Ruth Marcus: “The question raised by the prosecution of Letitia James is: would any other federal prosecutor have brought this case against any other defendant? The answer seems to be no.”
Netanyahu Declines Egypt Peace Summit Invite
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined President Donald Trump’s invite to attend a Gaza ceasefire ceremony in Egypt on Monday, citing time constraints ahead of the start of a public holiday,” Bloomberg reports.
Michael Madigan to Report to Prison
“Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was expected to report to prison Monday to begin serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence,” NewsNation reports.
“The longtime political figure was convicted in February on 10 of 23 counts in a remarkable corruption trial that lasted four months. The case churned through 60 witnesses and mountains of documents, photographs and taped conversations.”
Mamdani Charms New York’s Most Powerful Capitalists
New York Times: “Few candidates have touched off fear and opposition among New York’s captains of industry the way that Mr. Mamdani has. Some have talked of moving out of state. Others are backing efforts to block his election.”
“But a surprising thing has been happening when Mr. Mamdani gets behind closed doors with New York’s elite. They are finding themselves, unexpectedly, charmed.”
“It’s partly because of what Mr. Mamdani, the well-educated and well-mannered son of Manhattan intellectuals, does: He listens, asks questions and is amiable.”
“But it’s also what he doesn’t do: He doesn’t lecture the business leaders, instead absorbing their points of view and, at times, promising to think about their arguments.”
Why We’re Going to Lose the Trade War with China
Paul Krugman: “There is, however, one big difference between Trump’s trade policy and China’s. Namely, the Chinese appear to know what they’re doing.”
“It should have been obvious from the beginning that if America were to get into a full-scale trade war with China, the Chinese would have the upper hand. For one thing, in real terms China has the bigger economy.”
“Furthermore, while our economies are interdependent, America is more vulnerable to a rupture than China is. True, Chinese industry has relied to an important degree on sales to the United States. But the U.S. economy is dependent on China for critical inputs, above all those rare earths.”
“And here’s the thing: China can quickly compensate, at least in part, for the loss of the U.S. export market by stimulating domestic demand. Given time, America could wean itself from dependence on Chinese inputs — but doing so would take years.”
The Kamala-Gavin Rivalry Builds
“Since they entered California politics over 20 years ago, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom have ducked a one-on-one showdown. Now the Democratic rivals are barreling toward what could be a contest on the biggest stage: the 2028 race for the White House,” Axios reports.
“It could be a Hollywood script: The former vice president, now touting a new book, is seeking redemption after falling to Donald Trump last year.”
“The California governor, a rising star, has burst onto the national stage this year as a leading voice in the resistance to Trump.”
Bessent Predicts Trump-Xi Meeting Will Happen
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he still expects Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet, while warning that all options are open for retaliating against China’s move to tighten exports of rare earths,” Bloomberg reports.
Obama Condemns Trump Sending Troops to Chicago
Former President Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for sending the National Guard to Chicago to crack down on crime, saying it is “inherently corrupting” for a president to use the military “against their own people,” Mediaite reports.
Said Obama: “When you have military that can direct force against their own people, that is inherently corrupting.“
He added: “When you have what looks like a deliberate end run around not just a concept but a law that’s been around for a long time, Posse Comitatus, that says you don’t use our military on domestic soil unless there is an extraordinary emergency of some sort.”
Quote of the Day
“What we’re doing now, it could’ve happened a long time ago, but it was strangled and set back almost irretrievably by the administrations of Barack Obama and then Joe Biden. There was a hatred toward Israel.”
— President Trump, speaking in Israel.
Trump Lobbies for Netanyahu Pardon
New York Times: “President Trump is shattering all sorts of diplomatic taboos. He just turned to Isaac Herzog, Israel’s president, with an appeal on behalf of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is the defendant in a long-running criminal trial on charges including bribery.”
Said Trump: “Hey, I have an idea. Why don’t you give him a pardon?”
Inside Trump’s ‘Funny Numbers’ on Mass Deportations
“The Trump administration is asking the public to trust its math on what it promised would be the largest mass deportation campaign in U.S. history,” Axios reports.
“The Department of Homeland Security has used a highly unorthodox approach to reach its stunning figure of 2 million undocumented immigrants ‘removed or self-deported’ since Inauguration Day.”
Key takeaway: “80% of that total (1.6 million) is on the ‘self-deported’ side, based on government survey data that experts warn should be viewed with skepticism.”
Wave of Retirements Puts Strain on Government
“A historic wave of retirements and other departures has swept through the federal workforce in recent months, putting enormous strain on agencies as they cope with a new government shutdown and administration layoffs,” the Washington Post reports.
“This mass exodus — unprecedented in its scale — includes 154,000 federal employees who accepted buyout offers and were largely removed from the payroll as of the end of last month. Some of those are among nearly 105,000 employees who took regular retirement during the fiscal year that ended in September, an 18 percent surge from the previous year.”
Capitol Hill Is Stuck
Punchbowl News: “Congress faces a critical moment. Especially the GOP-run House, which has pretty much given up any pretense of relevancy during this impasse. An institution that voluntarily shuts itself down for weeks in the midst of a huge clash over federal spending — something that impacts all Americans — isn’t playing a real role in governing.”
“Yes, the House passed a CR 23 days ago. But Senate Democrats, who instigated this crisis, have rejected it seven times now. So maybe it’s time to go back to the drawing board.”
“We’ve told you that the cumulative impacts of a shutdown grow the longer it lasts, and that’s the case here.”
Wall Street Journal: The government shutdown is finally starting to bite.
U.S. and China About to Launch Next Front in Trade War
“The U.S.-China trade war has lurched from fragile truce to bare-knuckle brawl. It is about to intensify further when the two countries hike fees on each others’ commercial ships Tuesday — a move that, on the U.S. side, could end up raising consumer costs and driving down imports from Asia,” Politico reports.
Weak Political Parties Allowed Trump to Flourish
Julia Azari: “The key to understanding Trump’s expansion of presidential power – to use the Justice Department to investigate political opponents, to use the National Guard as a police force, to use ICE to detain and deport without due process – is the absence of countervailing political forces. This isn’t for lack of opposition. There’s plenty of that, and poll after poll shows that a lot of this is very unpopular. But the Republican Party has become a vehicle for Trumpism, and conservatives with reservations about what the administration is doing don’t have a lot of ways to work together…”
“Similarly, the Democratic Party has trouble figuring out how to craft national messages while managing a complicated national coalition…”
“In other words, we have a president doing lots of things that violate our traditions, our laws, and our Constitution. Some Americans like this and voted for this – but many oppose it, vocally so. But the capacity to actually do something about it is weakened because of a party system that’s both overly fragmented and very vulnerable to being dominated by individuals, especially presidents.”
Lindsey Graham Backs Indictments
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Meet the Press that the indictments of Letitia James and James Comey don’t faze him.
Said Graham: “This may bother you that people are being held accountable, but it doesn’t bother me one damn bit.”
Trump Says He Might Give Ukraine Tomahawk Missiles
President Trump warned Russia yesterday he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t end the nearly four-yearslong conflict soon, the AP reports.
Said Trump: “I might say, ‘Look: if this war is not going to get settled, I’m going to send them Tomahawks.’ The Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, very offensive weapon. And honestly, Russia does not need that.”
Vance Warns of Deeper Cuts Ahead
“Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress,” the AP reports.
Said Vance: “The longer this goes on, the deeper the cuts are going to be. To be clear, some of these cuts are going to be painful. This is not a situation that we relish. This is not something that we’re looking forward to, but the Democrats have dealt us a pretty difficult set of cards.”
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