Lunchbreak Live

House and Senate return, with just two weeks left before August recess … Congress opens investigations into the Secret Service's failure to prevent the assassination attempt against former President Trump … Joe Biden declares his withdrawal from the race for the presidency, and endorses his VP, Kamala Harris … what’s next? Find out this and more.

The House passes the SAVE Act, and it now goes to the Senate … Week Two of the Joe Biden Candidacy Watch — will he remain the Dem nominee for president after the debate debacle? … a shooter attempts to assassinate former President Trump, but he just shakes it off … Judge Cannon dismisses Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictments against President Trump for mishandling classified documents, on the grounds that Smith's appointment was unconstitutinoal … all this and more.

House and Senate are back in town — nominations in the Senate and several important bills in the House, including the SAVE Act to ensure noncitizens don’t vote in federal elections; the Legislative Branch appropriations bills for FY 2025; and, maybe, a vote to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 per day if he doesn’t turn over the audio recording of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Biden … speaking of Biden, his campaign crisis enters its second week — how’s he faring? Will he stay, or will he go? … All this and more.

SCOTUS drops a bombshell ruling this morning, declaring that former President Trump enjoys some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts — but then leaves it to a lower court to decide which of his acts were “official” … Biden drops a **** on Thursday night, in the most humiliating debate debacle in recorded history — will he remain the Dems’ nominee? (Cue The Clash’s “Combat Rock” ditty, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”) … all this and more.

The Senate is out until after 4th of July, but the House comes back this week for work on three big appropriations bills — Defense, Homeland Security, and State Dept-Foreign Operations … Joe Biden, celebrating the 12th anniversary of Barack Obama’s unconstitutional amnesty program (known as DACA) decides to declare his own unconstitutional amnesty program … Trump blows by Biden in the fundraising chase and erases Biden’s longstanding lead … all this and more.

It’s a light week on Capitol Hill, with the House out and the Senate in for two, maybe three days … 12 years ago last weekend, President Obama announced his unconstitutional DACA amnesty program; will Biden seek to top him this week? … Hunter Biden found guilty on three gun charges; what does it mean? … the House holds Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress; what happens next? … Trump visits with congressional GOPers … both campaigns get ready for the earliest-ever general election debate … all this and more.

Will the House hold Merrick Garland in Contempt of Congress? … the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Pandemic put Dr. Fauci on the hot seat, anmd he got burned … Joe Biden tries to move numbers on the border crisis with a new Executive Order, but it’s not going to work, and we’ll tell you why … Hunter Biden (finally!) goes on trial, and things are not looking good for him … The Fulton County case against Trump gets delayed again, likely won’t go to trial until after the election (if ever) … Trump reverses course on something BIG re: campaign 2024 … all this and more.

House and Senate are back for a short week … the House will begin the 2025 Fiscal Year appropriations process with a vote on the Military Construction/Veterans Affairs approps bill … will Biden issue a new executive order cracking down on illegal immigration at the border? Will it do anything substantive, or will it be just for show? … the World Health Assembly met and failed to finalize its long-awaited “pandemic preparedness” treaty … former President Trump is found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, and America responds by donating $53 million to his campaign in the next 24 hours … VA is in play! … Hunter Biden’s first trial takes place this week … All this and more.

The House will vote this week to prevent noncitizens from voting in local elections in the District of Columbia, while the Senate will vote on whether to consider that rotten “border” bill from a couple of months ago, just to provide political cover to Red State Democrats up for reelection in OH, MT, PA, NV, and WI … anti-Trump lawfare will peak this week in NY, with the end of the first criminal trial ever for a former president … Biden claims executive privilege in an attempt to shield his attorney general from contempt of Congress, but two House committees vote resolutions of contempt anyway, because the assertion of privilege is nonsensical … Trump and Biden agree to debate, and the MSM thinks Biden got the better of it — but what do they know? … all this, and more.

President Biden withholds military aid to an ally in his attempt to coerce the ally into changing a policy to benefit Biden politically, and some Republicans ask, isn’t that what you guys impeached President Trump for? So, one GOP Congressman has introduced an article of impeachment against Biden … AG Merrick Garland may be voted in contempt of Congress by the House Judiciary Committee this week … shenanigans in Trump's Manhattan trial will continue this week …former/suspended Iran envoy Robert Malley may have mishandled classified docs, and top congressional Republicans want answers from Secretary of State Blinken … all this and more.

MTG says it’s time to vote on her MTV — will Speaker Johnson survive, and will she be made to look foolish? Or will she prevail, and will the House be thrown into even more chaos? … the fight against noncitizen voting gets a boost later this week; find out details … the House will vote this week on a bill to add a citizenship question to the Census … the Senate moves on FAA reauthorization … Trump campaign high command believes MN and VA are in play, and they may have a point … just how badly has Judge Merchan screwed up the first Trump trial, anyway? … all this and more.

House and Senate return for a short week … Will Marjorie Taylor Greene pull the trigger on her Motion to Vacate, or will someone else? If so, when? Or is Speaker Johnson going to bypass this distraction entirely? … the latest on anti-Trump lawfare … CNN’s new poll shows Trump leading Biden by 6 in a two-way race, at 49-43, and leading by 9 in a multicandidate field, at 42-33 … all this and more.

The House finally (!) takes up and passes a national security supplemental spending bill and sends it to the Senate, which will act this week … the Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment articles in brutal fashion, and sets a new Senate precedent: lying to Congress, a felony, is NOT an impeachable offense (!) … the Senate passes a bill reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA 15 minutes before the authority expires, and sends it to the president, who signs it into law … the latest on anti-Trump lawfare … all this and more.

The House passes a bill reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA — or does it? … Articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Mayorkas will finally (!) be delivered to the Senate, but will there be a trial? … Joe Biden really really really wants to “forgive” student loan debt, even if the Supreme Court rules that he has no authority to do it, so he’s trying again … former President Trump and Speaker Johnson meet, talk to the press about a new bill to deter noncitizen voting … will this be the week that a Ukraine/Israel aid bill shows up on the House floor? … all this and more.

House and Senate are back — first up in the Senate, DHS Secretary Mayorkas goes on (impeachment) trial, or does he? … First up in the House, another try at FISA reform. Will the third time be the charm? … Hunter Biden’s attorneys fare no better than do President Trump’s lawyers at getting cases thrown out of court … all this and more.

Late-breaking news: A New York appeals court says former President Trump can pony up $175 million within 10 days while he appeals, rather than $457 million … House and Senate finish funding the government; will it cost Speaker Johnson his job? … MTG files MTV against SMJ, but doesn’t make it “privileged,” so there won’t be a forced vote … Senate Republicans force Dems to walk the plank on tough amendment votes … all this and more.

Will the House and Senate figure out a way to come to agreement on a funding bill to keep most of the government open before Friday night’s deadline? … Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies before House Judiciary Committee, pushes back on Dem assertions that he “exonerated” Joe Biden … Trump wraps up delegate hunt, takes over RNC, lets go 60 staffers … Stacey Abrams wants non-citizens to vote in GA … GA Judge McAfee rules that Fulton Co DA Fani Willis can stay only if she removes her former lover from prosecution case against Trump … all this and more.

House and Senate finally pass a full-year funding bill for about a third of the government, but leave the hard work for later … what about President Biden’s State of the Union address? … SCOTUS says it will hear arguments on April 25 in a key Trump case, which may delay trial until AFTER the election … should the government ban TikTok? Looks like it’s going to … all this and more.

Trump stays on the ballot and other news in this week's Washington Report.

House and Senate are back in town, with just days to pass another governent funding bill, or risk a temporary partial shutdown … Hunter Biden’s lawyers file bold motions to demand dismissal of the case against him, and former President Trump’s lawyers will be watching closely … Biden folloiws up Navalny’s death with more than 500 new sanctions against Russia, but will they have an impact? … Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is back, but will she ever get a floor vote? … remember the name “Jose Ibarra,” he’s about to become the 2024 version of the 1988 campaign’s “Willie Horton” … all this and more.

House and Senate are in recess at last … the Senate passes a foreign aid/national security bill with no changes to border policy, but Speaker Johnson says it’s a no-go in the House — what happens next? … is Russia developing a space-based nuke to blind our satellites? … Putin’s strongest political opponent dies under mysterious circumstances in a Russian prison … the government is about to run out of money, again — does anyone care? … lots more on the Biden impeachment front and the Trump indictments front … all this and more.

The House tries but fails to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas; will the second time be the charm? … Senate Republicans stand up to Senate Democrats and kill the border bill — then turn right around and resurrect a smaller version of it … Special Counsel Robert Hur, appointed to investigate Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents, says he won’t prosecute because he doesn’t think he could convince a jury Biden has the mental acuity to form “willfulness” … all this and more.

A welfare bill disguised as a tax bill slips through the House — how? … Is DHS Secretary Mayorkas about to be impeached? … the text of the long-awaited Senate border deal lands with a loud thud, it’s DOA in the House … James Biden agrees to sit for a private deposition one week ahead of Hunter’s private deposition … the Supreme Court will hear that Colorado Trump ballot access cse … all this and more.

House and Senate are both in session, but to what end? … House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday will take up two articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas … what’s the latest on the Lankford/Biden open borders deal? McConnell says “the politics have changed” … all this and more.

Christmas break is over, and House and Senate are back in town with deadlines looming — but, look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a TOPLINE NUMBERS AGREEMENT! … Hunter Biden’s defiance of a congressional subpoena will be fodder for Oversight and Judiciary Committees, which will both vote to hold him in contempt of Congress … Defense Secretary was hospitalized for four days before anyone at the White House knew … Homeland Security Committee will launch impeachment hearings against DHS Secretary Mayorkas … CO and ME knock Trump off the ballot, but the Supreme Court says “Not so fast!” … all this and more.