“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has seized on the plan that Republicans floated – and then discarded – to soften the government shutdown’s sting for some federal workers and aid beneficiaries,” Axios reports.
Tens of Thousands of White-Collar Jobs Are Disappearing
Wall Street Journal: “Behind the wave of white-collar layoffs, in part, is the embrace by companies of artificial intelligence, which executives hope can handle more of the work that well-compensated white-collar workers have been doing. Investors have pushed the C-suite to work more efficiently with fewer employees. Factors driving slower hiring include political uncertainty and higher costs.”
“Altogether, these factors are remaking what office work looks like in the U.S., leaving the managers that remain with more workers to supervise and less time to meet with them, while saddling the employees fortunate enough to have jobs with heavier workloads.”
Axios: How an AI job apocalypse unfolds.
De Blasio Impersonator Tricks British Newspaper
“Former Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York has been an enthusiastic supporter of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and front-runner in the mayor’s race. So it seemed odd on Tuesday when an article appeared in The Times of London in which he was quoted saying he had concerns about Mr. Mamdani’s policy proposals,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. de Blasio told The New York Times on Tuesday evening that the comments attributed to him were invented and that he had not spoken with the British newspaper.”
Said De Blasio: “I’m astounded. It’s a complete fabrication.”
Trump Uses Misleading Videos to Portray Chaos
Washington Post: “Officials in President Donald Trump’s administration have used similarly misleading footage in at least six videos promoting its immigration agenda shared in the last three months, a Washington Post analysis found, muddying the reality of events in viral clips that have been viewed millions of times.”
“Some videos that purported to show the fiery chaos of Trump-targeted cities included footage from completely different states. One that claimed to show dramatic examples of past administrations’ failures instead featured border crossings and smuggling boats recorded during Trump’s first term.”
Quote of the Day
“I don’t even want to talk about that, because the sad thing is I have the highest numbers I ever had… If you read it, it’s pretty clear: I’m not allowed to run. It’s too bad. But we have a lot of great people.”
— President Trump, talking to reporters about running for a third term.
GOP Shifts Spending to Virginia Attorney General
NBC News: “Republicans have spent more on TV ads in recent weeks on the race for attorney general — where past violent text messages by the Democratic nominee have roiled the race — than the higher-profile contest for governor, where the GOP candidate is the underdog.”
“Campaign finance rules in Virginia allow outside groups to donate directly to candidates, so the bulk of Republicans’ ad spending in these two races have come from Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the gubernatorial nominee, and Attorney General Jason Miyares.”
Aides Worry What Trump Will Say About Taiwan
“Some of President Donald Trump’s aides have advised him against shifting the U.S. position on independence for Taiwan to favor China,“ NBC News reports.
“The aides have privately expressed concern that Trump, who is pushing to reach a sweeping trade deal with China, may choose to ignore their advice, the people with knowledge of the discussions said. They said they worry that Trump could walk away from long-standing U.S. policy on Taiwan or more subtly shift the U.S. position by framing it with new language.”
Axios: Trump-Xi meeting is high stakes for Taiwan.
Trump and Xi to Discuss Lowering China Tariffs
“President Trump said that the U.S. expects to lower tariffs on China in exchange for cooperation in cracking down on the export of chemicals used to produce fentanyl,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Trump said that he would discuss such an agreement when he meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday.”
Trump’s Net Approval Hits New Low
The Economist finds President Trump’s net approval rating is -18 (39% approve, 57% disapprove) — the lowest it has been since his inauguration and three percentage-points lower than at any point in his first term.
Top Maryland Democrat Rejects Early Redistricting
“The Democratic leader of the Maryland Senate on Tuesday sent a letter to dozens of state lawmakers rejecting the party’s effort to redistrict in the state, bucking Democrats’ national effort to redraw congressional lines,” Politico reports.
Cuomo’s Name Is Buried on the Ballot
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Senate Votes to Block Trump’s Tariffs on Brazil
The Senate voted to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods imported from Brazil, delivering another bipartisan rebuke of the president’s trade policies, the Washington Post reports.
The vote was 52 to 48. Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul and Thom Tillis joined all Democrats in backing the measure.
Trump imposed the tariffs after Brazil’s government sought to prosecute the country’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, a longtime Trump ally.
White House Fires Arts Commission
“The White House on Tuesday fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of President Donald Trump’s construction projects, including his planned triumphal arch in Washington,” the Washington Post reports.
“The commission, which was established by Congress more than a century ago and traditionally includes a mix of architects and urban planners, is charged with providing advice to the president, Congress and local government officials on design matters related to construction projects in the Capitol region.”
Trump’s Approval Dips Again
Donald Trump’s presidential approval rating fell in recent days, tying the lowest level of his term, as more Americans frowned on his handling of the cost of living, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Pentagon Moves to Fire Civilian Personnel with ‘Speed’
“The Pentagon removed key protections for defense civilian workers and directed that managers move with “speed and conviction” to fire employees with “unacceptable” performance reviews last month, just a day before the government shut down,” the Washington Post reports.
“The move is seen by some managers as necessary to get rid of underperforming employees. Others caution that the edict, signed by Undersecretary of Defense Anthony Tata, the Pentagon’s top personnel policy officer, is so broad it could be used to fire anyone who doesn’t rubber stamp the administration’s programs.”
Indiana Lt. Governor Under Investigation
A grand jury is taking a closer look into allegations of payroll fraud and deepfake porn within Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s (R) office, NewsNation reports.
The allegations of distribution of intimate images within Beckwith’s office stem from a previously reported claim that staffers within Beckwith’s office had been sharing an AI pornographic deepfake video of a state representative’s wife.
Why Trump Doesn’t Care Who Wins in New York City
Politico: “If Zohran Mamdani prevails, the president gets a hard-left foil to demonize as he uses federal power to punish deep-blue cities.”
“If Andrew Cuomo pulls off a comeback, Trump will gain new leverage over an old rival who is facing a potential Department of Justice inquiry into whether he lied to Congress.”
Lindsey Graham Betrayed by Siri
Reporters got an unexpected scoop from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) when his iPhone betrayed him.
After he whispered a command into the phone, Siri announced loudly for all nearby journalists to hear: “Calling Sean Hannity mobile.”
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