David Wasserman notes the House of Representatives would have flipped to Democrats this year — while the White House and Senate flipped to the GOP — had it not been for Republicans winning a majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2022, allowing GOP legislators to redraw three Democratic seats into oblivion.
Speaking of Thanks…
President-elect Donald Trump just offered his Thanksgiving greeting:
“Happy Thanksgiving to all, including to the Radical Left Lunatics who have worked so hard to destroy our Country, but who have miserably failed, and will always fail, because their ideas and policies are so hopelessly bad that the great people of our Nation just gave a landslide victory to those who want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Happy Thanksgiving!
I’ve got so much to be thankful for — especially for you choosing to spend part of your day here.
I hope you have a wonderful holiday.
Ohio Restricts Bathroom Access for Transgender Students
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) “signed a bill to prohibit transgender Ohioans from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity,” the Columbus Dispatch reports.
“The new law will require K-12 and college students at public and private schools to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex assigned at birth. It also bans multi-occupancy gender neutral restrooms and prevents transgender students from sharing overnight accommodations with peers of the same gender.”
Mexico’s President and Trump Describe a Positive Talk
“Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, spoke to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon, and both later characterized their discussion as positive while providing different descriptions of what Mexico is doing to stave off a potential tariff war,” the New York Times reports.
“While Mr. Trump posted on social media that Mexico had agreed to stop migration to the United States through Mexico, ‘effectively closing our Southern Border,”’ Ms. Sheinbaum limited her description of the migration-related issues they had discussed to migrant caravans no longer reaching the border with the United States.”
“Still, Ms. Sheinbaum, who earlier in the day had made clear that Mexico would impose retaliatory tariffs in response to similar measures threatened by Mr. Trump, seemed to ease tensions by saying the exchange was ‘excellent.’”
Semafor: Trump and Mexican president offer different accounts of talks on migration.
Trump Is Urged to Make Deal With Venezuela
“American oil executives and bond investors are urging President-elect Donald Trump to abandon his first-term policy of maximum pressure on Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and instead strike a deal: more oil for fewer migrants,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Donald Trump Jr. Emerges as a Loyal Enforcer
New York Times: “Of all the Trump children, no one has stuck closer to their father’s side than Donald Jr., the president-elect’s eldest son.”
“The 46-year-old Mr. Trump has found political power and personal fortune in stoking the flame of the Make America Great Again movement his father started. He has an array of conservative-focused businesses, from a publishing company to a seven-figure annual podcasting deal. Forbes recently estimated Mr. Trump’s worth — largely built in the wake of his father’s political career after Jan. 6, 2021 — to be around $50 million.”
“For that reason, his associates say, he has no plans to join the administration. But he also understands what his siblings and several first-term administration officials learned the hard way: Trying to serve as a gatekeeper for his father is a politically perilous exercise.”
GOP Candidate Says Tlaib and Omar Should Leave
House Republican candidate and Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) said that progressive Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) should consider leaving Congress if he is elected, The Hill reports.
Said Fine: “The Hebrew Hammer is coming.”
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RFK Jr. Attacked the CDC’s ‘Fascism’
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a dark view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” NBC News reports.
“In 2019, he called the federal agency’s vaccine division a fascist enterprise and accused it of knowingly hurting children. He also compared what he saw as a widespread conspiracy to hide harms from the child vaccination program to the cover-up of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.”
Musk Accuses Trump Whistleblower of Treason
Elon Musk on Wednesday suggested retired Army Lt. Col Alexander Vindman “committed treason” and “will pay” after the former Trump impeachment witness accused the tech billionaire and close Trump ally of being unwittingly used by Russia, The Hill reports.
Huge Wave of House Members Eyes 2026 Exits
“With votes still being counted in the 2024 election, at least two dozen ambitious House members are already sizing up runs for higher office in 2026,” Axios reports.
“This extraordinarily large cohort could cause all kinds of headaches for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as they navigate a razor-thin House majority.”
“Both sides are trying to maximize attendance and minimize early retirements in one of the most closely divided Houses in history.”
Transition Ethics Pledge Does Not Include Trump
“President-elect Donald Trump’s team submitted an ethics plan guiding the conduct of its members throughout the transition period that does not appear to include provisions for one key member of the team: the president himself,” CNN reports.
Bob Menendez Seeks New Trial
“Former New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez asked on Wednesday that his recent corruption conviction be thrown out and a new trial ordered, after prosecutors admitted that his jury was allowed to review improper evidence during deliberations,” Reuters reports.
Trump Appoints Keith Kellogg as Ukraine Peace Envoy
“President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named former national security aide and retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg as a special envoy to Russia and Ukraine, commissioning him to lead negotiations to end the war,” Politico reports.
“The move is not likely to allay anxieties among European allies that Trump will attempt to pursue peace between Russia and Ukraine. Western leaders are concerned that Trump’s terms could come at Ukraine’s long-term expense, including by pressuring Kyiv to give up territory or not providing Ukraine with adequate security guarantees to deter Russian aggression in the future.”
The Coming Health Care Fight
“Donald Trump’s likely pick for health chief, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has grabbed headlines for his anti-vaccine rhetoric and sharp criticism of Big Pharma. But hospitals, not drugmakers, might have more to fear from a Republican government,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“With the GOP in control of Congress and the White House, hospitals could face budget cuts and tighter oversight, after a period of benefiting from generous federal spending under President Biden. Much of it comes down to hospitals’ reliance on government insurance programs like Affordable Care Act exchanges and Medicaid that could be cut down to size by Republicans looking for ways to trim government spending and pay for tax cuts.”
U.S. Economy Grows at Solid Pace
Bloomberg: “Gross domestic product increased at a 2.8% annualized pace in the third quarter, the second estimate of the figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed Wednesday. The economy’s primary growth engine — consumer spending — advanced 3.5%, the most this year.”
Andrew Cuomo Prepares for Possible Comeback
“A longtime ally of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has held early discussions with potential donors about setting up a big-money group that could boost a possible run for mayor of New York City,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The talk of an independent expenditure committee is the latest step toward a comeback by the Democrat, who resigned in 2021 in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal and an impeachment investigation. Cuomo this year registered to vote in Manhattan, has made speeches at houses of worship in the city and met privately with officials and labor leaders. He has denied wrongdoing.”
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