🚨Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on President Obama mocking the Cheesecake Factory:
“This is the man who built the museum and it looks like Darth Vader’s tomb.”
Bessent also told @FoxBusiness' @FBNNicoleMac he frequents the Cheesecake Factory and always orders the French dip ested the “Martha’s Vineyard set” should “give it a try.”
“This is the man who built the museum and it looks like Darth Vader’s tomb.”
Bessent also told @FoxBusiness' @FBNNicoleMac he frequents the Cheesecake Factory and always orders the French dip ested the “Martha’s Vineyard set” should “give it a try.”
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@LPDonovan Not lost on me that this was 6 years ago and the same conversations are still being had.
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Remarkable press conference at the White House featuring Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Dario Amodei among others.
“Elon and I sat with President Xi the other day and he will take every data center we don’t want,” Trump said.
“Every single one. You know why? he added.
“Elon and I sat with President Xi the other day and he will take every data center we don’t want,” Trump said.
“Every single one. You know why? he added.
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NEW🚨📺: I asked Bernie Sanders if his bill that would sentence people to up to 20 years in prison for breaking AI rules is “extreme.”
"If that violation results in the possibility of millions of people dying, do you think that's really terribly radical?" @BernieSanders told me.
similar to those found guilty of “unlawfully developing nuclear weapons.”
"If that violation results in the possibility of millions of people dying, do you think that's really terribly radical?" @BernieSanders told me.
similar to those found guilty of “unlawfully developing nuclear weapons.”
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NEW: Leader Chuck Schumer tells me he personally urged Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang not to sell advanced AI chips to China during a meeting 8 or 9 months ago.
“I said, you know, you can make more profits. You want to make profits, don’t sell to China. You got plenty of markets to ot as dangerous.”
Schumer says Huang responded that “it’s ideological to sell these chips anywhere who wants to buy them.”
“That made no sense,” @SenSchumer said.
@SenWarren adds Huang has been invited to speak to the Banking Committee but “refused,” saying he would “rather” go to the White House and lobby President Trump to make sure “the profits of Nvidia are boosted,” even if China gets frontier AI chips.
“I said, you know, you can make more profits. You want to make profits, don’t sell to China. You got plenty of markets to ot as dangerous.”
Schumer says Huang responded that “it’s ideological to sell these chips anywhere who wants to buy them.”
“That made no sense,” @SenSchumer said.
@SenWarren adds Huang has been invited to speak to the Banking Committee but “refused,” saying he would “rather” go to the White House and lobby President Trump to make sure “the profits of Nvidia are boosted,” even if China gets frontier AI chips.
NEW: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang tells me the U.S. needs "open weights" to keep its AI edge, calling them essential for American industry, security, safety, and innovation.
Huang also says winning the AI race depends on how quickly U.S. companies adopt the technology.
📺 Watch:
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NEW: “The industry is not going to protect us.”
Sen. Chris Murphy says the “only way” Americans can be protected from AI is for the government to step in.
“The industry has an incentive to roll this technology out as quickly as possible in order to satisfy their investors,”
Sen. Chris Murphy says the “only way” Americans can be protected from AI is for the government to step in.
“The industry has an incentive to roll this technology out as quickly as possible in order to satisfy their investors,”
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NEW: Sen. Josh Hawley on Flock cameras: “I’m very worried about [them].”
“If you’re a guy who has one Flock camera, you shouldn’t be able to look up private citizens’ information a continent away.
“We’ve got to make sure that people’s privacy is protected,” @HawleyMO told me.
“If you’re a guy who has one Flock camera, you shouldn’t be able to look up private citizens’ information a continent away.
“We’ve got to make sure that people’s privacy is protected,” @HawleyMO told me.
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Is the AI debate getting a little too “doomer-ish”?
I asked Sen. Tim Kaine ⬇️📺:
“Look, the people who are the greatest innovators and creators in the world in the AI space are warning us of serious danger.
“So shame on us if we don't listen to them. I don't know what to take seriously the risk.”
I asked Sen. Tim Kaine ⬇️📺:
“Look, the people who are the greatest innovators and creators in the world in the AI space are warning us of serious danger.
“So shame on us if we don't listen to them. I don't know what to take seriously the risk.”
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🚨 SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN responds to Sen. Tim Scott telling @FoxBusiness that Democrats “are never going to vote for” crypto legislation:
“He’s wrong. Of course I would vote for crypto legislation…but not [the Clarity Act] that puts our national security at risk or that r economy.”
“He’s wrong. Of course I would vote for crypto legislation…but not [the Clarity Act] that puts our national security at risk or that r economy.”
Chairman @SenatorTimScott to @RiggsReport: “Rules of the road matter today.”
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott told @FoxBusiness how the Clarity Act will protect Americans’ hard-earned money, keep innovation in the United States, and strengthen our national security.
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NEW 🚨: FOX asked Ilhan Omar if Hasan Piker could cost Democrats seats in November.
“I don’t know,” Omar said.
When pressed on Piker’s comments - including that America “deserved 9/11” - Omar pivoted to Laura Loomer, asking:
“What are you guys doing about Laura Loomer calling bitches?”
“I don’t know,” Omar said.
When pressed on Piker’s comments - including that America “deserved 9/11” - Omar pivoted to Laura Loomer, asking:
“What are you guys doing about Laura Loomer calling bitches?”
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@BillMelugin_ @Heminator There were 959 carjackings in D.C. in 2023 - including 349 in June through August alone. So far in 2026, there have been 85.
But hey at least everyone got free AirTags for their trouble!
But hey at least everyone got free AirTags for their trouble!
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NEW: "I think it's very natural to be fearful."
I asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman what he'd say to Americans worried about AI replacing their jobs + recent AI security incidents and the rapid advancement of the technology.
"I understand...I get it," Altman told me.
Watch ⬇️:
I asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman what he'd say to Americans worried about AI replacing their jobs + recent AI security incidents and the rapid advancement of the technology.
"I understand...I get it," Altman told me.
Watch ⬇️:
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@theStevenRuiz CJ after his 3rd interception vs. the Pats in January
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NEW: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang tells me the U.S. needs "open weights" to keep its AI edge, calling them essential for American industry, security, safety, and innovation.
Huang also says winning the AI race depends on how quickly U.S. companies adopt the technology.
📺 Watch:
Huang also says winning the AI race depends on how quickly U.S. companies adopt the technology.
📺 Watch:
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NEW: I asked Sen. Bernie Sanders whether the rise of Democratic Socialist candidates could hurt Democrats politically in November.
"No," Sanders replied. "The American people are disgusted with an economic system in which one guy on top - Elon Musk - owns more wealth than the society."
He added: "They're tired of a corrupt political system in which billionaires buy elections. They want change."
"No," Sanders replied. "The American people are disgusted with an economic system in which one guy on top - Elon Musk - owns more wealth than the society."
He added: "They're tired of a corrupt political system in which billionaires buy elections. They want change."
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Pictured: Speaker Mike Johnson took a long look at this post before his press conference just now.
New - One day before GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. planned to return to DC, the long-missing congressman sat on the steps of his Tudor-style home, sifting through mail beside his wife.
It's his second known public sighting since March.
W/ @NinaCGiraldo
cnn.com/2026/06/29/pol…
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NEW: After a string of losses for establishment-backed Democrats in New York, I asked Chuck Schumer whether he's concerned about his own political future.
Schumer declined to answer.
"Moderate…progressive…we are all united in stopping Trump,” he told me.
Schumer declined to answer.
"Moderate…progressive…we are all united in stopping Trump,” he told me.
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NEW: Following a rough night for several establishment-backed Democrats in New York, I asked Hakeem Jeffries if he's concerned about a future primary challenge from a Mamdani-backed candidate.
His response:
"When you ask me a serious question, I'll give you a serious answer."
His response:
"When you ask me a serious question, I'll give you a serious answer."
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Elizabeth Warren tells me on Trump cancelling housing bill signing / calling her “Pocahontas” on social media this morning:
“This isn’t about me, my job is to keep pushing the bill forward…Donald Trump does not ask me for political advice.”
Adds the signing ceremony assing” for the Republican caucus.
“This isn’t about me, my job is to keep pushing the bill forward…Donald Trump does not ask me for political advice.”
Adds the signing ceremony assing” for the Republican caucus.
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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh takes the podium for his first press conference as Chairman.
“We recognize that inflation has been running well ahead of the Fed's long stated inflation goal of 2%. That's been going on for more than five years. Persistently high prices are a people.”
“We recognize that inflation has been running well ahead of the Fed's long stated inflation goal of 2%. That's been going on for more than five years. Persistently high prices are a people.”
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NEW: Elizabeth Warren says investors should be "absolutely cautious" ahead of tomorrow's SpaceX IPO.
"This is an IPO that's rigged"
Warren tells me that when "the music stops," the risk could fall on ordinary Americans through their 401(k)s and index funds.
"This is an IPO that's rigged"
Warren tells me that when "the music stops," the risk could fall on ordinary Americans through their 401(k)s and index funds.
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Asked by colleague @kellyfphares today about graduates booing AI and worrying they’ll struggle to find jobs, Sam Altman offered reassurance:
“I think there will be a lot of jobs in the future.”
@sama added that “the impact on jobs has been less than many people in our field edged it’s “very understandable to feel anxiety about this.”
“I think there will be a lot of jobs in the future.”
@sama added that “the impact on jobs has been less than many people in our field edged it’s “very understandable to feel anxiety about this.”
NEW: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on college graduates booing mentions of artificial intelligence at commencement ceremonies this week.
“They can’t find jobs. 30-40% of them are unemployed, and they blame AI for this, and you know, they may well be right,” @HawleyMO told me.
“We ogy create jobs, not destroy jobs,” he added.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells me he’s comfortable with the White House’s AI executive order.
Asked about Sam Altman’s White House visit, Bessent said the administration has found “a very good calculus” between not stifling innovation and guaranteeing safety.
Asked about Sam Altman’s White House visit, Bessent said the administration has found “a very good calculus” between not stifling innovation and guaranteeing safety.
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Viral moment here at Senate hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent:
TILLIS: “Did you actually tell [Bill] Pulte you were going to punch him in the face?”
BESSENT: “No sir. I actually said I was going to kick his ass.”
Wow.
TILLIS: “Did you actually tell [Bill] Pulte you were going to punch him in the face?”
BESSENT: “No sir. I actually said I was going to kick his ass.”
Wow.
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NEW: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on college graduates booing mentions of artificial intelligence at commencement ceremonies this week.
“They can’t find jobs. 30-40% of them are unemployed, and they blame AI for this, and you know, they may well be right,” @HawleyMO told me.
“We ogy create jobs, not destroy jobs,” he added.
“They can’t find jobs. 30-40% of them are unemployed, and they blame AI for this, and you know, they may well be right,” @HawleyMO told me.
“We ogy create jobs, not destroy jobs,” he added.
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🚨 Senate Banking Committee has noticed a markup for the long-awaited crypto market structure bill next Thursday, May 14th.
Huge news. Sure to be lots of attention on this one from crypto watchers, banks, lawmakers, and regulators alike.
Huge news. Sure to be lots of attention on this one from crypto watchers, banks, lawmakers, and regulators alike.
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Banking Chair @SenatorTimScott, also optimistic this morning on crypto market structure bill, telling @MariaBartiromo "we're in the red zone" on CLARITY:
• “Bipartisan markup in May is my hope”
• Near-term committee action if GOP holds together
• Senate floor hope for ident Trump’s desk by summer if momentum holds
“America will be the crypto capital of the world…democratization is coming your way.”
• “Bipartisan markup in May is my hope”
• Near-term committee action if GOP holds together
• Senate floor hope for ident Trump’s desk by summer if momentum holds
“America will be the crypto capital of the world…democratization is coming your way.”
‼️ Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) to me on market structure bill, after Tillis comments this AM ⬇️:
She says bill is nearing the finish line.
• “Fairly confident we will be marking up in the middle of May”
• “We’re almost there”
• White House & Treasury “great to work with”
• “Putting [concerns] to bed one by one”
• “The challenge now will be to find time on the floor of the Senate”
Adds: “It’s a $3 trillion industry. It’s time to recognize it’s embedded in our economy.”
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🚨Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) signals next steps on crypto market structure bill:
• “A lot of progress” made
• Banks’ concerns “addressed”
• Will “ask the chair to move forward with scheduling a markup”
• Says a markup is the “forcing mechanism” to get it done
• Legislative aring
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• “A lot of progress” made
• Banks’ concerns “addressed”
• Will “ask the chair to move forward with scheduling a markup”
• Says a markup is the “forcing mechanism” to get it done
• Legislative aring
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Caught up with some notable names after a Senate Commerce hearing today on the state of boxing + Muhammad Ali Act:
@WWE President Nick Khan: “When boxing is great…there might not be anything better…the issue is, it’s just not great often enough.”
@OscarDeLaHoya : “I did not ies the event generated…disclosures were obsolete [before Ali Act].”
@tedcruz : “30, 40 years ago, boxing was a dominant sport in America…purpose of the Ali Revival Act is…to Make Boxing Great Again.”
@WWE President Nick Khan: “When boxing is great…there might not be anything better…the issue is, it’s just not great often enough.”
@OscarDeLaHoya : “I did not ies the event generated…disclosures were obsolete [before Ali Act].”
@tedcruz : “30, 40 years ago, boxing was a dominant sport in America…purpose of the Ali Revival Act is…to Make Boxing Great Again.”
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Asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent if Operation Economic Fury is ramping up.
“Economic Fury is just getting started,” he told me.
“Economic Fury is just getting started,” he told me.
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Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh shakes hands with Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee ahead of his confirmation hearing.
Also gives a hug to NFL Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald at the end.
Also gives a hug to NFL Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald at the end.
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🏈 Should the NFL lose its antitrust protections?
@SenWarren tells me the league “does not deserve special treatment” as fans are forced to pay more across multiple streaming platforms to watch games.
“If you think [the bill] looks high this year…it’ll be higher next year.”
@SenWarren tells me the league “does not deserve special treatment” as fans are forced to pay more across multiple streaming platforms to watch games.
“If you think [the bill] looks high this year…it’ll be higher next year.”
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I asked Sen. Thom Tillis today about potential Fed instability if Kevin Warsh isn’t confirmed:
“The world doesn’t end… there’s no mayhem… the mayhem would be if we sent to the financial markets that the Fed serves at the pleasure of the President of the United States.”
“The world doesn’t end… there’s no mayhem… the mayhem would be if we sent to the financial markets that the Fed serves at the pleasure of the President of the United States.”
🔴Reporter: The confirmation hearing is set for next week for Kevin Warsh, but Senator Tillis is still a no. How will you win him over?
Bessent: I'm sure Senator Tillis wants to do the best thing for the federal reserve for the American people. Let's get to the hearings and see rica
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Full @FoxBusiness interaction with Mark Zuckerberg.
Ignored all questions including on verdicts, message to victims, and Section 230.
Ignored all questions including on verdicts, message to victims, and Section 230.
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No comment from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to @FoxBusiness when asked for his message to victims after the verdicts against Meta this week.
Also ignored a question I asked about Section 230.
Also ignored a question I asked about Section 230.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg just walked into Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s office. Unclear why he’s here.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg just walked into Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s office. Unclear why he’s here.
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At a presser announcing a bill to halt construction of A.I. data centers, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to @FoxBusiness on their own AI use:
“I do not regularly integrate it into my daily life…a lot of my job is writing-based and I like to do my own,” @AOC said.
id a chat with Claude recently but I don’t use it on a regular basis,” @BernieSanders added.
“I do not regularly integrate it into my daily life…a lot of my job is writing-based and I like to do my own,” @AOC said.
id a chat with Claude recently but I don’t use it on a regular basis,” @BernieSanders added.
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Majority Leader John Thune on DHS deal status:
“We’re ready to move and it's really going to be incumbent upon [Democrats] if DHS is going to open up and we're going to have TSA agents starting to get paid again, before the weekend. The ball’s in the Democrats court.”
“We’re ready to move and it's really going to be incumbent upon [Democrats] if DHS is going to open up and we're going to have TSA agents starting to get paid again, before the weekend. The ball’s in the Democrats court.”
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At DCA this morning: lines moving quickly, but TSA agents say morale is low.
One officer told me colleagues are picking up Instacart and DoorDash shifts after work to make ends meet.
The airport is trying to help — including gas cards — but even that is limited because “gas much.”
One officer told me colleagues are picking up Instacart and DoorDash shifts after work to make ends meet.
The airport is trying to help — including gas cards — but even that is limited because “gas much.”
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TSA warns airports could “literally shut down” soon if staffing shortages worsen.
We asked Democrat senators what they would say to frustrated travelers this weekend:
Sen. John Hickenlooper: “We have said we will fully fund TSA.”
Sen. Jacky Rosen: “The president is in charge.”
all your Republican senators and tell them to stop blocking TSA from getting paid.”
We asked Democrat senators what they would say to frustrated travelers this weekend:
Sen. John Hickenlooper: “We have said we will fully fund TSA.”
Sen. Jacky Rosen: “The president is in charge.”
all your Republican senators and tell them to stop blocking TSA from getting paid.”
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We just told Sen. Kennedy about fellow Senator Markwayne Mullin replacing Kristi Noem at DHS.
“Is [Mullin] gonna take down the ad campaign then?” he joked.
Also made a joke about PolyMarket.
“Is [Mullin] gonna take down the ad campaign then?” he joked.
Also made a joke about PolyMarket.
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An absolute honor to meet U.S. Hockey gold medalists Matthew Tkachuk, Brady Tkachuk, and Connor Hellebuyck in Washington last night.
Congrats fellas - you made our country proud 🇺🇸🏒🥇.
Congrats fellas - you made our country proud 🇺🇸🏒🥇.
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President Trump is holding a press conference after the Supreme Court struck down his IEEPA tariffs:
“I know the people that brought this lawsuit…major sleezebags…they’re foreign country-centric.”
Says he will sign a new global order imposing a 10% global tariff.
“I know the people that brought this lawsuit…major sleezebags…they’re foreign country-centric.”
Says he will sign a new global order imposing a 10% global tariff.
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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) & Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) on reports grand jury declined to indict them over a video urging members of the military to refuse illegal orders.
@SenMarkKelly: “I really think [Trump] picked the wrong two people to go after.”
@SenatorSlotkin: “The presmate of fear…everyone is self-censoring…we’re not going to go down like that.”
@SenMarkKelly: “I really think [Trump] picked the wrong two people to go after.”
@SenatorSlotkin: “The presmate of fear…everyone is self-censoring…we’re not going to go down like that.”
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Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is here on Capitol Hill today, holding a press conference with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and victim families calling on lawmakers to sunset Section 230.
“I want to see this thing pass 100 to zero. There should be nobody voting to give any more impunity . Nobody,” Gordon-Levitt said.
“Despite the tech industry spending all kinds of money hiring lobbyists trying to kill this thing, we are here,” he added.
@hitRECordJoe
“I want to see this thing pass 100 to zero. There should be nobody voting to give any more impunity . Nobody,” Gordon-Levitt said.
“Despite the tech industry spending all kinds of money hiring lobbyists trying to kill this thing, we are here,” he added.
@hitRECordJoe
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Kevin Warsh pushed high interest rates even as millions lost jobs in 2008 - then reversed course when Trump wanted a Fed chair willing to cut rates.
“Donald Trump has made clear he wants a sock puppet and Kevin Warsh evidently passed that test.”
“Donald Trump has made clear he wants a sock puppet and Kevin Warsh evidently passed that test.”
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Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, asked about attending Lisa Cook’s hearing at the Supreme Court last week, says:
“I will tell you why I attended. I would say that that case is perhaps the most important legal case in the Fed's 113 year history - and as I thought about it - I be hard to explain why I didn't attend.”
“In addition, Paul Volcker went to a Supreme Court case famously in, I guess, 1985 or so. So it's precedented and, I thought it was an appropriate thing, and I did it,” Powell adds.
“I will tell you why I attended. I would say that that case is perhaps the most important legal case in the Fed's 113 year history - and as I thought about it - I be hard to explain why I didn't attend.”
“In addition, Paul Volcker went to a Supreme Court case famously in, I guess, 1985 or so. So it's precedented and, I thought it was an appropriate thing, and I did it,” Powell adds.
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President Trump said yesterday he’s considering steps to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes.
I asked Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) if that’s something she could work with him on.
Her response: Trump is “not serious” about lowering housing costs.
I asked Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) if that’s something she could work with him on.
Her response: Trump is “not serious” about lowering housing costs.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is here on Capitol Hill.
Did not answer multiple reporter questions about his visit to the Hill, China, AI, and rumored Apple executive departures.
Did however throw up a peace sign and tell us happy holidays.
Did not answer multiple reporter questions about his visit to the Hill, China, AI, and rumored Apple executive departures.
Did however throw up a peace sign and tell us happy holidays.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams is on Capitol Hill today.
He tells me about Zohran Mamdani announcing he’s moving into Gracie Mansion:
“Beware of the ghost. I told [Zohran] about it. So the ghost is there. It's a friendly ghost, as long as you're doing right by the city. If you he city, he turns into a poltergeist.”
He tells me about Zohran Mamdani announcing he’s moving into Gracie Mansion:
“Beware of the ghost. I told [Zohran] about it. So the ghost is there. It's a friendly ghost, as long as you're doing right by the city. If you he city, he turns into a poltergeist.”
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I asked Jensen Huang about criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren about his views on state-by-state AI regulation.
Huang told me of Warren’s comments, “It doesn't change the fact that having fifty different laws is gonna grind the technology industry to a halt. It's better for us licy.”
Huang told me of Warren’s comments, “It doesn't change the fact that having fifty different laws is gonna grind the technology industry to a halt. It's better for us licy.”
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang tells @Grady_Trimble that state-by-state AI regulation “would drag this industry to a halt,” before meeting with Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee.
Visit comes as lawmakers try and determine how to regulate industry.
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang tells @Grady_Trimble that state-by-state AI regulation “would drag this industry to a halt,” before meeting with Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee.
Visit comes as lawmakers try and determine how to regulate industry.
Visit comes as lawmakers try and determine how to regulate industry.
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Huge gaggle to speak to Majority Leader John Thune this morning.
“I’d expect he would, yeah,” Thune says when asked if President Trump would the sign the bipartisan Senate agreement to end the shutdown.
“I’d expect he would, yeah,” Thune says when asked if President Trump would the sign the bipartisan Senate agreement to end the shutdown.
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Spoke to @HawleyMO about his new bipartisan bill, The AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act.
Hawley tells @FoxBusiness, “the basic idea is we should know are AI companies creating jobs or destroying jobs?…it will give us a great sense of who is AI really working for.”
Hawley tells @FoxBusiness, “the basic idea is we should know are AI companies creating jobs or destroying jobs?…it will give us a great sense of who is AI really working for.”
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tells me air traffic controllers can’t miss two checks in a row during government shutdown, warning of “chaos”:
“You will see mass chaos. You will see, mass flight delays, you'll see mass cancellations and you may see us close certain parts of e just cannot manage it, because we don't have the air traffic controllers.”
“You will see mass chaos. You will see, mass flight delays, you'll see mass cancellations and you may see us close certain parts of e just cannot manage it, because we don't have the air traffic controllers.”
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Vice President JD Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaking to media now at White House about government shutdown impact on aviation industry:
“Everybody here is very worried that we're going to see more delays…open the government, stop this craziness,” Vance says.
“Everybody here is very worried that we're going to see more delays…open the government, stop this craziness,” Vance says.
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Happening now: bipartisan group of senators led by Josh Hawley (R-MO) & Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introducing a bill that would ban AI chatbot companions for minors.
“This is a new frontier that will be a nightmare for the American family and American children, unless Congress does
Joined by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) & Katie Britt (R-AL).
“This is a new frontier that will be a nightmare for the American family and American children, unless Congress does
Joined by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) & Katie Britt (R-AL).
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Asked Schumer today how shutdown negotiations were coming along with Trump, he told me:
“The bottom line is the President should not be going overseas until he sits down and negotiates a bill that addresses the health care needs of the American people, plain and simple.”
“The bottom line is the President should not be going overseas until he sits down and negotiates a bill that addresses the health care needs of the American people, plain and simple.”
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Caught up with @markcuban earlier today who is set to testify in front of Senate Aging Committee.
He tells me he’s here to “talk about pharmacy costs and how we can make them cheaper.”
When I asked how we can achieve that, he directed me to his site “CostPlusDrugs.com”.
He tells me he’s here to “talk about pharmacy costs and how we can make them cheaper.”
When I asked how we can achieve that, he directed me to his site “CostPlusDrugs.com”.
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Officially the Capitol is closed to the public for tours during the government shutdown - unless a member of Congress is the one giving it.
Here is @RepFrenchHill giving a large tour to some constituents. Also was doing a photo line with the group.
Here is @RepFrenchHill giving a large tour to some constituents. Also was doing a photo line with the group.
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Senate and House Republicans currently holding a press conference on the government shutdown.
“Every single bit of this was entirely avoidable,” Speaker Mike Johnson says.
“Every single bit of this was entirely avoidable,” Speaker Mike Johnson says.
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Hakeem Jeffries is *not pleased* that President Trump is at the Ryder Cup cheering on Team USA today:
“On the eve of a government shutdown and Donald Trump is at a golf event…it’s outrageous.”
“On the eve of a government shutdown and Donald Trump is at a golf event…it’s outrageous.”
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) tells @FoxBusiness RE: fears from some Democrats that a government shutdown would give Trump unchecked authority:
“Donald Trump has been engaging in a manner consistent with unchecked authority from the beginning of his presidency.”
“Donald Trump has been engaging in a manner consistent with unchecked authority from the beginning of his presidency.”
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Fed Chair Jay Powell, speaking on markets having questions about Fed acting on political considerations rather than economic outlook:
“We don't frame these questions at all or see them in in terms of political outcomes. I think when you get to another part of Washington, ugh the lens of does it help or hurt this political party, this politician, you know, that's the framework.”
“And I think people find it hard to believe that that’s just not at all the way we think about things at the Fed. We're taking a longer perspective.”
“We don't frame these questions at all or see them in in terms of political outcomes. I think when you get to another part of Washington, ugh the lens of does it help or hurt this political party, this politician, you know, that's the framework.”
“And I think people find it hard to believe that that’s just not at all the way we think about things at the Fed. We're taking a longer perspective.”
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to FOX on some condoning Charlie Kirk assassination:
“My side, no. Nobody I know or I respect condones murder. Murder and political violence is absolutely un-American. It's disgusting. It is unacceptable. Nobody associated with me holds that view.”
“My side, no. Nobody I know or I respect condones murder. Murder and political violence is absolutely un-American. It's disgusting. It is unacceptable. Nobody associated with me holds that view.”
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio just made a surprise appearance at a Senate Foreign Relations hearing.
He tells me and @dan_scully1 about Charlie Kirk assassination:
“What we already know for certain is that this was a targeted attack at a political event against a high profile ronically, one of the few people left in American politics was actively engaged in dialogue and in debate.”
“I mean, his events were literally inviting people to come up and speak with him, agree with him. We don't have enough of that in American politics and to be executed in front of the world and an event like that is outrageous.”
He tells me and @dan_scully1 about Charlie Kirk assassination:
“What we already know for certain is that this was a targeted attack at a political event against a high profile ronically, one of the few people left in American politics was actively engaged in dialogue and in debate.”
“I mean, his events were literally inviting people to come up and speak with him, agree with him. We don't have enough of that in American politics and to be executed in front of the world and an event like that is outrageous.”
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@Grady_Trimble caught up with the Labor Secretary and Sen. Cassidy to discuss the alligator industry in Louisiana, which provides over $235 million in economic value for the state annually.
Farm owner Barry Wall said, “this bill, I think it’s really going to help us.”
Farm owner Barry Wall said, “this bill, I think it’s really going to help us.”
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Now Trump - who was initially supportive of the bill earlier today - reverses course and criticizes Hawley.
Worth noting that one recent UMD poll found that 86% of Americans want a ban of Congressional stock trading.
You’ll find very few issues with more support these days.
Worth noting that one recent UMD poll found that 86% of Americans want a ban of Congressional stock trading.
You’ll find very few issues with more support these days.
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Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tells me RE: backlash from some Republicans who are against a Congressional stock trading ban:
“We Senate Democrats are for a stock trading ban.”
@SenBlumenthal adds, “and thanks to Senator Hawley for championing this cause.”
“We Senate Democrats are for a stock trading ban.”
@SenBlumenthal adds, “and thanks to Senator Hawley for championing this cause.”
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Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to FOX Business on Fed Chair Powell:
“…Chairman Powell…has done a good job on behalf of the American people…Donald Trump will continue his efforts working to fire Chairman Powell to crash the American economy.”
“…Chairman Powell…has done a good job on behalf of the American people…Donald Trump will continue his efforts working to fire Chairman Powell to crash the American economy.”
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Vice President JD Vance just arrived here on Capitol Hill as Republicans attempt to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Wild scene here as House Speaker Mike Johnson gaggles after the removal of California Sen. Alex Padilla from a DHS event.
Johnson calls Padilla’s actions “wildly inappropriate…they have to restrain someone who is engaging that kind of behavior…it is beneath a U.S. senator.”
r leaving the floor.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) walking by screams at Johnson, “Why don’t you stand up for Congress?”
Johnson calls Padilla’s actions “wildly inappropriate…they have to restrain someone who is engaging that kind of behavior…it is beneath a U.S. senator.”
r leaving the floor.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) walking by screams at Johnson, “Why don’t you stand up for Congress?”
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Quite the tense scene here at House Ways & Means hearing with Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent.
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA): “How are you doing…I was just curious because Elon Musk body checked you at the White House…?”
Bessent: “You believe what you read on Breitbart is what this is tell’s too sensitive for you I won’t ask that question.”
Bessent: “I will take South Carolina over South Africa any day.”
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA): “How are you doing…I was just curious because Elon Musk body checked you at the White House…?”
Bessent: “You believe what you read on Breitbart is what this is tell’s too sensitive for you I won’t ask that question.”
Bessent: “I will take South Carolina over South Africa any day.”
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell here on Capitol Hill after a meeting in Majority Whip John Barrasso’s office.
Seen here talking to North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis.
No answer from Goodell when asked what he was in town for.
Seen here talking to North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis.
No answer from Goodell when asked what he was in town for.
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