Welcome to the online edition of From The Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that provides the latest reports and analysis from the NBC News Politics team’s White House, Capitol Hill and Campaign Trail.
In today’s edition, the Capitol Hill team categorizes the latest on where the fight against Donald Trump’s legislative agenda stands among Congressional Republicans. Furthermore, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has won a big legal victory, but Steve Kornacchi points out that his political position is still in a precarious land as he is seeking a different term. It’s.
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The issue of Trump’s signature lies at the heart of the fight over his agenda in Congress
House and Senate Republicans remain on the clash course over Donald Trump’s agenda. And the issue of the president’s signature lies at the heart of this.
Trump’s “border emperor” Tom Homan and budget director Russ Vert trekked to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, with Senate Republicans Sahil Kapoor, Melanie Zanona, Kate Santalis and Frank Thorpe V Report. We met. message? “More money, more success,” Homan said afterwards.
Senator Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said the administration is seeking an additional $175 billion to fund immigration crackdowns and mass expulsion plans.
“Tom Homan said, ‘I’m asking you for the money,'” Graham told reporters. “Las Vote said, “We’re running out of money for (immigration and customs enforcement) and we can’t take away any other accounts anymore.”
Graham uses this to support his two-bill strategy for Trump’s agenda. We’ll now work on one bill that deals with borders, defense and energy, and turn to another bill that extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. He will mark up and vote on the first issue budget resolutions on Wednesday and Thursday.
But House Republicans are moving forward with their own markup on Thursday on budget resolutions that include tax overhauls, along with borders and other policy areas. House GOP leaders want to move forward with one bill, fearing that the portion left in the first package will not be able to get enough support later in the year given the small few. .
“To our friends at home: we’re moving because we have to. I wish you the best. I want ‘one big, beautiful bill’, but I can’t. And I don’t justify going back to South Carolina and not supporting the president’s immigration plan,” Graham said. “We’re not building a wall. We’re hitting a wall. They need money and they need it now.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson and his allies released a textbook for the budget resolution late Tuesday afternoon as Johnson struggles to unify his fractis meeting over a large package. Not there. The far-right House Freedom Caucus is skeptical of Johnson’s one-building strategy and instead proposes its own two-track process to tackle immigrant money first.
Even if they settle the debate between one and two bills, Republicans still have a long way to go. Congress will not be able to officially begin work on a settlement package until both the House and Senate have passed the same budget resolution.
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Things you need to know from today’s President Trump
Trump has signed executive orders directing federal agencies to “coordinate and consult with DOGE, cutting jobs, limiting jobs, and giving Elon Musk more power over federal workers. Three and a half years have been released and on his way back to the US, the White House said. The federal court of appeals rejected the Trump administration’s bid to suspend a lower court order that temporarily suspends the freeze on federal funding. Just hours after the Federal Emergency Management Agency ordered the Trump administration to suspend such a moratorium, he instructed his subordinates on Monday to freeze funds for a wide range of grant programs. . If Hamas doesn’t release the remaining hostages this week to “all,” they will put a ceasefire in Gaza. King Abdullah II of Jordan said he would take 2,000 Palestinian children from Gaza, which have become very ill in response to Trump’s plan to resettle war-torn strip residents. To keep people who were at the station under two years. Trump has announced that he will send Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent to Ukraine to meet President Volodimia Zelensky.
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Eric Adams’ legal issues are suspended. His political issues are not.
By Steve Kornacki
He is no longer facing federal corruption charges, but Mayor Eric Adams’ political position in New York City remains miserable as he pursues a re-elected bid this year.
The PIX11/Emerson College vote last week didn’t just test the city’s mayoral race. We tested two different scenarios for the June Democratic primary. First, Adams registered just 16% support for a lesser-known democratic rival field, with the majority of voters casting alternative options.
In the second voting scenario, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo bullies a potential mayoral bid.
With his wide-ranging name recognition and favorable ratings among the leading Democratic voters, Cuomo has increased support by 33%, with Adams at 10% for two seconds, and everything else is in single digits. Surprisingly, Adams, who has led him to victory in the 2021 Democratic primary, won’t be much better for black voters than other groups.
And when he tries to build new support, Adams has a potential barrier. Only 29% of the leading Democratic voters have a positive view of him, saying that only about a quarter of federal charges have declined.
The poll certainly encourages Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021, but if he participated in the race, he was renewed from the media and his opponents about the scandal that forced him out of his office. You will face scrutiny and criticism. And when other Adam candidates fire the radio waves, the benefits of Cuomo’s name recognition decrease. Furthermore, this is the second mayoral race under New York City’s ranked selection system, and could specifically hinder polarization candidates.
Outside of New York City’s major democratic universe, there is also little enthusiasm for Adams. Adams is not only less popular than Cuomo. Recent polls show President Donald Trump has earned equal or greater numbers than New York City’s Adams.
Part of this is because Trump’s status has improved compared to the past few years. With support from non-white voters, particularly Hispanic and Asian American voters, Trump lost 38 points to Kamala Harris in November, when he fell from a 53-point drab with Joe Biden in 2020 .
today’s other top stories
In court: Steve Bannon pleaded guilty to fraud charges, alleging that he helped a fraudster who was giving money to build a wall on the southern US border. Read more on the panel, he was unaware of such a plan. Read more Read more → 🤝 We have a deal. After weeks of war between the governor of Florida and his own party leaders, state Republicans have reached a deal on new laws to help Trump implement the immigration agenda. Read more → 👀2026 Watch: Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has launched her campaign for the governor of New Mexico. She would be the first Native American woman to be elected governor of the state if she wins. Read more →
For now, it’s all from the political desk. Today’s newsletter was compiled by Adam Walner, Scott Brand and Faith Wardwell.
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