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The guy who might benefit the most individually from the legislation:

Just saw a guy on the Hill wearing a suit and those ridiculous, multi-colored Pit Viper sunglasses. Sir, that’s incongruous.

Some very big life news: This is my last week at NOTUS and my last week on the Hill. I'm joining the Peace Corps and moving to Zambia to teach English! Can't even begin to say how grateful I am to my colleagues, my sources and everyone else I've met over the last few years.

New: Elon’s tweet dropped in the middle of Senate GOP lunch. Rs say word spread fast Still, they’re pushing back: “He’s entitled to his opinion” Also: WH Nat Econ Council Dir. Kevin Hassett spoke to Rs at lunch. Big tax convo & more w helen huiskes notus.org/congress/elon-…

A point about Mike Johnson seeming genuinely perplexed that Elon would come out against the legislation: It’s another sign of the erosion of ideology and principle in the GOP. It’s almost inconceivable to Johnson that Musk could have actual policy concerns. It’s just personal.

The House tax bill’s approach to carbon capture would deal a blow to an industry used to bipartisan support. Some Republican senators signaled they're open to undoing the proposed tax credit change that could hurt developers. Latest for NOTUS: notus.org/energy/carbon-…

New: Inside the effort by Republicans to ensure Bill Huizenga doesn't run for Michigan Senate. - WH Political Affairs office urged Huizenga not to run - Chris LaCivita urged Crypto execs not to support Huizenga at the Bitcoin Conference More: notus.org/2026-election/…

NEWS: Musk privately lobbied Speaker Johnson to save EV tax credits in Trump's big bill, sources tell me & Julie Tsirkin He didn't get his way & now he's on a tirade against the bill, angering Trump & sending Johnson scrambling to contact Musk Rs publicly downplaying Musk's impact

My new favorite painting in the Cannon Tunnel:

Your hot morning tea: I just completed the Allbritton Journalism Institute fellowship with NOTUS AND am very excited to announce my new role as a co-author on @POLITICO’s Inside Congress! Please put me on your press lists and also say hi! crazorPOLITICO.com

The latest on the Oversight ranker race ft. - 76 y/o Mfume calling himself an “underdog” behind the more senior Lynch - Crockett on Mfume complicating her CBC support - Beyer making the case for Garcia by making the case, in part, against everyone else notus.org/congress/race-…

Sorry, I was off today. Just catching up. WHAT HAPPENED????!??!??!???!!

Rep. Mary Miller says in a since-edited post it was "deeply disturbing" that a "Muslim" led morning prayer in the House (it was actually a Sikh man, Giani Singh, who'd been welcomed by Rep. Jeff Van Drew)

A lot going on here, but I seem to have missed that Butterworth’s — “where lamb tartare, not cheeseburgers, is on the menu” — is a MAGA haunt. I am so old and so tired. Winter nears. politico.com/news/magazine/…

The Aspen Institute has sent more than four dozen members of Congress—and usually their spouses—to a villa overlooking Italy’s Lake Como for free, where they discuss food insecurity, climate change, and AI. They sometimes enjoy gelato and boat rides, too. notus.org/congress/lawma…

NEW: Republicans found a new way to go after abortion access in states that protect it If enacted, the reconciliation bill would withhold federal ACA funds from states where insurers cover abortion — and 13 blue states currently mandate insurers to do so notus.org/health-science…

Really interesting NYT op-ed that zooms in on the Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas — which the state govt ultimately ditched — and how the employment verification process could repeat itself at the federal level: