Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told the Daily Caller that the “practical reality” is he simply doesn’t have the votes for the nuclear option to end the government shutdown by abolishing the filibuster.
Said Thune: “Not even close.”
Trump Aides Raise Recession Fears
“The Trump administration is wielding the possibility that parts of the economy are in a recession as it raises pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, hoping to ensure that the central bank will bear the blame for any economic weakness,” the New York Times reports.
Quote of the Day
“If I didn’t have tariffs, the entire world would be in a depression.”
— President Trump, on Fox News.
Democrats Eye Out-of-Reach Senate Seats
Politico: “The leader of a Democratic donor network fielded excited calls Tuesday night from donors looking to help expand the party’s chances of winning seats in Texas and Florida. Progressive candidate recruitment group Run For Something saw spikes in sign-ups in the last 24 hours. And Senate Democrats are eying Ohio, Iowa and Alaska — states Trump won by double digits — as battlegrounds.”
“In the wake of Democrats’ resounding electoral wins this week, party candidates and strategists are strategizing how to expand their electoral opportunities in even the reddest of states in 2026, when President Donald Trump won’t be on the ballot and Republicans will face the traditional headwinds of a midterm cycle.”
Pope Leo Offers His Strongest Criticism of Trump Yet
Pope Leo called for “deep reflection” on how migrants are treated in the United States, where he said many people were deeply affected by the controversial policy of mass deportation, the BBC reports.
Speaking in English, and reaching a U.S. audience directly, he reiterated the Catholic belief that every Christian will ultimately be judged on how they welcomed “the foreigner.”
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man
“A day after a man groped Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, in an episode captured on video, she announced on Wednesday that she had reported the incident to the police as a crime,” the New York Times reports.
Said Sheinbaum: “My reflection was: If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?”
Republicans Point Fingers After Losses, but Not at Trump
“Republicans were left reeling on Wednesday after voters swung decisively against them, setting off fears that President Trump and his low approval ratings would again drag down the party’s midterm candidates,” the New York Times reports.
“As the scale of their electoral defeats set in, Republicans sought to find culprits, blaming their candidates, the government shutdown, a misguided focus on demonizing transgender issues, and a weak economic message…”
“The one person no Republican dared to blame: Mr. Trump.”
Judge Rips Prosecutors Over James Comey Indictment
A federal judge blasted Justice Department prosecutors several times for what he described as an “indict first, investigate later” attitude in the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, NBC News reports.
Welcome to Trump’s Lame Duck Era
Politico: “Don’t expect an immediate stampede away from the president, according to interviews with GOP lawmakers and aides Wednesday — he remains overwhelmingly popular with GOP voters and is the party’s most dominant leader in a generation. Trump’s top political aide signaled Monday that the White House is not worried about a messy ‘family conversation’ about the filibuster.”
“But with Tuesday’s stunning election losses crystallizing the risks to downballot Republicans in 2026 and beyond, there are growing signs that lawmakers are contending with the facts of their political lives: He’ll be gone in just over three years, while they’ll still be around.”
Stephen Collinson: Two days that tarnished Trump’s aura of absolute power.
Chip Roy Says Republicans Must Go All In on Trump
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) predicted Republicans will face an electoral “bloodbath” if they don’t now go all in on President Donald Trump, the HuffPost reports.
Said Roy: “If we sit back on defense and if we side with the moderates and if we undermine President Trump, then it will be a bloodbath in the midterms and that will do nothing to advance the agenda for a free country.”
Trump Rips Zohran Mamdani’s ‘Dangerous’ Speech
President Trump was not thrilled with Zohran Mamdani’s (D) victory speech on Tuesday night, with the commander-in-chief blasting the next mayor of New York City for his “dangerous” and “angry” address, Mediaite reports.
Said Trump: “I thought it was a very angry speech. Certainly angry toward me, and I think he should be nice to me. You know, I’m the one who sort of has to approve a lot of things coming to him, so he’s off to a bad start.”
Economic Anger Once Again Punishes the Party in Power
“Discontent with the economy is once again proving to be the primary force in U.S. politics, defining elections in three states on Tuesday and punishing the party in power,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Trump’s Tough Day at Supreme Court
“President Trump’s global tariffs ran headlong into a skeptical Supreme Court on Wednesday, with justices across the spectrum expressing doubt that a 1970s emergency-powers law could be read to provide the president unilateral authority to remake the international economy and collect billions of dollars in import taxes without explicit congressional approval,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“But even if the court strikes down the tariffs Trump initiated on his self-declared Liberation Day last April, the justices gave little indication how they might unwind the president’s signature economic policy and favorite diplomatic tool. That left unclear whether previously paid duties would be refunded or whether Congress could be invited to step in, perhaps by ratifying the levies retroactively.”
Trump Expresses Reservations Over Strikes in Venezuela
“President Trump has recently expressed reservations to top aides about launching military action to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, fearing that strikes might not compel the autocrat to step down,“ the Wall Street Journal reports.
Greene Says She ‘Yelled’ at Mike Johnson
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) claimed that she “yelled” at Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) over the phone for his “complete and total” recent failures, Mediaite reports.
Pollsters Didn’t See the Blue Wave Coming
“Once the votes were tallied, Republican candidates weren’t the only ones who fell short in Tuesday’s elections. The pollsters had a bad night, too,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“As a group, firms that publicly release their polls failed to detect the wave that gave a landslide win to Democrats in New Jersey, where their candidate for governor won by 13 points.”
Two Republican Incumbents Will Face Off
“A day after California voters shrunk the number of safe Republican House seats through a Democratic gerrymander, two endangered incumbents said they would square off against each other in a high-stakes bid for political survival next year,” the New York Times reports.
“Representative Ken Calvert, a Riverside County Republican whose 41st Congressional District was carved up and appended to several neighboring districts, said on Wednesday that he would run for the new incarnation of the 40th District, one of the few friendly territories left for Republicans in California.”
“He made no mention of the fact that the district was already occupied.”
An Emboldened Mamdani Sheds Conciliatory Tone
“A newly empowered Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday vowed to use his convincing victory in the New York City mayor’s race as a mandate to push an ambitious progressive agenda past potential obstacles, from billionaire antagonists to Albany bureaucracy,” the New York Times reports.
“In a shift from the mollifying tone he had used for months, Mr. Mamdani made clear that while he would govern for all New Yorkers, he was determined to deliver for those who had been agitating for structural change.”
“The shift in tone was most striking when it came to his plan to raise taxes on the wealthy.”
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