Benjamin S. Weiss
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Covering Congress for Courthouse News Service in Washington, D.C. | “Mustache” - Sen. Chuck Schumer | Fmr nukes journo & unofficial Cap Hill motorsport correspondent 🏎️
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In the midst of budget negotiations, here’s the president posting an AI-altered clip of Leader Jeffries & Leader Schumer in which an AI clone of Schumer refers to Dems as “just a bunch of woke pieces of shit” & claims Dems will give “all these illegal aliens free health care.”
September 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In the midst of budget negotiations, here’s the president posting an AI-altered clip of Leader Jeffries & Leader Schumer in which an AI clone of Schumer refers to Dems as “just a bunch of woke pieces of shit” & claims Dems will give “all these illegal aliens free health care.”
If you missed today's stream you missed Sen. Dick Durbin's X notifs summoning an energy sword battle:
September 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If you missed today's stream you missed Sen. Dick Durbin's X notifs summoning an energy sword battle:
Mike Johnson’s message to cities under threat of military intervention by the White House: “Yield, man!”
“Let the troops come into your city and show how crime could be reduced.”
“Let the troops come into your city and show how crime could be reduced.”
September 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Mike Johnson’s message to cities under threat of military intervention by the White House: “Yield, man!”
“Let the troops come into your city and show how crime could be reduced.”
“Let the troops come into your city and show how crime could be reduced.”
Mike Johnson’s message to cities under threat of military intervention by the White House: “Yield, man!”
“Let the troops come into your city and show how crime could be reduced.”
“Let the troops come into your city and show how crime could be reduced.”
September 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Mike Johnson’s message to cities under threat of military intervention by the White House: “Yield, man!”
“Let the troops come into your city and show how crime could be reduced.”
“Let the troops come into your city and show how crime could be reduced.”
Trump says he’ll file a lawsuit challenging blue slips … but also acknowledges that it’s not a practice enshrined in law.
“This is based on an old custom, it’s not based on law, and I think it’s unconstitutional and I’ll probably be filing a suit on that pretty soon.”
“This is based on an old custom, it’s not based on law, and I think it’s unconstitutional and I’ll probably be filing a suit on that pretty soon.”
August 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trump says he’ll file a lawsuit challenging blue slips … but also acknowledges that it’s not a practice enshrined in law.
“This is based on an old custom, it’s not based on law, and I think it’s unconstitutional and I’ll probably be filing a suit on that pretty soon.”
“This is based on an old custom, it’s not based on law, and I think it’s unconstitutional and I’ll probably be filing a suit on that pretty soon.”
The scene just before 5pm at the corner of 14th and U St NW, where the “Defend the District” event is about to kick off.
Pretty sizeable MPD presence on both sides of the street — Pres. Trump is expected to travel around DC neighborhoods this evening to meet with police.
Pretty sizeable MPD presence on both sides of the street — Pres. Trump is expected to travel around DC neighborhoods this evening to meet with police.
August 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The scene just before 5pm at the corner of 14th and U St NW, where the “Defend the District” event is about to kick off.
Pretty sizeable MPD presence on both sides of the street — Pres. Trump is expected to travel around DC neighborhoods this evening to meet with police.
Pretty sizeable MPD presence on both sides of the street — Pres. Trump is expected to travel around DC neighborhoods this evening to meet with police.