Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) is facing calls to resign from Democratic colleagues who say she expressed agreement with a radio host’s remark that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) should get his “cotton-picking hands off of Virginia,” Axios reports.
Is Trump’s Affordability Pivot Enough?
Punchbowl News: “President Donald Trump is finally putting his weight behind legislation aimed at bringing down the sky-high cost of living, calling for a gas tax holiday and urging the House to pass the Senate’s long-stalled affordable housing bill.”
“Yet Trump’s policies are — in part — why prices are so high, including the war with Iran and wave after wave of tariffs. That’s the Hyde part.”
“The president’s new efforts could be too little, too late for the GOP, especially as the White House is creating self-inflicted wounds for vulnerable Republicans. This includes the controversial push for $1 billion in security funding for Trump’s East Wing ballroom project.”
U.S. and Iran Are Locked in a Stalemate
“The U.S. and Iran are locked in a diplomatic stalemate over issues that have bedeviled the two sides for years, as the conflict settles into a gray zone that is neither war nor peace,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The cease-fire is entering its second month and, despite sporadic violence, has now lasted almost as long as the fighting which preceded it. There is little to indicate that either the U.S. or Iran is ready to compromise, but neither wants to start fighting again.”
Britain’s Starmer Says He Will Not Resign
“Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain faced a fast-moving rebellion inside his Labour Party as he met behind closed doors on Tuesday morning with top cabinet members, hours after dozens of Labour lawmakers called for him to step down,” the New York Times reports.
“If Mr. Starmer were ousted, it would put the country on track for a protracted leadership contest and, eventually, a new Labour prime minister.”
Xi Is Poised to Press Trump on Arms Sales to Taiwan
“The United States’ stance on Taiwan has rested for decades on a complex latticework of policies designed to support the island democracy while avoiding treating it officially as an independent country, a step that would enrage Beijing,” the New York Times reports.
“Many in Taiwan are holding their breath for what may happen to that delicate structure when President Trump, with his off-the-cuff, transactional ways, meets China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing for a two-day summit starting Thursday. Mr. Xi appears poised to lecture Mr. Trump on U.S. support for Taiwan, especially weapons sales.”
Kari Lake Picked as Ambassador to Jamaica
“Kari Lake, the embattled Trump administration official tasked with dismantling the government’s global media outlets, has been nominated as the next U.S. ambassador to Jamaica,” the Washington Post reports.
Trump Complains About Iran War Leaks
Wall Street Journal: “President Trump privately complained to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about media leaks in the wake of the Iran war last month, according to administration officials familiar with the matter, prompting an aggressive push at the Justice Department to pursue those investigations.”
“Blanche vowed to secure subpoenas specifically targeting the records of reporters who have worked on sensitive national security stories, one official said. In one meeting, Trump passed a stack of news articles he and other senior officials thought threatened national security to Blanche with a sticky note on it that said ‘treason,’ another administration official said.”
Supreme Court Allows Alabama to Use New Map
“The Supreme Court on Monday cleared a path for Alabama to use a new voting map for the midterm elections, a victory for Republicans and another sign of the significance of the court’s recent decision narrowing the Voting Rights Act,” the New York Times reports.
“The justices appeared to splinter along ideological lines in the decision, with the court’s three liberals joined in dissent.”
Israel to Use Eichmann-Style Tribunal for Oct. 7 Suspects
“Israel’s parliament approved a special military tribunal for hundreds of Palestinians accused of taking part in the attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, some of whom could face execution,” Bloomberg reports.
“The prosecution plan approved on Monday recalls aspects of the 1961–1962 trial of Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann, which Israeli leaders at the time viewed as an opportunity for the young state, and for international audiences, to confront the crimes of the Holocaust. His conviction upheld on appeal, Eichmann was hanged.”
Navy Plans to Buy 15 Costly Trump-Class Battleships
Bloomberg: “The US Navy said it plans to buy at least 15 new battleships endorsed by President Donald Trump over the next 30 years, according to its new shipbuilding plan, marking a deeper commitment than previously revealed to what could be the costliest warship ever produced.”
RFK Jr. Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines
“Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said little publicly about vaccines in recent months, at the behest of a White House worried that his unpopular stance will hurt Republicans in November’s midterm elections. But he has not abandoned his quest for evidence that they are unsafe,” New York Times reports.
“Working behind the scenes, Mr. Kennedy is spearheading an intense push, across health agencies under his purview, for government scientists and federal data contractors to examine his long-held theory that vaccines are helping to fuel an epidemic of chronic disease.”
Why Republicans Are Winning the Redistricting War
New York Times: “That is mostly because of two important criteria in redistricting: whether a party has full control of the governor’s office in a state and both chambers of its legislature — known as a trifecta — and whether the state has policies and laws that permit partisan redistricting.”
“Republicans have 23 trifectas across the country, compared with just 16 for Democrats. And most G.O.P.-controlled states have kept the map-drawing process in control of their state legislatures, which has given Republican lawmakers the power to redraw congressional districts. These maps often need to be signed into law by the governor.”
“Some Democratic-leaning states, by contrast, have adopted independent commissions to draw their congressional maps in an effort to make the redistricting process less political.”
Trump Nominee to Lead FEMA Was Fired Last Year
“President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton Monday to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a surprising comeback for the former Navy SEAL who was fired from his role as FEMA’s temporary leader last year after he defended its existence,” the AP reports.
The U.A.E. Has Been Secretly Attacking Iran
“The United Arab Emirates has carried out military strikes on Iran, people familiar with the matter said, casting the Gulf monarchy as an active combatant in a war in which it has been Iran’s biggest target,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Its military is well-equipped with Western-made jet fighters and surveillance networks. And the attacks suggest the country is now more willing to use them to protect its economic power and growing influence across the Middle East.”
Keir Starmer Urged to Resign by His Own Cabinet Members
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is being pressured by a sizable chunk of his own party to resign after the Labour Party was dealt a series of defeats in local elections last week, Bloomberg reports.
The Economist says 69 members of the Labour Party want Starmer to step down.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I feel the same as I did 50 years ago. It’s crazy. It’s not because I eat the best foods. Maybe they are the best foods. Who knows what the best foods are? Maybe junk food is good and the other food is no good.”
— President Trump, in the Oval Office.
Democrats Ask Supreme Court to Halt Virginia Ruling
Associated Press: “Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four winnable U.S. House seats.”
“The move came after the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a constitutional amendment that voters narrowly passed just last month. The 4-3 state court decision found that the Democratic-controlled legislature improperly began the process of placing the amendment on the ballot after early voting had begun in the Virginia’s general election last fall.”
Redistricting Won’t Protect Republicans from a Blue Wave
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “The House map has taken on a larger GOP bias as a result of redistricting, although when it’s all said and done, the bias by one measure may essentially be the same as it was in 2018, when Democrats easily won the House.”
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