Stephen Neukam

Scoop: Fetterman chief of staff departing Krysta Sinclair Juris' decision to leave her role as chief of staff was announced internally Tuesday.

NEWS — John Fetterman’s chief of staff will soon depart his office, Axios has learned.

It was announced internally today that Krysta Sinclair Juris is planning to leave

Follows staff departures after reports about his mental health and performance in office

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Scoop: Schatz expands holds to more than 300 Trump nominees He's intensifying his protest of what he calls the White House's "lawlessness."

NEWS — Brian Schatz is placing holds on 50 new Trump nominees and blocking nine bipartisan bills, I’m told.

He is now holding more than 300 Trump nominees. The latest batch includes former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito to be DOL IG.

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Scoop: Senate Democrats squeeze Republicans on Trump's IVF promise Duckworth is lobbying Senate leadership to put the amendment on the floor for a vote.

Scoop: Senate Dems want to force GOP to vote on mandating insurance coverage for IVF tonight, I'm told.

Trump promised in campaign that government or insurance companies would cover IVF.

Duckworth and Booker plan to try to add the bill to GOP budget tonight.

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Schumer's private plea to Senate Dems who are weighing retirement Schumer craves clarity on the 2026 Senate map, according to people familiar with the matter.

NEWS — Chuck Schumer’s 2026 bad news might not be over.

Jeanne Shaheen hasn’t definitively indicated whether she plans to run.

Dems very pessimistic about their chances of landing Sherrod Brown for Ohio.

More notes on where the midterm map stands

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Top Democrats reopen 2017 playbook on Trump tax cuts They want to avoid responding to Trump's outrages du jour and develop a deeper narrative.

NEWS — Schumer and Jeffries huddled today, with one question in mind: How can they make tax cuts hurt the GOP in 2026 like they hurt in 2018?

Dems salivating at idea of campaign on tax cuts for the wealthy being paid for by cuts to entitlements.

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Scoop: Senate Dems demand bipartisan probe of Trump's watchdog purge Nearly a dozen Senate Democrats, led by Adam Schiff, called for the Homeland Security committee to investigate the firings in a letter obtained by Axios.

NEWS — Senate Dems seizing on GOP criticism of Trump’s mass firing of government watchdogs.

Nearly a dozen Dems, led by Adam Schiff, demanding a probe of the dismissal of nearly 20 inspectors general.

Even Repubs, like Chuck Grassley, have demanded answers.

More:

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Netanyahu told U.S. officials war could end if Hamas leaders go into exile: sources The Israeli prime minister has said he doesn't see a path to a post-war plan for Gaza as long as Hamas is in control.

NEWS — Prime Minister Netanyahu proposing plan to end the war in exchange for Hamas giving up power of Gaza and its leadership going into exile, according to sources.

Big news with Bibi on the Hill.

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Scoop: Senate Dems plot to delay all Trump nominees in retaliation for USAID restructuring Senate Democrats are privately discussing an escalation beyond "blanket hold."

NEWS — Senate Dems eye broader committee holds on Trump nominees, Axios has learned.

Richard Blumenthal told me this afternoon he’s willing to block noms on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Blumenthal said Dems proceeding as if there’s a blanket hold on nominations

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GOP jamming Schumer with immigration bills Republicans are lining up votes on immigration issues that previously got Democratic support.

NEWS: Top Senate Democrats circulated document today saying Laken Riley Act would make America “less safe” and warned it will be used to deport DACA recipients.

And then 31 Senate Democrats voted to advance the package.

More on the internal debate

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Scoop: Schumer's plan to fire back at Trump's Senate nominees "We need to use the hearings to begin returning the favor," Schumer told Democrats.

Scoop: Schumer privately told Democrats to aggressively grill Trump noms.

In a private meeting with top committee Dems today: “Republicans spent four years attacking the Democratic brand and we need to use the hearings to begin returning the favor.”

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Scoop: Senate Dems delay Tulsi Gabbard nomination Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is balking at GOP requests to hold a hearing for Gabbard early next week.

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Scoop: Schumer's last-minute marijuana push looks doomed Now it will have to find an unlikely way through a Republican-dominated Congress.

NEWS: Weed banking bill won’t get attached to year-end packages, despite a late push from Schumer.

GOP leaders still opposed.

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Scoop: Chuck Schumer eyes new leadership job for Cory Booker The #3 position is open because Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) is retiring.

SCOOP: Sen. Amy Klobuchar is expected to become the number three ranking Democrat in the Senate, and Sen. Cory Booker — who wanted that position — will notch a leadership position just under her.

Scoop: Amy Klobuchar is expected to become the no. 3 Senate Democrat, I am told.

Cory Booker — who wanted no. 3 — will get no. 4. But it will be a new position, not steering chair.

Schumer finds a way to keep everyone happy. More:

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