TOP O’ THE MORNIN’
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Mullin disclosed that the 747 in question has been under negotiation for a year, a topic that has not been widely covered by the media or discussed by others. These conversations were initiated by the Biden administration.
The back-and-forth exchanges between a district court judge in the Western District of Washington and the 9th Circuit have taken on an amusing tone, despite the seriousness of the matter.
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As an Army Reserve Facility, then, this is most definitely something Hegseth should step in and address.
Brennan thinks he still runs our intelligence community, and so do many others still inside. It is theirs to do with as they please.
The left worships the former FBI man as a pillar of moral rectitude. He’s a pillar of something, alright.
Gabbard is cleaning house, and if former CIA Director John Brennan was mad, it was the right decision.
Efforts to engage with individuals who identify as gay, queer, and trans and who express support for Hamas and the pro-Palestine movement seem to be met with emotional responses rather than logical and sensible reasoning, according to Jennings and others.
WHAT’S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill…
It’s Friday, so the critters have a lighter meeting/hearing schedule. Here are the two set:
- House Armed Services, Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee — Fiscal Year 2026 Review of the Department of Defense’s Cyber Posture
- House Budget Markup — A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, H. Con. Res. 14
Reports are that House Republicans have hit the bumpy road part of their journey toward reconciliation:
And since Johnson fought to put the entirety of President Donald Trump’s agenda into “one big, beautiful bill,” the competing factions within the GOP conference are fighting like hell to extract every concession they can.
Think of this situation a bit like squeezing a balloon. If you push too hard on one side, the other side bulges out. Johnson faces a similar dynamic.
If the Louisiana Republican gives in too much to the hardline conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus, moderates will bolt. If Johnson tacks too much toward moderates on an issue like SALT, the HFC and the rest of the GOP conference will bolt.
It all sounds very dire — and perhaps it is. But…I’ve learned not to count Mike Johnson out.
White House What’s Up
President Donald Trump is leaving the Middle East to return home. By all accounts — okay, by all non-TDS-riddled accounts — his trip was a rousing success. But he needs to get back home and meet his new grandson. (And, of course, there’s more work to be done.)
.@POTUS in Abu Dhabi: “It’s been a tremendous time and now it’s time to go back home. My daughter had a baby — I’m going to go back home and see that little baby.” ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ATwbJQPiRp
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 16, 2025
