This week on the Hill: Reconciliation bill runs up against Republican infighting

Monday was supposed to be the deadline for getting an immigration enforcement funding package on President Trump’s desk.   Instead, the Senate will return Monday evening, preparing for a showdown over the bill after negotiations on the measure blew up more than a week ago following the White House’s  announcement of the creation of a separate, controversial “anti-weaponization” fund that would issue payouts to those…

Graham Platner Says He ‘Serves’ as His Maine Town’s Harbormaster. He Held the Largely ‘Clerical’ Role for 18 Months Before Quitting To Campaign.

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner often touts his role as harbormaster of Sullivan, Maine, as proof of his “working class” bona fides, saying on his campaign website that he “serves the town of Sullivan as Harbormaster” and claiming during a February podcast interview that he’s “been the harbormaster for the last two years.” He actually

‘He Hates Us’: New York Jews and Israeli Officials Say Mamdani Isn’t Wanted at the Israel Day Parade, as Hizzoner Becomes First Mayor in 60 Years to Skip Celebration

Two former mayors—Eric Adams and Michael Bloomberg—took Mamdani’s place and the parade went smoothly without the antisemitic disruptions that have been on the rise across the city L: Amir Ohana and Eric Adams, R: Cardboard cutout of Zohran Mamdani in a trash can (Jon Levine/Free Beacon) There was no love lost on Sunday for Zohran

Nancy Pelosi Held This Seat for 39 Years. Who Will Win It This Year?

A progressive Democrat in San Francisco who has championed pro-transgender legislation in California is leading the primary race to fill the House seat long held by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who is retiring. State Sen. Scott Wiener, described by The New York Times as a “moderate state senator,” has dominated every poll as of May

Democrat-Backed Nebraska Senate Hopeful Dan Osborn Quietly Scrubs ‘Abortion’ From His Website, But Still Takes Money From Planned Parenthood Figure

Osborn says he supports abortion with ‘common sense limits,’ but won’t say how he voted in Nebraska’s successful 2024 referendum that banned abortion after the first trimester Dan Osborn (@osbornforne/X) Dan Osborn, the independent Nebraska Senate candidate running with the endorsement of the state’s Democratic Party, has quietly removed all references to abortion from his