GOP Appropriator Questions Trump's Arch Funding, Urges Defense Priorities

Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, a senior Appropriations Republican, said he wouldn’t fund federal money for Trump’s arch, arguing there are more pressing military needs and that any arch funding should go through Congress; Trump claimed the arch could store drones and snipers, a rationale Simpson said should be debated and prioritized against other Defense Department needs. The live updates section also covers the SAFE Platforms Act to curb online scams powered by AI, Gary Peters taking a post at USC after his Senate term, Jared Golden endorsing Mike Lawler in a New York battleground, a crypto-backed super PAC planning about $30 million to defeat Sherrod Brown in Ohio, a defamation dispute over an Ohio ad, Nvidia lobbying on AI export rules, and other Capitol Hill developments.