“The House Republican leadership has delayed two key reconciliation markups, bowing to the reality that the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees aren’t ready to consider their portions of the package,” Punchbowl News reports.
Democrats Fume at Rogue Impeachment Push
“Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) has set off an internal furor among House Democrats with his unsanctioned efforts to impeach President Trump,” Axios reports.
“In addition to many House Democrats seeing the push as both premature and counterproductive, some are also chafing at the Thanedar’s tactics in drumming up support for his impeachment articles.”
“Four House Democrats who were briefly listed as co-sponsors have all since withdrawn, with some saying they wrongly believed leadership was supporting the measure.”
Tulsi Gabbard Won’t Rule Out Presidential Bid
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in a new interview declined to rule out running for president in 2028, The Hill reports.
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“About an hour after we landed, a staffer came over and said, ‘Sir, the pope died.’ I obviously felt very sad, and my thought went immediately to the pope, but also to all these Catholics who love him. But then it kind of hit me — oh my God — I was one of the last people to talk to him. I just take it as a great honor and a sign from God to remember that you never know when your last day on this Earth is.”
— Vice President J.D. Vance, in an interview with Fox News.
Spooked by Trade War, Trump Officials Hoard Supplies
Two Trump administration officials and a Trump aide told Rolling Stone that “they have done some stockpiling of their own in recent weeks or months, and that they know others working in Republican politics — inside and outside of the administration — who are doing the same.”
“One of the Trump officials says they have already run to Target to bulk-buy toilet paper, some types of food, and other household supplies.”
Explained one Trump official: “It would be stupid not to!”
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Trump Taps Mike Waltz as U.N. Ambassador
President Trump announced he will name National Security Adviser Mike Waltz — who he ousted from his position — to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
Marco Rubio to Be Interim National Security Adviser
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be interim national security advisor, as well as secretary of State, CBS News reports.
CIA Aims to Recruit Chinese Nationals With New Videos
“A pair of new CIA videos released Thursday aim to encourage Chinese nationals to spy for the agency, appealing to their frustrations with and fears of Beijing’s government and its corruption,” the New York Times reports.
“The Mandarin-language videos are modeled on a series of videos the agency made in recent years asking Russians to spy for the United States, appeals that previous CIA leaders said helped develop new sources.”
Kemp Neck and Neck with Ossoff in Georgia
A new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll in Georgia finds Brian Kemp (R) just ahead of Sen. Jon Ossoff (R) in a possible U.S. Senate match up, 49% to 46%.
However, Ossoff would crush Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) is she were the nominee, 54% to 37%.
Pete Buttigieg Heads to Iowa
“Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who passed on a run for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan — guided by what people close to him confirmed was interest in a possible second presidential bid — will be in Iowa on May 13,” CNN reports.
“He’ll headline a town hall with the group VoteVets Action Fund that will be his first public in-person event since finishing his Cabinet job with the Biden administration in January.”
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Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage
“Sitting in front of a packed auditorium in Dubai, a founder of the Trump family cryptocurrency business made a brief but monumental announcement on Thursday. A fund backed by Abu Dhabi, he said, would be making a $2 billion business deal using the Trump firm’s digital coins,” the New York Times reports.
“That transaction would be a major contribution by a foreign government to President Trump’s private venture — one that stands to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the Trump family. And it is a public and vivid illustration of the ethical conflicts swirling around Mr. Trump’s crypto firm, which has blurred the boundary between business and government.”
SALT Talks Stall as GOP Mulls Limiting Tax Break
“Key House Republicans on Thursday discussed ways to direct an expanded state and local tax deduction to those making less than $400,000 as they seek to balance the cost of the tax break with the political needs of several lawmakers from New York and other high-tax states,” Bloomberg reports.
“The $10,000 cap on SALT, one of the most contentious issues in the GOP debate on its giant tax bill, remained unresolved as lawmakers left Washington Thursday.”
Wes Moore Says He Won’t Run for President in 2028
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D), a rising star within the Democratic Party who’s been floated as a 2028 contender, surprised many Thursday when he said he will not run for president in the next cycle, The Hill reports.
Biden to Give Live Interview
“Joe Biden will appear on The View alongside his wife Jill next Thursday, in his first interview since leaving the White House,” the Daily Beast reports.
Young Democrats Launch Primary Challenges
A growing wave of young Democrats have launched congressional bids to shake up the party’s ranks by ousting incumbent House members in deep blue seats, CNN reports.
They see voter frustrations with what they’ve described as Democrats’ ineffective response to President Donald Trump’s actions as a mandate to remake the party.
Trump Cannot Remove Migrants Under Alien Enemies Act
A Trump-appointed judge ruled the Trump administration cannot remove migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, saying the administration’s invocation of that law in the context of Tren de Aragua was “unlawful” because there is no “declared war,” “invasion” or “predatory incursion.”
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