A discharge petition spearheaded by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (R-CA) secured its 218th signature on Nov. 12, a crucial step to force a House floor vote on a bill that would compel the U.S. Department of Justice to release all files in its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Louisville Courier Journal reports.
Democrats Get New Shutdown Polling
“House Democratic leadership presented fresh polling to rank-and-file members this afternoon, arguing their party won the shutdown even amid fury on the left over Senate Democrats’ decision to fold after a 40-plus-day impasse,” Punchbowl News reports.
“Voters blamed “Trump and Republicans in Congress” for the shutdown over Democrats by a 14-point margin, 48% to 34%… Independents blamed the GOP over Democrats, 46% to 24%.”
Ex-Newsom Aide Indicted for Stealing Campaign Funds
“Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff, Dana Williamson, has been charged with stealing $225,000 from a campaign account held by Xavier Becerra, who was then secretary of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Mamdani to Meet with Police Commissioner
“The teams of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch have been in touch since Mamdani’s Nov. 4 general election win, and the two have a meeting scheduled,” Politico reports.
“The previously unreported moves represent the first sign Mamdani is following through with his campaign pledge to ask Tisch to remain atop the nation’s largest police department.”
House Republicans to Brainstorm on Health Care
“House committee chairs will begin having listening sessions next week with groups of Republican members on health care policy and the fate of expiring Obamacare subsidies,” Politico reports.
Epstein Bantered Regularly With Larry Summers
“A series of exchanges between Jeffrey Epstein and Lawrence Summers, the former Treasury Secretary, suggest a far cozier and intimate relationship than was previously known,” the New York Times reports.
“Emails between the two were released Wednesday by House Republicans, along with more than 20,000 pages of documents. They show the two men bantering, sometimes multiple times a day.”
Trump Warns Republicans to Stay Out of Epstein Trap
“President Donald Trump told Republicans in Congress to stay away from House Democrats’ push to force the full release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files after the Nov. 12 release of three emails from the disgraced financier that mentioned the president’s name,” USA Today reports.
Said Trump: “There should be no deflections to Epstein or anything else, and any Republicans involved should be focused only on opening up our Country, and fixing the massive damage caused by the Democrats!”
Adelita Grijalva Finally Sworn In
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) swore in Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) on Wednesday, more than a month after she was elected to fill the House seat, The Hill reports.
October Jobs Data May Never Be Released
“White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the October jobs report and inflation data will likely not be released even after the government reopens,” Politico reports.
“The Bureau of Labor Statistics was largely idle for the duration of the 40-plus day shutdown, save for temporarily recalling some staff to ensure that the September consumer price index was released in time to set the Social Security cost-of-living-adjustment for next year.”
Democrats Could Face Their Own Tea Party Moment
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White House Says Trump Won’t Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump has no plans to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, the central figure in the Jeffrey Epstein case and convicted sex offender serving a 20-year prison sentence, Axios reports.
Flashback Quote of the Day
“Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don’t talk about it.”
— JD Vance, on Twitter in 2021.
Democrats Optimistic About Epstein Vote
“House Democrats believe there will be overwhelming support from Republicans on an inevitable floor vote on a bill that would compel the Justice Department to quickly release materials related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” Politico reports.
Mikie Sherrill Could Resign as Soon as Next Week
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) is set to deliver her final floor speech as a member of the U.S. House this afternoon – and her speech will include the news that she intends to resign from her congressional seat in the near future, the New Jersey Globe reports.
Sherrill plans to submit her letter of resignation next week, but the exact timing of her departure is still in flux, pending discussions with Democratic leaders both in New Jersey and in Washington.
Trump Pressures Two GOP Lawmakers on Epstein Vote
President Trump called Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) himself to try to get her to take her name off the discharge petition to force a House vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, the New York Times reports.
He’s also “playing phone tag” with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), another GOP lawmaker who backs the vote.
Once the petition reaches 218 signatures — a threshold expected later today when Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is sworn in — it becomes locked and cannot be reversed.
Americans Grow Increasingly Unhappy with Trump
A new AP-NORC poll shows just 33% of adults approve of the way President Trump is managing the government, down from 42% in March.
The Epstein Scandal Comes for Trump
Charlie Sykes: “Trump has boasted (not without reason) that he could shoot someone and not lose any votes. He attempted a coup and was re-elected; was convicted of felonies and was returned to power; was found liable for sexually abusing a woman and won a second term.”
“But there’s something about the Epstein Files that has spooked him. And we may be about to find out why.”
House Democrats Try to Force Vote on Obamacare Credits
“House Democrats will take steps to force a vote on a three-year extension of expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits after Republicans refused to address the issue as part of a bipartisan Senate deal to reopen the federal government,” Politico reports.
“House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) announced in a closed-door caucus meeting Wednesday that leadership would pursue the extension through a procedural move known as a discharge petition.”
Axios: House Democrats plot to bypass Mike Johnson on shutdown deal.
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