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Benjamin S. Weiss
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Covering Congress for Courthouse News Service in Washington, D.C. | “Mustache” - Sen. Chuck Schumer | Fmr nukes journo & unofficial Cap Hill motorsport correspondent 🏎️

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In the midst of budget negotiations, here’s the president posting an AI-altered clip of Leader Jeffries & Leader Schumer in which an AI clone of Schumer refers to Dems as “just a bunch of woke pieces of shit” & claims Dems will give “all these illegal aliens free health care.”
September 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
If you missed today's stream you missed Sen. Dick Durbin's X notifs summoning an energy sword battle:
September 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Mike Johnson’s message to cities under threat of military intervention by the White House: “Yield, man!”

“Let the troops come into your city and show how crime could be reduced.”
September 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Mike Johnson’s message to cities under threat of military intervention by the White House: “Yield, man!”

“Let the troops come into your city and show how crime could be reduced.”
September 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
September 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Trump says he’ll file a lawsuit challenging blue slips … but also acknowledges that it’s not a practice enshrined in law.

“This is based on an old custom, it’s not based on law, and I think it’s unconstitutional and I’ll probably be filing a suit on that pretty soon.”
August 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The scene just before 5pm at the corner of 14th and U St NW, where the “Defend the District” event is about to kick off.

Pretty sizeable MPD presence on both sides of the street — Pres. Trump is expected to travel around DC neighborhoods this evening to meet with police.
August 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
August 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM