Ryan Nobles

WATCH: This interview I did with MTG on October 8th is pretty telling. She never commits to staying in Congress and demonstrates how frustrated she is with the state of American politics.

WATCH: This interview I did with MTG on October 8th is pretty telling. She never commits to staying in Congress and demonstrates how frustrated she is with the state of American politics.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin tells me threats against her have exploded since President Trump accused her and colleagues of sedition.

“The Sergeant of Arms arranged for us to have 24/7 security, and that's because the threat level just went through the roof.”

But we have no indication it is anything beyond the subway fire. USCP:
"There was a small electrical fire on the subway that leads from the Rayburn House Office building to the U.S. Capitol. There are no injuries to those on board the subway. The fire was quickly put out with fire extinguishers."

But when we went outside we saw things had escalated. DC Fire brought a ladder truck to the East Front and we could see fire fighters climbing to the roof of the Capitol.

There was no imminent danger unless you were right in the tunnel and there were reports of a Capitol Police officer feeling the effects of the smoke.

We were told not to walk down the tunnel, so we went around the other side and then saw police and firefighters rushing to the subway car. There were no flames.. but plenty of smoke and what you'd describe as an electrical smell.

🧵 There is quite the scene outside the U.S. Capitol as firefighters have responded to fire involving a subway car in the Rayburn tunnel. We happened upon it while walking to a story.

Nothing.. and I mean nothing.. happens this quickly and this bi-partisan in this version of Congress. It is a signal of how overwhelmingly popular transparency is around the Epstein controversy and politicians who stand in the way of it- do so at their own peril.

BREAKING: Senator Chuck Schumer asked for unanimous consent to pass the resolution to force the DOJ to release Epstein files the second it is sent over by the House. No one objected and it will now pass the Senate as soon as it arrives.

Also- despite Speaker Johnson’s pleas to amend the Epstein resolution, Leader Thune said that was unnecessary.

“Well, I think when a bill passes the House for 427 to 1 and the president said he'll sign into law, I’m not sure there is a need for amendments.”

JUST IN: Majority Leader Thune said the Senate is “hotlining” (the process by which they see how Senators would vote) on the Epstein resolution and a vote should happen this week maybe even today.

BREAKING: The House has passed the resolution to force the DOJ to release the Epstein files 427-1.

JUST IN: Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will immediately move to pass the resolution to force the DOJ to release the Epstein files via unanimous consent once it passes the House today.

As the House prepares to vote on a resolution to force the DOJ to release the Epstein files- Speaker Mike Johnson is about to speak to reporters and has this visual to demonstrate his concerns about the bill. Could this slow the bill’s progress?

NEW: Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) tells me he thinks the Epstein resolution should come to the Senate floor and that he would vote yes.

NEW: House officially schedules vote on the Epstein resolution for TUESDAY afternoon.

Former Rep. Elaine Luria’s campaign says she has raised $500k in the first 24 hours since she launched her effort to win back the house seat she lost in 2022 to current Rep. Jen Kiggans.

Good Morning. Your government is open for business.

BREAKING: The House has passed the funding bill to re-open the federal government, ending the longest shutdown in American history. The final vote was 222-209. 6 Democrats voted YES.

RIGHT NOW: The House is voting on the bill to fund the federal government through the end of January and end the recording breaking government shutdown.

JUST IN: Adelita Grijalva of Arizona officially sworn in as a Member of the House of Representatives. She won the special election in Arizona on September 23rd.

What Democrats say they won in the 43-day government shutdown Emotions are raw after eight senators voted to end the shutdown, but Democrats say they demonstrated an ability to take on Trump and shifted the conversation to health care.

What Democrats say they won in the 43-day government shutdown
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Former Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria launches bid for her old seat in Virginia Luria, who was a member of the House Jan. 6 committee, said in an interview that the "chaos" in Washington compelled her to run again in the battleground district.

NEW: It’s official- former Rep. Elaine Luria has launched a bid to take back her old seat in Virginia. In an exclusive interview, she tells me a chaotic Washington led her to get back on the fray.

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Utah judge rejects GOP redistricting effort, approving new map with a Democratic-leaning seat The new map includes a solidly Democratic seat in Salt Lake City.

Utah judge rejects GOP redistricting effort, approving new map with a Democratic-leaning seat
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Fetterman on shutdown: ‘Keeping the government hostage’ shouldn’t be Democrats’ ‘long game’ For the first time in nearly six weeks, the Senate appears to be making progress to reopen the government. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) explains why he supports the deal and what moved the needle for…

WATCH: Sen. Fetterman says it's “entirely possible” the government reopens & ACA subsidies don’t get extended.

Fetterman: “We want to extend those tax credits & I do believe there might be a critical mass of Republicans.”

Watch my full interview here:
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Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.

JUST IN: Supreme Court rejects long shot effort to overturn same sex marriage ruling.
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The lesson of this shutdown.. like all shutdowns.. is that they always end with an empty feeling. No one really wins, no one really loses, everyone is mad at each other and very little is accomplished. It ultimately never really works.. but guess what.. it will probably happen again.

Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell plans to seek commutation from Trump, whistleblower says The whistleblower came forward with the information to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee.

House Judiciary Democrats say a whistleblower discovered Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell is seeking a commutation from President Trump.
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Senators reach tentative deal to end the government shutdown The deal, negotiated by a group of Democrats and GOP leaders, funds the government through Jan. 30. If it passes, it will still need to clear the House, which will likely take days.

It is the Senate version of White Smoke.. a procedural vote is happening now that would set the stage to reopen the federal government.. we will have a live update on NBC News Now.
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Also READ our update on how we got here:
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