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'Attention!': NATO Air Defences Shoot Down Russian Drones For First Time
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NATO airspace was violated by a “huge number of Russian drones” overnight, the Prime Minister of Poland said, as he triggered NATO’s Article Four while the alliance’s militaries directly shot down Russian UAVs for the first time.
“Last night the Polish airspace was violated by a huge number of Russian drones”, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in an address to the nation’s Parliament on Wednesday morning, telling the assembly: “This is not our war. This is not just a war for Ukrainians. This is a confrontation that Russia has declared on the entire world”.
Tusk said three or four of the 19 drones which entered NATO airspace “posed a threat” and were shot down. It is stated that the others came down by other causes, including running out of fuel, and the Polish military is now searching for remains, and has asked the public to remain vigilant and to report and find wreckage immediately.
In some cases, the drones crossed into Polish airspace from Ukrainian airspace, with the Ukrainian Air Force stating that it had detected eight drones overflying its territory and heading towards Poland. Others flew directly into Poland from Russia’s lockstep ally Belarus, which lies to its north-east and occupies some historic Polish territory lost during the 20th century.
There were no injuries or fatalities in Poland, but some property damage was recorded, including a home which local press says had its roof blown off.
Four airports in Poland’s east, Modlin and Chopin in Warsaw, as well as Rzeszow and Lublin, were closed overnight. Prime Minister Tusk told his parliament that this was not because a threat had been identified to the airports themselves, but because the military needed clear skies for an intensive all-night operation. Airports reopened on Wednesday after the military operation concluded, but with severe delays.
In comments this morning, Tusk called the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace an “unprecedented violation” and stated “most likely, we are witnesses to a large-scale provocation”. He said: “This is the first time Russian drones have been shot down over the territory of a NATO country”. (Breitbart News) Read more here.
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- Lord God, this incursion into Polish space by Russian drones is a serious violation of NATO's rules and a serious escalation of the conflict in that region. We ask that the NATO member nations, including the United States, now weigh any reactions very carefully, being fully aware of the consequences that will lie ahead. We pray for peace in this region of the world, in Your name. Amen.
- "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5)
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Daily Digests: M 9/8 • T 9/9 • W 9/10 • Th 9/11
Senate — Votes — Legislation: New: 78 (D, R), Action: 9, Voted: 1, Passed: 7 — News
M 9/8/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All–SLR, PDF • Summary
T 9/9/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All–SLR, PDF • Summary
W 9/10/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All–SLR, PDF • Summary
Th 9/11/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All–SLR, PDF • Summary
House — Votes — Legislation: New: 205 (R, D), Scheduled, Action: 11, Voted: 6, Passed: 10 — News
M 9/8/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All, PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
MOURNING THE DEATH IRYNA ZARUTSKA
T 9/9/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All, PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED
W 9/10/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All, PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CHARLIE KIRK
Th 9/11/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All, PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
TRAGIC LOSS OF CHARLIE KIRK
House Majority Leader Recap: Week of September 8, 2025
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Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House
Bipartisan senators push for Russia sanctions passage as Putin 'escalates' Ukraine assault (S. 1241) • Graham, Republicans urge Trump to greenlight Russia sanctions vote after incursion into Poland • GOP lawmaker calls Russian drones in Poland an 'act of war'
Speaker Johnson at Speakers’ G7 Summit: Our Countries are at Our Best When We Call Out Hard Truths
Bipartisan group of lawmakers to visit China for first time since 2019: Report: Details of the trip, such as the date of the visit or which lawmakers will be on it, were not immediately clear, but it is being organized by Democratic Washington Rep. Adam Smith.
Democrat warns against Chinese peacekeepers in Ukraine
Immigration
Rep. Vasquez: ‘Democrats are ready’ to prioritize immigration enforcement, with reform
Congressional Budget Office: 1.6 million fewer immigrants to enter US this year amid Trump policies: The One Big Beautiful Bill is estimated to cause the removal of 290,000 illegal immigrants and the voluntary exit of 30,000 others over the next five years
Trade
If Supreme Court blocks tariffs, Congress will respond: House tax chair
Budget — Committees: House, Senate
CBO: Monthly Budget Review: August 2025: The federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2025, CBO estimates. That amount is $92 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. • The change in the deficit was influenced by the timing of outlays. If not for those shifts, the deficit so far this fiscal year would have been $11 billion (or 1 percent) more than the shortfall at this point last year.
CBO: An Update to the Demographic Outlook, 2025 to 2055: • CBO projects that the U.S. population will increase from 350 million people in 2025 to 367 million people in 2055. It will be smaller and grow more slowly over the next 30 years, on average, than the agency previously projected it would. Those changes stem from lower projected net immigration through 2033 and lower fertility rates over the 2025–2055 period.
Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2026 bills, table
Speaker Johnson backs ‘old-school conference’ for 3 funding bills ahead of shutdown
White House sends Congress its 'anomalies' list: The Trump administration is asking Congress to approve higher funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and to allow Washington, D.C. to access $1 billion of funding that was raised by taxes. • White House ‘anomalies’ list kick-starts stopgap funding talks The list includes more funding for nutrition benefits, housing vouchers and services for veterans exposed to toxins overseas • White House signals truce with DC over spending cap: The administration is proposing language to lift a spending cap that Congress imposed on the District of Columbia in March when it passed a long-term stopgap funding measure. • The olive branch from the administration comes after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) issued a directive ordering local police to coordinate with federal law enforcement.
White House rescission strategy worries some appropriators Tactic could be a double-edged sword if a Democrat is president
Leaders look to de-escalate shutdown standoff 45-day or possibly longer “clean” continuing resolution that would not include substantial funding cuts. • Jeffries suggests ‘clean’ CR is non-starter for Dems • Schumer warns government funding proposals don’t have the votes to pass • Schumer, Jeffries demand major health care concessions to keep government funded: prop up very expensive and failing ACA, and repeal this year's Medicaid reforms (Schumer floor speech) • Democrats fear falling into trap on government shutdown and are divided over whether to derail a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government funded in October unless Republicans agree to tens of billions of dollars in additional health care spending. Centrist Democrats from swing states aren’t talking so tough.
Monetary Policy — Committees: House, Senate
5 things to watch as Senate ramps up crypto market bill push
Executive — Committees: House, Senate
Tillis backing Trump Fed nominee ‘for the short term’
White House Counsel raises red flags on legality of Biden pardons, urges DOJ and Congress to probe: Memo to Trump chief of staff says Biden’s staff secretary was "unsure if the president had actually approved specific individuals for clemency.”
Judiciary — Committees: Senate, House
Randy Fine warns judges who release violent criminals: 'Your day in court is coming': Decarlos Brown Jr. should never have been released, Fine said in a post on X. "Iryna Zarutska should still be alive. To the judges who put violent criminals back on our streets: your day in court is coming."
Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14)
Restoring Law and Order: Trump’s Crime Crackdown Delivers Immediate Results in the Nation’s Capital
Ukrainian refugee killed in North Carolina becomes face of crime crackdown
Science/Technology Policy — Committee: House, Senate
Meta ignored warnings about chatbots: Senate Democrat
Ted Cruz looks to advance Trump AI strategy with new framework Senator's framework relies on a ‘light-touch’ approach that could preempt state regulations
Congress — Committees: House, Senate
Speaker Johnson Statement on the Death of Charlie Kirk
Lawmakers grapple with fallout, security fears after Kirk assassination: Last year, Congress had 9,000 threats against members. “This year, we already have 14,000,” and that number could spike in the wake of Kirk’s death. The days of open-forum events might be coming to an end. “The outdoor political events are probably going to be a thing of the past,” said Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.). • Lawmakers cancel outdoor events in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk shooting: Democratic Reps. Becca Balint of Vermont, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan have all canceled events recently because of heightened tensions related to Kirk's death. • Charlie Kirk shooting spurs push for more lawmaker security funding: A complete, full security detail for all 435 members of the House would cost billions of dollars, and we’d have to hire about 5,000 additional federal police. … “it’s not even a possibility.” A pilot program launched last month including funding through late September that could also be used for personal security services “was not heavily taken advantage of during the August district work period.”
Republicans call for committee to investigate ‘radical left’ in wake of Kirk assassination: The Southern Poverty Law Center, which keeps a “hate map” of extremist groups, earlier this year had singled out Turning Point USA, the organization Kirk co-founded.
Moulton shares death threats after calling on Trump to condemn all political violence
For Congress, security fears are a part of the job
Parties agree that violence is a problem, but clash over the cause
Montana Republican: Kirk slaying ‘a watershed moment’ Utah Gov. Spencer Cox: For the last 48 hours, I have been as angry as I have ever been, as sad as I have ever been … and as anger pushed me to the brink, it was actually Charlie’s words that pushed me back. Charlie said ‘When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence.
Stefanik to chair House panel reviewing 9/11 Commission report
Swalwell named top Democrat on new Jan. 6 panel
Virginia Democrat wins special election for Gerry Connolly's House seat: Walkinshaw was expected to win the election because of the district's strong Democratic leaning. Former Vice President Kamala Harris won the district by 34 points last year, though only narrowly won the state. • elections takeaways
Retiring: Luttrell
Former Rep. John Burton, who later managed Pelosi’s campaign, dead at 92
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Committee Activity — Meetings: 43 • Reports: 3 • Legislative action this week:
All committee legislative action • Senate (Subcommittees) • House (Subcommittees)
Senate Banking advances Miran nomination for Fed (Meeting, Congress.gov)
Joint Chiefs nominee grilled about domestic deployments (Meeting, Congress.gov)
Whistleblowers tell Senate panel Meta hid VR harms: Senator says researchers found the company ‘knew their products were unsafe’ (Meeting, Congress.gov)
FBI Director Kash Patel to testify in front of Senate Judiciary Committee next week: Patel's testimony is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 9 a.m. in the Hart Senate Office Building (Meeting, Congress.gov). He is also scheduled to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Sept. 17 (Meeting–Schedule, Docs, Congress.gov).
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez to testify in front of Senate HELP Committee next week: The former director is expected to testify about her high-profile firing, which Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed was because she admitted to being untrustworthy (Meeting, Congress.gov).
House GOP takes up slate of DC crime bills as Trump’s federal takeover ends (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) • House Oversight panel spars over DC’s future
House Oversight panel gets first batch of documents from Epstein estate: The panel has pursued its own efforts to shed light on the Epstein case in the wake of intense public scrutiny of the Department of Justice and Attorney General Pam Bondi over the issue. • Treasury Department to share Epstein financial records with House Oversight committee: Comer said his committee has received a letter from the Treasury Department, promising to cooperate with the probe and release the necessary documents. It is not clear when the information will be turned over.
Karine Jean-Pierre defends Biden during closed door interview in House autopen probe: Jean-Pierre, who has staunchly defended the former president and even left the Democratic Party over its alleged betrayal of Biden, is expected to be one of the last Biden administration officials to be interviewed as the investigation comes to a close.
House Oversight drops new report alleging Green New Deal benefitted Biden allies: The staff report, titled "The Green New Scam: The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund," accused the Biden administration of creating a scheme to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars to nonprofits run by the former president's allies. • Press Release
Committee news this week: Senate • House (Google News)
Floor Outlook
Senate
Trump's top economist on track to join Fed before pivotal meeting Sept. 16-17 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of central bank officials in charge of setting interest rates.
Senate to confirm 48 nominees next week: The move comes as Republicans have grown frustrated with Democrats refusing to allow confirmation by voice vote or unanimous consent for non-controversial nominees.
House of Representatives — Rules Committee: Legislation
CBO: Legislation considered under suspension of the Rules of the House of Representatives during the week of September 15, 2025: The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives announces bills that will be considered under suspension of the rules in that chamber. CBO estimates the effects of those bills on direct spending and revenues.
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3 p.m., Monday, September 15, 2025
Program for Monday: Senate will, Lord willing, resume consideration of S.Res. 377, En Bloc Consideration of Certain Nominations, with a vote on adoption thereon at 5:30 p.m.
Following which, Senate will, Lord willing, vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Stephen Miran, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Senators should expect additional roll call votes at approximately 8 p.m.
Still pending, in progress:
National Defense Authorization Act, S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
On Monday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.
Legislation Considered Pursuant to a Rule:
H.R. 1047 — Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act (Sponsored by Rep. Balderson / Energy & Commerce Committee)
H.R. 3062 — Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act (Sponsored by Rep. Fedorchak / Energy & Commerce Committee)
H.R. 3015 — National Coal Council Reestablishment Act (Sponsored by Rep. Rulli / Energy & Commerce Committee)
H.R. 4922 — DC CRIMES Act of 2025 (Sponsored by Rep. Donalds / Oversight & Government Reform Committee)
H.R. 5143 — District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025 (Sponsored by Rep. Higgins / Oversight & Government Reform Committee)
H.R. 5140 — To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age. (Sponsored by Rep. Gill / Oversight & Government Reform Committee)
H.R. 5125 — District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025 (Sponsored by Rep. Sessions / Oversight & Government Reform Committee)
Additional items are possible.
Complete list of Bills for the Week of September 15, 2025
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Senate Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 18
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Thursday, September 18, 2025
House Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 34
Monday — September 15, 2025
Tuesday — September 16, 2025
Wednesday — September 17, 2025
Thursday — September 18, 2025
Joint Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 1
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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