Corey Lewandowski “is considering a run for New Hampshire governor — as the White House weighs primarying GOP Gov. Kelly Ayotte over her resistance to redistricting,” Politico reports.
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Democrats Fret Over Shutdown Messaging
Playbook: “When Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) dropped their three-minute video on Wednesday explaining the stakes of the shutdown, it instantly set ablaze Democratic group chats and X accounts, inspiring no small amount of wishcasting that these two figures could be the voice of the Democratic Party at this moment.”
“But on a deeper level, it revealed that the party — as represented by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — is pinioned by two competing pressures on the shutdown: the demand to fight, and the pressure to be responsible governing partners. The former comes from the party’s base; the latter, from its establishment.”
“The challenge for leadership is this: At this moment, they are fighting. But it’s still not landing with the Democratic base, much of which believes Schumer is prosecuting the case all wrong.”
Shutdown Showdown
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Macron Laughs as Trump Mocked
French president Emmanuel Macron was seen laughing as the leaders of Albania and Azerbaijan mocked President Donald Trump for claiming to have ended wars involving their countries, the Daily Mail reports.
‘Your Neighbors Are Watching’
“As the race for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District heats up, some Tennessee residents have expressed concerns after getting a political postcard in the mail,” WKRN reports.
Said the postcard: “Your neighbors are watching and will know if you miss this critical special election. The TN Republican party HQ will see whether you have voted… We are compiling an official list of Republicans who fail to vote.”
‘Naked Bike Ride’ Planned to Protest Troops in Portland
After President Trump announced plans to deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland, organizers are planning an “emergency” naked bike ride in protest, KOIN reports.
Jeanne Shaheen Is Democrats’ Shutdown Whisperer
“If Republicans want to quickly bring the government shutdown to an end, they will need to get one particularly formidable Senate Democrat on board,” Politico reports.
“New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has emerged as a central player in the bipartisan back-channeling that has ramped up this week as congressional leaders and President Donald Trump remain locked in a bitter stalemate.”
Putin Warns of ‘New Stage of Escalation’
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the potential supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine would mark a “completely new stage of escalation” between Washington and Moscow, CNBC reports.
His comments come after a series of reported incursions into European airspace in recent weeks.
Trump Says Democrats Are the Party of Satan
President Trump called Democrats the party of “Hate, Evil, and Satan” amid the ongoing shutdown of the federal government.
Apple Removes ICE Tracking Apps from App Store
“Apple on Thursday night said that it was removing ICEBlock and other apps from its App Store that can be used to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents,” CNBC reports.
“The move came after pressure on Apple from Attorney General Pam Bondi, and amid controversy over the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement of immigration law with ICE agents and other authorities.”
White House Senses Political Risk on Healthcare
“President Trump has projected unwavering confidence that he is winning the messaging war over the government shutdown. But behind the scenes, his team is increasingly concerned that the issue at the center of the debate will create political vulnerabilities for Republicans,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Advisers are worried that the GOP will take the blame for allowing healthcare subsidies to expire, raising costs for millions of Americans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, according to administration officials.”
Newsom Threatens Colleges That Sign Trump’s Compact
“Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to cut ‘billions’ in state funding, including to USC, from any California campus that signs a Trump administration compact to agree to sweeping and largely conservative campus policies in exchange for priority access to federal funding,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
Donald Trump’s Shutdown Power Play
Susan Glasser: “During Donald Trump’s first term, the President’s demand that Congress fund his proposed wall on the Mexican border led to the longest shutdown in history—thirty-five days, from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019. In the end, Trump caved, agreeing to reopen the government even without the nearly six billion dollars in border-wall funding that he had demanded.”
“This capitulation was initially portrayed as a triumph for the new Democratic majority under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a stinging defeat for Trump… but it was not. It was, in fact, a moment of revelation in which he realized that he could do just about anything he wanted. In the end, Trump got his border-wall money. He simply went ahead and took it. The history of the Presidency may never be the same.”
Republican Trust in the News Media Craters
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Trump In Talks to Appear on 60 Minutes
Semafor: “The White House is in talks with 60 Minutes about conducting an upcoming interview with Trump, four people with knowledge of the discussions told Semafor. The White House communications team had initially considered scheduling the interview last Friday while Trump was in New York for a speech at the United Nations and the Ryder Cup.”
“CBS staff had already begun preparing for the sitdown, which would have been conducted by correspondent Bill Whitaker, but the timeline for the potential interview shifted because of Trump’s schedule.”
Thune Says Talking to Schumer Is a Dead End
“Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he doesn’t believe a potential Friday meeting with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will help break the shutdown logjam, saying any resolution to the crisis will likely have to come from rank-and-file Democratic senators,” Punchbowl News reports.
“Thune warned it could turn into a ‘show’ meeting or just a photo-op, and he continued to slam Schumer’s demands as unserious and unrealistic.”
Said Thune: “I just don’t know how he gets himself out of the position he’s in. My assumption is, to get this thing resolved, it’s going to take some of his rank-and-file members who are going to have to figure out how to resolve it.”
Big Majority Thinks Economy Is Getting Worse
A new CBS News poll finds 59% of Americans say the economy is “getting worse” and 52% describe the job market as “bad.”
Lawmakers Press Pentagon on Basis for Cartel Boat Strikes
“Senators on both sides of the aisle pressed the Pentagon’s top lawyer in a closed-door meeting to provide a better legal explanation for striking alleged Latin American drug boats in the Caribbean,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“In a classified Senate Armed Services Committee briefing Wednesday, the Pentagon general counsel, Earl Matthews, detailed the legal basis for the military’s attacks ordered by President Trump.”
“Matthews repeatedly deferred to Trump’s designation of cartels as foreign terrorist organizations as granting the Defense Department unilateral authority to use military force against them… Matthews refused to provide a written justification for the strikes.”
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