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The record on the ballot: two years of Republican control THE RECEIPTS The record on the ballot: two years of Republican control October 29, 2026 Two years...

The record on the ballot: two years of Republican control THE RECEIPTS The record on the ballot: two years of Republican control October 29, 2026 Two years of one-party control Two years of one-party control — Republicans have held the White House, the Senate and the House since January 2025 President Donald Trump Senate Majority Leader John Thune Speaker Mike Johnson The One Big Beautiful Bill The One Big Beautiful Bill — Senate: tied 50-50, Vice President Vance broke the tie (July 1, 2025) — House: 218-214 (July 3, 2025); every Democrat voted no John Thune Vice President JD Vance Mike Johnson Who pays, who gains Who pays, who gains -$1,200 a year poorest 10% of households +$13,600 a year richest 10% of households What the law cut, and what it funded What the law cut, and what it funded — Cut: $1.06 trillion from Medicaid and ACA plans, $186 billion from SNAP; added: $170 billion for enforcement — 10 million more people uninsured by 2034 (CBO) Where the $170 billion for enforcement went Where the $170 billion for enforcement went — $75 billion to ICE, $45 billion of it for detention Health care help ran out Health care help ran out — Senate, Dec. 11, 2025: 51-48 to extend ACA help, short of the 60 needed; 48 Republicans voted no — Net premium payments rose 58% on average; 4.6 million people left the individual market (KFF) Who ICE held on July 11, 2026 Who ICE held on July 11, 2026 — 65,765 people held; 46,436 with no criminal conviction (TRAC) Who ICE actually holds Who ICE actually holds — 70.6% of people held had no criminal conviction (TRAC, July 2026) — 506 U.S. citizens detained, more than 70 of them children (ProPublica) — About 200 children held a day, against about 25 under Biden Kristi Noem, DHS secretary until March 2026 Markwayne Mullin, DHS secretary since March 2026 Tom Homan, border czar Minneapolis, January 2026 Minneapolis, January 2026 — Jan. 7: Renee Good, a U.S. citizen, shot dead by an ICE agent — Jan. 24: Alex Pretti, a VA nurse, shot dead by Border Patrol; no charges in either case Vigil for Renee Good, Minneapolis, Jan. 7, 2026 Alex Pretti, VA intensive care nurse The camps, in their own inspectors' words The camps, in their own inspectors' words — Inspector general on "Alligator Alcatraz": metal punishment cages, out of line with "standards for humane treatment" — 37 deaths in ICE custody in fiscal 2026, the most on record; one at Camp East Montana ruled a homicide "Alligator Alcatraz," the Everglades camp where inspectors found punishment cages Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss, where a death in custody was ruled a homicide Personal records, sent to ICE Personal records, sent to ICE Personal records, sent to ICE Personal records, sent to ICE Personal records, sent to ICE Personal records, sent to ICE A war Congress never voted for A war Congress never voted for — Iran: $43.6 billion and 21 U.S. service members killed (Pentagon) — The Senate rejected at least 12 votes to end or limit it; the last failed 49-50 A B-2 bomber, the plane the U.S. used to strike Iran John Thune Every Senate vote to end the Iran war Every Senate vote to end the Iran war — 14 roll calls in 2026; 12 failed — The two that passed: a procedural motion and a non-binding resolution Troops sent into American cities Troops sent into American cities — CBO: about $496 million through December 2025 — Courts ruled against the deployments in Los Angeles, Portland, Chicago and Washington Calm cities, costly troops Calm cities, costly troops — Washington: violent crime at a 30-year low, down another 26% before the troops; Chicago: fewest summer homicides since 1965 — Los Angeles: about $134 million for 60 days (Pentagon) National Guard troops patrolling Union Station in Washington, Sept. 2025 National Guard troops on a Los Angeles street, June 2025 The Epstein files: the votes around the vote The Epstein files: the votes around the vote Jul 14, 2025 Rules Committee Republicans vote down release, 5-7 Jul 15, 2025 House blocks a release vote, 211-210 Jul 2025 the Speaker sends the House home early Sep 10, 2025 Senate kills a release amendment, 51-49 Nov 18, 2025 forced by a petition, the House passes release 427-1 Jan 30, 2026 DOJ calls it done, about 3 million of 6 million pages Oct 2026 a second petition sits at 216 of 218; House out until Nov. 9 Epstein: who stalled Epstein: who stalled — Johnson delayed swearing in Rep. Grijalva for about 7 weeks; she was the 218th signature — Only two Senate Republicans broke ranks on the release amendment Speaker Mike Johnson Rep. Adelita Grijalva Sen. Josh Hawley Epstein: survivors exposed, others blacked out Epstein: survivors exposed, others blacked out 43 of 47 victims' names checked were left unredacted (WSJ) 3.5 million pages released, Jan. 30, 2026 Maxwell was heard. Survivors were not. Maxwell was heard. Survivors were not. — July 2025: Blanche questioned Maxwell over two days; a week later she moved to a minimum-security camp — Survivors met the Justice Department once, in Jul