Burgess Everett
Congressional Bureau Chief at Semafor
Semafor congressional bureau chief, former Politico. Photo by @pennstatetom
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4 days ago |
semafor.com | Burgess Everett
Lisa Murkowski has at least thought about caucusing with Democrats in the Senate — simply, as she put it, “because people have asked” about it. “I would be not being honest with you if I said I’ve never been asked … ‘Why don’t you switch?’ Or people have said: ‘You should switch,’” the Alaska senator told Semafor in an interview ahead of Tuesday’s release of her new book. “Have I considered it?
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4 days ago |
semafor.com | Burgess Everett |Eleanor Mueller
Most Republicans are falling in line behind President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities while Democrats are asking for more information and dinging the president for not seeking congressional approval. There are a handful of people in the middle. Some pro-Israel Democrats like Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., said she hoped the strike is decisive and that the administration “must involve Congress before taking any further US military action against Iran.” Rep.
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5 days ago |
semafor.com | Burgess Everett
Senate Republicans will receive an update on their tax-cuts plan on Monday evening, according to people familiar with the meeting, and they could take the bill to the floor as soon as Wednesday. Monday will be a key gut check for GOP leaders after a whirlwind of changes and ongoing negotiations aimed at passing the bill before the impending recess.
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1 week ago |
semafor.com | Burgess Everett
As President Donald Trump’s megabill nears passage in the Senate, incumbent Republicans like Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., will quickly have to pivot to selling it to their voters. That’s going to be a challenge, at least according to a new North Carolina poll obtained by Semafor and conducted by the left-leaning Data for Progress in June.
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1 week ago |
semafor.com | Burgess Everett
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, sent a Juneteenth message to senators: Rename the Russell Senate Office Building. In a letter seen by Semafor, Green asked senators to change the name of the building — currently named for former Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia, a segregationist Democrat, and filled with architectural gems — and temporarily dub the structure the Old Senate Office Building while senators agree on a permanent solution.
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