Sahil Kapur

Community note on X

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chair of the Intelligence Committee, says he was denied a meeting with career intelligence workers because Laura Loomer objected.

“Federal prosecutors in D.C. have been instructed not to seek felony charges against people who are carrying rifles or shotguns in [DC], regardless of the strength of the evidence, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and an email reviewed by [WaPo].” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

TRUMP, IN JUNE, to BBC regarding Netanyahu: “If I tell him to do something, he does it.” NETANYAHU, IN AUGUST:

Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...

By UNANIMOUS consent, the Senate adjourned for recess until Monday, September 14 without passing the SAVE America Act. Nobody objected to the request, or asked for a roll call vote.

Senate votes 90-6 to pass a short-term bill to keep government open until Dec 11. The House still needs to pass it. It would prevent a shutdown before the midterms, which both parties want to avoid in this anti-incumbency moment. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Kamala Harris takes a swipe at this famous Joe Biden line, one that guided his 2020 campaign and his presidency. “We cannot sit around hoping Republicans will have an ‘epiphany’ and do the right thing,” she says in New Orleans. www.nola.com/news/politic...

Scoop: Susan Collins’ campaign is circulating a memo rebutting Democratic attacks on her health care record She zeroes in on two claims: (1) About OBBB & Medicaid cuts, (2) About ACA subsidies expiring and raising premiums. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Senate passes sanctions bill on Russia and Iran named for late Sen. Lindsey Graham www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

TODD BLANCHE FOR AG UPDATE Democrats are a NO. Collins & Murkowski are a NO. McConnell is absent. Cassidy is a YES, which likely seals it. If all other Republicans vote YES (as is expected) he has 50 votes to get confirmed. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., says he will vote YES to confirm Todd Blanche for Attorney General. Huge decision here. He might be the deciding vote.

🚨 Lisa Murkowski says she’ll “oppose” Todd Blanche for AG, citing the politicization of DOJ and the $2B “slush fund” she isn’t convinced is actually gone. “The country needs an Attorney General who will check the worst impulses of this administration.“ Says she’s not confident Blanche will do that.