Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to @reedreports.bsky.social earlier this afternoon ⬇️
Graham: “We're going to unleash holy hell on [Iran] any minute now. They're going to fall..."
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A NEW redistricting lawsuit. A group of Utah political leaders — including Congressional Reps. Celeste Maloy and Burgess Owens — have sued Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson to block implementation of the new congressional map: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
Big thanks to the Reeds — @reedreports.bsky.social at @scrippsnews.bsky.social in DC for grabbing Rep. Maloy for me and @cdreed.bsky.social in St. George for grabbing Mayor Hughes for me. Teamwork makes the dream work!
Wanna read the lawsuit? I've posted it here: www.fox13now.com/news/politic...
NEWS: Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) tells me bill text of a healthcare proposal including ACA subsidies (expected today) is “definitely not a final agreement.”
He told us weeks ago negotiations “hit a pothole” on the Dem side, but now predicts bill text “will allow us to finalize the negotiations”
NEW: My colleague @reedreports.bsky.social of @scrippsnews.bsky.social in Washington D.C. got a chance to ask Rep. Blake Moore about Utah's redistricting ruling and the Republican supermajority legislature's appeal. Here's his response... #utpol #Utah
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."
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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
Sen. Mike Lee: "It's being argued with the parliamentarian, I think, even as we speak, or it was argued earlier today, and we're expecting a decision as soon as tonight." Nathaniel Reed: “What did you change in your proposal to try and make it possible?” Sen. Mike Lee: “A whole bunch of things.”
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”
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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.
