What we’re hearing from people we trust on and around the Hill
AI NDAA MORATORIUM dead: Our Hill sources tell us there is “zero percent chance” that AI preemption makes it into the NDAA. “Politically toxic,” said one insider. Downtown: you heard it from the Washington Reporter first!
AN APP FOR THAT: The Republican Study Committee (RSC) released a new app, called Vote Right, which features live House floor coverage and real-time vote updates designed to keep Americans directly connected with what’s happening in Congress. The app is a rival to the Democrats’ DomeWatch. “The Democrats had a monopoly on floor tracking in the House for far too long, and Republicans aren’t ceding that ground anymore,” RSC Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R., Texas) said. “I promised the Republican Study Committee we would build our own solution, and Vote Right delivers. The app gives members, staff, and Americans across the country real-time legislative news without the liberal spin.”
DEMS IN DISARRAY: Be on the lookout for primary challengers to a series of House Democrats, including Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.), Dan Goldman (D., N.Y.), George Lattimer (D., N.Y.), Adriano Espaillat (D., N.Y.), and more. Several Democrats, like Jeffries and Rep. Brad Sherman (D., Calif.), already have announced primary opponents.
NOT SO FAST: Maryland Democrats are working overtime to draw Rep. Andy Harris (D., Md.) out of office. But their efforts are running into a major obstacle: Maryland voters. “In first night of redistricting testimony, majority of speakers say ‘no,’” Maryland Matters reported.
FOLLOW THE MONEY: George Soros is bankrolling an anti-Israel website called Drop Site News, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
HOLLYWOOD VS. PENTAGON: At A House of Dynamite’s Washington, D.C. premiere, director Kathryn Bigelow doubled down on a claim that’s been heavily disputed by the Pentagon — that America’s missile defense system is not ready to intercept a nuclear missile.