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Trump said in a Truth Social post last night that he met with a group of House lawmakers who agreed to vote to advance legislation that would regulate cryptocurrency.

“I am in the Oval Office with 11 of the 12 Congressmen/women necessary to pass the GENIUS Act and, after a short discussion, they have all agreed to vote tomorrow morning in favor of the Rule,” Trump said in the post.

The bipartisan bill passed the Senate last month.

“Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was at the meeting via telephone, and looks forward to taking the Vote as early as possible,” Trump added. “I want to thank the Congressmen/women for their quick and positive response.”

Trump will meet today with leaders of two Middle Eastern nations, Bahrain and Qatar.

Trump will meet the crown prince and prime minister of Bahrain, a small island nation, this morning. The leaders will also have lunch.

In the evening, Trump will dine with the prime minister of Qatar. Qatar has played a major role in hosting conversations over the war in Gaza.

Vance will hit the road today in an effort to sell Americans on the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

The vice president will deliver remarks in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, just about a 20 minute drive from Biden’s birthplace, Scranton.

Vance’s trip comes as Republicans try to shore up support for the legislation, which had support from only 35% of adults, according to an Economist/YouGov poll conducted early this month.

Former Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison is stepping back into the political arena with a new podcast as he — and his party — look to bounce back from losing the White House last year.

In a wide-ranging conversation with NBC News ahead of the launch of the podcast, Harrison framed himself as unshackled from the “straitjacket” of the sensitivities of leading the national party and argued that one way Democrats can rebuild trust with Americans is by embracing their more authentic selves.

“We need more voices that are anchored in the Democratic Party, because some of the podcasts that are out there are more often criticizing the Democratic Party instead of really promoting the assets and the leaders that we have,” he said.

The early episodes of “At Our Table” feature interviews with three well-known party leaders: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn. But the roster of Harrison’s first guests also includes Hunter Biden — the son of President Joe Biden whose business dealings, drug addiction and legal woes were part of the political attacks on the former president. The then-president’s decision to pardon his son after he was found guilty on three felony gun charges also drew condemnation across the political spectrum.

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Arizona Democrats have nominated Adelita Grijalva, daughter of the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva, to fill his former seat in a September special election, The Associated Press projects.

Grijalva, a former member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, won Tuesday’s special Democratic primary ahead of Deja Foxx, a 25-year-old activist, and former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez.

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