“The body of a Black student was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University early Monday, prompting horror on the Cleveland, Mississippi, campus,” The Grio reports.
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Judge Dismisses Terror Charges Against Luigi Mangione
A New York judge dismissed two terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione, including murder in the first degree in furtherance of an act of terrorism and murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism, finding they are “legally insufficient,” CNN reports.
Mangione still faces a count of murder in the second degree.
Tim Walz Will Run for Re-Election
“Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he will seek a third term in the 2026 elections, hoping to beat the odds to become the longest-serving governor in a state where voters have usually said two terms were plenty,” the AP reports.
Said Walz: “I’ve seen how we help each other through the hard times. And boy, we’ve seen terrible times this year. I’m heartbroken and angry about the beautiful people we lost to gun violence. But it’s in these moments we have to come together. We can’t lose hope because I’ve seen what we can do when we work together.”
The Tip of the Spear in Democrats’ Generational War
“California is fast becoming the front line in the Democrats’ generational, intraparty war,” Politico reports.
“Long a haven for aging politicians, the state has suddenly become the tip of the spear for national Democrat-on-Democrat hostilities: Fully half of the state’s older House Democrats are set to face same-party challengers next year.”
“It’s an eruption of the frustrations roiling national Democrats as a younger generation seeks to take over an aging party that it argues enabled the return of President Donald Trump. They are haunted by questions about former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity and memories of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sen. Dianne Feinstein dying in office.”
Republicans Embrace Speech Limits
“President Trump and MAGA spent years lampooning censorship, discrimination against conservatives, and progressive ‘cancel culture,’” Axios reports.
“Now in power — and riding an outpouring of grief and fury over Charlie Kirk’s tragic killing — they’re enforcing speech codes to punish ideological opponents.”
Washington Post: JD Vance vows retribution on liberal institutions after Charlie Kirk killing.
It’s Time for Eleanor Holmes Norton to Retire
Democratic strategist Donna Brazile writes in the Washington Post that D.C.’s longtime Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton should retire as she “is no longer the dynamo she once was.”
Judge Says She Can’t Help Deportees
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said yesterday the Trump administration “had doomed five West African men it deported to the prospect of torture and death in their home countries — even though they had won protection from U.S. immigration courts,” Politico reports.
Fani Willis Loses Last Chance to Lead Trump Prosecution
“Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can no longer oversee the prosecution of President Donald Trump in the 2020 election interference case, according to a decision issued Tuesday by the state’s highest court,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
“The ruling casts doubt on the future of the last remaining criminal prosecution of Trump.”
Black Unemployment Spikes
“The unemployment rate for Black Americans is up sharply this year,” Axios reports.
“The Black unemployment rate has long been higher than the jobless rate overall — but the gap narrows when the labor market is strong, as it was in 2019 right before the pandemic and during the strong job market of 2022 and 2023.”
Pentagon Cracks Down on Posts About Charlie Kirk
“The U.S. military is taking swift disciplinary action against U.S. troops over social media posts linked to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, carrying out a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy toward those it sees as cheering his death,” Reuters reports.
Dan Pfeiffer: “Think about that: the Secretary of Defense is asking the public to report U.S. troops for exercising the same freedom of speech we ask them to defend with their lives.”
“Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell responded to criticism of this policy with an unhinged post on X, suggesting that expressing an opinion is a ‘violation of the oath.’ What the hell is he talking about?”
Israel’s Qatar Attack Was a Costly Failure
“A week after Israel’s missile strikes in Qatar, it’s clear not only that the assassination attempt against Hamas leaders failed, but that it backfired,” Axios reports.
“The strike increased the feeling inside the Trump administration and around the world that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is reckless and has become a destabilizing force in the region.”
House Retirements Forecast Democratic Gains
G. Elliot Morris notes 17 Republican and 11 Democratic U.S. House members have said they won’t run for re-election next year.
“Historically, the number of net retirements for each party is a pretty reliable predictor of which one will pick up seats in the U.S. House during the next midterm. The following rules are not true for every cycle, but are pretty good: (1) Whichever party has more net retirements tends to lose more seats, all else being equal; and (2) More net retirements usually translates to more seats lost.”
House Zeroes In on Security Plan for Lawmakers
As the Sept. 30 government shutdown looms, extra cash for lawmaker security is the “only remaining holdup” keeping GOP leaders from unveiling plans for a two-month funding patch, Politico reports.
Former Republican Enters Georgia Governor’s Race
“Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan entered the race for Georgia governor on Tuesday as a Democrat, completing a political transformation that has taken him from a pro-Donald Trump Republican to a contender for the state’s highest office under a new party banner,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
Said Duncan, in an announcement video: “I’ve never wavered in taking on Trump. So Georgia Republicans threw me out of their party. I was leaving anyway. Now I’m running for governor as a proud Democrat.”
Exchange of the Day
President Trump was asked by a reporter about Charlie Kirk:
REPORTER: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?
TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they’ve been trying to get for about 150 years. And it’s gonna be a beauty. It’ll be an absolutely magnificent structure.
Workers Fired Over Posts Mocking Charlie Kirk’s Death
“Workers across the country who’ve mocked Charlie Kirk’s death online have quickly learned their words can get them fired,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“From American Airlines to Nasdaq—and in workplaces that include restaurants, schools and law firms—employers have ousted or suspended staff in recent days for gloating, deriding or making otherwise contentious posts about the conservative activist’s killing. Many are getting flagged to the posts by online activists who’ve collected the names of commenters. Some prominent conservatives have joined the call, too.”
Josh Shapiro to Address Political Violence
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is scheduled to speak about political violence later today, less than a week after a gunman assassinated conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
All Eyes on Chuck Schumer as Shutdown Looms
Punchbowl News: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is at the center of this entire funding clash. If you listen to Schumer, you come away believing he’s prepared to dive into a government shutdown. Schumer said Monday that Republicans refuse to negotiate and are ‘causing a shutdown.’”
“The New York Democrat clearly wants Republicans to agree to insert an extension of enhanced premium tax credits for Obamacare into the bill, something the GOP has refused to entertain. This would be his minimum goal.”
“It’s not hard to understand Schumer’s politics here. Schumer got walloped in March when he helped Republicans avoid a shutdown. So he has to take a hard line now, especially since the Trump administration’s hostility toward Congress — through rescissions and impoundment — has only increased since then.”
“Yet there are several potential weaknesses in Schumer’s position. Schumer seems to believe Democrats could win a shutdown based on the fact that Republicans aren’t negotiating. But who got blamed for the 2013 and 2019 shutdowns? The instigating party — Republicans. At that time, Republicans tried to play the ‘Democrats-won’t-negotiate’ card. It didn’t work.”
Earlier for members: A Shutdown Would Backfire on Democrats
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