Taegan Goddard

“Senate Agriculture Committee Democrats rejected a GOP-led farm bill Thursday in a vote that highlights deep partisan divisions over nutrition aid cuts and leaves Congress without a clear path toward reauthorizing the long-overdue bill,” Politico reports.

“The Trump administration’s sweeping grant cuts are hitting sexual abstinence programs long favored by Republicans,” Politico reports.

“Sen. Mitch McConnell wasn’t at the Agriculture Committee’s markup of the farm bill Thursday, but the Kentucky Republican was casting tie-breaking votes on partisan issues,” NOTUS

“Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) called for embattled Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) to drop his reelection bid amid allegations from his ex-wife that he abused her and their young daughter,” Mediaite

“President Donald Trump has privately complained in recent days that disclosures on the dwindling U.S. munitions stockpile make the United States look weak at a critical juncture, senior U.S. officials said, as he repeatedly threatens additional military action to try and motivate Iran to agree to a deal,” CNN reports.

Punchbowl News: “Blanche’s confirmation is at the mercy of GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy and Lisa Murkowski.”

“The Trump administration is actively considering issuing an executive order on vaccines and autism as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter,”

“Vice President JD Vance fielded questions on Iran — lots of them — during a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans Thursday,”

“President Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders in his latest effort to refuse citizenship to some children born in the United States, after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship,” CBS News reports.

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”