Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is lobbying to succeed Labor Secretary Martin Walsh, the New York Post reports.
Report on Spy Balloon Wasn’t Marked as Urgent
“A day before the suspected Chinese spy balloon entered US airspace over Alaska, the Defense Intelligence Agency quietly sent an internal report that a foreign object was headed towards US territory,” CNN reports.
“The report – also known as a ‘tipper’ – was disseminated through classified channels accessible across the US government. But it wasn’t flagged as an urgent warning and top defense and intelligence officials who saw it weren’t immediately alarmed by it.”
FBI to Search Mike Pence’s Home
“The FBI is expected to search former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home for classified material in the coming days, as senior government officials come under increased law-enforcement scrutiny of their handling of such documents,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Incomes Are Rising in America
The Economist: “That may not seem like much to cheer about, given that it works out to real wage increases of less than 0.5% per year for the past half-century. Yet it is not bad. The slowness is overstated by a dreadful stretch for workers from 1970 to the mid-1990s, a period when unions broke down and companies spent heavily on the labour-saving technology of the modern workplace. Since 2000, partly thanks to that investment, income growth has consistently been faster, working out to nearly 1.5% a year. That puts income growth in America near the top among large, wealthy countries.”
“The more serious problem is that while average incomes look pretty good in America, many people have not experienced them. The gains have been disproportionately captured by the rich.”
Zinke Says ‘Deep State’ Wants to ‘Wipe Out’ the Cowboy
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) ranted on the House floor that the “deep state” is attacking the American cowboy and his way of life, the HuffPost reports.
Said Zinke: “There is no doubt the federal government deep state coordinates with liberal activists and uses politicians and willing media to carry their water… In many cases, they want to wipe out the American cowboy completely, remove public access to our lands and turn Montana into a national park.”
Incoming Kansas Attorney General Fined
“The Federal Election Commission has levied a $30,000 fine on incoming Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) and a private border wall organization he was once affiliated with due to campaign finance violations committed during his unsuccessful 2020 Senate bid,” CNN reports.
Justice Kagan at a Crossroads
Politico: “In interviews, friends and allies of Kagan suggest she is at a major crossroads — mulling whether the breakdown in the broader American political scene has rendered her decadelong effort to find compromise and consensus on the nation’s highest court obsolete, while sowing doubts about her future.”
Said a longtime associate: “She’s clearly not very happy.”
North Korean Drone Reaches Seoul
South Korean military officials say North Korea has flown five drones across their mutual border, the BBC reports.
North Korea Test Fires Missile Which Could Strike U.S.
“North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland,” the AP reports.
Key Allies Are Inching Away From Trump
New York Times: “Within hours of Donald Trump announcing his third presidential bid on Tuesday, some of his former aides, donors and staunchest allies are shunning his attempt to recapture the White House, an early sign that he may face difficulty winning the support of a Republican Party still reeling from unexpected midterm losses.”
“While Mr. Trump has long faced opposition from the establishment and elite quarters of his party, this round of criticism was new in its raw bluntness, plainly out in the open by Wednesday and focused on reminding voters that the Trump era in Republican politics has led to the opposite of the endless winning Mr. Trump once promised.”
Poland Says Russian-Made Missile Fell on Country
“Poland said early Wednesday that a Russian-made missile fell in the country’s east, killing two people, though U.S. President Joe Biden said it was ‘unlikely’ it was fired from Russia,” the AP reports.
“Three U.S. officials said preliminary assessments suggested the missile was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian one amid the crushing salvo against Ukraine’s electrical infrastructure Tuesday.”
The Message of the Midterms
National Review: “For Republicans, it should be clearer than ever that they have trouble reaching potentially winnable swing voters because of the unhinged appearance and revolting character of the party’s Trump-era incarnation.”
The Economist: “On top of his other flaws, the former president is a serial vote loser.”
Rupert Murdoch Weighs In
John Podhoretz: “After 3 straight national tallies in which either he or his party or both were hammered by the national electorate, it’s time for even his stans to accept the truth: Toxic Trump is the political equivalent of a can of Raid.”
Democrats Struggle to Sell Infrastructure Law
Politico: “Polls show most voters have no idea Congress even passed the legislation — let alone that it’s already set to provide tens of billions of dollars to projects such as rail tunnels under the Hudson River, Everglades restoration work in Florida or a bridge replacement in Tennessee.”
Time’s Up on Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent
“Early this Sunday morning, Americans will engage in the annual autumnal ritual of ‘falling back’ — setting their clocks back one hour to conform with standard time,” the Washington Post reports.
“If some lawmakers had their way, it would mark the end of a tradition that has stretched for more than a century. But a familiar story unspooled of congressional gridlock and a relentless lobbying campaign, this one from advocates that some jokingly call ‘Big Sleep.'”
“A bill to permanently ‘spring forward’ has been stalled in Congress for more than seven months, as lawmakers trade jabs over whether the Senate should have passed the legislation at all. House officials say they’ve been deluged by voters with split opinions and warnings from sleep specialists who insist that adopting permanent standard time instead would be healthier, and congressional leaders admit they just don’t know what to do.”
Wall Street Journal: Tired of daylight-saving time confusion? Just opt out.
Fear of Crime Looms Large for Midterm Voters
New York Times: “In many cases, their anxieties stem not from experiencing serious crime, but from seeing homeless encampments, or finding a syringe or human waste on the sidewalk, or reading accounts in their neighborhood social networks of vandalism on a local bike path.”
“In interviews, voters criticized liberals’ efforts to eliminate cash bail, decriminalize marijuana and decrease funding for police departments, even if those policies have not been put in place where they live.”
GOP Spends Millions to Bail Out Trump’s Candidates
Marc Thiessen: “It’s possible that Tuesday will see a red wave so powerful that it will sweep all these Republicans into office. But if Republicans fall short, it will be because Trump chose weak candidates who needed massive outside support — and then failed to support them. If the GOP does take back the Senate, it will be because McConnell-aligned PACs saved Trump’s nominees — something they should remember when they take their oaths on Jan. 3.”
Out-of-State Money Is Flooding Midterm Races
“Nearly two-thirds of donations to US Senate candidates in this election cycle have come from out-of-state contributors instead of from possible constituents, reflecting an intense political tribalism in which control of Congress is prioritized over local issues,” Bloomberg reports.
“Senate candidates got 64.8% of their donations from givers outside their home states from January 2021 through Sept. 30, up from 53.6% over the same period in the run-up to the 2018 midterms… House campaigns saw outside money increase to 43.5% of their hauls, up from 36.8%.”
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