Jamie Dupree
@jamiedupree.bsky.social
I'm a veteran radio reporter on Capitol Hill. I write the 'Regular Order' newsletter and have covered Congress since the Reagan Administration. Sign up for more at http://jamiedupree.substack.com
The national debt has increased $155 billion in the last week. It now stands at $38.336 trillion.
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The national debt has increased $155 billion in the last week. It now stands at $38.336 trillion.
Sen. Joni Ernst R-IA just presided over the Senate pro forma session. She refused to stop for questions from reporters, yelling 'Happy Thanksgiving' as she raced out of the Capitol to a waiting car.
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sen. Joni Ernst R-IA just presided over the Senate pro forma session. She refused to stop for questions from reporters, yelling 'Happy Thanksgiving' as she raced out of the Capitol to a waiting car.
It's not every day that a U.S. Senator and his wife get sued by the IRS. The feds claim that Sen. Jim Justice R-WV and his wife owe the IRS over $5 million.
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It's not every day that a U.S. Senator and his wife get sued by the IRS. The feds claim that Sen. Jim Justice R-WV and his wife owe the IRS over $5 million.
GOP Congress Vibe Check
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
GOP Congress Vibe Check
The judge who threw out the case against James Comey and Letitia James got in a dig at Lindsay Halligan in the first line of the decision
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The judge who threw out the case against James Comey and Letitia James got in a dig at Lindsay Halligan in the first line of the decision
This just in
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This just in
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
In one month, the National Debt went up over $300 billion. That DOGE thing must have really worked.
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
In one month, the National Debt went up over $300 billion. That DOGE thing must have really worked.
How much would Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA get in a pension for 5 years in Congress?
She can't draw it until age 62 (she is 51).
Her pension is 5% of her $174,000 salary (1% times 5 years served) = $8,700 per year.
She can't draw it until age 62 (she is 51).
Her pension is 5% of her $174,000 salary (1% times 5 years served) = $8,700 per year.
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
How much would Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA get in a pension for 5 years in Congress?
She can't draw it until age 62 (she is 51).
Her pension is 5% of her $174,000 salary (1% times 5 years served) = $8,700 per year.
She can't draw it until age 62 (she is 51).
Her pension is 5% of her $174,000 salary (1% times 5 years served) = $8,700 per year.
A special Saturday edition of my Capitol Hill newsletter is open to all. Marjorie Taylor Greene will resign. And Trump♥️Mamdani - throwing House Republicans under the bus, hours after they called Mamdani everything but a Commie bedwetting liberal. jamiedupree.substack.com/p/marjorie-t...
Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress
Decision comes after public breakup with President Trump
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November 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A special Saturday edition of my Capitol Hill newsletter is open to all. Marjorie Taylor Greene will resign. And Trump♥️Mamdani - throwing House Republicans under the bus, hours after they called Mamdani everything but a Commie bedwetting liberal. jamiedupree.substack.com/p/marjorie-t...
GREENE TO RESIGN
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
GREENE TO RESIGN
Before lawmakers rushed to the airport for a Thanksgiving break, the House passed a GOP resolution 'denouncing the horrors of socialism.' The House also passed that in 2023.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Before lawmakers rushed to the airport for a Thanksgiving break, the House passed a GOP resolution 'denouncing the horrors of socialism.' The House also passed that in 2023.
The House will do some really heavy lifting on Friday, voting on a non-binding resolution 'denouncing the horrors of socialism' - just as Zohran Mamdani is to meet with President Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The House will do some really heavy lifting on Friday, voting on a non-binding resolution 'denouncing the horrors of socialism' - just as Zohran Mamdani is to meet with President Trump.
6 Senators got an early start on the Thanksgiving break, missing the only vote of the day:
Fetterman D-PA
Kelly D-AZ
Klobuchar D-MN
Mullin R-OK
Scott R-SC
Warren D-MA
Next vote expected on Dec. 1
Fetterman D-PA
Kelly D-AZ
Klobuchar D-MN
Mullin R-OK
Scott R-SC
Warren D-MA
Next vote expected on Dec. 1
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
6 Senators got an early start on the Thanksgiving break, missing the only vote of the day:
Fetterman D-PA
Kelly D-AZ
Klobuchar D-MN
Mullin R-OK
Scott R-SC
Warren D-MA
Next vote expected on Dec. 1
Fetterman D-PA
Kelly D-AZ
Klobuchar D-MN
Mullin R-OK
Scott R-SC
Warren D-MA
Next vote expected on Dec. 1
This just in
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This just in
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.
Even though it took 4 months, voting to release the Epstein Files was easy. Trying to get Congress to do something on health insurance affordability - that almost seems impossible. More in my column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Epstein vote was easy; health insurance changes are not
Republicans in Washington still have no plan to deal with expiring health insurance subsidies.
www.ajc.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Even though it took 4 months, voting to release the Epstein Files was easy. Trying to get Congress to do something on health insurance affordability - that almost seems impossible. More in my column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Sen. John Fetterman D-PA rips President Trump's call today for the execution of Democrats in Congress
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Sen. John Fetterman D-PA rips President Trump's call today for the execution of Democrats in Congress
The House has voted unanimously to repeal the provisions in the shutdown package which allow GOP Senators to sue the federal government and get as much as $1 million in damages - because the feds looked at their phone records in the Jan. 6 investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The House has voted unanimously to repeal the provisions in the shutdown package which allow GOP Senators to sue the federal government and get as much as $1 million in damages - because the feds looked at their phone records in the Jan. 6 investigation.
🚨🚨Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami - charging her and several others with 'stealing federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds, and using the money to support her 2021 congressional campaign.'
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
🚨🚨Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami - charging her and several others with 'stealing federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds, and using the money to support her 2021 congressional campaign.'
The House Ethics Committee has set up a new probe of Rep. Cory Mills R-FL, which includes a review of allegations of 'sexual misconduct and/or dating violence.'
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The House Ethics Committee has set up a new probe of Rep. Cory Mills R-FL, which includes a review of allegations of 'sexual misconduct and/or dating violence.'
Even after all these years in the news business, it's still cool to get a front page story. This is from today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Even after all these years in the news business, it's still cool to get a front page story. This is from today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
By a previous unanimous consent agreement, the Senate approved the Epstein Files bill when the bill papers arrived this morning from the House. Sen. Markwayne Mullin R-OK was presiding.
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
By a previous unanimous consent agreement, the Senate approved the Epstein Files bill when the bill papers arrived this morning from the House. Sen. Markwayne Mullin R-OK was presiding.
🚨 The Senate has just received and passed the Epstein Files bill. Next stop is the White House.
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🚨 The Senate has just received and passed the Epstein Files bill. Next stop is the White House.
The bill to release the Epstein Files could be on its way to the White House later today. More in 'Regular Order' from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/congress-r...
Congress ready to send Epstein Files bill to Trump
Republican opposition crumbles in 427-1 House vote
jamiedupree.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The bill to release the Epstein Files could be on its way to the White House later today. More in 'Regular Order' from Capitol Hill jamiedupree.substack.com/p/congress-r...
The House has defeated a GOP plan to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett D-VI and kick her off the House Intelligence Committee. 6 Republicans refused to go along with the plan - and those were the key votes.
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The House has defeated a GOP plan to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett D-VI and kick her off the House Intelligence Committee. 6 Republicans refused to go along with the plan - and those were the key votes.
The Senate has adjourned until 10 am on Wednesday. That means no final action tonight on the Epstein Files bill. The bill papers are still on the House side of the Capitol.
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Senate has adjourned until 10 am on Wednesday. That means no final action tonight on the Epstein Files bill. The bill papers are still on the House side of the Capitol.