{"id":2454438,"date":"2025-07-01T18:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vote-a-drama-senate-reporters-running-on-fumes-see-the-funny-side\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:23:15","slug":"vote-a-drama-senate-reporters-running-on-fumes-see-the-funny-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vote-a-drama-senate-reporters-running-on-fumes-see-the-funny-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote-a-drama: Senate reporters running on fumes see the funny side"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvote-a-drama-senate-reporters-running-on-fumes-see-the-funny-side%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2454438&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent Senate vote on President Donald Trump&#8217;s substantial legislative bill,which concluded after a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >marathon voting session lasting<\/a> over 24 hours. Journalists at the Capitol reported on the chaotic atmosphere, sharing their experiences and interactions during the lengthy process. One reporter humorously compared the situation to scenes from popular culture to convey the exhaustion felt among the press. <\/p>\n<p>Senator Markwayne Mullin playfully bet reporters food in exchange for their silence if the vote concluded before sunrise, but as it did not end until noon, he ultimately lost the wager. The session highlighted the intense and sometimes amusing moments experienced by reporters covering the Senate. Following the vote, Senate reporters were relieved to head home for rest, while the legislative process continued as the bill would need to return to the House for approval. The entertaining anecdotes shared by reporters emphasized the unique challenges of covering such an exhaustive voting session.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vote-a-drama: Senate reporters running on fumes see the funny side to marathon vote<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2163344\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7TP08kUNtxkfPAq5WTyoxQjZQuLCtQnUofbbuPKJw0XvTvbxN--MBOhPCJqw_aem_nsZDcW-2MJSZ_8mRSLYloQ&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22705961921&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD8dCuzLK7kUdcdz_MZzODwEMOBqF&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwjo7DBhCrARIsACWauSn0QTsVUuRhhd8_TxzfKmoI6yLhApqSEjqOgOfHpIXbXpXRfQIf3RQaAlCBEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Senate\"> Senate<\/a> voted to pass President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump&rsquo;s\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s &ldquo;big, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-downplays-strategy-fight-after-huddle-with-senate-gop-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump downplays strategy fight after huddle with ... GOP ... Washington Examiner\">beautiful bill&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on Tuesday at noon, concluding a vote-a-rama that lasted more than 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>As the voting session began Monday morning and dragged on through the night, reporters remained at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/us-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Capitol\">Capitol<\/a> to track everything that was happening in the chamber. One Congress reporter from <em>NBC News<\/em> posted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/frankthorp\/status\/1939918527936315499?s=46&amp;t=WCjN9b0p46x4JtDWW5vQBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">before-and-after pictures<\/a> of the Capitol refectory on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3459925\/congressional-republican-polls-achieve-record-high-approval-rating-in-large-jump-since-last-year\/\">Congressional Republicans achieve record-high approval rating in large jump since last year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3459576\/nicole-malliotakis-elon-musk-effort-derail-the-president-agenda\/\">Nicole Malliotakis blasts Musk&#8217;s effort to &#8216;derail the president&#8217;s agenda&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3459837\/five-aides-testimony-dates-house-oversight-biden-autopen-investigation\/\">Five more Biden aides lock in testimony dates for House Oversight autopen investigation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re curious how the vibes in the Capitol are going, here&rsquo;s what the drink cooler in the refectory looked like this morning vs what it looks like now,&rdquo; Frank Thorp V said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you&rsquo;re curious how the vibes in the Capitol are going, here&rsquo;s what the drink cooler in the refectory looked like this morning vs what it looks like now &mdash;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l43TcBFKcO\">pic.twitter.com\/l43TcBFKcO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frankthorp\/status\/1939918527936315499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A Congress reporter from the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> also spoke about the marathon vote on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vibe when the end of a vote-a-rama is near,&rdquo; said Olivia Beavers, posting a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Olivia_Beavers\/status\/1940043329045152094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GIF from the <em>Titanic<\/em> on X<\/a> that said, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s been 84 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vibe when the end of a vote-a-rama is near <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KxDbFE0gcV\">pic.twitter.com\/KxDbFE0gcV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivia_Beavers\/status\/1940043329045152094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Though many reporters were running on energy drinks and little sleep throughout the night, their Capitol campout had its fun moments, too. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3459188\/senate-republican-mullin-bet-bbb-pass-overnight-backfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">made a wager<\/a> with reporters on Monday evening and promised to buy them all food if the vote went past sunrise on Tuesday morning. If it didn&rsquo;t, reporters couldn&rsquo;t ask him questions for a week.<\/p>\n<p>But with the vote not concluding until noon on Tuesday, it&rsquo;s safe to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-manchins-approval-is-down-double-digits-in-west-virginia-since-backing-bidens-climate-and-tax-bill\/\" title=\"Sen. Manchin&#039;s Approval Is Down Double Digits in West Virginia Since Backing Biden&#039;s Climate and Tax ...\">senator lost<\/a> the bet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We owe a LOT of journos,&rdquo; said one of Mullin&rsquo;s staff in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chandlerrebel\/status\/1939983825691447494?s=46&amp;t=WCjN9b0p46x4JtDWW5vQBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2:11AM &mdash; Mike Lee is doing a Trump impression on the Senate floor and GOP senators are discussing Trump&rsquo;s tweet attacking Elon Musk<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/igorbobic\/status\/1939930430825738438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While senators rushed to their cars following the vote to make their Fourth of July plans, Senate reporters stumbled home to their beds to catch up on sleep.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3459788\/here-are-the-three-senate-gop-holdouts-on-trumps-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"HERE ARE THE THREE GOP SENATE HOLDOUTS ON TRUMP'S &lsquo;BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL&rsquo;\">HERE ARE THE THREE GOP SENATE HOLDOUTS ON TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other congressional reporters arriving at Capitol Hill today passed these exhausted Senate reporters on their way out.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I was walking from Union to the Hill, I passed a bunch of Senate reporters, which was funny because we were physically switching spots,&rdquo; said Lauren Green, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/those-things-gross-me-out-cnn-reporter-responds-after-cicada-crashes-his-live-shot\/\" title=\"\u2018Those Things Gross Me Out\u2019: CNN Reporter Responds After Cicada Crashes His Live Shot\">congressional reporter<\/a> for the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But the House reporters will not escape unscathed. The bill will now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3458684\/trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-senate-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">return to the House<\/a> so representatives can vote on the Senate&rsquo;s revised version of it. Liz Elkind, a House reporter for <em>Fox News<\/em>, posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/liz_elkind\/status\/1940089878298976771?s=46&amp;t=WCjN9b0p46x4JtDWW5vQBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">picture on X<\/a> of a roller coaster with skeletons and people, captioning it &ldquo;Senate reporters \/\/ House reporters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Senate reporters \/\/ House reporters <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cXLKHnC0kn\">pic.twitter.com\/cXLKHnC0kn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Liz Elkind (@liz_elkind) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liz_elkind\/status\/1940089878298976771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2025<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2163344\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2163344\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate reporters find humor in the lengthy vote-a-rama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3842,"featured_media":2454439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/chuck-schumer.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35561,58251,33930,58250,58249],"class_list":["post-2454438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-coverage","tag-humorous-journalism","tag-political-satire","tag-senate-reporters","tag-vote-a-drama"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/chuck-schumer.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3842"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454438"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2454442,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454438\/revisions\/2454442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2454439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}