Dick Cheney, America’s most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, CNN reports.
He was 84.
A Potential Deal to Reopen the Government?
Punchbowl News: “The outlines of a potential deal to end the shutdown are starting to take shape, although the talks are very fragile at this point and there’s still a long way to go.”
“Senators and aides involved in negotiations tell us some Senate Democrats are warming to Thune’s offer to open the government and then hold a vote by a date-certain on renewing the extending the expiring Obamacare subsidies.”
“The shutdown has become too painful, many of these Democrats believe, and Republicans clearly aren’t going to cave by negotiating an Obamacare deal before the stalemate ends. A date-certain vote on Obamacare subsidies creates another new deadline and allows time to craft a bill that could win enough GOP support.”
What the Polling Averages Say
Virginia: Abigail Spanberger (D) leads Winsome Earle-Sears (R) by 11 percentage points in the governor’s race, 53% to 42%.
New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill (D) leads Jack Ciatarelli (R) by 6 percentage points in the governor’s race, 50% to 44%.
Democrats Hope Attacking Trump Economy Unites Party
“President Trump, who promised to use his business savvy to bring down everyday costs, is facing discontent over his handling of the economy and inflation. Democrats see an opportunity,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Affordability has become a central theme for Democrats not only in the three marquee races on Tuesday but among the party’s candidates across the country as contests take shape ahead of next year’s House and Senate elections. The Democratic Party, struggling with its weakest brand image in decades, is hoping the issue can propel them to electoral victory and bridge the deep divides on policy between liberals and centrists.”
Trump’s Power Faces Pressure Test
“President Trump is facing major tests of his power and influence this week, with elections that will offer a sense of voters’ moods, a battle over his tariffs at the Supreme Court and a government shutdown that keeps grinding on,” the New York Times reports.
GOP Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson
“Republican lawmakers and influencers continued on Monday to distance themselves from Tucker Carlson after his sympathetic interview with the prominent white supremacist Nick Fuentes, putting on display a widening split on the right about how to address antisemitism within their party,” the New York Times reports.
“The fallout included at least one resignation, as a key aide to the head of a prominent right-wing think tank stepped down after backing his boss’s vigorous defense of Mr. Carlson.”
Bob Menendez Got a Vote-by-Mail Ballot
“Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez was mailed a ballot to vote in tomorrow’s election despite being incarcerated in a federal prison for taking bribes since June 17, but he has not returned it,” the New Jersey Globe reports.
Speaker Wants You to Believe He Lives Under a Rock
Rolling Stone: “Mike Johnson has a reflex. When asked about a major breaking news event that is dominating headlines and conversations around Capitol Hill’s proverbial water coolers — usually the president’s latest authoritarian endeavor or national humiliation — Johnson defaults to pretending he has no access to the internet, newspapers, or staff who are quite literally paid to keep him informed.”
“The House speaker wants you to believe he lives under a rock, that he’s so busy refusing to swear in duly elected members of Congress and plotting ways to strip health care and food assistance from poor people that he simply cannot be bothered to keep up with the news. It’s the least believable schtick in Washington, D.C.”
Ballroom Donors Have $279 Billion in Federal Contracts
“Most of the publicly identified donors to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom have high-stakes business before the administration, ranging from billions in government contracts to federal investigations into their companies,” the Washington Post reports.
“More than half of the companies that donated are facing or have recently faced federal enforcement actions tied to alleged wrongdoing that includes engaging in unfair labor practices, deceiving consumers and harming the environment.”
Trump Warns Americans to Vote Republican
President Trump dropped a last-minute campaign warning, urging Americans to vote Republican in Virginia and New Jersey or ‘YOU WILL RUE THE DAY THAT YOU VOTED TO DESTROY YOUR LIFE.”
U.S. Seeks U.N. Approval for Gaza Security Force
“The U.S. sent several UN Security Council members a draft resolution on Monday for the establishment of an international force in Gaza for a duration of at least two years,” Axios reports.
Laura Loomer Credentialed to Cover the Pentagon
“Laura Loomer, the far-right political activist and former congressional candidate in Florida, has been credentialed to cover the Defense Department, joining a new cohort of right-wing media that have agreed to the Pentagon’s new press policy,” the Washington Post reports.
Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia Won’t Run Again
In a surprise move, Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL) is not seeking re-election, leaving in place a succession plan for his chief of staff, the only Democrat to file for his seat on the last day to do so, the Chicago Sun Times reports.
Trump Endorses Andrew Cuomo
President Trump weighed in on the race for New York City mayor on the eve of Election Day, offering a full-throated endorsement of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his uphill battle to defeat Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and front-runner, the New York Times reports.
Said Trump: “Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!”
A New Shutdown Gut Check in the Senate
Senate Majority Leader John Thune that senators are “getting close to an off-ramp” to end the government shutdown but cautioned that this particular crisis remains unique in its intractability, Punchbowl News reports.
Thune chalked this analysis up to his “gut” read of the situation.
One in Four Think Political Violence Is Justified
A new Politico poll finds a significant minority of the population — 24% — believes that there are some instances where political violence is justified.
Trump Officials Blocked Nvidia’s Push to Export Chips
“Shortly before President Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea, an urgent issue emerged. Trump wanted to discuss a request by Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang to allow sales of a new generation of artificial-intelligence chips to China,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Greenlighting the export of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips would be a seismic policy shift potentially giving China, the U.S.’s biggest geopolitical competitor, a technological accelerant. Huang—who speaks to Trump often—has lobbied relentlessly to maintain access to the Chinese market.”
“As they prepared to meet Xi, top officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Trump the sales would threaten national security, saying they would boost China’s AI data-center capabilities and backfire on the U.S.”
The GOP’s Biden Attack Boomerangs Back on Trump
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