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House and Senate finish nothing, but take a Thanksgiving break anyway … they still haven’t decided how they’re going to fund the government … Trump moves boldly on the nominations front after the brief hiccup known as the Gaetz nomination … Musk, Ramaswamy, Vought, and MTG make DOGE a reality … will Biden surpass Trump in the number of judicial appointments confirmed? … All this and more.

ELECTION RESULTS AND ANALYSIS!!!! … Elections have consequences, learns Special Counsel Jack Smith and 1,400 members of a migrant caravan heading north to the US border … Judge in NY case against Trump considers ending case right here, right now … leadership elections taking place this week for both House and Senate GOPers … another judge strikes down another unconstitutional Biden action … all this and more.

Remember the IRS whistleblowers? Three House committee chairmen do, and they’re hoping the Office of Special Counsel does, too … the Supreme Court rules that Virginia can remove 1,600 noncitizens from its voter rolls, much to the chagrin of the Biden-Harris Department of Justice, which fought Virginia oin the matter … Pascoe's Guide to Watching Election Night: How to Track Election Results with Insight … all this and more.

With just 8 days to go until Election Day, Trump and Harris are holding final events — Harris hosts Beyonce, while Trump sits with Podcast King Joe Rogan and then rallies at Madison Square Garden … NYT blockbuster on NIH study that shows puberty blockers didn’t help the mental health of children with “gender dysphoria” — why wasn’t the study released? The answer may surprise you. (Or may not!) … a deep dive on the House and Senate races … VA will go back to court over noncitizens a federal judge ordered it to put back ON its voter rolls … all this and more.

Bill Clinton inadvertently tells the truth, causes angst for Kamala … FBI revises its crime data, reveals villent crime is rising rather than falling … Kamala drops by FOX News for interview. Who won? … all this and more.

CBO releases new FY 2024 deficit numbers, and it’s time to start asking — how did we get here? … senior House GOP leadership aides tell us what’s on tap for the lame duck Congress’ agenda … Utah’s Mike Lee enters the Senate GOP leadership fray … DOJ sues VA and AL for removing noncitizens from voter rolls … VP Harris finally sits down with the media. How’d that go? … the Byron York Theory of the Case seems reasonable … all this and more.

It’s been exactly one year since Americans were taken hostage by radical Muslim terrorists, and the media is still quiet … Jack Smith puts Trump on trial outside the courtroom, without due process … two major unions take action that will impact the presidential contest … Vance and Walz finally get to debate, and it’s a knockout … all this and more.

House and Senate finally pass the CR to keep the government funded, then get out of town … Ukraine’s Zelenskyy makes tactical error, plays politics in US … Kamala visits the border (1) as ICE dumps info on criminal illegal aliens roaming the streets … AZ Supremes issue critical ruling, but it’s important to understand what the court ruled … NE sticks with its split Electoral Vote system, which opens the door to a Harris EC victory … all this and more.

Speaker Johnson’s CR+SAVE Act bid failed last week, will he succeed this week in averting a (temporary, partial) government shutdown? … the post-Trump/Harris debate polls are in, and they show two things: 1) Harris won, and 2) nobody cares that she won the debate, the two are still tied in the national surveys (and you know what that means!) … more on the follow ups to not one, not two, but THREE assassination attempts against former President Trump … all this and more.

Another foiled assassination attempt against former President Trump! … Speaker Johnson pulls the CR + SAVE Act from the floor before the vote, tries to build support over the weekend — will he succeed this week? … PA Supreme Court issues a key ruling on election integrity ahead of November election … GA judge tosses out two more charges against Trump, hints at throwing out entire case … all this and more.

The House and Senate are finally back in town — for the next three weeks, with one big job at hand: funding the government before Sep. 30 … Will Speaker Johnson succeed in passing his CR + SAVE Act? … Trump sentencing delayed until after the election … Trump and Harris set to debate Tuesday evening … new NYT/Sienna College poll has HarrisWorld freaking out, while Mar-a-Lago is happy … too many people still don’t know enough about Kamala … all this and more.

House and Senate are still out of session, so your wallet is safe for another two weeks … in wake of failed assassination attempt, Secret Service employees go on “administrative leave” … three House committees issue 291-page report on Biden’s “impeachable conduct” … early voting is just around the corner … RFK Jr suspends campaign and endorses Trump … all this and more.

House and Senate may be on August recess, but House Freedom Caucus releases its official position on upcoming spending fight in Congress … U.S. Government releases records revealing that Hunter Biden tried to get help from US Ambassador to Italy for buddies at Burisma, who were paying him $1 million/year while his father was serving as Vice President … Kamala Harris may have tightened the race, but voters still don’t know a lot about her … Harris issues a new economic proposal that looks like she doesn’t know anything about how economies work — it’s so bad even the Washington Post editorial board slams her for it … CNN’s polling expert says if Trump performs on Election Day the way he did in 2016 or 2020, he’ll win … all this and more.

House and Senate are still out, but the House assassination task force gets to work … Did the Secret Service director really want to destroy evidence of a crime in the White House? Sure looks like it … Dem prez nominee Harris picks her own VP running mate, and rejects the CW’s obvious pick to choose instead the most liberal VP pick since FDR put Henry Wallace on the bottom of his 1940 ticket … new polls show Harris has made it a competitive race … a debate has been scheduled! … all this and more.

Senate finishes up and follows House to August recess, won’t return until September 9 … Speaker Johnson names 7 GOPers to House Task Force to investigate attempted assassination of former President Trump … Biden launches broadside against SCOTUS in an attack even worse than FDR’s original 1937 court-packing plan … alleged 9/11 mastermind KSM gets a plea deal, then loses it … new money totals and new polls in Trump v. Harris campaign — what do they mean? … All this and more.

The House wraps up July and goes home until September, but the Senate still has work to do before its August recess can begin … Secret Service Director Cheatle comes in for a committee grilling on how her agency to prevent an assassination attempt against a former president, then yields to the inevitable and resigns … Kamala Harris’ new presidential campaign comes out on fire, raises $200 million in its first week, and the polls tighten … JD Vance comes out of the gate on defense, pushing back against criticism about comments made in a previous campaign, to which the political world says, “Welcome to the NFL. Buckle your chin strap.” … All this and more.

House and Senate return, with just two weeks left before August recess … Congress opens investigations into the Secret Service's failure to prevent the assassination attempt against former President Trump … Joe Biden declares his withdrawal from the race for the presidency, and endorses his VP, Kamala Harris … what’s next? Find out this and more...

The House passes the SAVE Act, and it now goes to the Senate … Week Two of the Joe Biden Candidacy Watch — will he remain the Dem nominee for president after the debate debacle? … a shooter attempts to assassinate former President Trump, but he just shakes it off … Judge Cannon dismisses Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictments against President Trump for mishandling classified documents, on the grounds that Smith's appointment was unconstitutinoal … all this and more.

House and Senate are back in town — nominations in the Senate and several important bills in the House, including the SAVE Act to ensure noncitizens don’t vote in federal elections; the Legislative Branch appropriations bills for FY 2025; and, maybe, a vote to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 per day if he doesn’t turn over the audio recording of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Biden … speaking of Biden, his campaign crisis enters its second week — how’s he faring? Will he stay, or will he go? … All this and more.

SCOTUS drops a bombshell ruling this morning, declaring that former President Trump enjoys some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts — but then leaves it to a lower court to decide which of his acts were “official” … Biden drops a **** on Thursday night, in the most humiliating debate debacle in recorded history — will he remain the Dems’ nominee? (Cue The Clash’s “Combat Rock” ditty, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”) … all this and more.