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Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) is promising to act fast on several investigations if he takes over as House Oversight Committee chair next year.
That includes Trump family corruption allegations and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
@maxpcohen has the latest: punchbowl.news/article/washi…
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.@PunchbowlNews AM today
- It’s Election Day. Finally!
- How Trump & Republicans got here, and what’s next
- The Republican House looks gone as GOP’s hold on Senate teeters
- Get ready for the Medicare for All fight
- Inside Garcia’s opening Oversight salvo
punchbowl.news/archive/11326…
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Details on the House leadership elections schedule in @PunchbowlNews Midday.
Plus, what could change in the permitting bill:
punchbowl.news/archive/11226…
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NEWS:
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has paid her dues in full to the DCCC after a frantic fundraising sprint, according to three sources familiar with the process.
@BrendanPedersen has more: punchbowl.news/article/washi…
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Scoop in Punchbowl News AM: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has paid her DCCC dues in full for the first time since becoming top Financial Services Democrat in 2013.
Waters, 88, is just hours away from facing a leadership challenge for her gavel after the 2026 elections.
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PUNCHBOWL NEWS AM: @SpeakerJohnson is visiting N.C. Rep. Greg Murphy before polls close. District Trump won by 14.
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New: There will be a special Senate Democratic caucus meeting on Sunday at 8 pm with Marc Elias to discuss election security/election protection plans
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👀 Jamie isn’t actually @RepRaskin’s first name.
Raskin tell @maxpcohen he was named after his grandfather Benjamin, but said his parents “played a trick” on him and reversed the name.
The result: Jamin Ben Raskin.
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In @PunchbowlNews Midday: A spate of red-district House Republicans have started going negative on their Democratic opponents just five days before Election Day.
Plus, Costa joins the Ag race fight:
punchbowl.news/archive/10292…
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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) is angling hard for Sen. Marsha Blackburn's (R-Tenn.) seat if she’s elected governor in Tennessee.
@em_luetkemeyer has more: punchbowl.news/article/campa…
From @bresreports’s convo. with House Dem Whip Clark ⬇️
“I think we’re looking at a majority of 10 to 15 [seats], but it could so easily be a lot more.”
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark is optimistic that Dems will win the majority on Election Day.
If that happens, Clark is poised to become the first woman to serve as House majority leader.
Read more of @bresreports's conversation with Clark here: punchbowl.news/article/washi…
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.@PunchbowlNews AM today
- 5 days to Election Day
- Will a blue wave take out NY Rep. Mike Lawler & other GOP moderates?
- Clark looks to make history
- Burchett plans Senate run
- Alaska criminal probe over Dan Sullivans controversy
punchbowl.news/archive/10292…
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#NY21 news: VP JD Vance is traveling to the district to campaign for Constantino on Friday. Latest sign that the the Trump+21 seat is competitive in the race’s final stretch
Dem Blake Gendebien is mounting a strong challenge to succeed retiring Rep. Elise Stefanik in the seat
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.@PunchbowlNews AM today
- 6 days to Election Day
- Jeffries hits CO, NE, VA & AL w/more stops to come
- 4 Senate scenarios. Will ‘red wall’ crumble?
- Can Ciscomani hang on?
- Lawler vs. Jeffries
- News: Top House Dems signal AI interest
punchbowl.news/archive/10282…
Quite the back-and-forth going on here between Lawler and Jeffries in this @allymutnick piece ⬇️
LAWLER VS. JEFFRIES:
The New Yorkers' feud has been simmering since Lawler’s 2022 election. It reached a new level of vitriol during last year’s government shutdown.
As Election Day nears, both are continuing to trade jabs.
@allymutnick has the latest: punchbowl.news/article/campa…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will be in 21 more congressional district across 13 states between now and election night.
He's campaigning in Rep. Mike Lawler's (R-NY) district today.
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FIRST REPORTED IN PUNCHBOWL NEWS:
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent letters to 10 major health insurance companies accusing them of “colluding” with the Trump administration to terminate coverage for thousands of Obamacare enrollees.
@PeterSullivan4 has more: punchbowl.news/article/polic…
