INSIDE D.C. WITH JOHN GIZZI NEWSMAX WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT
CBO House Cleaning • Should Republicans maintain their majority in the U.S. House in next year’s midterm elections, watch for Speaker Mike Johnson to make an unprecedented move and clean house at the Congressional Budget Offi ce. For years, GOP congressional leaders have complained that CBO fi gures are skewed against Republican-crafted budgets and always show cuts in tax rates as leading to exorbitant defi cits. Since it was created in
1975, the CBO has been billed as a nonpartisan agency and no GOP speaker has attempted to overhaul the offi ce’s 250-person staff . Now, Republicans feel
even with a strong majority, a housecleaning is in order. Among names mentioned as a CBO director by GOP lawmakers is that of Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser in his fi rst term.
Rubio Secure at NSC • Since Mike Waltz was suddenly moved out as national security adviser to become U.N. ambassador, speculation has been rampant over a successor. Among the names mentioned are Steve Witkoff , President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, and Michael Anton, Trump’s
director of policy planning at the State Department. But others close to the
White House and State Department say that the president has no problem with Secretary of State Marco Rubio keeping the National Security Council portfolio as well as Foggy Bottom — making him the only person to hold both jobs simultaneously since Henry Kissinger from 1973 to 1975. (Kissinger fi nally relinquished the NSC slot under pressure from Congress.) While criticism of
Rubio’s dual role from Democrats in Congress is already beginning, the secretary shows no sign of quitting the NSC.
EV Policy Unplugged • Although the U.S. Department of Transportation is not historically a source of “hot” news, a counterrevolution is nonetheless taking place under Secretary Sean Duff y. The Biden
administration’s campaign to make America “gasoline- free” and encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles is now running out of steam. The Biden-era regulations encouraging EVs are gradually being peeled back under Duff y, and the government underwriting of electric charging stations will soon be ended.
“We don’t pay for gas
stations, so why should we pay for charging stations?” a DOT source told Newsmax.
Rescuing Rogers • After eight terms in the House, Michigan Republican Bill Huizenga signaled he is exploring a bid for the seat of retiring Democrat Sen. Gary Peters. But both Tim Scott, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Senate Majority Leader John
Thune — not to mention most of the county party leaders in the Great Lakes State — are urging him not to do it. The reason, Michigan
GOP sources told Newsmax, is that former Rep. Mike Rogers, who lost the state’s other Senate seat last year by one-third of 1%, is well positioned to win Peters’ seat if he avoids a divisive primary. Polls show Rogers defeating any of the three Democrat hopefuls next year.
CAPITO U.S. Attorney Dissent
• So far, all of President Donald Trump’s choices for the 93 U.S. attorney positions have been applauded by his supporters and Republicans in general. But one prospective prosecutor is a source of possible dissension within the West Virginia Republican Party. Trump is poised to name former state Delegate Moore Capito to the top position. Capito was the runner-up in the Republican gubernatorial primary to current Gov. Patrick Morrisey, who sources say still holds a grudge against his former rival and does not want him to be picked. Working in Capito’s favor is that he is the son of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and, as one GOP leader told us, “Trump loves Shelley.”
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