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.

Biden admin reaches deal with migrants separated from their families under Trump  —  The families also sought financial compensation from the U.S. government, but the Biden DOJ walked away from those negotiations two years ago.  —  The Biden administration and more than 4,000 migrants …

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.

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 …

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 …

Janet Yellen: America can certainly afford two wars, US Treasury secretary says  —  In an exclusive interview, Janet Yellen urges Republicans to appoint a new House of Representatives speaker to enable greater financial support to be agreed for both Israel and Ukraine.

Yellen says US is not ready to sign global tax treaty just yet  —  LUXEMBOURG — The U.S. will not be ready by this year to add its signature to a treaty that'll pave the way for a global levy on the world's 100 richest companies that aims to prevent corporates from engaging in international tax tourism …

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 …