Editing Congress news @BGov. Past work: Law360/Politico/RCP. 2X @medillschool alum. 90s music enthusiast. Sitcom aficionado. Avid moviegoer. Proud Ohioan
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James Arkin retweeted
The glut of Republicans who lost re-election, combined with a big crop of retiring lawmakers, will set the Congress-K Street revolving door spinning. Some will get stuck in it. more @BGOV
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New: Senior appropriators' ouster Tuesday will shuffle leaders on House and Senate panels that direct federal spending.
Murkowski is in line to replace Susan Collins as top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and powerful subcommittees will also see changes.
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A post-election shakeup in House Republicans’ leadership lineup would reverberate into the K Street influence corridor, upending the hierarchy of GOP lobbyists and elevating new networks. More @BGOV
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I caught up with Josh Shapiro in PA coal country as he camaigns for reelection -- and tries to make a statement for a potential 2028 presidential run.
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News: Trump’s top Congressional liaison for DOJ exiting before midterms where Dem flip could lead to onslaught of legal headaches w/ @benjaminpenn
Scoop with @MicaSoellnerDC: DOJ's chief congressional liaison, Patrick Davis, to resign at end of Oct., just as his job would transform post-midterms if Dems take gavel news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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NEW: Federal authorities are investigating "suspicious substances" mailed nationwide including to “multiple Congressional offices," according to an alert sent out to some Capitol Hill staff this morning news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove… via @BGOV
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House Democrats’ campaign arm said the party risks losing winnable races because Republicans hold more cash in the bank, according to a memo sent Friday and obtained by Bloomberg Government.
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Link is live here if you want to be awesome and get your questions in early! reddit.com/r/politics/commen…
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Justice Samuel Alito tells Bloomberg News he isn't planning to rush a lame duck retirement if Democrats win the Senate (as a way to let Trump/GOP replace him). "I intend to stick around through this term," Alito says. The term runs through June. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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After weeks of redistricting chaos and less than 3 hours of sleep, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II had a surprising answer when asked how he was doing: “Peaceful.”
I spent the weekend with him in Kansas City as Missouri’s map came into focus. My latest for @BGOV: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
James Arkin retweeted
Doing a Reddit AMA at 3 pm eastern on the midterms. Looking forward to discussing what happened in the 2026 primaries and in mid-decade redistricting, House and Senate battlegrounds, what to watch the next 46 days to Nov. 3.
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News from @MaeveSheehey: Rep. Austin Scott is seeking the top Republican spot on House Agriculture Committee
Scott will be going up against current Chair GT Thompson, who talked to me at the beginning of Sept. about why he’s seeking a waiver to stay put
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Rep. Scott Fitzgerald is considering a run to be the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, a person familiar tells @bgov. Rep. Laurel Lee announced her own bid last night after Chairman Jim Jordan told @reporter_mia he won't seek a waiver.
James Arkin retweeted
If Rep. Hakeem Jeffries wins the speaker’s gavel next year, the New York Democrat’s rise will elevate a select club of lobbyists and his K Street allies.
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Two redrawn California House districts are a microcosm of the redistricting wars and of both parties divergent strategies for the majority.
Read @MaeveSheehey on the road in the Golden State
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He "Really understands how to get from point A to point B, which in the Senate is never a straight line.”
How Brian Schatz's strategic understanding of the Senate helped him rise up to become Dems likely #2 senator - and potentially their future leader
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James Arkin retweeted
Nvidia, in an email to employees eligible to donate to the new PAC, said Congress in the coming years will shape the AI industry and Americans’ daily lives.
“In recent years, our industry has become a significant focus for policymakers,” said the email. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
James Arkin retweeted
Wrote about the House health panel shuffle!
Ruiz wants E&C Health top Dem spot but there are four more senior Dems above him. Two are in tough races.
On Ways, Murphy wants health gavel but two more senior members are also above him.
More on dynamics: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
James Arkin retweeted
The Senate cleared most pending judicial noms before its recess, but will have limited time to process nominees after it returns. Trump has yet to announce picks for a number of vacancies.
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Sen. Johnson told @BGOV he wants to vote on budget resolution before recess — and he’d to force it himself if he has to
“If we’re three votes shy, it’s those three individuals who voted not to proceed that can answer for why” w/ @Zachary_Cohen news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
