'We're ungovernable': House Republicans nix votes on two funding bills as shutdown deadline nears  —  Funding to keep the government open is set to expire on Nov. 17, and there's no deal on how to avoid it.  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans closed out the week by canceling votes …

‘No, screw him’: Top Democrat balks at Tuberville push to move abortion debate to defense bill  —  Rep. Adam Smith warns that a defense policy bill won't pass if Republicans insist on tough abortion language.  —  The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee forcefully rejected …

The public doesn't understand the risks of a Trump victory.  That's the media's fault  —  With democracy in the balance, the press must relay the crucial importance of this election and the dangers of a Trump win  —  Whatever doubts you may have about public-opinion polls, one recent example should not be dismissed.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not seek reelection  —  Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) announced Thursday he would not seek reelection in 2024, leaving the door open for Republicans to flip a seat in a solidly red state.  —  “After months of deliberation and long conversations with my family …

Exclusive: What the woodworker saw: Trump documents trial may put resort workers on witness stand, sources say  —  West Palm Beach, Florida CNN —  A plumber, a maid, a chauffeur and a woodworker are among Mar-a-Lago staffers and contract workers who federal prosecutors may call to testify …

Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  It wasn't clear at first why Peter Thiel agreed to talk to me.

Judge Uses Eye-Opening Impeachment Analogy for Michael Cohen's Testimony That Trump Spoke in Code  —  Justice Engoron likened Michael Cohen's claim that Trump gave directives like a ‘mob boss’ to the former president's ‘perfect call’ with Ukraine's president  —  JWPlayer

James Comer, Like Joe Biden, Also Paid His Brother $200K  —  James Comer is going after Joe Biden because he loaned his brother, James Biden, $200,000.  If that's the standard, James Comer may want to investigate himself. … Pay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding.

WaPo Took Down Hamas Cartoon Amid Staffers' ‘Deep Concerns,’ Internal Memo Indicates  —  Sally Buzbee, the executive editor of the Washington Post, sent an email to staff members on Wednesday night acknowledging their “many deep concerns and conversations” about a cartoon criticizing Hamas …

Statement from GSA Administrator regarding FBI Director comments  —  WASHINGTON - The following is a statement from U.S. General Services Administrator Robin Carnahan regarding the FBI suburban headquarters site selection process.  The agency's site selection process and decision can be found …

McCarthy unloads on his GOP critics and says Mace deserves to lose reelection bid  —  Watch CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju's interview with former Speaker Kevin McCarthy this Sunday at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT on CNN's “Inside Politics.”  

Broken Borders: AP & Reuters Pictures of Hamas Atrocities Raise Ethical Questions  —  On October 7, Hamas terrorists were not the only ones who documented the war crimes they had committed during their deadly rampage across southern Israel.  Some of their atrocities were captured …

Gruesome Footage of Oct. 7 Hamas Atrocities Screens in Hollywood Under Heavy Guard  —  On Wednesday night, with a sizable security presence and protesters audible through the walls, some 200 members of the industry screened ‘Bearing Witness,’ comprising 43 minutes of uncensored footage, at the Museum of Tolerance in West L.A.

IRS provides tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2024  —  News Releases for Frequently Asked Questions  —  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions for tax year 2024, including the tax rate schedules and other tax changes.

County elections offices receive suspicious envelopes  — County elections offices receive suspicious envelopes  —  OLYMPIA — Envelopes received by elections offices in King, Pierce, Skagit, and Spokane counties were found Wednesday to contain unknown powdery substances.

Fulton County election office sent envelope possibly laced with fentanyl  —  An envelope possibly containing fentanyl has been sent to Georgia's Fulton County election office in an incident that Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called “domestic terrorism” on Thursday.

Judge crushes ATF AR-15 gun ban  —  A federal judge late Wednesday gave millions of gun owners breathing room when he slammed the Biden administration's effort to ban a big slice of the AR-15 market.  —  U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk blocked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco …

Resign if you cannot follow the Constitution?  Great idea.  —  A telling incident occurred in the Missouri governor's race this month.  After a hearing in the Western District Court of Appeals, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican candidate for governor …

She saw Trump coming in 2016 better than anyone.  What does Salena Zito see for 2024?  —  If you've heard the phrase about how you should take former President Donald Trump “seriously but not literally,” you can thank Salena Zito.  The reporter from Pittsburgh coined the incisive observation …