“Sen. Jon Ossoff raised another $12 million over the last three months, bringing his campaign account to $21 million as he gears up for one of the nation’s most competitive midterm races,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
Harper Collins UK Apologizes to Melania Trump
“Book publisher HarperCollins UK apologized to First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday and recalled a book that repeated unverified claims that child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was involved in introducing her to Donald Trump,” Axios reports.
“HarperCollins is the third media enterprise to apologize to Melania Trump and remove content related to the Epstein allegation.“
Trump Continues to Ignore Hakeem Jeffries
Semafor: “Despite pressure from Trump and the GOP, Jeffries has kept his members together so far, and many of them say he’s doing well in his first big test ahead of a midterm election they hope will make him speaker.”
“That doesn’t mean the president is prepared to take him seriously.”
“If Trump is at all concerned about the prospect that the onetime manager of his impeachment could try again in 2027, he’s not showing it. After Jeffries’ first face-to-face meeting with Trump last week, the president started amplifying cartoonish AI-generated videos of the New York Democrat wearing a sombrero — while not saying his name in public, no matter how much the lawmaker prods him.”
Top Democrat Takes Health Care Fight to Red States
As the government shutdown enters its second week, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA_) is taking her party’s fight for enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies to the neighboring red state of Idaho, Semafor reports.
Said Murray: “If the Republican lawmakers… are not going to level with their constituents about what is at stake in this fight, I will.”
‘I Don’t Want to Have an Unhappy Experience with You’
California Governor hopeful Katie Porter (D) had an absolute train wreck of an interview with CBS News Sacramento.
Trump Blames ‘Democrat Delays’ at Airports
President Trump spoke to reporters: “They’re all Democrats delays. There are delays at the airport. That’s standard.”
He added: “I look at people with very low IQs like Crockett, this woman Crockett. I’ve never met her but she’s a low IQ individual.”
Greene Doubles Down On Her Break with Republicans
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t backing down from her very public break with fellow Republicans on health care that shook up Washington,” NBC News reports.
Said Greene: “What I am upset over is my party has no solution. It’s not something that we talk about frequently, but it is a reality for Americans, and it’s something that I don’t think we can ignore. I want, I really want to fix it.”
New York Times: Health care politics bolster Democrats in shutdown fight.
Democrats Stand By Candidate Who Sent Violent Texts
“Democrats are largely standing by their nominee for Virginia attorney general after revelations that he once mused about killing a GOP lawmaker — worrying some in the party who want to draw a hard line against political violence and drawing accusations of hypocrisy from Republicans,” the Washington Post reports.
“Top Democrats have condemned the 2022 texts from Jay Jones but declined to join Republicans in calling for Jones to drop out, with early voting already underway in the battleground state. Republicans have quickly made the texts part of their closing pitch to voters, highlighting them in ads and attacking other Democrats for their muted responses.”
Gold’s Rally Signals Eroding Trust in the U.S.
“Gold — typically a safe-haven in times of turmoil — is soaring at the same time the stock market is hitting new highs, an unusual dynamic that is troubling some market insiders,” Axios reports.
“The rally in gold reflects investors’ desire to diversify away from dollar-denominated assets as trust in the U.S. slowly erodes, they say.”
“Gold futures on Tuesday topped a record high of over $4,000 an ounce for the first time, putting the precious metal on track for its best year since 1979 — a year of double-digit inflation, a Mideast oil crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. So far this year, the price of gold is up 51%.”
Wall Street Journal: Gold rally points to eroding faith in central banks worldwide.
Soybean Farmers Panic Over the Loss of Chinese Buyers
“American soybean farmers are in panic mode as they harvest what is expected to be a bumper crop without their biggest customer: China,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Unofficial Jobs Numbers Point to Rough Market
“A host of alternative jobs data from Wall Street are pointing in the same direction: The U.S. labor market is losing steam,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“These numbers are getting more attention while the federal government shutdown keeps the lights off at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, delaying new data in an unsettled time for the jobs market.”
“In the federal data void, Bank of America this week said it is seeing signs of rising unemployment and slowing job growth in its customers’ data. Private-equity company Carlyle Group, extrapolating from companies in which it owns stakes, said Tuesday that it thinks overall U.S. jobs growth slid in September from an already weak official reading in August. Goldman Sachs said its measure of labor-market tightness fell last month back to levels seen in 2015, indicating a tough landscape for job seekers.”
Politicians Defiant as Troops Gather Outside Chicago
“Local and state politicians railed Tuesday against the Trump administration’s federalization of the National Guard in Illinois as hundreds of guardsmen gathered and protesters vowed to continue to challenge their presence,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, speaking in Minneapolis, suggested that President Trump’s actions are a precursor to trying to intimidate Democratic voters ahead of next year’s midterm elections.”
Said Pritzker: “He wants us all, in big cities, to get used to the idea that it’s OK to have military on the streets. You are going to see soldiers outside your polling place. That’s going to intimidate a lot of people. And especially it’s going to intimidate people who are not Republicans.”
James Comey to Appear in Court
Playbook: “At 10 a.m. this morning, former FBI Director James Comey will appear in a Virginia courthouse to face federal charges. The hearing will be brief. Comey will be formally charged with lying to Congress and with obstruction of justice, and he will plead not guilty. A trial date may be set. The whole thing should be over in a few minutes.”
“But this is a momentous day for America — and not just because Comey is the first former FBI chief to be arraigned since Richard Nixon’s fall guy L. Patrick Gray in 1978. (The charges against Gray were later dropped.) Today’s proceedings matter because after years of threats, Trump is following through on something he has long vowed to do: criminally prosecute his political foes. It’s a moment many believed would never come.”
Will U.S. Troops Miss a Payday?
Punchbowl News: “One week from today, Oct. 15, some 1.3 million active duty service members will miss their next scheduled paycheck if nothing is done first. Tens of thousands of deployed or full-time National Guard members and thousands of Coast Guard personnel face the same threat.”
“There needs to be some resolution to the funding impasse by Monday, Oct. 13, for military personnel to get paid. That’s not looking promising.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Do not do it. I repeat. Do not do it. There will be no coming back from that. I repeat again. For the love of God. Do Not Do It.”
— Laura Loomer, on X, warning President Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell.
Quote of the Day
“Let’s do the fucking news.”
— Bari Weiss, quoted by Semafor, after introducing herself to CBS News staff as their new editor in chief.
Pritzker Says Trump Has Dementia
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) accused President Trump of deploying National Guard troops to the Democratic cities of Chicago and Portland based on fixations that stem in part from his being mentally impaired, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Said Pritzker: “This is a man who’s suffering dementia.”
The Independent: New conspiracies over Trump’s health swirl after text interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Republicans Can’t Stay on Shutdown Message
“One week into the government shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot,” Politico reports.
“President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to project a united front against Democrats, just barely concealing tensions over strategy that have snowballed behind the scenes since agencies closed last week.”
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