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‘I Don’t Want to Have an Unhappy Experience with You’
California Governor hopeful Katie Porter (D) had an absolute train wreck of an interview with CBS News Sacramento. Save to Favorites
Trump Blames ‘Democrat Delays’ at Airports
President Trump spoke to reporters: “They’re all Democrats delays. There are delays at the airport. That’s standard.” He added: “I look at people with very low IQs like Crockett, this…
Greene Doubles Down On Her Break with Republicans
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t backing down from her very public break with fellow Republicans on health care that shook up Washington,” NBC News reports. Said Greene: “What I am…
Democrats Standby Candidate Who Sent Violent Texts
“Democrats are largely standing by their nominee for Virginia attorney general after revelations that he once mused about killing a GOP lawmaker — worrying some in the party who want…
Gold’s Rally Signals Eroding Trust in the U.S.
“Gold — typically a safe-haven in times of turmoil — is soaring at the same time the stock market is hitting new highs, an unusual dynamic that is troubling some…
Soybean Farmers Panic Over the Loss of Chinese Buyers
“American soybean farmers are in panic mode as they harvest what is expected to be a bumper crop without their biggest customer: China,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Save to…
Unofficial Jobs Numbers Point to Rough Market
“A host of alternative jobs data from Wall Street are pointing in the same direction: The U.S. labor market is losing steam,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “These numbers are…
Politicians Defiant as Troops Gather Outside Chicago
“Local and state politicians railed Tuesday against the Trump administration’s federalization of the National Guard in Illinois as hundreds of guardsmen gathered and protesters vowed to continue to challenge their…
James Comey to Appear in Court
Playbook: “At 10 a.m. this morning, former FBI Director James Comey will appear in a Virginia courthouse to face federal charges. The hearing will be brief. Comey will be formally…
Will U.S. Troops Miss a Payday?
Punchbowl News: “One week from today, Oct. 15, some 1.3 million active duty service members will miss their next scheduled paycheck if nothing is done first. Tens of thousands of…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Do not do it. I repeat. Do not do it. There will be no coming back from that. I repeat again. For the love of God. Do Not Do It.”…
Quote of the Day
“Let’s do the fucking news.” — Bari Weiss, quoted by Semafor, after introducing herself to CBS News staff as their new editor in chief. Save to Favorites
Pritzker Says Trump Has Dementia
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) accused President Trump of deploying National Guard troops to the Democratic cities of Chicago and Portland based on fixations that stem in part from his…
Republicans Can’t Stay on Shutdown Message
“One week into the government shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot,” Politico reports. “President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are…
White House Delays Mass Firings as GOP Gets Squeamish
“The Trump administration’s strategy to swiftly roll out mass layoffs of federal workers during the government shutdown has shifted in recent days, as an increasing number of Republican lawmakers and…
Democrats Call Trump’s Bluff on Back Pay
“Members of Congress in both parties bristled Tuesday at a White House memo arguing that federal workers who have been furloughed as part of the government shutdown are not necessarily…
Janet Mills to Run for Senate in Maine
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is preparing as soon as next week to announce her campaign for the U.S. Senate, Axios reports. “An announcement from Mills, a two-term popular governor,…
Trump Blasts Democrats as ‘Insurrectionists’
President Trump called Democrats “insurrectionists” Tuesday and slammed the left for what he described as “kamikaze” attacks on America, invoking increasingly warlike rhetoric to describe the opposition party, Axios reports.Save…
Exchange of the Day
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi at a Senate hearing: WHITEHOUSE: There’s been public reporting that Jeffrey Epstein showed people photos of President Trump with half-naked young…
Big Majority of Hill Staffers Oppose Renaming Pentagon
A new Canvass survey of senior Capitol Hill staffers finds that 69% of them oppose renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War.Save to Favorites
