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Mar 18, 2025

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  • RECORD SETTING: Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) is raising more than $1 million in one week for his campaign on a fundraising swing through Arkansas, setting a record for an incumbent Republican in the state.

  • PART BY PART: Next week, Republican Senators plan to introduce legislation restricting use of components on voting machines made by companies with ties to China.

  • CREDIT BILL: Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) has reached out to Republican Senate offices seeking sponsors for his Credit Card Competition Act, telling Republicans that he has every Democrat on board, but they need more Republicans listed so the bill appears bipartisan.

  • SUIT UP: As Capital One faces a lawsuit from the Trump family for debanking the Trumps, Congressional Republicans are considering a full investigation into the bank’s political policies. Industry watchers say this could impact Capital One's attempted merger with Discover.

  • ADIOS: Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed on Guy Benson’s show that every person on flights to El Salvador “was in the country illegally, one way or the other.”

  • CLOCK’S TICKING: Vice President JD Vance’s team and the National Security Council have been talking to companies about the sale of TikTok. This comes as President Trump's EO deadline is set to expire in April.


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