“Graham Platner is shaking up his campaign amid a swirl of controversy, bringing in a longtime friend to function as his Maine Senate campaign’s new manager, hiring a compliance firm and sending non-disclosure agreements to staffers,” Politico reports.
Senate GOP Won’t Hold Hearings on Boat Attacks
Senate Foreign Relations Chair James Risch (R-ID) has no plans “at this time” to hold an oversight hearing on the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on vessels off the coast of Venezuela, Axios reports.
Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling
“The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in the United States,” the New York Times reports.
“The decision was the latest twist in a long-running fight over the fate of the refuge’s coastal plain, an unspoiled expanse of 1.56 million acres that is believed to sit atop billions of barrels of oil but is also a critical habitat for polar bears, caribou, migratory birds and other wildlife.”
Adam Schiff Criminal Probe Has Stalled
“The federal mortgage fraud investigation against Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, one of President Donald Trump’s chief political foes, has stalled,“ NBC News reports.
“After months of investigating, the federal prosecutors in Maryland leading the probe have not produced enough evidence to bring charges.”
Cuomo Suggests Mamdani Would Cheer Terrorist Attack
“Andrew Cuomo suggested Thursday that his main rival in the race for New York City mayor would cheer if the 9/11 attacks happened again — a serious escalation in the war of words between the former governor and front-runner Zohran Mamdani,” Politico reports.
White House Movie Theater Torn Down Too
“Photos taken on Thursday appeared to show that the Trump administration has not only torn down the East Wing, but the East Colonnade, which included a movie theater that has hosted screenings for decades,” Deadline reports.
“The theater — known as the White House Family Theater — is built in a former cloakroom, upgraded to a screening room by Franklin D. Roosevelt.”
“The 42-seat cinema has largely hosted private screenings for family members, with studios supplying major releases, but presidents have also hosted higher profile, publicized screenings with guests from the entertainment industry.”
Senate Blocks Bills to Pay Federal Workers
“The Senate blocked a bill Thursday to pay federal employees who have been required to keep working during the shutdown,” the Washington Post reports.
“The bill, which failed to advance by a 54-45 vote along mostly partisan lines, was a political test for senators as the shutdown entered its fourth week. Only three Democrats voted with Republicans to advance the measure put forward by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI).”
Prosecutors Found Case Against Letitia James Flimsy
“Prosecutors who investigated New York Attorney General Letitia James for possible mortgage fraud found evidence that would appear to undercut some of the allegations in the indictment of James secured earlier this month — including the degree to which James personally profited from her purchase of the property — according to a memo summarizing the state of the case in September,” ABC News reports.
Trump Warns Israel Over West Bank
President Trump told Time that if Israel annexed the West Bank, it “would lose all of its support from the United States.”
Trump Invites Democrats to ‘Rose Garden Club’
President Trump invited Senate Democrats to a “Rose Garden Club” dinner with himself — but only after the government is reopened, Punchbowl News reports.
“At a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, some Democratic senators suggested that they hold a press conference outside the White House in an effort to highlight Trump’s refusal to negotiate with them. The idea was nixed.”
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The Restaurant for Power Brokers
Barack Obama, Joe Biden and three Trump cabinet secretaries — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Energy Secretary Chris Wright — all dined at Cafe Milano in Georgetown last night, “all for separate dinners, totally coincidentally,” Axios reports.
Trump Backs Away from Sending Troops to San Francisco
“President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor,” the AP reports.
“Trump posted on social media that Mayor Daniel Lurie said the city was making progress in reducing crime. Trump said he agreed to let San Francisco keep trying on its own.”
Jeffries Teases Endorsement of Mamdani
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries teased a public endorsement in the hotly contested New York City mayor’s race in coming days, praising Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s commitment to leaving the current police commissioner in place,” Bloomberg reports.
2028 Candidates Head to New Jersey and Virginia
“The next stop on the 2028 campaign trail: New Jersey and Virginia,” Politico reports.
“Ambitious Democrats are barnstorming the Garden State and Old Dominion to support their party’s gubernatorial nominees — Rep. Mikie Sherrill and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, respectively — as they get an early start to boosting their name ID and road testing their messaging ahead of what’s expected to be a jam-packed presidential primary.”
Measles Oubreak Spreads
“The nation’s second-largest measles outbreak this year is spreading beyond its epicenter along the Utah-Arizona border,” NBC News reports.
Man Arrested for Playing Darth Vader Theme Music
A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader’s theme music, “The Imperial March,” behind National Guard troops walking through Washington, D.C.
The East Wing Is Completely Gone
The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Trump moves forward with a ballroom construction, the AP reports.
The two-story structure of drawing rooms and offices, including a walkway to the White House itself, has been turned into rubble.
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