SNAKEBITE— 10.6.26— Deadly Iran Strike Demands Answers— Ansari's Orphaned Oil Well Bill— Gallego & Kelly's Wildfire Emissions Bill, Gosar's LANDs Act, Much More...

SNAKEBITE— 10.6.26— Deadly Iran Strike Demands Answers— Ansari's Orphaned Oil Well Bill— Gallego & Kelly's Wildfire Emissions Bill, Gosar's LANDs Act, Much More...

Grayson Bakich
Grayson Bakich
October 6, 2026

Deadly Iran Strike Demands Answers

WASHINGTON (AP) — On a sunny, cloudless morning on March 1, the day after President Donald Trump started the war against Iran, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan was coordinating critical Army supplies out of Port Shuaiba in Kuwait.In an instant, a drone crashed through the ceiling and... READ MORE

Cactus Politics

Senator Mark Kelly: The companies benefiting the most from AI should pay their fair share to solve the challenges it’s creating. My Make AI Work for Americans Act does exactly that, investing in job training, apprenticeships, and small businesses so Americans have real choices in a changing economy.

Senator Ruben Gallego: Kids are getting phones younger and younger, and we’re seeing the consequences in the classroom: more distractions, less learning. As a dad of three young kids, I’m worried. It’s time to get cell phones out of the classroom. I introduced a bill to get it done.

Representative Andy Biggs: When Democrats turned away from the American people - and the small business owners who represent the backbone of our economy - I voted for the most significant tax cuts in U.S. history. I've worked to pass two of these packages over the past ten years, which have given life to the American economy after too many years of government overreach and out-of-control growth. Our government should live within its means and help unleash the prosperity of the free market. There's still much more work to be done on this front - even before the conclusion of this Congress.

Representative Paul Gosar: My bill provides much needed reforms and will restore a greater role for Congress in decisions involving large areas of federal land and provide clearer limits on presidential authority under the Antiquities Act. Read more here

Representative Eli Crane: On Friday, my staff attended the ribbon cutting for The Post at Fort Whipple. This community provides stable housing and support for veterans on the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System campus. Grateful to @usvetsprescott and everyone who made this possible. #AZ02

Representative Juan Ciscomani: First stop of the day: Fort Thomas Unified School District, where I’m fighting to bring $650,000 back to the community to help address the need for affordable housing for teachers. Investing in affordable teacher housing helps schools to be better set up right here in Graham County!

Representative David Schweikert: The 2026 fiscal year ended Wednesday. The national debt increased by $2,534,271,606,405. That's $2.53 trillion. Or: $6.9 billion a day $290 million an hour $4.8 million a minute $80,000 a second

Representative Abe Hamadeh: Maricopa says Runbeck "mistakenly" mailed 3,126 ballots six days early. This isn't their first "mistake." One error is incompetence. A pattern is a system. Runbeck touches tens of millions of ballots, and Maricopa inexplicably keeps handing them the keys.

Representative Greg Stanton: AI shouldn't decide whether you get the care your doctor ordered. But under the Trump administration's WISeR initiative, that's exactly what's happening. AZ physicians report spending hours on the phone overturning wrongful denials while patients are stuck waiting for treatment.

Representative Yassamin Ansari: Orphaned wells threaten our water, wildlife, and air, and are leaving Americans to foot the bill for the damage that oil and gas executives leave behind. I’m proud to lead the effort alongside @SenatorBennet to make the oil and gas industry clean up its own mess. Our bill would ensure oil and gas companies pay to clean up the wells they abandon.

Cactus Politics

Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star Families Press Army Leadership After Deadly Iranian Drone Strike— Associated Press—

Yassamin Ansari Introduces Bill Tightening Oil Well Closure Regulations— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) has introduced a bicameral bill to tighten regulations on...

Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly Celebrate Senate Passage of Wildfire Emissions Bill— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) are celebrating the Senate's passage of their...

Paul Gosar Introduces Bill Restoring Congressional Approval of Federal Land Use Decisions— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is introducing a bill to restore congressional involvement and approval for decisions on...

Adelita Grijalva Introduces Bill Expanding Tuition-Free Community College Access— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced legislation to make community and technical colleges...

Abe Hamadeh Praises War Department's Increased Combat Pay— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) praised the Department of War's recent increase in Hostile Fire Pay (HFP) and Imminent Danger Pay (IDP), effective...

Eli Crane's Veterans' Center Bill Headed to President's Desk to Become Law— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Eli Crane's (R-AZ) H.R. 837, which would allow Gila County to take ownership of the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to continue operating a veterans center on the property in Young, Arizona, has passed the Senate unanimously and is heading to...

Mark Kelly Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Keep Cell Phones Out of Schools— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) are teaming up to introduce a bipartisan bill to ban cell phone use during...

Eli Crane Introduces Bill in Honor of Marine Killed by Mexican Cartels— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ) is introducing a bill named after Nicholas Quets, a Marine Corps veteran murdered by the...

Jay Feely Declares His Race Against Amir Shah to be 'Capitalism and Free Markets Against Socialism'— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a new video featuring former NFL player and Arizona 1st Congressional District candidate Jay Feely in its MAGA Majority series, where he frames his race against Democrat challenger Amish Shah as...

The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres

Grayson Bakich

Grayson Bakich

Grayson Bakich is a Florida and Arizona legislative correspondent for The Floridian and Cactus Politics, specializing in national and state-level politics. With three years' experience covering federal Florida, and Arizona politics, they have been cited by NewsBreak, SGT Report, Lucianne.com, and Cause Action. Email: [email protected]

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