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After a tortured and sometimes bewildering 26 hours, the Senate passed President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill A...
07/02/2025

After a tortured and sometimes bewildering 26 hours, the Senate passed President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The vote was 51-50. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) voted no. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote.

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The second installment of The Future of Energy, a four-part series from Punchbowl News, is live.This edition breaks down...
07/01/2025

The second installment of The Future of Energy, a four-part series from Punchbowl News, is live.

This edition breaks down the energy legislation moving through a GOP-controlled Washington. From efforts to ease natural gas export restrictions to proposals curbing offshore drilling, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are weighing in.

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Senate GOP leaders made the unusual — and unpopular among the rank-and-file — decision Sunday night to take a break befo...
06/30/2025

Senate GOP leaders made the unusual — and unpopular among the rank-and-file — decision Sunday night to take a break before starting the high-stakes vote-a-rama that comes at the end of every budget reconciliation push in the Senate. Subscribe now to stay updated!

Multiple House GOP conservatives came out against the Senate Republican reconciliation bill today, arguing it compromise...
06/25/2025

Multiple House GOP conservatives came out against the Senate Republican reconciliation bill today, arguing it compromises the priorities they previously passed. Subscribe now!

Tech Quarterly is out now.We spoke with OpenAI’s Chris Lehane, the Clintonian operator who has become Silicon Valley’s s...
06/25/2025

Tech Quarterly is out now.

We spoke with OpenAI’s Chris Lehane, the Clintonian operator who has become Silicon Valley’s secret weapon, about the AI industry’s relationship with Washington.

This edition also looks at the winners and losers in the spectrum fight and offers a cheat sheet for kids’ online protection bills.

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We’re launching a new four-part series: The Future of Energy from Punchbowl News.In the first edition, The State of Play...
06/24/2025

We’re launching a new four-part series: The Future of Energy from Punchbowl News.

In the first edition, The State of Play, we examine how energy production is changing and how Washington and industry leaders are working to meet the nation’s growing needs while balancing competing views on how to power the future.
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President Donald Trump’s risky decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday night has set off a firestorm on Capit...
06/23/2025

President Donald Trump’s risky decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday night has set off a firestorm on Capitol Hill while threatening to split both his own party and Democrats.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is raising concerns about the Medicaid provisions in the Senate Finance Committee’s recon...
06/18/2025

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is raising concerns about the Medicaid provisions in the Senate Finance Committee’s reconciliation text, underscoring the challenges ahead for GOP leaders.

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Congress could be on the brink of success.Welcome back to The Vault Quarterly. We’re five months into President Donald T...
06/18/2025

Congress could be on the brink of success.

Welcome back to The Vault Quarterly. We’re five months into President Donald Trump’s second term, and Washington is in the middle of a frenzied rush to score legislative wins. Two major policy areas we’re keeping an eye on this summer are taxes and crypto.

Inside this edition:
-Assessing Congress’ financial policy leaders
-The Senate tax bill’s winners and losers
-The Vault Power Matrix
-How independent will Powell’s successor be?

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The Senate is in session, and the House is beginning a weeklong recess. President Donald Trump is attending the G7 summi...
06/16/2025

The Senate is in session, and the House is beginning a weeklong recess. President Donald Trump is attending the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada.

It’s a short week for the Senate given the Juneteenth holiday. Senators will break for the long weekend on Wednesday afternoon.

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We’re launching a new four-part series: The Creator Economy, from Punchbowl News in partnership with YouTube.About 67 mi...
06/12/2025

We’re launching a new four-part series: The Creator Economy, from Punchbowl News in partnership with YouTube.

About 67 million people around the world now identify as creators, and that number is expected to keep rising. In this first edition, we examine how the creator economy is reshaping the U.S. workforce, influencing economic trends and entering the policy conversation in Washington.

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