Sahil Kapur
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- NEW: After Republicans push Clintons to testify on Epstein, Democrats warn they'll haul in Trump They call it the Comer precedent — House forcing testimony from a former president under threat of criminal prosecution. “When is Trump coming?” says Rep. ZOE LOFGREN. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
- 🚨 Senate passes bill to resolve shutdown clash, punting on DHS for two weeks 71-29. Now to the House—expected to vote Monday. This deal funds most of the government through Sept and gives DHS a new deadline of Friday, Feb. 13 as Democrats push to restrain ICE/CBP. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who has been blocking a vote on the revised government funding deal, says he is lifting his blockade in exchange for a vote on his bill to end sanctuary cities.
- 🚨 The Senate has agreed to a deal to vote on 5/6 full appropriations bills and replace the DHS funding measure with a 2-week stopgap bill, per multiple sources. That gives time to negotiate on the Dem demands for ICE and CBP restraints.
- The massive government funding package just failed badly in the Senate, 45-55. Needed 60. Zero Democrats voted for it. SEVEN Republicans opposed it: Budd Johnson Lee Paul Moody Rick Scott Tuberville (John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
