“Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have told top White House officials they will block President Trump’s nominees pending on Capitol Hill until the administration ensures the restoration of critical satellite communications capabilities used by Ukraine’s military,” the New York Times reports.
Democrats Plan ‘Shock-and-Awe’ Legislative Burst
“With Democrats increasingly confident they will win control of the House next month and hopeful of a majority in the Senate, party leaders are turning to the next challenge: deciding what they will do with their power if they get it,” the New York Times reports.
“For months, they have promised voters they will address an ‘affordability crisis’ they blamed on failed Republican policies, pledging to lower the high cost of groceries, gas and health care. And they have vowed to combat what they say is rampant corruption by President Trump and his administration, though they have shied away from promising an impeachment after their first two efforts to remove him from office failed.”
“Should they win in November, top House Democrats are planning a shock-and-awe legislative sprint to demonstrate within hours of taking power that they are passing bills to deliver on their promises, including restoring health care subsidies and Medicaid resources and moving to end Mr. Trump’s tariffs and the war with Iran.”
Trump Shrugs Off the Rape Charges Central to Ohio Ad
“President Donald Trump continued to defend Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad that featured the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, telling reporters he didn’t know ‘anything’ about the stepfather who was accused of sexually abusing Acton when she was a child,” the Washington Sun reports.
Said Trump: “I know that recently a mother got on television and said that her daughter should not be governor of Ohio. And she said, ‘I love my daughter, but my daughter lies all the time.’ … This has nothing to do with the stepfather or anything else.”
Bloomberg: Trump intensifies support for Ramaswamy ad despite GOP blowback.
Exchange of the Day
President Trump took questions from reporters on the controversial ad being run by Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R):
REPORTER: But there are very serious sexual abuse allegations.
TRUMP: Quiet!
REPORTER: They make no difference to you?
TRUMP: Isn’t she a fresh person? You’re a horrible little reporter, aren’t you?
Ken Paxton Invested $600,000 in Fraudster’s Business
“Four years after North Texas home builder Scott Sherman completed a federal prison sentence for mortgage fraud, his new construction materials business received a $600,000 cash infusion,” Texas Tribune reports.
“The financial boost came from a blind trust set up to prevent Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, from any overlap in their personal investments and their actions as elected officials. But previously unreleased records from the attorney general’s 2023 impeachment investigation show the trust was far from blind and did not shield the Paxtons from its business dealings, including the investment in Sherman’s business.”
The Michigan Senate Race Keeps Getting Nastier
New York Times: “While any of a handful of other competitive Senate contests could help determine the new balance of power in Washington, none comes close to matching the mounting racial and religious menace and meanness in Michigan.”
Global Oil Price Hits $117 a Barrel
“Oil prices rose further on Friday, as hostilities across the Middle East continue to raise fears in the energy markets that the oil supply from the region would remain throttled,” the New York Times reports.
“The price of Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, jumped above $117 a barrel on Friday, taking its increase for the week to almost 6 percent. Brent prices have risen 60 percent since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Feb. 28 and are now at their highest level since April, and close to their highest levels since the war began.”
Democrats See Promising Signs in Georgia’s Early Vote
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “We’ve told you how early voting is surging in Democratic-leaning parts of Georgia, even as Republicans raise concerns about lagging turnout in rural GOP strongholds.”
“Now comes another encouraging sign for Democrats: Black and younger voters are heading to the polls at a significantly faster clip than during the last midterm election.”
Trump’s Message on the Economy Falls Flat
“In the final weeks before the midterms, President Trump has been trying to convince voters that the economy is booming on his watch,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Said Trump: “You’re making more money per individual than at any time in the history of our country.”
“But his message is drawing more criticism than support almost everywhere else, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of thousands of TikTok videos, podcast episodes, cable-news segments and TV ads running in the most competitive congressional races. On the slice of TikTok reviewed by the Journal, videos disputing Trump’s economic claims outnumber supportive ones about 16 to one, and Republican ads in close races barely mention him when they talk about the economy.”
Ship with Russia Diesel Headed to New York
“A tanker carrying diesel left the Russian port of Primorsk and intermittently signaled New York, potentially marking the first such shipment following a fuel-supply agreement between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump,” Bloomberg reports.
Covert Russian Group Meddles in Texas Senate Race
“Even as President Trump pursued a thawing of relations with the Kremlin this week, a covert Russian influence operation targeted the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Texas, James Talarico, by spreading a fabricated claim of misconduct,” the New York Times reports.
“Several groups of researchers who track Russian disinformation operations attributed the claim to Storm-1516, a covert group that in 2024 peddled a similarly unfounded accusation against Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, who was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee.”
A Shadow Over the World
A Shadow Over the World: Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Rise of Fascism, and the Making of America's World War II by William I Hitchcock.
“When he took office in 1933, Roosevelt was determined to avoid foreign entanglements that would harm his ambitious domestic agenda of the New Deal. But over the course of his first two terms, a network of journalists, activists, advisers, and diplomats gradually awakened him to the global dangers of fascism.”
A Shadow Over the World
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Rise of Fascism, and the Making of America's World War II
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Trumps to Vote Early in Person in Florida
“President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will vote early in person in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Saturday,” CBS News reports.
How Tariffs Became the Most Hated Word in Politics
“President Trump once called ‘tariff’ the most beautiful word in the dictionary. He has somehow made it one of the most hated words in politics,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“In their midterm ads, Democrats repeatedly bash tariffs. Republicans, by contrast, are largely silent. One exception: Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers who calls to ‘end this tariff war now,’ while gripping a Canadian-brand beer, now caught up in Trump’s trade war.”
“The uglification of tariffs threatens not just Republicans’ midterm chances, but Trump’s own legacy.”
Two Ex-FBI Officials Who Were Targets of Trump Charged
“Two former FBI officials who have come under withering criticism from allies of President Donald Trump have been charged with allegedly lying to Congress over the investigation into former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden,” NBC News reports.
“A court docket shows that Nikki Floris, the former deputy assistant director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division, and Bradley Benavides, another FBI official, were facing one count of the rarely-charged criminal offense which can be difficult to prosecute.”
CNBC: Two ex-FBI officials charged with allegedly lying about Hunter Biden probe.
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