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A Big, Beautiful weekend on the Hill: ‘Everybody having fun yet?’
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., was ebullient Tuesday afternoon.
The South Dakota Republican just concluded a lengthy lunch meeting with fellow GOPers and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the Big, Beautiful Bill.
«Good afternoon. Everybody having fun yet?» Thune asked the Congressional press corps as he approached the microphone in the Ohio Clock Corridor of the Capitol for his weekly exchange with reporters.
«Ask us around 3:45 Sunday morning,» suggested yours truly.
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If you are an insomniac…
Or don’t want to see the National Symphony Orchestra Pops perform Dolly Parton’s musical canon at the Kennedy Center…
Or you don’t have tickets to see the Savannah Bananas play at Nats Park this weekend…
The U.S. Senate may be the place for you.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., didn’t rule out the possibility of a few members of his caucus defecting in their «Big Beautiful Bill» votes. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Action on the Big, Beautiful Bill could happen at any time of the day or night this weekend.
The Senate is attempting to pass the Big, Beautiful Bill sometime on Saturday or Sunday. Maybe even early Monday.
Presuming Senate Republicans can pass the bill.
«If the bill is going to pass, do you expect that you at least have two or three members on your side who would vote no?» I asked Thune.
«Could be,» replied Thune.
«Why?» I countered.
«Well, we’ve got a lot of very independent thinking senators who have reasons and things that they’d like to have in this bill that would, in their view, make it stronger,» answered Thune. «Hopefully when push comes to shove and everybody has to say yes or no, we’ll get the number of votes that we need.»
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There’s more political pushing and shoving in the U.S. Senate than there is in a line of fourth graders waiting for the water fountain after recess. And senators may advance beyond pushing and shoving to actual fighting as Republicans grouse about the bill’s contents.
It’s about the math. Senate Republicans can still lose three votes and pass the bill with a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Vance. Fox was told that the bill was in trouble if there are ten potential noes now. But if the universe of prospective nays is only five, they can probably whittle that down enough to pass the bill.
Here are the GOP senators worth keeping an eye on because of possible problems they could have with particular provisions in the legislation:
Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Mike Lee, R-Utah, John Kennedy, R-La., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Susan Collins, R-Maine, John Curtis, R-Utah and Jim Justice, R-W.V.
That’s 11. And many of those on the list could vote yes. They may hold out until the end to either score a provision in the bill they want. Or, they want to understand the final product.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is one of several members of his party expressing skepticism of the bill. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«We don’t know what’s in the bill. The parliamentarian has thrown out some provisions,» said Kennedy. «Look, I’m labor. I’m not management. But I got one vote, the same as management does. And I’m willing to work nights. I’m willing to work weekends. But what I’m not willing to do is have someone pat me on the head and say ‘shut up and just vote for it.’»
Kennedy said he unearthed «a few things in this bill that we weren’t told about. And I’m not happy.»
With hat tips to boxing analysts Al Bernstein and Larry Merchant, Thune reverted to discussing the physicality of senators.
«When push comes to shove, you’re looking at whether or not you’re going to allow the perfect to become the enemy,» said Thune. «You have to recognize that this is a process whereby everybody doesn’t get everything they want.»
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One of the most outstanding issues remains SALT, the deduction for state and local taxes in high-tax states.
«We’ll have a solution on that in 24 to 48 hours,» said Bessent after his huddle with GOP senators.
«I know that there are a lot of conservatives who don’t like it,» said White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Fox Business. «A lot of very important people in the House, who want it as big as it can be. And, Secretary Bessent is in there working with people to find exactly the right number that’ll land the bill.»
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett recently spoke of the bill on Fox Business. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
So when does the Senate finish?
«The question of when will the Senate get it done, that’s a great question,» said House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo. «They’ve had it for over six weeks. I’m waiting.»
The Senate will likely take a procedural vote to formally get on the bill on Friday. If the Senate votes to get on the bill, 20 hours of clock time starts to run under special Senate budget rules. The procedural vote only needs a simple majority.
The 20 hours of time is split. Democrats will probably burn all 10 of their hours. Republicans will use a few of their hours. So, the Senate probably begins its «vote-a-rama» on the bill late in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
A «vote-a-rama» is where the Senate takes hours and hours of consecutive roll call votes on amendments to the package.
It would culminate with passage of the Big, Beautiful Bill in the Senate late Saturday or early Sunday.
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Note that it is impossible to game out when this could happen. But frankly, a final vote could come at any time of the day or night all weekend long – if not early Monday.
Also, this scenario presumes everything goes swimmingly.
The most recent vote-a-rama ran just under ten hours earlier this year. A 2021 vote-a-rama consumed 14 hours and 48 minutes, with the Senate considering a total of 40 amendments.
We believe this vote-a-rama might be on the longer end.
More food for thought: how fast can the House vote on the bill? (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Here’s the other wild card:
How fast can the House pivot to pass the bill and align with the Senate?
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., signaled the House may aim to vote on Tuesday.
Also, the «72-hour rule» to allow the House to read the bill before voting does not apply. The Senate is sending back to the House an «amendment» to the original House plan. Thus, the «72-hour rule» is not in play under these circumstances.
However, the question is if Johnson faces pressure to let the bill marinate for a few days.
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But some House conservatives aren’t happy with the Senate measure.
«We’re not going to get jammed on this. We’re just not,» said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C.
Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, believes the Senate should just accept the House measure – since the House could barely pass its version in May.
«We did the hard work of threading a very tight needle with this legislation. So it does not need to come back looking too much different from what we ended up passing out of the House,» said Pfluger.
So the question is whether the Senate can pass its bill. And if the House can accept whatever the Senate passes.
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So, as I said, if you don’t have a lot to do this weekend, Capitol Hill may be the spot to be.
Especially at 3:45 Sunday morning.
El “efecto Proust”, llamado así en honor al escritor francés Marcel Proust, ilustra cómo una simple experiencia sensorial puede detonar recuerdos profundos y vívidos. Según investigaciones difundidas por National Geographic, la atención consciente a los estímulos del entorno no solo permite evocar escenas del pasado, sino que también fortalece la memoria a largo plazo.
La ciencia actual respalda la idea de que entrenar los sentidos —vista, oído, olfato, gusto y tacto— puede optimizar la forma en que el cerebro organiza, retiene y recupera la información.
La relación entre percepción sensorial y memoria se basa en la arquitectura cerebral. Al captar una imagen, un sonido o un aroma, se activa una red de señales electroquímicas en la corteza cerebral. Andrew Budson, profesor de neurología en la Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, explicó a National Geographic que estos impulsos llegan al hipocampo, donde se integran estímulos visuales, auditivos, olfativos, emocionales y cognitivos en una experiencia coherente.
La amígdala añade una capa emocional a esa información, y otras estructuras del hipocampo la etiquetan para su almacenamiento a largo plazo. “Una de las formas en que una memoria puede ser marcada como importante es si estuvo asociada a una sensación intensa, como un olor fuerte o una imagen hermosa”, señaló Budson.
Susanne Jaeggi, profesora de psicología en Northeastern University, destacó que las vivencias multisensoriales —las que involucran varios sentidos al mismo tiempo— facilitan el recuerdo posterior. Este tipo de experiencias generan un “engrama de memoria”, una huella cerebral que abarca múltiples zonas neuronales.
“Todos aprendemos mejor cuando tenemos una experiencia multisensorial, porque literalmente almacenamos esa memoria en múltiples áreas del cerebro”, afirmó Budson.
El llamado efecto Proust describe la evocación espontánea de recuerdos autobiográficos a partir de un estímulo sensorial. Como relató el autor francés, el sabor de una magdalena mojada en té lo transportó a su infancia.
National Geographic lo ejemplificó con escenas cotidianas: el sonido de una canción antigua o el aroma de lápices recién afilados pueden activar recuerdos escolares con gran nitidez.
Los expertos consultados coincidieron en que no es necesario depender del azar para activar esta capacidad. Al prestar atención activa a los sentidos en momentos relevantes, se favorece una codificación más sólida de la experiencia.
La visión es el sentido dominante en el procesamiento cerebral. Jonathan Schooler, profesor en la Universidad de California Santa Barbara, indicó que “somos muy orientados visualmente; es fácil evocar una imagen en la mente, pero difícil recordar un olor”. Budson apuntó que la visión involucra los lóbulos occipital, parietal y temporal, y ocupa una amplia porción del cerebro.
Un estudio de 2023, publicado en Current Biology, demostró que la memoria visual se basa en códigos neuronales que evolucionan, permitiendo aplicar experiencias pasadas a situaciones nuevas. Tomar nota visual de elementos cotidianos —como una lista de compras— mejora la retención, incluso si se pierde el soporte físico.
National Geographic aconseja ejercitar la observación: concentrarse en colores, formas y texturas de un entorno o una obra artística puede aumentar la precisión del recuerdo visual.
Aunque la memoria auditiva suele considerarse menos duradera que la visual, existen notables variaciones según el contexto. Una investigación publicada en Psychological Research (2021) halló que los músicos presentan ventajas al retener patrones sonoros complejos, como variaciones tonales o rítmicas.
Jaeggi indicó que el grado de interés personal afecta lo que se recuerda. Así, la música asociada a momentos emocionales tiene más posibilidades de permanecer en la memoria.
Entrenar el oído —por ejemplo, al identificar instrumentos individuales en una pieza musical— ayuda a mejorar la memoria de trabajo, la atención y la percepción auditiva, sobre todo en personas con pérdida leve de audición.
El olfato tiene una relación privilegiada con la memoria y las emociones. Rachel Herz, neurocientífica de la Brown University, señaló a National Geographic que “ningún otro sistema sensorial está tan vinculado al núcleo neural de la emoción, el aprendizaje y la memoria como el olfato”. La corteza olfativa se sitúa junto a la amígdala y el hipocampo, lo que facilita este vínculo.
Un estudio japonés de 2021 mostró que ciertos aromas —como el tatami, la flor de osmanthus o el incienso— desencadenaron recuerdos detallados en los participantes. Otra investigación, publicada en Memory, confirmó que las señales olfativas superan a las visuales al momento de recuperar escenas de la infancia.
Herz recomendó dedicar unos minutos diarios a oler objetos cotidianos y reflexionar sobre los recuerdos que evocan. Además, una revisión de 2023 concluyó que el entrenamiento olfativo contribuye a una mejor cognición y salud cerebral con el paso del tiempo.
La memoria gustativa permite evocar sabores específicos tras cierto tiempo. Las señales recogidas por las papilas gustativas se procesan en la corteza cerebral y se vinculan a respuestas emocionales a través de la amígdala.
Pamela Dalton, del Monell Chemical Senses Center, aclaró que gran parte de la percepción del sabor se debe al olfato. Aunque se dice que entre el 75% y el 95% del gusto proviene de este sentido, la cifra varía entre estudios. Lo que sí es claro es que el olfato es crucial para la degustación.
Una publicación en Nature (2022) reveló que adultos que practicaron ejercicios de evocación gustativa mejoraron su capacidad para identificar sabores básicos. Los expertos proponen probar distintos alimentos, enfocarse en sus matices y verbalizar la experiencia. Budson sugirió, como práctica, distinguir los componentes de un vino durante una cata.
La memoria táctil permite conservar información sobre la textura, forma o temperatura de los objetos. Budson explicó que estas sensaciones se procesan en los lóbulos parietales, muy cercanos a las áreas del movimiento, lo que facilita la integración entre acción y percepción. Esto permite, por ejemplo, manejar objetos sin necesidad de verlos.
Según National Geographic, el entrenamiento táctil —como manipular arroz, arcilla o agua— mejora la atención sostenida y la memoria de trabajo.
Tomar nota de las sensaciones físicas también contribuye a decisiones cotidianas, como elegir ropa más cómoda o materiales agradables al tacto.
Los especialistas consultados coinciden en que la clave para mejorar la memoria radica en la atención consciente a los sentidos. Schooler recomendó ejercicios de meditación que primero se centren en la respiración y luego incorporen la percepción visual, auditiva u olfativa.
Herz lo sintetizó así: “Cuanta más atención prestes a cualquier cosa —y la atención es multisensorial—, más se reforzará la información que estás codificando en tu cerebro”.
National Geographic sugiere que la memoria no es un proceso aislado, sino el resultado de una interacción constante entre sentidos, emociones y atención. Incorporar ejercicios sensoriales en la vida diaria puede ser una vía eficaz para preservar y potenciar la memoria a lo largo del tiempo.
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Zohran Mamdani’s win over former New York governor Andrew Cuomo represents a victory for the new guard, progressive wing of the Democratic Party, but his record in public service could leave much to be desired by Democrats who were hoping to see someone with substantial experience, like Cuomo, win the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.
«You have to know how to make government work, and if you have no experience whatsoever in making government work, if you have never really had a job, you are a two-time assembly person who has passed three bills — most assembly people pass three bills by mistake,» Cuomo said of Mamdani’s resume while speaking to reporters before he lost Tuesday night’s primary race. «You’ve missed more days at work in two weeks than I missed in 11 years [as governor]. You’ve never dealt with the City Council; you’ve never dealt with the Congress; you’ve never dealt with Donald Trump, but now you’re going to run New York City?»
After graduating from Bowdoin College in Maine with a bachelor’s degree in Africana Studies, where Mamdani helped launch the school’s first Students for Justice in Palestine chapter, his resume, which was shared with the New York Times, shows «a patchwork of jobs» Mamdani worked for before joining the state assembly.
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Zohran Mamdani shakes hands with a worker at a pizza place while campaigning for mayor. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In 2014, Mamdani did a four-month stint as an organizer for the left-wing advocacy group MoveOn in Seattle. He subsequently spent two months organizing with another group out of Houston called TexPIRG, while working an ongoing tutoring gig as well.
In 2015, Mamdani began his post-grad foray into political campaign work, but it is unclear if these were paid jobs or simply volunteer opportunities. He first knocked on doors for City Council candidate Ali Najmi and also did campaign field work for Khader El-Yateem’s City Council campaign. Mamdani reportedly spent some time as a field organizer for Tiffany Caban’s District Attorney campaign around 2019 as well.
While committing time to these campaigns, Mamdani also reportedly worked as a music supervisor and «third assistant director» on a Disney film about an Indian chess prodigy that was directed by his mother, Mira Nair, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker. He was also given an on-screen cameo role in the film.
«I actually created a playlist for Mira, who also happens to be my mother—you know, nepotism and hard work goes a long way,» Mamdani quipped during a radio interview in 2016, around the time of the movie’s release.
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Zohran Mamdani with his mother, director Mira Nair, on the red carpet for her 2016 film «Queen of Katwe.» (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Disney)
At that time, Mamdani was also reportedly pursuing a rap career, going by the moniker «Mr. Cardamom» and «Young Cardamom.» One of his songs was eventually featured on his mom’s movie.
Mamdani continued his rap aspirations until at least 2017, but according to the mayoral candidate’s recent tax returns that were reviewed by the New York Post, he still rakes in a minor amount of royalties on his music. As a member of the New York state Assembly, Mamdani earned a salary of around $131,000, while his royalties amounted to around $1,200 last year, the Post found.
Mamdani’s campaign work got more serious when he became campaign manager for Ross Barkan’s losing State Senate bid in 2018. Mamdani also spent time that year working at a foreclosure prevention community group called Chhaya, where he worked as a counselor for South Asian and Caribbean families facing potential foreclosure of their homes. Mamdani reportedly left after about a year to run for the New York State Assembly seat in Astoria, New York.
Mamdani’s experience in the state assembly has not escaped criticism either.
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Mamdani sits in a green room in this June 12, 2025, photo. (Vincent ALBAN / POOL / AFP)
He reportedly missed 50% of the assembly’s votes in 2025 while focusing on his mayoral campaign, according to the New York Post. Meanwhile, during his entire three years in the New York State Assembly, Mamdani reportedly only ushered in three bills that eventually got passed into law, according to the New York Times.
While Mamdani’s public service experience may be lacking, according to critics, he has been praised for his ability to market himself digitally across social media and other online platforms, with the New York Times dubbing him «a TikTok savant» during a profile piece they did on him in March.
During a debate earlier this month among all the Democratic Party candidates running to be New York City’s next mayor, the candidates were asked if they had any regrets during their time working in politics.
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«I regret not running for mayor in 2021,» State Sen. Jessica Ramos responded. «I thought I needed more experience. But turns out you just need to make good videos.»
If Mamdani wins the general election, he would be the city’s youngest leader since 1917 at 34-years-of-age.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Mamdani campaign repeatedly for comment on this story but never received a response.
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