Democratic mega-donor Haim Saban wrote an email to Biden's aides Steve Ricchetti & Anita Dunn about Biden's decision to put on hold a weapons shipment to Israel: 'Let's not forget there are more Jewish voters who care about Israel than Muslim voters who care about Hamas'

Angela Alsobrooks leads David Trone in the latest Dem primary poll

Most public polls have Trone ahead, but this is a ridiculously close race given Trone has spent upward of $60 million

Maggie Goodlander, former top DoJ official who is married to Jake Sullivan, officially enters NH congressional race.

Rep. Ritchie Torres with unsually aggressive criticism of Biden for pausing arms shipments to Israel.

“I suspect it's pandering to the far left,' he told @Axios

'It looks like election year politics was driving it. That's my impression.”
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Democrats say that Johnson can’t necessarily bank on them saving him again if MTG makes another run at ousting him.

“Everything needs to be considered on its own merits. Circumstances can change,' said Rep. Jared Huffman, who voted to table.

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Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sent a letter to President Biden expressing alarm about the White House decision to put on hold a weapons shipment to Israel. Andrew Solender Stephen Neukam and I write for Axios
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mike johnson today

Applause from the GOP side of the chamber but minimal on the Dem side as the motion to vacate is defeated.

One Dem who was clapping – Hoyer

“I typically don’t commit to something like this ahead of time, but … she’s just making it so easy,” says Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten, who says she will vote to table.

Two senior House Democrats, asked how many members on their side will vote to table the motion to vacate, tell @Axios:

“High number”

“Most”

Dems chanting “Hakeem! Hakeem! Hakeem” as Greene speaks.

Reactions from House Democrats as Marjorie Taylor Greene forces a motion to vacate Mike Johnson:

“This could have been an email”

“🙄”

Boos break out in the House chamber as Greene forces a motion to vacate vote

House cancels votes tomorrow:

Progressive Caucus pushing back on Rep. Don Bacon's efforts to censure Ilhan Omar: axios.com/2024/05/07/ilh…

The Freedom Caucus' political arm endorses 9 GOP House candidates, including a primary challenger to Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy:

Inbox: “Speaker Johnson Commends House Oversight Committee for Forcing D.C. to Clear Pro-Hamas Encampments”

The GW encampment was cleared early this morning ahead of a planned hearing w/ Mayor Bowser and the MPD chief on the subject.

Scoop: A top Israeli general and diplomat tried to address Democrats' growing frustrations over the war in Gaza in two separate Capitol Hill meetings on Tuesday, but made little headway, Axios has learned. trib.al/4ImoAPt

.⁦Sophia Cai⁩ scoops on Trump’s dinner for NFT buyers.

Buyers who spent nearly $10,000 to get 100 NFTs will receive “pieces of the suit and the tie that Trump was wearing when he was arrested.” axios.com/2024/05/08/tru…

'Israeli officials disclosed the weapons pause to Axios earlier this week, but U.S. officials refused to confirm it either at briefings or privately until Tuesday night'
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