Mona Burns
@monaburns.bsky.social
Political writer. Covering Congress. Vincit Omnia Veritas.
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This is absurd.
The White House is going to be haunted *so hard* by the ghosts of Andrea Palladio, Lord Burlington, Thomas Jefferson, and Charles Follen McKim.
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This is absurd.
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Area on lockdown
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Area on lockdown
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A National Guardsmen shot point-blank near White House perimeter—17th & H NW-about 2:20 pm, critical from head wound.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A National Guardsmen shot point-blank near White House perimeter—17th & H NW-about 2:20 pm, critical from head wound.
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"Any time Trump needs someone to move his bullshit, he can count on Johnson to show up with a shovel, a wheelbarrow, and a smile. There’s no lie too absurd for him to parrot, no corruption he won’t defend, if it will help the president achieve his aims." www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
MAGA influencer Benny Johnson’s job is to have no principles. Business is booming.
www.mediamatters.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Any time Trump needs someone to move his bullshit, he can count on Johnson to show up with a shovel, a wheelbarrow, and a smile. There’s no lie too absurd for him to parrot, no corruption he won’t defend, if it will help the president achieve his aims." www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
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Absolute own-goal for Fani Willis to put Nathan Wade on that Fulton County Trump case, innit?
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Absolute own-goal for Fani Willis to put Nathan Wade on that Fulton County Trump case, innit?
Coming apart at the seams
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
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Trump’s AI, health care plans in limbo after leaks
Republicans are making no secret of being divided over the ideas.
www.semafor.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Coming apart at the seams
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Whomever is charged with giving this guy his morning meds clearly has the day off ..
WOW
WOW
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Whomever is charged with giving this guy his morning meds clearly has the day off ..
WOW
WOW
James Comer is worried about the House Oversight Epstein Report:
He's afraid no one will "ever believe it"
He's "expressing uncertainty" about a "logical end"
And so..he won't commit to releasing a final report
Is there anyone who can't see through this guy by now?
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
He's afraid no one will "ever believe it"
He's "expressing uncertainty" about a "logical end"
And so..he won't commit to releasing a final report
Is there anyone who can't see through this guy by now?
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
‘Nobody will ever believe it’: James Comer airs doubts about his own Epstein investigation
The House Oversight chair fears "so many conspiracy theories" will haunt any findings he ultimately releases.
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
James Comer is worried about the House Oversight Epstein Report:
He's afraid no one will "ever believe it"
He's "expressing uncertainty" about a "logical end"
And so..he won't commit to releasing a final report
Is there anyone who can't see through this guy by now?
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
He's afraid no one will "ever believe it"
He's "expressing uncertainty" about a "logical end"
And so..he won't commit to releasing a final report
Is there anyone who can't see through this guy by now?
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
He's definitely not working on his Thanksgiving message of gratitude and light
Nope
What our feckless leader is thinking about this morning:
Attacking women
And further destabilizing the Fourth Estate
Nope
What our feckless leader is thinking about this morning:
Attacking women
And further destabilizing the Fourth Estate
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
He's definitely not working on his Thanksgiving message of gratitude and light
Nope
What our feckless leader is thinking about this morning:
Attacking women
And further destabilizing the Fourth Estate
Nope
What our feckless leader is thinking about this morning:
Attacking women
And further destabilizing the Fourth Estate
Another ACA bill:
From House GOP Rep Brian Fitzpatrick
Word is: min premium payments, more flexibility for HSAs and "cost reduction measures"
Meanwhile Trump:
“I like my plan the best. Give the money to the people. That’s what I like.”
But..he won't release it
CHAOS
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
From House GOP Rep Brian Fitzpatrick
Word is: min premium payments, more flexibility for HSAs and "cost reduction measures"
Meanwhile Trump:
“I like my plan the best. Give the money to the people. That’s what I like.”
But..he won't release it
CHAOS
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
This House GOP centrist is plotting a new health care bill aimed at winning over Trump
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wants to pair an extension of Obamacare subsidies with new flexibility for health savings accounts.
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Another ACA bill:
From House GOP Rep Brian Fitzpatrick
Word is: min premium payments, more flexibility for HSAs and "cost reduction measures"
Meanwhile Trump:
“I like my plan the best. Give the money to the people. That’s what I like.”
But..he won't release it
CHAOS
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
From House GOP Rep Brian Fitzpatrick
Word is: min premium payments, more flexibility for HSAs and "cost reduction measures"
Meanwhile Trump:
“I like my plan the best. Give the money to the people. That’s what I like.”
But..he won't release it
CHAOS
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The 'Fix It Act' 👇
It extends ACA subs for 2 yrs
Several bipart House Reps are now supporting it
Deal:
Pays for modified subs by "cracking down" on Medicare "fraud"
Meanwhile:
There are at least 2 other House bills in the works
This is a chaotic MESS
35 days left..
kiley.house.gov/posts/bipart...
It extends ACA subs for 2 yrs
Several bipart House Reps are now supporting it
Deal:
Pays for modified subs by "cracking down" on Medicare "fraud"
Meanwhile:
There are at least 2 other House bills in the works
This is a chaotic MESS
35 days left..
kiley.house.gov/posts/bipart...
Bipartisan Bill to Protect Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Introduced
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Sam Liccardo (CA-16) and Kevin Kiley (CA-03) introduced the bipartisan Fix It Act to prevent a significant increase in healthcare costs for millions of Americans....
kiley.house.gov
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The 'Fix It Act' 👇
It extends ACA subs for 2 yrs
Several bipart House Reps are now supporting it
Deal:
Pays for modified subs by "cracking down" on Medicare "fraud"
Meanwhile:
There are at least 2 other House bills in the works
This is a chaotic MESS
35 days left..
kiley.house.gov/posts/bipart...
It extends ACA subs for 2 yrs
Several bipart House Reps are now supporting it
Deal:
Pays for modified subs by "cracking down" on Medicare "fraud"
Meanwhile:
There are at least 2 other House bills in the works
This is a chaotic MESS
35 days left..
kiley.house.gov/posts/bipart...
Got (almost) all Thanksgiving baking done last night
(super messy, but lots of fun)
On to a pre-🦃hangout with the family today
If you're traveling be safe (& patient)
Remember to be kind
Everyone's struggling with something these days
Bring light
Embrace joy
Find your blessings
☮️
(super messy, but lots of fun)
On to a pre-🦃hangout with the family today
If you're traveling be safe (& patient)
Remember to be kind
Everyone's struggling with something these days
Bring light
Embrace joy
Find your blessings
☮️
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Got (almost) all Thanksgiving baking done last night
(super messy, but lots of fun)
On to a pre-🦃hangout with the family today
If you're traveling be safe (& patient)
Remember to be kind
Everyone's struggling with something these days
Bring light
Embrace joy
Find your blessings
☮️
(super messy, but lots of fun)
On to a pre-🦃hangout with the family today
If you're traveling be safe (& patient)
Remember to be kind
Everyone's struggling with something these days
Bring light
Embrace joy
Find your blessings
☮️
Inside Congress today:
On the ACA chaos Trump is sowing:
Sr member House GOP leadership:
There's “a great deal of confusion..folks don’t seem to know what the admin is going to do.”
Trump is contradicting himself (& Congress) all over the place
35 days ..
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
On the ACA chaos Trump is sowing:
Sr member House GOP leadership:
There's “a great deal of confusion..folks don’t seem to know what the admin is going to do.”
Trump is contradicting himself (& Congress) all over the place
35 days ..
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Inside Congress
President Donald Trump is proceeding with health care talks on his own terms — making contradictory statements and sowing mass confusion within the Republican ranks as he slams the Obamacare subsidies...
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Inside Congress today:
On the ACA chaos Trump is sowing:
Sr member House GOP leadership:
There's “a great deal of confusion..folks don’t seem to know what the admin is going to do.”
Trump is contradicting himself (& Congress) all over the place
35 days ..
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
On the ACA chaos Trump is sowing:
Sr member House GOP leadership:
There's “a great deal of confusion..folks don’t seem to know what the admin is going to do.”
Trump is contradicting himself (& Congress) all over the place
35 days ..
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Tom Nichols for The Atlantic:
“Hegseth’s tenure so far has featured a series of appalling security lapses and janky public performances that call into question not only his character but his emotional stability”
GIFT LINK
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“Hegseth’s tenure so far has featured a series of appalling security lapses and janky public performances that call into question not only his character but his emotional stability”
GIFT LINK
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Senator Mark Kelly Is in the Wrong Job
He should be secretary of defense.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Tom Nichols for The Atlantic:
“Hegseth’s tenure so far has featured a series of appalling security lapses and janky public performances that call into question not only his character but his emotional stability”
GIFT LINK
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“Hegseth’s tenure so far has featured a series of appalling security lapses and janky public performances that call into question not only his character but his emotional stability”
GIFT LINK
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump on AF-1 tonight on health care subsidies:
“I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all .. some extension may be necessary to get something else done.”
“I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all .. some extension may be necessary to get something else done.”
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Trump on AF-1 tonight on health care subsidies:
“I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all .. some extension may be necessary to get something else done.”
“I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all .. some extension may be necessary to get something else done.”
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Some Republicans coming to Sen. Mark Kelly's defense tonight amidst DoD investigation into his video appearance
Murkowski says "to accuse him and other lawmakers of treason and sedition for rightfully pointing out that servicemembers can refuse illegal orders is reckless and flat-out wrong"
Murkowski says "to accuse him and other lawmakers of treason and sedition for rightfully pointing out that servicemembers can refuse illegal orders is reckless and flat-out wrong"
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Some Republicans coming to Sen. Mark Kelly's defense tonight amidst DoD investigation into his video appearance
Murkowski says "to accuse him and other lawmakers of treason and sedition for rightfully pointing out that servicemembers can refuse illegal orders is reckless and flat-out wrong"
Murkowski says "to accuse him and other lawmakers of treason and sedition for rightfully pointing out that servicemembers can refuse illegal orders is reckless and flat-out wrong"
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The Jeffrey Epstein story should be ripe for QAnon since it centers around a rich pedophile who courted wealthy people. But, as @willsommer.bsky.social writes, QAnon believers prioritize protecting Trump above all else.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | QAnon Isn’t So Thrilled About the Epstein Revelations
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Jeffrey Epstein story should be ripe for QAnon since it centers around a rich pedophile who courted wealthy people. But, as @willsommer.bsky.social writes, QAnon believers prioritize protecting Trump above all else.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
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Small dick energy on full display
What a petty, insecure and mean spirited little prick Pete Hegseth is
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Small dick energy on full display
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If you would like to understand Benny's principles, here's a story. While at IJR on the day of the 2015 Roanoke shooting, Benny cried in the newsroom. Not because of the shooting itself, but because we told him he wasn't allowed to post the video of the murder on the website.
Benny Johnson had perhaps the best 2025 of any streamer on the right, drawing more than 1 billion YouTube views as he hobnobbed with Trump administration power players and GOP elites.
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
MAGA influencer Benny Johnson’s job is to have no principles. Business is booming.
www.mediamatters.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you would like to understand Benny's principles, here's a story. While at IJR on the day of the 2015 Roanoke shooting, Benny cried in the newsroom. Not because of the shooting itself, but because we told him he wasn't allowed to post the video of the murder on the website.
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Mark your calendars, the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on impeaching "rogue" judges has been rescheduled for 12/3 at 2:30pm
www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...
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Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Accountable | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
www.judiciary.senate.gov
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Mark your calendars, the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on impeaching "rogue" judges has been rescheduled for 12/3 at 2:30pm
www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...
www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...
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‘No One’s Safe’: Underwood Says Passports Now Essential for All U.S. Citizens (VIDEO)
@laurenunderwood.bsky.social tells Americans their U.S. passport is the only reliable defense against immigration detention, plus BIA rebuked for rejecting torture claims migrantinsider.com/p/no-ones-sa...
@laurenunderwood.bsky.social tells Americans their U.S. passport is the only reliable defense against immigration detention, plus BIA rebuked for rejecting torture claims migrantinsider.com/p/no-ones-sa...
‘No One’s Safe’: Underwood Says Passports Now Essential for All U.S. Citizens (VIDEO)
Illinois Congresswoman Lauren Underwood tells Americans their U.S. passport is the only reliable defense against immigration detention, plus BIA rebuked for rejecting torture claims
migrantinsider.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
‘No One’s Safe’: Underwood Says Passports Now Essential for All U.S. Citizens (VIDEO)
@laurenunderwood.bsky.social tells Americans their U.S. passport is the only reliable defense against immigration detention, plus BIA rebuked for rejecting torture claims migrantinsider.com/p/no-ones-sa...
@laurenunderwood.bsky.social tells Americans their U.S. passport is the only reliable defense against immigration detention, plus BIA rebuked for rejecting torture claims migrantinsider.com/p/no-ones-sa...
What a petty, insecure and mean spirited little prick Pete Hegseth is
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
What a petty, insecure and mean spirited little prick Pete Hegseth is
Note:
There is no ACA focused event on the WH public schedule for today 👇
He's going to pardon turkeys
And then leave for Mar-a-Lago
They have just 36 days to avoid ACA subsidy expiration
And .. nothing
Wonder what kind of party he'll be having for 🦃
He certainly isn't worried about us
There is no ACA focused event on the WH public schedule for today 👇
He's going to pardon turkeys
And then leave for Mar-a-Lago
They have just 36 days to avoid ACA subsidy expiration
And .. nothing
Wonder what kind of party he'll be having for 🦃
He certainly isn't worried about us
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Note:
There is no ACA focused event on the WH public schedule for today 👇
He's going to pardon turkeys
And then leave for Mar-a-Lago
They have just 36 days to avoid ACA subsidy expiration
And .. nothing
Wonder what kind of party he'll be having for 🦃
He certainly isn't worried about us
There is no ACA focused event on the WH public schedule for today 👇
He's going to pardon turkeys
And then leave for Mar-a-Lago
They have just 36 days to avoid ACA subsidy expiration
And .. nothing
Wonder what kind of party he'll be having for 🦃
He certainly isn't worried about us
"The fact that the WH was even seriously working on [an ACA] plan caught Republicans by surprise.. the WH was preparing to unveil the proposal-before eventually backtracking amid resistance from conservatives & a general sense among Republicans that the WH was mismanaging the issue."
It's a mess 👇
It's a mess 👇
Congress needs to resolve the ACA credit extension issue in 36 days to avoid expiration
And a nationwide spike in insurance premiums
The WH has now pulled back on it's so-called 'plan'
Because Republicans are arguing about it
Even they "can't swallow" curbing them 👇
punchbowl.news/article/whit...
And a nationwide spike in insurance premiums
The WH has now pulled back on it's so-called 'plan'
Because Republicans are arguing about it
Even they "can't swallow" curbing them 👇
punchbowl.news/article/whit...
Trump’s perilous path on health care
Trump appeared ready to roll out a health care proposal to address Obamacare subsidies, but the W.H.’s decision to pause underscores how difficult it’ll be.
punchbowl.news
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"The fact that the WH was even seriously working on [an ACA] plan caught Republicans by surprise.. the WH was preparing to unveil the proposal-before eventually backtracking amid resistance from conservatives & a general sense among Republicans that the WH was mismanaging the issue."
It's a mess 👇
It's a mess 👇
Congress needs to resolve the ACA credit extension issue in 36 days to avoid expiration
And a nationwide spike in insurance premiums
The WH has now pulled back on it's so-called 'plan'
Because Republicans are arguing about it
Even they "can't swallow" curbing them 👇
punchbowl.news/article/whit...
And a nationwide spike in insurance premiums
The WH has now pulled back on it's so-called 'plan'
Because Republicans are arguing about it
Even they "can't swallow" curbing them 👇
punchbowl.news/article/whit...
Trump’s perilous path on health care
Trump appeared ready to roll out a health care proposal to address Obamacare subsidies, but the W.H.’s decision to pause underscores how difficult it’ll be.
punchbowl.news
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Congress needs to resolve the ACA credit extension issue in 36 days to avoid expiration
And a nationwide spike in insurance premiums
The WH has now pulled back on it's so-called 'plan'
Because Republicans are arguing about it
Even they "can't swallow" curbing them 👇
punchbowl.news/article/whit...
And a nationwide spike in insurance premiums
The WH has now pulled back on it's so-called 'plan'
Because Republicans are arguing about it
Even they "can't swallow" curbing them 👇
punchbowl.news/article/whit...