Heard on the Hill
What we're hearing from people we trust on and around the Hill
SHORING UP SUPPORT: Mayor Eric Adams has been meeting with key CEOs and business leaders in New York, including major Republican donors. This comes as today he announced his intention to run as an Independent for NYC Mayor.
MONTANA STEAKS: Freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy (R., Mont.) held a fundraiser at the Capital Grille this week. Sheehy, who defeated incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D., Mont.), is already ramping up his fundraising.
ROCK THIS BRIDGE: Rockbridge, the major private GOP donor event famously founded by Vice President JD Vance, will take place in Miami on April 12th. This year’s event will feature special guests, including DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard, HHS Secretary Bobby Kennedy, and Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent.
OLYMPIC RECORD: Sergio Gor, the head of White House PPO for President Trump, continues to break records with his hiring speed. Sources at PPO tell the Reporter that some agencies have 90 percent of their political positions filled.
GUEST PASS: Kentucky Senate candidate Daniel Cameron was spotted in the West Wing this week.
APPLOVIN IT: AppLovin made a bid for TikTok, joining the ranks of Amazon and Oracle in the fight for the social media behemoth. Sources say their pitch to the Trump administration was solving the national security issues and creating jobs.
I DON’T THINK YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WORD MEANS: Code Pink activists were spotted chasing lawmakers and staff around the Capitol today, calling them “Nazis” over arms sales to Israel, a Jewish state. “Ffs,” one staffer who was called a Nazi told the Reporter. One senator who was targeted by the activists was Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D., Ill.), who was called a “fucking Nazi” by protesters.
VICTORY: House Republicans padded their majority this week with the blowout wins of both Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine in Florida. The Republican Jewish Coalition’s Sam Markstein noted to the Reporter that “by adding Randy Fine to its ranks, Jewish Republican representation in the House of Representatives has increased to levels not seen since the 1980s.” The RJC, which supported both Republicans, noted that “the Republican Party continues to elevate Jewish American voices. That is why, election after election, more and more Jewish voters are moving to the GOP.”
UN-BASED: Rep. Pat Harrigan (R., N.C.) told the Reporter that Chinese Communist Party-owned stores being allowed to operate on U.S. military bases “is an unforgivable lapse in judgment.” Harrigan called the situation a “direct threat to our national security” and introduced a bill to end “this dangerous infiltration” and kick “these foreign-controlled retailers off our military installations for good.”