Lunchbreak Live

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.