsky.social on if he would direct tours to stop at Alcatraz.

Rep. Van Orden (R-WI) tells @reedreports.bsky.social he's not worried about pushback from colleagues after signing-on to point of order to protect Medicaid and SNAP in reconciliation process.

Asked GOP Senators who voted to confirm Defense Secy Pete Hegseth if had seen his Signal message obtained by The Atlantic. Sen. Tuberville (R-AL): “No. Not really…. I’ll look at them later.” Sen. Jon Hustead (R-OH): “I’m going to have to do more research on it …” WATCH:

from my colleague @reedreports.bsky.social: KASH PATEL CONFIRMED BY SENATE AS FBI DIRECTOR - 51-49 // MURKOWSKI AND COLLINS VOTED NAY WITH ALL DEMS

Tonight, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) tells me @scrippsnews.bsky.social “to my knowledge, nobody in Louisiana has lost a job” amid widespread reports of federal government layoffs including the axing of some probationary employees.

Sources tell me & my @scrippsnews.bsky.social colleague @reedreports.bsky.social that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene & Speaker Johnson met w/ Elon Musk at White House yesterday for 45 mins to talk about DOGE, ahead of tomorrow’s 1st Oversight subcommittee DOGE hearing Wednesday, which MTG will chair

USCP notes an increase in threats against members of Congress, staff and their families "for the second year in a row" ⬇️

Asked Rep. Mike LAWLER (R-NY) at the GOP retreat about the status of including a higher/repealed state and local tax deduction (SALT) cap in the reconciliation package, a top priority for blue state GOP reps: Lawler: “If SALT is not in the package, there is no package” @scrippsnews.bsky.social

New: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) tells me @scrippsnews.bsky.social he is supportive of POTUS Trump’s buyout offer for federal employees. Tells me federal workers “had full license” to not come to work during 4 years of the Biden Admin: “If 5 to 10% leave, you can save $100 billion for taxpayers”

As my colleague @reedreports.bsky.social pointed out to me, not sure if DeLauro is speaking for all Dems here or if she is buying them time as they continue to have their meeting.

Rep. Ann Wagner to @reedreports.bsky.social on whether there was frustration in GOP conference with the Speaker over CR process ⬇️ "I heard nothing but 'God bless you' and 'thank you sir' for ... standing here in the gap for us in what is a moving process here." @scrippsnews.bsky.social

A frustrated Rep. Malliotakis to @reedreports heading into conference... "We need a clear understanding of how we're going to do things next session, because what's happening right now is completely unacceptable."

Rep. Dusty Johnson to @reedreports.bsky.social ... "The plan is, I understand it right now is to go through rules." (meaning a vote would not happen today) [...] "A technical shutdown for a few hours over Saturday doesn't actually impact the lives of any human being living on the planet."

Full clip of Rep. Malliotakis expressing frustrations to @reedreports.bsky.social as CR talks continue... @scrippsnews.bsky.social

Post-House Ethics meeting, Chair Michael Guest tells reporters “there was no agreement by the committee to release the report” h/t @reedreports.bsky.social

The #Senate reached an agreement and has begun a series of four cloture votes. There will be two further cloture votes and one confirmation vote tomorrow, with the six confirmation votes to occur at a time to be determined upon returning after the Thanksgiving recess. (1/4)

NEW: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) just intro’d a resolution “to ban transgender women from using biological women’s restrooms at the U.S. Capitol,” First-ever trans Rep., Sarah McBride (D-DE), will take office in Jan. If passed, Sergeant-at-Arms would be responsible for enforcement.

New: Sen. John CORNYN (R-TX) tells me “it’s not critical” that the House Ethics Committee releases its report about AG Nominee Rep. MATT GAETZ. SEN. CORNYN: “The truth is, the information is going to come out one way or the other.”

New: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of GOP Leadership, says Rep. Matt Gaetz has “an uphill climb” to be confirmed as AG, when asked if she’d like to see the Ethics Committee’s unreleased report.

NEW @scrippsnews.bsky.social: Speaker Mike Johnson says he has received White House request of $98bn in disaster relief, says "we're going to make sure we deliver for the hurricane victims and the people that have suffered from that" Says they will start "deliberate process" to go thru request.

NEWS @scrippsnews.bsky.social: White House has asked Congress for roughly $100bn in critical disaster relief funding, including $40bn for FEMA, $24bn for Ag, $12bn for HUD, & $8bn for DOT. In letter to Congress, Biden asks Congress to take "immediate action" & says money is needed THIS fiscal year

NEW: In press call, PA GOP Chair Tabas accuses Dems of unlawfully counting undated and misdated mail in ballots. RNC Chair Whatley says GOP will file 'a dozen cases' in PA to ensure only 'legal votes are counted.' Race is headed for a recount, and Sen. Casey refuses to concede.

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See the real impact of #YevgenyPrigozhin’s revolt. Scripps News and Bellingcat unveil the aftermath of the Wagner march on Moscow. https://scrippsnews.com/stories/visual-evidence-highlights-costs-of-wagner-revolt-in-russia/

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