Donald Payne, six-term congressman from New Jersey, dies at 65

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An Iraqi father is suing BP for his son's death, blaming gas flaring. The family 'joins a growing movement of individuals and communities standing up to Big Oil in court to demand justice,' an observer says: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

the CVS of overpriced mediocre food is closing??

On what could be my last ride on the Circulator the driver keeps abruptly stopping. Like maybe he’s never driven a bus before? Now ironically a lady is yelling at him cause he missed her stop! He’s yelling back. Always a trip on this thing. Sad service might discontinue, truly

Great new tool for evaluating how severe and unusual heat is for any location... tied to health effects...

GOP has officially given up tying a resumption of LNG exports to freeing up Ukraine $, but not before Johnson tried for a last ditch compromise: asking the White House to approve 4 new terminals. Dems, predictably, said no. w/ Kelsey Brugger Nico Portuondo eenews.net/articles/house…

👀 Heritage Action, the political arm of the conservative think tank, is notifying Hill offices of their opposition to the rule governing the foreign aid bills, warning of a 'Key Vote 'No' ' to lawmakers.

no real surprise but fwiw Speaker Mike Johnson canceled his noon talk today at the Federalist Society amid chaos in the conference and uncertainty about his job

Now leading POLITICO's homepage - Brian Dabbs and I dug into the Loan Programs Office at DOE ahead of November: politico.com/news/2024/04/0…

Well that was quick. The SEC, roughly a month after finalized its corporate climate disclosure rule, has halted the rule itself. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0… via Declan Harty POLITICO

The White House sought to tamp down speculation Tuesday around a House Republican push to overturn the Department of Energy’s pause on liquefied natural gas export approvals in exchange for advancing Ukraine aid.

With Kelsey Brugger :

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Pete Buttigieg on Fox News on EVs: 'Sometimes when these debates happen, I feel like it's the early 2000s and I'm talking to people who think we can just have landline phones forever.'

The Conservative Climate Caucus has a new leader: Iowa Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks who has been vice chair of the group. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews… via Emma Dumain E&E News

i guess this is a joke but actually interesting to think about how much more reading we all do now that we're glued to our computers and phones all day long

I got interviewed by Washingtonian 🌸 about my Hill side gig I'm very passionate about - figuring out the best food (and best bang for your buck) in the Capitol.

And ofc, I got to sing my praises of the Rayburn Reuben. thank you Ike Allen for the profile!
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interesting politics here: the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's lone Republican pushing back against 4 House GOP lawmakers who joined Dems in urging the commission to a finalize transmission planning rule to boost renewables

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Some news that you might miss given this busy Friday...

🚨🚨🚨The US House Office of Diversity and Inclusion will be dissolved as part of the government spending bill that passed today, the office’s director said in a statement.

One of those proposed amendments from Sen. Crapo would nullify the Biden tailpipe rule unveiled this week

It ultimately wont go anywhere, even if some moderate Dems (Tester, Fetterman) are not keen on the Clean Car rule.

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Cole is officially in for House Appropriations Chair.

Senators milling around while appropriators reportedly trying to narrow down to about five germane amendments on spending bill. Everyone eager to leave for recess. It also smells like pizza.