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It’s Thursday. It’s almost Memorial Day weekend — which I have always argued is the Thursday night of the year. 🍦🎆🌭
In today's issue:
🚨 House passes Trump agenda by a hair (!) Turbulent Senate battle expected Supreme Court rejects religious charter school request Reality show to compete for U.S. citizenship floated Two staffers killed outside Israeli EmbassyPROGRAMMING NOTE: The Hill’s 12:30 Report is taking a long weekend. We will not publish Friday or Monday. See you Tuesday, friends!
🏆️ ON CAPITOL HILL
And on the 122nd day, Mike Johnson rests:
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) did it. House Republicans passed President Trump’s domestic policy megabill early this morning after weeks of turbulent infighting. He repeatedly squashed small fires from various factions of the GOP, finding a delicate balance to get enough Republicans to say “yes.”
In the end, just two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Warren Davidson (Ohio) — snubbed leadership, joining Democrats in voting “no.” The final vote was 215-214 (!) 😅
^ Wait, the math isn’t mathing: Only two Republicans voted “no,” but the final vote was 215-214…? That’s because two Republicans — Reps. Andrew Garbarino (N.Y.) and David Schweikert (Ariz.) — missed the vote, despite being part of the negotiations.
Johnson told reporters Garbarino “fell asleep in the back, no kidding.” “I’m going to just strangle him,” Johnson said with a laugh, “but he’s my dear friend.” 😂 Schweikert apparently arrived after the........