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Discharge Petition for Epstein Files Succeeds
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. Save to…
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….
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…
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. Save to…
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…
Democrats Could Face Their Own Tea Party Moment
The government shutdown may be the first real warning sign that Democrats are entering the kind of internal party upheaval Republicans endured a decade ago. The early tremors are easy…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. Save to Favorites
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…
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…
Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Senate Democrats
“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laid the blame Wednesday for a disappointing deal ending the 43-day government shutdown at the feet of Senate Democrats as a whole — not just Minority Leader…
Trump Officials Call Meeting Over House Epstein Vote
“Top Trump administration officials were planning to meet Wednesday about an effort in the US House to force a vote on releasing Justice Department case files related to Jeffrey Epstein,”…
