“House Republicans came away empty-handed Wednesday afternoon from a high-stakes meeting aimed at ending a yearslong standoff within their caucus over a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions,” Politico reports.
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Republicans Kill Measure to Overturn Trump’s Tariffs
“The Senate narrowly defeated a resolution seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, handing GOP leaders a victory,” Punchbowl News reports.
“The measure would have passed with full attendance but was deadlocked at 49% to 49%, with Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) absent. Both would have voted for the resolution if they were present.”
James Carville vs. David Hogg
Tara Palmeri hosts a debate between James Carville, 80, and David Hogg, 25, on the future of the Democratic party.
Senate Republicans Headed for Defeat on Tariff Vote
“Attendance issues in the Senate could prove pivotal for GOP leaders ahead of a vote on a resolution to overturn President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs,” Punchbowl News reports.
“Senate Republican leaders were on track for yet another defeat today, with four GOP senators prepared to cross party lines and vote with Democrats to rebuke Trump’s tariff regime for the second time in less than a month.”
Lindsey Graham Pushes Russia Crackdown
“Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Trump, is forging ahead on a plan to impose new sanctions on Russia and steep tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, gas and uranium, as Trump struggles to fulfill his campaign promise to end the war in Ukraine,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The South Carolina Republican said that support for his bill crossed the critical threshold of 60 co-sponsors on Wednesday, meaning it has enough votes to overcome a Senate filibuster. By the end of the week, Graham predicted, the bill will have at least 67 co-sponsors, enough to override a potential presidential veto.”
Jonathan Lemire: What would it take for Trump to stand up to Putin?
Federal Election Commission Effectively Shuts Down
NOTUS: “The Wednesday meeting is likely the FEC’s last for what could be weeks or months due to the departure of Republican Commissioner Allen Dickerson and the failure of President Donald Trump and the Senate to nominate and appoint new commissioners.”
“After Wednesday, the FEC won’t have its required quorum of four commissioners to conduct high-level business.”
Lt. Governor Calls Three-Fifths Compromise a ‘Great Move’
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) “is facing backlash for sharing a debunked conservative argument that the Three-Fifths Compromise was a step toward ending slavery in response to a discussion surrounding a bill that would eliminate state diversity programs,” the Chicago Tribune reports.
Said Beckwith: “The Three-Fifths Compromise, and many other things like that, were designed to make sure that justice was equal for all people and equality really meant equality for all.”
Trump Says Kids May Have to Live With Fewer Toys
“President Donald Trump said Wednesday that children in the U.S. may just have to live with fewer toys if his trade policy results in store shelves going empty,” the HuffPost reports.
Said Trump: “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.”
USA Today: Trump acknowledges prices will force consumers to cut back.
Democrats Outperform in Another Special Election
“Angel Ramirez (D) turned in the biggest overperformance by a Democrat in a special election this year with her victory last night, winning Iowa’s vacant 78th House district in a 79% to 21% landslide,” The Downballot reports.
“Last year, Kamala Harris carried the district, based in the Cedar Rapids area, by an already considerable 66% to 33% margin… That means Ramirez’s showing represents a 26-point improvement on last year’s presidential results.”
Trump May Send Migrants to Libya and Rwanda
“The Trump administration has discussed with Libya and Rwanda the possibility of sending migrants who have criminal records and are in the United States to those two countries,” CNN reports.
“The proposals mark a dramatic escalation in the administration’s push to deter people journeying to the United States and remove some of those already here to countries thousands of miles away, some of which have checkered pasts…”
“In addition to sending migrants with criminal records, Trump officials are also hoping to enter formal negotiations with Libya to strike a so-called safe third country agreement, which would allow the US to send asylum seekers apprehended at the US border to Libya.”
Elon Musk Bids Farewell, Sort Of
“Elon Musk claimed Wednesday that his federal workforce slashing initiative so far has saved $160 billion — far less than his original projections — as the mega-billionaire Tesla CEO gave a sort of farewell to President Donald Trump’s Cabinet,” CNBC reports.
“He has said that going forward, he plans to work just one or two days a week on his Department of Government Efficiency.”
Mexico Issues a U.S. Travel Alert Over Measles
Wired: “To try to prevent the measles virus from spreading further throughout Mexico, its Ministry of Health has issued a travel warning for the United States and Canada, where cases have also risen sharply.”
Journalist Sentenced in Turkey for Insulting Erdoğan
“A Turkish court has handed a Swedish journalist an 11-month suspended sentence for insulting the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but he remains behind bars awaiting trial on a second more serious charge,” The Guardian reports.
Ron Johnson Won’t Support House GOP Budget
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Punchbowl News that, as it stands now, he can’t vote for the House Republicans’ reconciliation package.
Said Johnson: “There are enough senators here that are insisting on returning to a reasonable pre-pandemic level of spending, which we’re not even coming close to in terms of what the House is working on. That will go nowhere here in the Senate. The administration has to understand that.
Johnson said he’s speaking out now so that GOP colleagues have a “fair warning” about his objections.
Justices Seem Open to Publicly-Funded Catholic School
“The Supreme Court’s conservative justices signaled Wednesday they are open to allowing the Catholic Church to launch the country’s first publicly funded religious charter school, despite arguments from opponents who say the school would violate the Constitution’s ban on government-established religion,” Politico reports.
Trump Is Less Popular Than He Was Last Time
Nate Silver: “We’re 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term, and for the first time, his net approval is worse than it was at the same point in his first term. As of this post, Trump has a net job approval rating of -9.7. But 100 days into term 1, he sat at -9.1 net approval.”
“For some additional points of comparison, Joe Biden’s day 100 net approval was +13.3, Barack Obama’s was +26.4, and George W. Bush’s was +28.0. In fact, Trump 2.0 now has the lowest day 100 approval rating of any president in our historical database.”
The Trump Voters Who Like What They See
Elaine Godfrey: “Even as Trump’s critics cheer the apparent change of heart among some of his supporters, they face an inconvenient reality: Many of his voters are jubilant. For these happy millions, the first 100 days of Trump’s second presidency have been a procession of fulfilled campaign promises—and have brought the country not to the precipice of economic ruin or democratic collapse, but to a golden age of greatness.”
Bukele Wanted Assurances Prisoners Were Gang Members
New York Times: “Mr. Bukele wanted assurances from the United States that each of those locked up in the prison were members of Tren de Aragua, the transnational gang with roots in Venezuela…”
“Mr. Bukele’s demands for more information about some of the deportees, which has not been previously reported, deepen questions about whether the Trump administration sufficiently assessed who it dispatched to a foreign prison.”
Related from Aaron Blake: Trump’s big admission about the Kilmar Abrego García deportation case.
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