GOP governors push for third reconciliation bill as Senate stalls

Nearly two dozen Republican governors back a new party-line budget reconciliation bill to pressure Senate leadership as White House aides brief lawmakers and the House’s $95 billion blueprint faces Senate skepticism. The broader Capitol beat also covers Rand Paul’s push to hold Fauci in contempt after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment, Senator Cornyn’s demand for written changes to a DOJ settlement before supporting Todd Blanche’s confirmation, and Lindsey Graham’s Russia sanctions bill moving forward in the Senate despite House opposition, plus a major $17 million ad buy by the Senate Leadership Fund in North Carolina.”,