Happy Thursday. Netflix revealed the cast of the D.C. season of “Love is Blind,” and people have a lot of opinions. There’s only one consultant, no Hill staffers🤔 and one journalist. 📸Here are the men and 📸 the women. DMV readers, do you recognize anyone? Here’s what’s happening today:
- Johnson is back to square one after his funding plan predictably failed.
- Schumer is planning to advance a clean spending bill today, though these proposals typically originate in the House.
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Some senators are concerned about both Harris and Trump’s spendy policy proposals.
- Plus, a baby hippo in Thailand has become an internet sensation.
I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send tips, commentary, feedback and cookie recipes to cmartel@thehill.com. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here. |
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Mike Johnson, maybe you should switch up your mirror affirmations a bit: |
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Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) doomed plan to fund the government very predictably failed in the House on Wednesday. That means he is back to square one with just 12 days left to avert a shutdown. Johnson’s problem — he has virtually no leverage over Democrats: Fourteen Republicans joined Democrats to vote against the spending plan. Three Democrats voted with Republicans.
House Republicans are not on the same page: “The Speaker faced a troika of GOP opposition, with hard-line conservatives criticizing the use of a continuing resolution; defense hawks voicing concern about the impact the long-term funding bill would have at the Pentagon; and moderates expressing worries about having a shutdown threat so close to the election.” |
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Happening today — Chuck is taking matters into his own hands: |
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Ya, ya, put it on Congress’s tab!: |
Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are throwing out policy proposals that would largely put the financial burden on Congress to fund. The Hill’s Alexander Bolton spoke with several senators who are concerned about what these proposals would do to the annual deficits. 🫰 A spendy Trump proposal: Trump has proposed $8 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade. (He would plan to offset roughly $4.9 trillion in revenue with new tariffs and reversing Biden-era clean energy tax breaks.)
🫰 An expensive Harris proposal: Harris is considering $25,000 down payments for first-time homebuyers and $50,000 tax cuts for entrepreneurs. (She would plan to offset this by raising taxes on the wealthy.)
Some of the Senate concerns: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Trump’s record on spending is one of the reasons he hasn’t endorsed him. Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) complained that it’s “beyond my comprehension why no one is even talking about it.” Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who’s in a tight reelection race, acknowledged that “both sides are guilty” when it comes to deficit projections over the next decade.
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➤ HOW TRUMP IS TRYING TO UP HIS LIKABILITY WITH FEMALE VOTERS: |
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“The FBI and other intelligence agencies revealed Wednesday that Iran attempted to share information stolen during its hack on the Trump campaign with the Biden campaign and continues to send material to various media outlets.” (The Hill) |
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📸 Ooh, Tim Walz got a fresh haircut.
Always love a Doug Mills photo: Check out 📸 this photo of Trump at a campaign rally in Uniondale, N.Y.
Someone had fun with T. Swift lyrics: “Trump made a campaign stop at a bar in Greenwich Village and someone in the apartment next door blasted Taylor Swift for hours and put up a sign that said “GUILTY AS SIN.” 📸 Photo from CNN’s Kate Sullivan
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What has completely taken over my social media feeds:
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🍮 Celebrate: Today is National Butterscotch Pudding Day!
🥤 No, but I 100% agree: Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) posted a photo of Oreo-favored Coca-Cola next to Coca-Cola-flavored Oreos and commented, “I can’t explain why an Oreo-flavored Coke Zero sounds delicious to me yet a Coke Zero-flavored Oreo has no appeal whatsoever.” I can’t explain it either, but he’s right. 📸 Photo of the Oreo-Coke collab
🐿️ The best thing I’ve read today: Freelancer Andrew Leyden posted 📸 incredible photos of a squirrel finding its way to the press area of the White House complex and climbing it to reach some leaves. Someone should make this into a children’s book.
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The House and Senate are in. President Biden and Vice President Harris are in Washington. Harris heads to Michigan later today. (all times Eastern) |
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1:15 p.m.: Biden speaks at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. 💻 Livestream
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1:45 p.m.: A Senate cloture vote on a judicial nomination. 📆 Today’s agenda
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2:15 p.m.: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Jared Bernstein, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, brief reporters. 💻 Livestream
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3:45 p.m.: Harris leaves for Detroit.
- 3:45 p.m.: First and last House votes. 📆 Today’s agenda
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6 p.m.: Former President Trump speaks at an antisemitism event in Washington. 💻 Livestream
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7 p.m.: Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council in D.C.
- 8 p.m.: Harris participates in a campaign event in Farmington Hills, Mich.
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8:45 p.m.: Biden speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 47th Annual Awards Gala. 💻 Livestream
- 11:10 p.m.: Harris returns to D.C.
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Friday: First lady Jill Biden hosts the cast of “The West Wing” at the White House to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary.
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