President Trump reacted furiously to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) interview on CNBC, firing off a series of posts on his Truth Social account calling her “Pocahontas.”

Said Trump: “Elizabeth Warren is a LOSER! She lies about everything, including the fact that she is an Indian. She’s NOT. She’s no Pocahontas!!! Ask Pocahontas the real questions, CNBC!!!”

“Senate leaders failed to reach a bipartisan deal to speed through more of President Trump’s nominees — so senators are heading home with a GOP promise of changing the rules when they return in September,” Axios reports.

“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) refused to back down from his demands, and Trump ultimately gave Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) cover to let his fatigued conference go home and reset.”

“Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are engaged in high-stakes negotiations with the White House over nominations, federal funding and whether the Trump administration will offer another rescissions package this fall,“ Punchbowl News reports.

“If a deal happens — and it’s not clear as of this Saturday afternoon that it will — that may be a signal that a government shutdown can be avoided later this year.”

“If not, Senate Republicans are threatening to change Senate rules before they leave for the August recess. Not only would that demonstrate a further breakdown in the Senate’s once-prized comity, but it would also make clear that a government shutdown is likely once the current funding runs out on Oct. 1.”

“Things seem to be at risk of unraveling in the Senate,” Punchbowl News reports.

“With senators eager to skip town for the August recess, there’s little progress on a nominations deal while a long-stalled appropriations package is going nowhere fast.”

“At this time, rank-and-file senators aren’t being told what’s next other than that GOP leaders plan to keep moving forward on nomination votes and appropriations talks.”

Earlier for members: The Senate’s Plan to Get Out of Town Has Collapsed

President Trump instructed Republican senators to “vote the exact opposite” of Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

Said Trump: “Republicans, when in doubt, vote the exact opposite of Senator Susan Collins. Generally speaking, you can’t go wrong. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) took a tumble on the Senate floor yesterday but appeared to be fine even though she tipped over a desk.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, promised to reveal to the public a “full breakdown of my follow the money investigation on Epstein so far” tonight at 9 p.m. ET on YouTube.

Said Wyden: “Last year, the Biden administration allowed our investigators to look at portions of the file. We did that at the Treasury building. Here is what it says.”

“Senate Majority Leader John Thune is now floating Democratic-authored proposals that would allow Senate Republicans to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominees more quickly,” Punchbowl News reports.

“Thune specifically referenced a proposal from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), the previous Rules Committee chair, that would allow up to 10 nominees from the same panel to be considered en bloc on the floor.”

“Such a move would dramatically accelerate the confirmation of nominees and allow Republicans to more quickly eliminate the current backlog.”

“Senate Republicans are increasingly supportive of slashing debate time on nominees via the unilateral nuclear option, as senators now see every Senate recess as a Trump nominee cliff that gives Democrats too much leverage,” Semafor reports.

“Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley said Wednesday morning he was ‘offended’ by President Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure him to ram through more nominees coming before his panel without deference to lawmakers whose states would be affected,” Politico reports.

Said Grassley: “Last night, I was surprised to see President Trump on Truth Social go after me and Senate Republicans over what we call the ‘blue slip.’ I was offended by what the President said, and I’m disappointed that it would result in personal insult.”

“Senate Democrats on Wednesday moved to compel the Trump administration to release material connected to the investigation into the accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, invoking a little-known law in a bid to force Republican leaders to confront the growing furor over the case,” the New York Times reports.

“Under a section of federal law commonly referred to in the Senate as the ‘rule of five,’ government agencies are required to provide relevant information if any five members of that committee, which is the chamber’s chief oversight panel, request it.”

“That provision — which became law in 1928 and sets a seven-member rule for the House’s oversight committee — effectively offers a way for members of the minority party to compel information from the executive branch because they cannot issue congressional subpoenas. But it has been infrequently used, and it has not faced significant tests in court, raising questions over whether it can be enforced.”

“The Senate voted Tuesday night to confirm Emil Bove as a federal appeals court judge, ending a contentious confirmation in which the top Justice Department official and former attorney for Donald Trump was the target of three whistleblower complaints alleging he put the president’s agenda above legal principles,” the Washington Post reports.

“The 50-49 vote giving Bove a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit was mostly along party lines, with Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) joining Democrats in voting against Bove. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tn) was not in attendance and did not vote.”

“Senate Republicans on Tuesday discussed making major changes to the chamber’s rules that would accelerate the confirmation of presidential nominees, a reflection of growing GOP anger at Democrats over their slow-walking of Trump’s nominees,” Punchbowl News reports.

“At a closed-door lunch meeting, Republicans were unified on the notion that Democrats’ delay tactics necessitate a more aggressive response.”

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) went nuclear on his fellow Democrats on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon, accusing them of being “complicit” in President Donald Trump’s actions, Punchbowl News reports.

“Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) tried to unanimously pass a package of bipartisan pro-police bills. But Booker objected and accused them of not fighting back against what he said were Trump’s abuses of power, citing the president’s decision to withhold certain funds appropriated by Congress.”

Said Booker: “There’s a lot of us in this caucus that want to fucking fight. And what’s bothering me right now is we don’t see enough fight in this caucus.”

Wall Street Journal: “Since Trump’s return to the White House, Booker has positioned himself as a face of Democratic resistance.”

New York Times: Democrats clash on Senate floor over policing bills and how to take on Trump.

“Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced legislation Monday to provide tariff rebate checks of at least $600 per adult and child to American families, similar to the stimulus checks the government distributed during the Covid pandemic,” NBC News reports.

“A new whistleblower has come forward to challenge the federal judicial nomination of Emil Bove, sharing evidence with lawmakers suggesting the controversial former attorney for Donald Trump and current top Justice Department official misled lawmakers during his confirmation hearing last month,” the Washington Post reports.

“The whistleblower — whose existence has not been previously reported — presented documentation that contradicts claims Bove made before the Senate Judiciary Committee about a Justice Department prosecution.”

Politico: Bove’s nomination not yet derailed by new whistleblower complaint.

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), “the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Monday demanded all recordings and transcripts of the July 24 and 25 Justice Department interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime partner of Jeffrey Epstein who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking,” the New York Times reports.