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Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - House today will consider the $47.3B 2027 State Dept. spending bill. 29 amdts. are allowed to be offered including Massie’s amdt. to cut $3.3B in foreign military aid & block funding for Israel. If the bill is passed, the GOP voter ID SAVE America Act would be added before it’s sent to the Senate. @cspan
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Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan
House Minority Leader Jeffries sent a Dear Colleague letter to his Democratic colleagues yesterday that he’ll be voting No against the Massie anti-Israel funding amendment today as it would “restrict our country’s ability to confront Hamas, Hezbollah & other terrorist organizations in the region who are sworn enemies of both the U.S. & Israel.”
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2077339254737285404
Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - U.S. military strikes against Iran continue this morning, the day after Democrats blocked the NDAA from advancing in the Senate over the unauthorized war against Iran & proposed increases to defense spending.
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U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM
At 6 a.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching a wave of strikes against Iran. The strikes are designed to further degrade military capabilities Iranian forces have used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2077342195363794998
Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - With the NDAA blocked, the Senate today will continue work on more of President Trump’s nominations. Senators will vote on Florida state judge Jeffrey Kuntz’s nomination to be U.S. District Court judge for Southern FL. Off the floor, Senate confirmation hearings are being held for AG, DNI & CDC director. @cspan 2
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2077345459002106178
Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - House Minority Leader Jeffries sent a Dear Colleague letter to his Democratic colleagues yesterday that he’ll be voting No against the Massie anti-Israel funding amendment today as it would “restrict our country’s ability to confront Hamas, Hezbollah & other terrorist organizations in the region who are sworn enemies of both the U.S. & Israel.”
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2077348479446237547
Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - Members will also consider a bill to rename a VA community based outpatient clinic in San Jose, CA after the late native former NFL player Corporal Pat Tillman, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 of “friendly fire.”
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2077348567010750960
Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - Budget Recon 3.0 process begins as the House GOP releases its budget resolution ahead of tomorrow’s House Budget Cmte markup and House floor action planned for next week (47 pages).
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BU/BU00/20260716/119471/BILLS-119pih-LegislativeText.pdf
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2077387091122528633
Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.
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CSPAN @cspan
Confirmation hearing: Todd Blanche, nominee to be Attorney General, testifies before Senate @JudiciaryDems @senjudiciarygop – LIVE on C-SPAN3
https://www.youtube.com/live/hqId8YLImYc
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2077388620516749804
Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - Senate Judiciary Committee currently has 11 Republicans and 10 Democrats, following the death of the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). His committee desk is draped in black cloth with a vase of white roses during today's Blanche AG confirmation hearing.
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2077401806640984223
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