House GOP’s old bull — new Approps Chair Rep. Tom Cole prepares for his toughest rodeo yet Jennifer Scholtes Caitlin Emma

'He’s gonna have to deal with the Chock full o’Nuts caucus,' Rep. Jim McGovern says.

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Republicans are plunging into a divisive surveillance debate that has pitted two warring factions against each other for months. There’s plenty of backbiting and mistrust to go around.

A DEEP dive into the House's GOP's months-long 702 debate:
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New: House GOP to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate on April 10th, shortly after return from recess

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NEW - How Greene’s bid to topple Johnson could blow up the House — or in her own face

w/ Olivia Beavers Jordain Carney

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The Ken Buck exit interview. He weighs in on:

- Boebert fight rumors
- Getting booted from Freedom Caucus
- motion to boot Johnson
- Bob Good's HFC leadership

from Olivia Beavers

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Rep. Mark Pocan summing up the Dem mood on voting for the funding bills: “When we’re winning, why would we worry about them flailing?”

More w/ Daniella Diaz :

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'The idea of making some Ukraine aid into a loan is gaining traction within the GOP. Not with Mitch McConnell, though.' Burgess Everett reports:

'The best way we can get Ukraine the help they need is for the House to pass the Senate bill,' McConnell said.
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New: The next generation of senators are stepping up for leadership, where 60-year-olds are practically young guns

-Cotton/Ernst eying no 3 spot for Rs
-Klobuchar/Booker being discussed for Dem no 3
-Padilla for DSCC?
-& more

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Update on Bernie Moreno saga, from Burgess Everett Ally Mutnick (who is in Ohio)

- Moreno calls report a 'sick, last-minute attack by desperate people.'
- Trump standing with him, Saturday rally still on
- Moreno's wife showed up at event with him this am politico.com/news/2024/03/1…

News w/ Olivia Beavers: Johnson says his current plan is to bring a 702 reauthorization bill back to the floor the week after Easter: politico.com/live-updates/2…

Still sticking with Feb. text but GOP hasn't resolved its standoff over amendments that forced him to punt last month

NEWS: Speaker Johnson tells me taking up aid to Ukraine and Israel is “very much a priority' that he expects to be a “stand-alone” bill once taken up vs. attached to a must-pass vehicle like gov't funding.

And that it'll be under suspension...
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New: Republicans are increasingly acknowledging Biden impeachment isn’t going to happen.

They are floating several other options—legislation, criminal referrals, etc—but some in their right flank want a vote even if it fails:

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On that Buck retiring on March 22 announcement:

- Rs will now have a paltry 218 majority
- Johnson did not know ahead of time that Buck was leaving, though a Buck spox said he left the speaker a voicemail
- Special elex seems likely on June 25, spox says

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Trump's opposition has not slowed House GOP leaders' push for a vote on the TikTok bill (though its fate in the Senate still doesn't look great).

from: Olivia Beavers

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News: Sen. Ernst running for Senate GOP Conference chair job this fall. Sets up a race against Sen. Cotton for No. 3 position

Ernst: 'Absolutely, this is winnable for me. And we shouldn’t be afraid of elections for heaven’s sake'

Now two contested races

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New: Senate GOP leadership race could drag out ... maybe all the way to Election Day. That could give a winning Trump more influence -- or a losing Trump very little

Plus Daines needs to win to have a shot and Scott needs to win re-elex

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Latest on Fetterman & the community center earmark rollercoaster🎢:
A person familiar says Fetterman was *personally briefed Tuesday* on the $1m being cut. But today he blamed staff for backing the cut without his knowledge or consent.
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Rep. Gallego to reporters on why he left the Progressive Caucus: “dues were due and the prices went up”

Other senators who had withheld a Trump endorsement are now following suit after McConnell's tepid announcement that he would back the presumptive GOP nominee today.

A gun policy rider on the minibus is sparking partisan animosity, with Speaker Johnson taking a victory lap during a closed-door House GOP meeting Wednesday and Democrats fuming — both publicly and privately. politico.com/live-updates/2… Olivia Beavers Nicholas Wu