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RFK Jr. to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy
“Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce that pregnant women’s use of an over-the-counter pain medication is potentially linked to autism in a report that also will suggest a medicine derived from folate can be used to treat symptoms of the developmental disorder in some people,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The report, expected this month from the Department of Health and Human Services, is likely to suggest as among the potential causes of autism low levels of folate, an important vitamin, and Tylenol taken during pregnancy.”
Republicans to Allow Batch Confirmations
Semafor: “Senate Republicans are coalescing around allowing the simultaneous confirmation of many executive branch nominees, a change based on a 2023 Democratic proposal — that would allow more confirmations than that plan’s 10-nominee limit.”
“However, the change wouldn’t apply to judges or Cabinet nominees. There’s also still debate over whether to limit each vote to nominees from a single committee.”
It’s Trump’s Economy Now
Punchbowl News: “President Donald Trump promised a ‘golden age’ for the U.S. economy when he returned to office in January. This kind of deterioration comes amid his administration’s on-again, off-again trade wars, a series of high-profile immigration crackdowns and the continued flow of budget red ink from Washington.”
“Whatever happens to the economy in the months ahead, Trump has made sure he’s at the center of it.”
“The American manufacturing sector continues to deteriorate. The BLS noted that 12,000 manufacturing jobs were lost in August, bringing the industry’s total losses for 2025 up to nearly 80,000.”
Jonathan Last: What happens when Cletus loses his job?
Official Suggested Tampering with Epstein List
The acting deputy chief of a Justice Department unit said on hidden camera that the government will “redact every Republican” from an Epstein client list, Axios reports.
Hundreds Swept Up in Immigration Raid in Georgia
“Immigration authorities arrested hundreds of workers for a major South Korean battery maker at a Hyundai plant in Georgia, calling it the largest ever Homeland Security enforcement operation at a single location,” the New York Times reports.
“Agents on Thursday arrested 475 people, most of whom are South Korean citizens, at a construction site for an electric vehicle battery plant near Savannah.”
The Economy Could Undermine Trump’s Entire Agenda
Aaron Blake: “President Donald Trump came into office with massive plans to overhaul the way the US government operates and consolidate power in himself.”
“And he’s been largely successful in implementing that vision, thanks to a cowed Congress, timid institutions and a languid judiciary.”
“But there are growing signs that his entire agenda could be undercut and his party could face massive political consequences because of his hubris on the single most important issue to Americans: the economy.”
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Oversight Democrat Seeks Info on Corey Lewandowski
“The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee fired off two letters seeking the personal financial disclosure forms for Corey Lewandowski, a former adviser to President Trump now serving in a temporary role at the Department of Homeland Security,” Axios reports.
British Deputy Prime Minister Resigns
Trump to Reinterpret Treaty to Allow Attack Drone Sales
“President Donald Trump is expected to unilaterally reinterpret a 38-year-old arms control treaty to sell sophisticated ‘Reaper’ style and other advanced military drones abroad,” Reuters reports.
“The new interpretation would unlock the sale of more than 100 MQ-9 drones to Saudi Arabia, which the kingdom requested in the spring of this year and could be part of a $142 billion arms deal announced in May. U.S. allies in the Pacific and Europe have also expressed interest.”
RNC Lines Up Behind Michael Whatley in North Carolina
“The Republican National Committee has green-lit early party aid for Michael Whatley as he campaigns for an open, battleground Senate seat in North Carolina — giving the former national party chair access to help that’s rarely granted to nonincumbents who have yet to win their primaries,” NBC News reports.
All the President’s Tech CEOs
Wired: “At a White House dinner Thursday night, America’s tech executives put on an uncanny display of fealty to Donald Trump.”
“One by one, Trump asked the executives how much they were investing in the United States. One by one, they obliged, praising Trump’s leadership along the way. The president has run this play previously with his cabinet members, powerful people tripping over themselves in the race toward Trump’s good graces. But there was an eeriness to see that same dynamic among Big Tech’s braintrust, like passing a camera around to take turns wishing a distant, unloved uncle a very happy Thanksgiving.”
The World No Longer Takes Trump Seriously
Tom Nichols: “The leaders of Russia, China, and North Korea are not good men. They preside over brutal autocracies replete with secret police and prison camps. But they are, nevertheless, serious men, and they know an unserious man when they see one.”
“For nearly a decade, they have taken Donald Trump’s measure, and they have clearly reached a conclusion: The president of the United States is not worthy of their respect.”
Trump to Punish Countries Wrongfully Detaining Americans
“The Trump administration is expected to issue an executive order as early as Friday establishing a designation for state sponsors of wrongful detention, in a move that would allow the U.S. to punish countries that illegally detain U.S. nationals or take them hostage,” CBS News reports.
Why the Supreme Court Isn’t Clear
Justice Brett Kavanaugh acknowledged that while the Supreme Court’s decisions are supposed to be the last word, that word isn’t always so clear, Politico reports.
Said Kavanaugh: “It’s possible we screwed up, very possible, we’re human. But it’s also possible, and oftentimes is the case, that it’s the product of nine of us, or at least five of us, trying to reach a consensus or a compromise on a particular issue that might be difficult.”
He added: “I’m fully aware that can lead to a lack of clarity in the law and can lead to some confusion, at times.”
Quote of the Day
“Those governments will help us find these people and blow them up. They might do it themselves, and we’ll help them do it.”
— Secretary of State Marco Rubio, quoted by the New York Times, on drug cartels.
Trump Can’t Unilaterally Rename the Defense Department
The Guardian: “A draft White House fact sheet on Trump’s rebranding initiative implicitly acknowledges that only Congress can formally change the department’s name, saying that the order would authorize the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to propose legislation that would make the change permanent.”
“In the meantime, the order instructs Hegseth and the department to start using ‘Department of War’ as a secondary title in official correspondence, public communications and executive branch documents. The order also authorizes Hegseth to refer to himself as the ‘secretary of war.'”
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