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Senate Republicans are weighing whether to leave Washington for campaigning or stay to pursue legislation addressing affordability concerns. John Thune has not made a decision, and the newsletter also reports on several policy negotiations and congressional plans.
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People in this story 31 + 3 JT Senate majority leader weighing whether to keep the Senate in session
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AK Senator involved in AI negotiations
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DR Representative listed in a job-board item
SC Senator advocating votes on insulin and permitting proposals
TC Representative launching a bid to lead the Congressional Black Caucus
MJ House speaker considering a possible pre-midterm return
ES Representative listed in a job-board item
DT President whose actions figure in several policy and political developments
MC Senator involved in AI negotiations
PH Defense secretary whose possible impeachment vote could affect the House schedule
BS Senator advocating a cabinet-level agency to regulate AI
MH Senator involved in energy-permitting negotiations
JH Senator seeking a vote on a data-center energy-cost proposal
SW Senator involved in energy-permitting negotiations
NM Representative mentioned in a birthday listing
HJ House minority leader described as an ally of Carter
JL Former representative mentioned in a birthday listing
CS Senate minority leader planning an event on AI export controls
JK Senator supporting a vote on Husted's proposal
JH Senator leading scrutiny of license-plate-reading technology
TM Former representative mentioned in a birthday listing
AG Representative mentioned in a birthday listing
RM Senator advocating a vote on a credit-card fee proposal
AJ Former representative mentioned in a birthday listing
TC Senator leading an AI markup effort and advocating for a college sports bill
GC Representative advocating a cabinet-level agency to regulate AI
EW Senator planning an event on AI export controls
JJ Senator urging action on the cost of living
RK Representative mentioned through a staff member in a birthday listing
RW Senator criticizing the White House invitation to Xi Jinping
ML Senator who could decide how the blue-slip tradition is handled
ALSO MENTIONED Neomi Rao, Federal appeals court judge who wrote the majority opinion discussed in the newsletter; Steve Israel, Former representative whose work is listed in a newsletter recommendation; Xi Jinping, Chinese leader scheduled to meet with President Trump
Representative listed in a job-board item
SC Senator advocating votes on insulin and permitting proposals
TC Representative launching a bid to lead the Congressional Black Caucus
SHOW 26 MORE SHOW FEWER MJ House speaker considering a possible pre-midterm return
ES Representative listed in a job-board item
DT President whose actions figure in several policy and political developments
MC Senator involved in AI negotiations
PH Defense secretary whose possible impeachment vote could affect the House schedule
BS Senator advocating a cabinet-level agency to regulate AI
MH Senator involved in energy-permitting negotiations
JH Senator seeking a vote on a data-center energy-cost proposal
SW Senator involved in energy-permitting negotiations
NM Representative mentioned in a birthday listing
HJ House minority leader described as an ally of Carter
JL Former representative mentioned in a birthday listing
CS Senate minority leader planning an event on AI export controls
JK Senator supporting a vote on Husted's proposal
JH Senator leading scrutiny of license-plate-reading technology
TM Former representative mentioned in a birthday listing
AG Representative mentioned in a birthday listing
RM Senator advocating a vote on a credit-card fee proposal
AJ Former representative mentioned in a birthday listing
TC Senator leading an AI markup effort and advocating for a college sports bill
GC Representative advocating a cabinet-level agency to regulate AI
EW Senator planning an event on AI export controls
JJ Senator urging action on the cost of living
RK Representative mentioned through a staff member in a birthday listing
RW Senator criticizing the White House invitation to Xi Jinping
ML Senator who could decide how the blue-slip tradition is handled
ALSO MENTIONED Neomi Rao, Federal appeals court judge who wrote the majority opinion discussed in the newsletter; Steve Israel, Former representative whose work is listed in a newsletter recommendation; Xi Jinping, Chinese leader scheduled to meet with President Trump
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