Trump meeting attendance looks mixed among senators who haven’t endorsed him

- Romney/Collins/Cassidy non-committal

- Murkowski says she has a conflict

- Rand Paul says he’ll probably go

& more w Anthony Adragna Burgess Everett politico.com/live-updates/2…

Murkowski won’t be attending meeting with Trump this week

“I’ve got a conflict”

(Fire) alarm bells for Bowman 🚨 emersoncollegepolling.com/ny16-poll-geor…

New: McConnell will attend Thursday’s meeting between Trump and the Senate GOP

The two have not spoken in years, despite McConnell tepidly endorsing Trump earlier this spring

NEWS: Donald Trump is expected to also meet with House Republicans this Thursday, two Rs with direct knowledge tell me:

Not certain if it is a full conference meeting or a smaller group, but it is scheduled for 9:30a.

Comes as he has other previous reported meetings this week…

The Republicans taking credit for federal funding they voted against (K Tully-McManus) politico.com/news/2024/06/1…

It’s Sara again. Thanks for all your overwhelming support during this difficult time. Ben’s friends and colleagues have set up a fund for his wonderful boys. You can contribute here
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Remembering Ben White on jobs day

McConnell: Some Rs 'trying to resurrect the discredited brand of prewar isolationism and deny the basic value of the alliance system that has kept the postwar peace. This dangerous proposition rivals the American left’s longstanding allergy to military' $

nytimes.com/2024/06/06/opi…

Sen. Romney has found President Biden “to be normally capable, intellectually. And with it. At the same time, when we get older like me, we may not be as sharp as we once were. But we, hopefully, make up for that with wisdom and better judgment.”

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Daines becomes 13th GOP senator to sign onto conservative *will not comply* letter (which seems to have plenty of wiggle room for members to actually vote for stuff)

daines.senate.gov/wp-content/upl…

Schumer sets up votes for next week on FERC nominees and IVF access legislation. IVF will need 60 to advance

GOP blocks right to contraception bill, 51-39, Schumer changed his vote to no so he can bring it up again more quickly. Needed 60.

Collins and Murkowski are the only Republicans voting to advance the Right to Contraception bill right now

NEWS: Speaker Johnson has tapped former House Freedom Caucus Chair PERRY and Rep. Ronny Jackson to serve on the House intelligence committee

The HFC was pushing for Perry.

The backstory : politico.com/live-updates/2…