Live updates Judge to hear argument over Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's office is in federal court in D.C. today asking for a gag order that would bar former president Donald Trump from maligning the judge, prosecutors, witnesses and potential jurors in his election obstruction case.

Inside Jim Jordan's uphill battle to win the speaker's gavel  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy.  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us. … In today's edition ... What we're watching: Potential Biden trip to Israel …

More on Disastrous Biden Interview: Scott Pelley Has to Help Him Finish Sentence, Says President ‘Tired’  —  I wrote earlier about a couple of the teaser clips from the “60 Minutes” interview with Joe Biden.  —  Those were bad, but the complete interview was even worse.

Tim Scott super PAC cancels its planned fall ad buy  —  Trust in the Mission PAC co-chair Rob Collins wrote in a memo to donors that spending right now would be a “waste of money” before voting gets closer.  —  The super PAC backing Sen. Tim Scott's presidential campaign is pulling …

Court settlement would bar separating migrant families as Trump did  —  The Biden administration on Monday agreed to a court settlement that would bar U.S. authorities from referring migrant parents traveling with children for criminal prosecution for illegally entering the United States …

Trump Federal Election Case: Judge Imposes Limited Gag Order on Trump  —  The order pits the First Amendment rights of a presidential candidate against the responsibilities of a judge to protect witnesses and to preserve the integrity of the proceedings.

Scholastic's “bigot button”  —  Scholastic, the popular publisher of children's books, is a big business.  It is a publicly-traded company with a market capitalization of $1.15 billion.  Its CEO, Peter Warwick, collected a total compensation of $3,300,361 in 2023, and at least four other executives were paid over $1.3 million.

Biden campaign to launch account on Trump's Truth Social  —  'There's very little ‘truth’ happening on Truth Social, but at least now it'll be a little fun,' Biden campaign tells Fox News Digital  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Biden campaign is launching an account on former President Trump's Truth Social, Fox News Digital has learned.

Attorney General Statement on the Killing of Six-Year-Old Child Wadea Al-Fayoume and Severe Wounding of His Mother Hanaan Shahin in Illinois  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the killing …

Scoop: Oprah pitched a White House run with Mitt Romney, book reveals … - Romney tells Coppins he dismissed the idea, believing that such a campaign would inadvertently help Trump.

U.S. to ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil for freer presidential election  —  BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The Biden administration and the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have agreed to a deal in which the U.S. would ease sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry …

The GOP refusal to condemn Menendez speaks volumes  —  Public Notice just celebrated its second birthday.  Click the button to take advantage of our special anniversary offer.  —  Click to redeem 2nd anniversary special  —  As a general rule of politics, it should be easy to condemn …

Jordan to face a challenger in floor vote Tuesday  —  ‘There will be an alternative for the rational part of the Republican conference,’ an opponent of the hard-right congressman says.

George Santos' campaign loses $16,500 in three months  —  Rep. George Santos' (R-N.Y.) campaign saw a net loss of more than $16,500 in campaign contribution between July and September, according to Federal Election Commission filings. … - At the same time, his campaign spent $42,000 …

Supreme Court silence on allowing Texas execution is an institutional failure  —  Jedidiah Murphy is dead today, and the justices didn't even have to tell us why they let it happen.  Also: Louisiana's elections, and Montana's anti-drag law.  —  Late on Oct. 10, Texas killed Jedidiah Murphy.