Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) filed a discharge petition Tuesday afternoon to force the disclosure of Justice Department investigative files related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, Politico reports.
Johnson Lays Groundwork to Blame Democrats
“Speaker Mike Johnson suggests it will be up to congressional Democrats to stave off a federal shutdown Oct. 1,” Politico reports.
Said Johnson: “The ball will be in their corner.”
“Hill Republicans are discussing a short-term stopgap punt ahead of the government funding deadline, which Republicans say will force Democrats to vote for the measure or be responsible for a shutdown. But rank-and-file Republicans, who tend to oppose continuing resolutions, are livid their own leaders don’t have a better plan.”
Israel Begins Ground Operation in Gaza City
Israel has begun its ground operation in Gaza City, ABC News reports.
Hegseth Sends Lawyers to Work as Immigration Judges
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, the AP reports.
D.C. Police Close Criminal Probe Into GOP Lawmaker
“Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department closed an investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) that it launched after police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in February,” The Hill reports.
“The woman, originally identified as a significant other, who had called police to a luxury building in the Wharf neighborhood of D.C. later recanted her allegations, and Mills firmly denied there was a physical altercation. While police didn’t make an arrest at the scene, they opened a criminal probe into the matter.”
Trump Says Israel Has Lost Control of Congress
President Trump said that Israel’s support in Congress and around the world has declined in recent years, Fox News reports.
Said Trump: “Israel, you would understand this very much, Israel was the strongest lobby I’ve ever seen. They had total control over Congress, and now they don’t, you know, I’m a little surprised to see that.”
Appeals Court Allows Trump to Cut Climate Grants
“A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to terminate $16 billion in grants awarded by the Biden administration to combat greenhouse gas emissions,” ABC News reports.
What If Trump Died?
Jonathan Last: “If Trump is the sitting president… then the line of succession is clear. His vice president becomes president.”
“Of course, that’s not the end of the story. Georgy Malenkov was Stalin’s deputy and he assumed the premiership of the Soviet Union immediately following Stalin’s death.”
“But being handed the office of leadership is not the same has having control of a movement. Malenkov was a dullard and Nikita Khrushchev outmaneuvered him over the next 24 months, eventually ousting him from the Politburo.”
“If, just for the sake of argument, JD Vance was Trump’s vice president when he passed, I would not assume Vance to be anything more than a temporary leader of the Trumpist movement. That dude has Malenkov written all over him.”
Jeffrey Epstein Continues to Haunt GOP Leaders
Punchbowl News: “It’s Day One of the post-summer session of Congress, and the House Republican leadership is already dealing with the Jeffrey Epstein issue it hoped to leave behind.”
“Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) announced he will file his discharge petition at 2 p.m., forcing the release of the Justice Department’s Epstein files. Members will be able to sign the petition beginning today.”
“If every House Democrat signs – which we expect – just six Republicans would be needed to force a vote on the measure. And that’s practically guaranteed to happen.”
“This would be a big blow to Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Republican leadership.”
Bill de Blasio Backs Zohran Mamdani for Mayor
Former two-term New York City mayor Bill de Blasio (D) endorsed Zohran Mamdani (D) for his old job.
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Black Bag Thrown Out of White House Window
The White House says a video posted online on Monday of a black bag being heaved out of the White House showed maintenance work being done by a contractor, Time reports.
“The video… spread widely on social media, prompting jokes about White House security protocol and speculation about what was being thrown out. It shows a person wearing white pants stepping a foot out onto a windowsill on the second floor of the White House and tossing down what appears to be a black plastic bag. Later someone tosses something long and white out the window.”
“The second floor of the White House is where the President’s private residence is located.”
Bernie Sanders Backs Oyster Farmer for Senate
“Bernie Sanders drew 6,500 people to southern Maine on Labor Day Monday to discuss building a grassroots movement to fight the oligarchy, and to introduce them to Graham Platner, the oyster farmer and Marine veteran running for Senate with the Vermont independent’s early support,” Rolling Stone reports.
Nearly 600 Economists Back Fed Governor
“Nearly 600 economists signed an open letter Tuesday warning that President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook threatens the central bank’s independence and erodes trust in a key pillar of the U.S. financial system,” CNBC reports.
House Members Ready Action on Epstein Files
“House members are wasting no time laying the groundwork this week for a confrontation with GOP leaders over releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files,” Politico reports.
“Freshly back in Washington from the August recess, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) plans to take the formal steps at 2 p.m. today to file a discharge petition, the procedural maneuver necessary to bypass leadership and force a vote on his resolution compelling the DOJ to unseal the files related to the late, convicted sex offender.”
“Once he does that, Massie said in a social media post Tuesday morning, he can begin gathering the necessary 218 signatures required to bring the resolution to the floor.”
Trump Makes a Mess on Purpose
David Frum: “Creating a huge mess is a consistent Trump method. Over and over again, the administration commits to actions at, or beyond, the outermost limit of executive power, then confronts the courts with a risk of chaos if the limits are enforced. Thousands of individuals have been detained and imprisoned without due process, including the opportunity to argue that the authorities have mistaken their identity or ignored their lawful-residency status. If the courts allow these detentions, then habeas corpus is more or less dead in America. If the courts refuse, brace yourself for a tsunami of wrongful-arrest litigation.”
“If Trump is allowed to keep the proceeds of his illegal taxes, then Congress has lost the power of the purse and Article I of the Constitution has been repealed. If Trump must return his illegal taxes, then millions of disgorgement actions will follow. I probably won’t sue for my $26.05. But I’ll sign my claim over to any class-action attorney who wants it.”
“Trump is chaos. So President Bill Clinton warned at the Democratic convention in 2024. So it is proving true, on a scale that is only beginning to come into view.”
Abigail Spanberger Could Be the Face of the Democrats
Wall Street Journal: “But the most important message Spanberger sends, in an election that will be closely scrutinized as a bellwether of the second Trump presidency, could be to Democrats. The nomination of a democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani, for mayor of New York City has seeded a narrative that the party’s left wing is on the march—a narrative that Republicans have eagerly embraced to paint Democrats as radical.”
“With polls showing her well ahead of her Republican opponent, Spanberger is heavily favored to flip the blue state’s governorship back to the Democratic column after four years of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who cannot run for re-election. Virginia is the only state that limits governors to a single four-year term.”
“As the Democratic Party wrestles with historic unpopularity and a post-2024 identity crisis, moderate Democrats point to Spanberger, a self-styled pragmatist, as a more politically viable face for the party than the likes of Mamdani.”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“That’s socialism. You may be comfortable with socialism. You may decide you like socialism because someone from the Trump administration wants socialism. But my God, people, what have we been fighting for for the last decade? You want smaller government? This expands it.”
— Conservative talk show host Erick Erickson, on the federal government taking equity stakes in private companies.
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