In NYC yesterday, eight people were killed and 13 were injured in what Mayor Bill de Blasio called an “act of terror,” after a man drove a pickup truck down a crowded bike path in Lower Manhattan. Donald Trump is using the opportunity to advance his agenda on “extreme vetting” and to blame Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). On Capitol Hill, Republicans still can’t get on the same page. House GOPers postponed their much-anticipated tax bill rollout Tuesday night as members of the Caucus continue to spar over key elements in the plan. Open enrollment for the ACA begins today, and without the Obama machine touting the law coupled with the Trump administration shading the policy, numbers are expected to be low. Finally, it’s happening people. Twitter will up its character limit to 280 characters for everyone in the very near future. But if this info never makes it to Fox News, there’s a good chance the president will keep his tweets to 140. So keep it on the QT. We’re kicking off November with this...
- Barack and Michelle Obama kick off summit.
- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) says colleagues know all about that 420 good good.
- Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) intros bill to stop WH from preemptive strikes against North Korea.
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- Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA) has legislation to help protect the country’s power grid from cyberattacks.
- Asia Society names new Co-Chairs.
- A coalition of civil rights groups make demands of Mark Zuckerberg.
- Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) presses FEMA on housing help for displaced Floridians.
- Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is looking for answers from the White House.
- Find out who’s the new writer on the Splinter staff.
- Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) talks Michelle Obama and being the first Black woman Republican in the House.
- Longtime Televisa CEO to step down.
- Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) is way ahead in the Dem primary for NM governor.
- Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) cites shady findings in Ossoff-Handel congressional race.
- Meet the judge presiding over the Manafort case.
- Colin Kaepernick's attorney says QB will be signed.
- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) aims to curb sexual harassment on the Hill.
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- NM congressional candidate accused of stalking. Again.