“Virginia Democrats are bracing for the possibility of split-ticket results in the governor and attorney general races, which could pose a significant impact on policy and issues like redistricting,” The Hill reports.
Republicans Plan to Weaponize Mamdani
Congressional Republicans have a “battle plan to weaponize” Zohran Mamdani as the new face of the Democratic Party in House battleground races, Axios reports.
“For years, Republicans made former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) their ‘bogeywoman,’ consistently using her in attack ads to rile up the base.”
“With Pelosi out of the spotlight, GOP strategists are testing new symbols of the party’s left, and hope Mamdani will fill that void.”
President for Life
J. Michael Luttig: “Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.”
House Panel Urges Probe of Biden’s Executive Actions
“The Republican-led House Oversight Committee recommended that the Justice Department investigate all of former President Joe Biden’s executive actions, particularly clemency decisions, and determine whether he authorized them,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Washington Post: “The report is the result of a five-month-long investigation into accusations made by President Donald Trump and his allies, that aides covered up a decline in Biden’s cognitive ability, and that the Biden administration misused the presidential autopen to issue executive actions without Biden’s direct involvement.”
“The committee said its investigation found there was no record that Biden approved executive actions in several instances, including ones related to presidential pardons. The committee also said it found Biden’s autopen — a mechanical device that can replicate signatures and that presidents often use to quickly sign documents — may have been used to sign off on actions without his knowledge.”
Fed’s Policy Path Looks More Treacherous
“The Federal Reserve has wagered since August that it could afford to lower interest rates even as inflation picked back up for two crucial reasons. Price pressures from President Trump’s tariffs were likely to be temporary, and a weakening labor market would help to keep inflation in check as companies hesitated to make their products more expensive and wage growth stayed subdued,” the New York Times reports.
“The government shutdown, which is entering its fifth week, has made that path all the more treacherous. The federal workers who collect and report economic data on inflation, the labor market, wages and a range of other metrics are no longer performing that work, obscuring officials’ view of the economy at a moment when divisions over the policy outlook have sharpened.”
Trump Asserts the Power to Do Almost Anything
“President Trump is asserting the right to unilaterally use the military wherever, whenever and be the sole judge and jury of his own actions,” Axios reports.
“Of all the unprecedented actions, these might carry the most sweeping consequences — not just now, but for future presidents.”
“The new precedent is being set in real time: The only real limit on Trump appears to be Trump himself. Neither the conservative Supreme Court nor the GOP-led Congress has shown much interest in limiting this executive.”
Biden Aides Testified on Post-Debate Turmoil
“After Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance last year his team fell into a civil war, with longtime aides insisting he was fine and others — including his chief of staff and Cabinet members — saying he should consider exiting the presidential race, a new report by a GOP-led House panel says,” Axios reports.
“The report, released Tuesday, is the first time most of Biden’s top aides have gone on the record to respond to questions about the former president’s declining health, and what aides did to obscure it from the public.”
Trump Hails Golden Era in Japan Relations
“President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to usher in a new era of cooperation on security and trade, reinvigorating an alliance that Trump described as the foundation of peace in the Pacific,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Washington Post: With golf, gold and deals, Japan’s new prime minister tries to charm Trump.
Food Banks Brace for 42 Million Without SNAP
“Food banks are already seeing a surge as tens of millions of families prepare for their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to freeze,” Axios reports.
“The federal government shutdown will stop food aid Nov. 1 for some 42 million Americans, the latest blow for low-income families already struggling with rising costs and shrinking federal benefits.”
Trump Rocks the Boat
“In the early hours of this morning, Trump gave another highly partisan speech to the U.S. military, hailing his own political achievements and repeatedly condemning his Democratic opponents and critics in the media,” Politico reports.
“Trump was addressing hundreds of U.S. Navy personnel onboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier in Tokyo Bay, Japan, about 6,500 miles from D.C. In a raucous, rambling, hourlong speech that flipped between jokey asides and fiery rhetoric, Trump told the troops that the U.S. military is ‘no longer politically correct’ and should ‘defend our country whatever way we have to.’”
“But what’s most striking is Trump’s willingness to use the troops as a foil for his highly partisan rhetoric. He repeatedly condemned his predecessor Joe Biden, told his audience the 2020 election had been rigged and savaged Democratic governors who resist military incursions into their cities.”
Trump Appeals Conviction in Hush Money Case
“President Donald Trump on Monday asked a New York appeals court to overturn his criminal conviction in the Manhattan hush money case that made him a felon as he plotted a path back to the White House last year,” Politico reports.
“In a 96-page filing, Trump’s lawyers relied on many of the same arguments that Trump previously made before, during and immediately following the 2024 trial, including that the conviction should be thrown out in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity and that the judge who oversaw the trial should have recused himself because he made political contributions.”
John Thune Is Cool to One-Off Funding Bills
“Senate Republican leaders are souring on the idea of forcing votes this week on so-called ‘rifle shot’ bills to pay members of the military and air traffic controllers, believing it would make it easier for Senate Democrats to continue voting against reopening the entire government,” Punchbowl News reports.
Democrats’ Shutdown Coalition Begins to Fray
“Democrats grappled Monday with the first major fraying of their coalition amid the government shutdown, with a federal employee union calling for them to stand down four weeks into the standoff,” Politico reports.
“There was no immediate surrender from party leaders, but the union’s plea forced many Democratic lawmakers into a defensive crouch. Their No. 2 Senate leader said it would be a subject of internal conversations this week with bipartisan talks all but ground to a halt.”
Said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): “It has a lot of impact. They’ve been our friends.”
NOTUS: Democrats say federal workers don’t want them to cave. Their union says otherwise.
Lawmakers Say Shutdown Won’t End Without Trump
“With Capitol Hill entering its fifth week of gridlock, lawmakers say they have finally identified the key to ending the government shutdown,” NOTUS reports.
“One problem: The key is in Asia.”
Judge Slams Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem
“A federal judge took Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to task Monday for their incendiary, out-of-court statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran native who was illegally deported from the U.S. to his home country before being brought back to face immigrant-smuggling charges,” Politico reports.
“U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw ruled the Trump Cabinet members violated a local court rule limiting comments by government officials relating to an ongoing criminal case.”
Why Biden’s Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democrats
New Yorker: “Karine Jean-Pierre feels that Democrats were so mean to Biden that she is becoming an Independent.”
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Why Democrats Say the Shutdown Will Never End
Tara Palmeri: “Behind closed doors last week, Senate Democrats reached a grim conclusion about the government shutdown: it’s not ending anytime soon.”
“The most optimistic estimate circulating among Democratic senior staffers? Late November. If you ask Republicans, it’s worse — December.”
“Why? Because, as one Democratic senator put it at a briefing on Wednesday bluntly, Trump doesn’t even know what’s in his own funding bill.”
“And even worse, as another insider said, ‘Trump’s bored of it.'”
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