Epstein Secrets

zell) reports the nomination of OMB Director-designate Tanden was "thrown further into doubt on Monday as moderate Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah said they would vote against confirming her." The AP notes that on Friday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) "became the first Democr

p of moderates will have as Biden seeks to achieve his policy goals in the narrowly divided Congress," USA Today (2/22, Wu, 12.7M) also reports that Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders "has been noncommittal on her nomination, grilling Tanden, the former head of the liberal Center for American Progress, on

ill without passage of that far larger package." But, at the same time, "half a dozen moderate Democrats, including Representatives Jared Golden of Maine and Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, circulated a letter over the weekend calling" on House Speaker Pelosi "to ensure a swift vote on the bipartisan d

additional efforts that coincide with promises Biden and his allies made during the 2020 election campaign." Roll Call (8/9, Krawzak, 130K) reports Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders said in a statement introducing the resolution that once it is adopted, it will "allow the Senate to move forward on a reco

McCain are chiefly motivated by a desire to restore Pentagon cuts they say will cripple the military. Other Senate Republicans like Susan Collins of Maine are going to bat for domestic programs. Of course, Congress could simply keep the government on autopilot at current funding levels, continuing the

voted for the plan. "House Republicans decided to double down on the failed policies that the American people rejected just a few months ago," said Senate Budget Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash. To avert a government shutdown the House also passed a short-term spending bill. The long-term blueprint is simila