Jamie Dupree

Trump never won Minnesota. 2016: Clinton 46.4%, Trump 44.9% 2020: Biden 52.4%, Trump 45.3% 2024: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%

Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

More warning signs for Trump and Musk in Congress as lawmakers in both parties remain alarmed by their moves against Ukraine. More in today's 'Regular Order' from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/trump-face...

Evidently only one outcome is allowed in this election WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican loses, citing candidate name confusion.

Trump says Ramaswamy should keep airing his ad with Acton's estranged mother in Ohio, calls Gov. DeWine 'disloyal to the Republican Party'

The Trump DOJ gave LA County <21,000 names of non-citizens supposedly on the voter rolls. ❌Only 33% were actually from LA County ❌In a n=200 sample, >70% had no voting history ❌43% were no longer registered to vote

This just into the newsroom

The latest from Capitol Hill as Republicans react with alarm to Trump's moves cozying up to Putin and the Kremlin jamiedupree.substack.com/p/trumps-lam...

Trump says if Israel does not re-elect Netanyahu, then the US may not defend Israeli interests: "If Israel has the wrong Leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so."

Trump releases his plan to re-do the East Potomac Park golf course in DC. His graphic does not show the current road which runs around Hains Point, or the picnic and memorial areas at the end. Getting rid of those public areas would be terrible.

The final deficit report shows the federal deficit grew to $1.992 trillion for FY 2026 - up from $1.775 trillion in 2025. Tax revenues were up $168 billion. Federal spending rose by $386 billion. The deficit rose by $217 billion (12 percent).

Just imagine hearings in Congress in 2027 where Elon Musk has to testify on what he told Trump about restricting Starshield access for Ukraine's military

Some Republicans in Congress are panicking about the midterms. Some aren't. More from Capitol Hill in today's 'Regular Order' jamiedupree.substack.com/p/speaker-jo...

In the Georgia Senate race, Sen. Jon Ossoff D-GA raised $33 million in the third quarter and has $26 million in the bank. Rep. Mike Collins R-GA raised over $2 million and has $1.1 million in cash on hand.

House Speaker Mike Johnson in North Carolina: "Republicans don't trust pollsters anymore...what they're trying to do is get us dispirited - they're trying to discourage turnout."

Elon Musk says he isn't messing with Ukraine's military - pointing the finger at the Pentagon and the White House

Speaker Mike Johnson at a Texas GOP rally in Corpus Christi. (He is on stage in front of the American flag)

New Senate letter calls on Trump to scrap his diesel fuel deal with Russia. 6 R's: Tillis NC, Collins ME, Armstrong OK, Murkowski AK, McConnell KY, and Cornyn TX. 6 D's: Blumenthal CT, Shaheen NH, Durbin IL, Whitehouse RI, Reed RI, and Coons DE.

Very different D/R views on federal agents raiding the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar D-MN

Trump is still mad that Rep. Henry Cuellar D-TX didn't switch parties after Trump pardoned him

First, ex-Rep. Mike Rogers R-MI abandoned Trump on the Iran War. Now Rogers (who is running for Senate) breaks with Trump on tariffs against Canada. "END THE TARIFF WAR NOW" the Rogers video says.

Heads up on the Gulf Coast. Tropical Depression 9 has formed. The National Hurricane Center forecast is for a "dangerous hurricane when it makes landfall" at the end of this week.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Russian oligarch who helped bankroll Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration says the president’s eldest son has paid back the money.

A rare backtrack by President Trump. He says his MAGA Inc. group will pay for the TV campaign ads that he was originally paying for with taxpayer dollars.

Echoes of Trump being mad (9+ years ago) about press reports on the size of his inaugural crowd

The Senate could be heading home for the elections later today. Three votes are scheduled starting at 11:30 am - Democrats will block GOP bills on AI data centers and stock trades / Congress. Then everyone will point fingers of blame and run for the airport.

🚨NEWS: 2 new Senate bills of note got a first reading today: S. 5602 - blocks work on the Trump Arch S. 5603 - prohibits the demolition of presidential memorials (like the Kennedy Center) The bills will go on the calendar on Wednesday --> maybe action in the lame duck??

Imagine Sen. Eric Schmitt R-MO thinking he had a 'gotcha' moment at a hearing with Jack Smith - "I think you've already perjured yourself" - and it turns out his staff doesn't know the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes - unbelievable.

It wasn't about gas or diesel prices, beef prices, the Iran War, tariffs, or fertilizer. But the Senate last night voted 77-22 to approve a bipartisan college sports reform bill. More in today's 'Regular Order' from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/senate-eas...

The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill designed to reform college sports. The measure now goes to the House

Your tax dollars paying for ads of President Trump on today's Washington NFL game

The head of the Farm Bureau says Trump's move to allow in foreign beef hasn't lowered prices for consumers and continues to hurt American ranchers

No surprise that a federal judge overnight ordered the White House to allow press access for CNN, Politico, and MS NOW. "loss of constitutional freedoms, for even minimal periods of time, unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury" s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Iowa conservative talk radio host

Among the many amendments filed to the College Sports / NIL bill in the Senate - one to limit the pay of coaches

The network TV pool boycott continues at the White House. We'll see how it impacts coverage there on Wednesday. The backup is 'Lindell TV'

In less than one week, 3 of the 4 House Republicans from Iowa have suddenly announced that they are against the Iran War - directly tying the war to high prices here at home. More in today's 'Regular Order' from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/more-repub...

Here is what happens when you don't have the White House TV Pool. You have video of Trump - but you can't hear what the President is saying.

The 5 members of the White House TV Pool - ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC - are all suspending their pool coverage of President Trump's public events, because of his ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.

President Trump fighting with the press means he doesn't have to talk about high gas prices ($4.48/gallon avg) or high diesel prices (record of $6.51/gallon)

President Trump banned CNN from the White House - but CNN was scheduled to be the TV Pool on Monday. The schedule put out by the White House doesn't list any 'TV Pool' for either DC or Trump's travel (you can see how ABC was listed last Monday)

Dem Leader Jeffries on Speaker Johnson sending the House home until after the elections: "They're running away from their responsibilities here on Capitol Hill, and they're running away from their constituents at home"

The House has approved a Senate-passed bill designed to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The measure honors the late Sen. Lindsey Graham R-SC. Many Democrats opposed it because of extra tariff powers given to the President.

Here is Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KY voting in the Farm Bill markup. He votes 'aye' after a little prompting from fellow Senators and aides

The GOP has canceled 23 House voting days so far in 2026: Jan 23 Feb 5, Feb 23 Mar 3, Mar 6, Mar 16 April 28 May 18-19 June 2, June 5, June 26 July 1-2 Sep 17 Sep 22-25 Sep 28-30 Oct 1

House GOP leaders cancel votes on Thursday - sending lawmakers home later today until after the elections. That means the House can avoid a vote on the Hegseth impeachment plan from Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY.

Rep. Andy Harris R-MD, the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, wants to temporarily suspend the federal gasoline tax to help with higher prices. But when Democrats proposed that same thing in 2022, Harris blasted the idea.