Nations divided. Maniacal leaders. Chaos abounds. The night is dark and full of terrors. But first, The Beat is bright and full of news! The GOP has shelved plans to vote on the ACA repeal this week. Lord John of House McCain (R-AZ) could be out of commission for weeks after surgery, and a vote to repeal Obamacare may have to await his return. Meanwhile, the King’s Guard has had to refute Trump's personal lawyer that it had vetted a meeting between the president's son and Russian nationals during the 2016 campaign. In a rare statement, the Secret Service stated that the younger Trump was not under Secret Service protection at the time of the meeting with the Russian lawyer, which included Trump's son and two senior campaign officials. Hence, they would not have vetted any meeting. In other news, Ann Coulter freaked out on social media because Delta Airlines moved her from comfort to a regular seat. She actually tweeted a picture of who got her seat, and Delta clapped back on Twitterprompting what can only be described as a miracle: people defending and pledging allegiance to an airline! It will be a high of 90 degrees in the nation’s capital today. But don’t be fooled. Winter is here ...
- There are two people we haven’t seen in a while, and we’re all wondering where they are: Gendry, the bastard child of Robert Baratheon. And WH Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
- Barack Obama’s Citadel on the South Side and the $1 million raised.
- The House wants answers from King’s Landing.
- The National Association of Diverse Consultants forms to help the leaders of Westeros. Hands of the King/Queen.
- Booker, Harris, and Love ease the "SHAME!" of the shackled.
- A Black Walker rises in the South.
- House Sultan knows no King but the King in the North whose name is Obama.
- In Hawaii versus Trump, a bona fide trial by combat.
- Legislating in the Wars to Come.
- Lady Tammy of House Duckworth (D-IL) is watching the watchers on the Wall.
- The HBCU Caucus cracks the Iron Bank.
- High lords meet and exclude the First Men.
- False claims to the faith militant on the Keystone Pipeline.
- The South remembers -- CBC hosts voter protection.
- House Aguilar champions DREAMers.
- Ed Sheeran met Arya Stark, and we love it.
- The March on Washington Film Festival continues. RSVP below in FOMO.