NewsNation: “Senate Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) decision not to put a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security on the House floor for a vote as they fear the White House could soon run out of money to pay federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown.”
Xi Gains Global Weight Just by Not Being Trump
“After peace talks between the US and Iran floundered last weekend, leaders from all corners of the globe rushed to speak to one man: Xi Jinping,” Bloomberg reports.
“China’s president had his busiest week in nearly two years, excluding major summits, as he welcomed at least five high-profile officials.”
Progressives Launch Affordability Listening Tour
“A number of progressive lawmakers are heading out on a multistate listening tour focused on affordability and voters’ concerns about the rising cost of living,” NOTUS reports.
Trump Says Gas Prices Are ‘Not Very High’
“President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed aside concerns about much higher gas prices because of the Iran war, even as a new poll showed that most U.S. voters blame him for the pump price spike,” CNBC reports.
Said Trump: “Well, they are not very high.”
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Democrats May Force Daily Votes on Iran War Powers
“A group of House Democrats is discussing plans to force a vote on an Iran war powers resolution every day until one finally passes or U.S. operations in the region end,” Axios reports.
“It’s the kind of showy flood-the-zone tactic that the Democratic grassroots is constantly trying to get the party’s lawmakers to pursue in resisting the Trump administration.”
Trump Fumes Over Ballroom Pause
“President Trump and his senior aides had planned to shift focus on Thursday to the kind of domestic policy plans that could excite voters ahead of the midterm elections,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Then a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered a halt to the construction of Trump’s ballroom.”
“The ruling infuriated the president, setting off a string of social-media posts that overshadowed the administration’s efforts to refocus on his marquee accomplishments, such as the ‘no tax on tips’ deduction, which is popular with many voters.”
Republicans Can’t Stop Fighting Each Other
Punchbowl News: “An audacious play by Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a five-year extension of Section 702 of FISA failed spectacularly just before 1:30 a.m., leaving House GOP leaders firmly stuck over how to address concerns from rank-and-file Republicans on the surveillance program.”
“House Republicans saved face — kind of — with a unanimous consent passage of a two-week extension of FISA authorities. But that wasn’t before the Johnson-authored compromise was rejected by a dozen Republicans.”
Trump Bets Economic Pain Will Force Iran to Reopen Strait
“An intensifying U.S. naval blockade of Iran is aimed at inflicting such severe economic pain that Tehran will be compelled to submit quickly to Washington’s demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and abandon its nuclear ambitions,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“With crude exports from Iranian ports effectively stopped up, the country will be deprived of a large chunk of its oil revenue. It could also be forced to start shutting down oil wells within weeks as it runs out of storage space, a costly and damaging prospect that could impair production for years to come.”
Trump Ditches Deportation Showmanship
“The Trump administration is discarding its shock-and-awe publicity tactics on immigration after mass deportations were met with mass backlash,” Axios reports.
“The White House has become allergic to the edgy memes, embedded camera crews and cosplaying officials that dominated former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s tenure.”
White House Shrugs Off Shaky Economy
“Roughly seven weeks into the war with Iran, investors have shrugged off the sky-high price of oil, sending the S&P 500 this week to a fresh record high,” the New York Times reports.
“That exuberance on Wall Street has offered a sharp contrast with the hardships facing many Americans, who are feeling the financial blowback of a conflict that President Trump once promised would be brief but seems to have no end in sight.”
ICE Director to Resign
“Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director Todd M. Lyons submitted his resignation Thursday, capping his leadership of one of the agency’s most tumultuous eras, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family,” the Washington Post reports.
Anna Paulina Luna Accuses Ruben Gallego of Misconduct
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) accused Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) of misconduct on Thursday, which Gallego denied, CBS News reports.
Luna did not give much detail about the allegations, but she said some of them are “sexual in nature” and some of them involve alleged campaign finance violations.
Trump Says War Is Going ‘Swimmingly’
President Trump on Thursday said that “the war in Iran is going along swimmingly,” CNBC reports.
Said Trump: “It should be ending pretty soon.”
He added: “It was perfect. It’s perfect. It was the power we have. We had the most powerful military anywhere in the world.”
Former FEMA Leader Likely to Return
“Cameron Hamilton, who was ousted in May for publicly testifying against then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s desire to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is being considered to again lead the agency as its top official,” the Washington Post reports.
“Hamilton’s potential return reflects the direction that Noem’s successor, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), wants to take the nation’s emergency management and response system — probably shifting away from Noem’s efforts to undercut FEMA’s autonomy.”
Analilia Mejia Wins Special Election in New Jersey
Analilia Mejia (D) has won a special election for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, keeping Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s (D) old seat under Democratic control and handing a huge win to the insurgent progressive movement that powered Mejia’s campaign.
Trump Claims Iran Will Hand Over ‘Nuclear Dust’
“President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has agreed to hand over ‘nuclear dust’ that was buried by last year’s U.S. airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities, a claim that, if accurate, would be a significant step in U.S. efforts to reduce Tehran’s ability to produce a nuclear weapon,” the Washington Post reports.
Trump Quizzes Advisers on JD Vance
CNN: “With Vice President JD Vance, a one-time Iran war skeptic, now tasked with brokering a deal to end it, President Donald Trump has been monitoring his progress closely and inquiring with various friends and advisers how they’d rank his performance…”
“The president has wondered aloud how they think Vance compares to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a potential rival for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination.”
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