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Jake Sherman

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Founder of @punchbowlnews. @nbcnews/@msnbc. Phish/Dead fan. Author of NYT best seller, “The Hill To Die On”.

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🚨🚨🚨Scoop: The Biden administration asked Israel to notify the U.S. ahead of any retaliation against Iran for the U.S. to have a say before decisions are made, U.S. and Israeli officials told me. My story on Axios
axios.com/2024/04/12/ira…

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VERY intense W.H. lobbying effort on the warrant issue.
- Jake Sullivan/Merrick Garland made calls
- NSC attorney Josh Geltzer and Deputy homeland security adviser Jen Daskal were right outside the floor with representatives from DOJ/CIA to talk to members

There was a secure…

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NEW: U.S. Defense official tells FOX assets are being moved into the Middle East region - amid expected Iranian strike on Israel

U.S. defense official: “We are moving additional assets to the region to bolster regional deterrence efforts and increase force protection for U.S.…

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The one interesting wrinkle here is this: In the Committee of the Whole, delegates can vote. The Biggs amendment was considered in the Committee of the Whole.

And when something passes with a one-vote margin with delegates deciding the vote, there's an automatic revote.

I am…

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OK so here's the deal.

The House will have to vote to table a motion to reconsider the FISA vote next week.

The GOP leadership believes the same coalition that passed FISA will vote to table and the bill will go to the Senate.

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VOTE IS STILL OPEN..... But 224+ lawmakers have already voted to clear the FISA reauthorization.

Final passage not really in question.

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THE HOUSE IS VOTING on the Biggs amendment, the most hard-fought of the FISA amendments.

WH whipping hard against. Supporters in both parties.

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NEW -- These are the talking points that the White House is using with members of Congress to try to defeat the Biggs amendment.

W.H. thinks the vote will be close. And they are working hard to defeat it.

NEW -- These are the talking points that the White House is using with members of Congress to try to defeat the Biggs amendment. W.H. thinks the vote will be close. And they are working hard to defeat it.
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