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Republicans call for an end to Trump-Musk feud: ‘I hope it doesn’t distract us’

The US president has played down any reconciliation, calling Musk ‘the man who has lost his mind’

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Elon Musk Supports Warren Buffett’s Idea to Ban All Members of Congress from Re-election if the Deficit Exceeds 3% of U.S. GDP

Buffett and Musk back a proposal barring Congress from reelection if the deficit exceeds 3% of GDP, sparking bipartisan debate on spending.

Barchart

Public Land Sales Are Back on the Table Thanks to Utah's Mike Lee

Utah Senator Mike Lee has stated he plans to put back public land sales into the Trump Administration's

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Trump "furious" with Musk

Musk has criticized the Trump-backed "Big Beautiful Bill," noting it would expand the federal deficit

Salon

Trump wants his ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ to sail through the Senate. These five factions stand in the way

ANALYSIS: Between fiscal hawks, defenders of Medicaid and a potential stumbling block that may surprise you, this will be the first major test for Majority Leader John Thune, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

A look at key flashpoints in the coming Senate reconciliation debate - Roll Call

A look at key flashpoints in the coming Senate reconciliation debate - Uncategorized

Roll Call

US senator introduces online porn ban proposal to 'safeguard American families', making a tired old 'won't somebody think of the children' argument familiar in videogames

Senator Lee says the new definition is "for the internet age so this content can be taken down and its peddlers prosecuted."

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Bill to make pornography a federal crime introduced by GOP senator

Republican Mike Lee seeks to redefine ‘obscenity’ in order to empower prosecutors to punish those who make and distribute ‘extreme’ content online

The Independent UK

Republicans Want To Redefine Obscenity

A new bill would ban sharing visual content that might "arouse" or "titillate."

Reason

This week: Top three House reconciliation markups take center stage - Roll Call

Three key House committees plan to meet this week to mark up Republicans' budget reconciliation plans.

Roll Call

A Public Lands Sell-Off Just Got Snuck Into a House Budget Proposal

Rather than any sort of real hard look at the federal budget, one done so that actual fraud, waste, and abuse is rooted out in order to balance the budget—DOGE absolutely doesn't count—the current makeup of the House, Senate, and Presidency wants to sell your public lands. I mean, how…

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Trump administration’s attempt to nix the labor rights of thousands of federal workers on ‘national security’ grounds furthers the GOP’s long-held anti-union agenda

As the Trump administration seeks to shrink the federal workforce, slash nonmilitary spending and curb opposition to its policies, it is taking steps beyond the firing and furloughing of thousands of government workers.

The Conversation

Elon Musk's DOGE Controls Your Public Lands Now

DOGE—the Department of Government Efficiency—controls your public lands now. I wish I was kidding, but on April 17th, supposed Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum handed Elon Musk the entirety of America's accumulated public lands. That includes national parks, Bureau of Land Management, and Forestry lands, as well as the…

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Fiscal hawks show a change of heart toward spending bills - Roll Call

There are now only two Republicans in Congress who have never backed a regular appropriations or stopgap spending law.

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Here’s What I’m Sending Utah's Senators About Preserving Public Lands, You Should Join Me

Earlier this week, I had the fortune to speak at length with Randy Newberg, who I consider to be the preeminent conservationist of our time. We talked about what's working, what's not, and how best we can all come together in order to save public lands from those who want…

Roll Call

Democrats, like Trump, have sought public lands for housing - Roll Call

President Donald Trump’s pledge to use public lands to help address the housing crunch has some rare bipartisan support.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk responds after Republican senator alleges GOP lawmakers are scared of Trump and DOGE

‘We cannot be cowed into not speaking up’ Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski told reporters Tuesday

Roll Call

House majority rules: When a 'calendar day' isn't what it seems - Roll Call

It can seem like a day on Capitol Hill never ends. Last week the House Rules Committee made that feeling a reality.

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The Conversation

Elon Musk thinks the US should leave the UN – what if Trump does it?

When Donald Trump’s benefactor and cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk recently supported a call for the United States to quit NATO and the United Nations, it should perhaps have been more surprising.

The Independent UK

US senator joins Elon Musk in calling for withdrawal from NATO

Utah Sen. Mike Lee posted ‘get us out of NATO’ on X on Saturday

Latin Times

Utah Senator Suggests Allowing 'Pirates' to Take On Cartels: 'Fairly Common at the Time of the American Revolution'

Senator Mike Lee also made the proposal back in January, with Elon Musk responding: "this would work very fast"

Top News

Republican Lawmakers Praise Trump's Handling Of Zelensky Clash

Republican lawmakers and Cabinet members back Trump's handling of Ukraine confrontation, urging reevaluation of Ukraine's approach.

Latin Times

Utah Republican Calls For 'Corrupt' Judges Removal After Trump's Federal Fund Freeze Gets Hit With Hard Deadline

Senator Mike Lee has advocated for legislative measures that would require a three-judge panel to issue nationwide injunctions against executive actions. Elon Musk joined the call

Roll Call

Republicans rediscover objections to court orders - Roll Call

Republicans in recent weeks have decried rulings from district court judges that halted some Trump administration actions.

Reason

DOGE Can't Slash Government Without Congress

The federal leviathan can’t be dismantled by executive action alone. To truly cut spending and rein in the bureaucracy, the administration needs buy-in from the branch that built it.

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