Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) must testify before a Georgia grand jury investigating possible interference in the 2020 election there, the Supreme Court ordered Tuesday in a legal setback for the senator who has been fighting against talking. The court's order is two paragraphs long and is not signed. It does not note any dissents and came just a week after Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily paused the case. Atlanta-area prosecutors have pursued Graham and other Trump allies as they look into a potentially criminal attempt to disrupt the 2020 election in Trump's favor. Graham had sought to avoid testifying, citing the Constitution's "speech or debate" clause that shields lawmakers when performing official duties. "The lower courts also made clear that Senator Graham may return to the district court should disputes arise regarding the application of the speech or debate clause immunity to specific questions," this week's order from the high court reads. "Accordingly, a stay or injunction is not necessary to safeguard the senator's speech or debate clause immunity." Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D), who initially obtained a subpoena for Graham's testimony in July, has indicated interest in two phone calls Graham made in the weeks after the 2020 election to Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) and members of his staff, as well as any possibly related coordination that may have occurred between Graham and the Trump campaign. Read more here. |
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Welcome to The Hill's Evening Report, catching you up on news from the afternoon and looking at the big stories likely to impact tomorrow. |
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👨⚖️ Chief Justice Roberts temporarily shields Trump tax records
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The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a House panel from accessing the tax records of former President Trump ahead of their expected release.
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🚨 Capitol Police: Political climate requires more resources for safety |
Following the attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) husband Paul Pelosi, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said more resources are needed to provide security for lawmakers in the contentious political climate.
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🤦 Cheney calls GOP mocking of Paul Pelosi attack 'disgraceful'
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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) rebuked Republicans who have been mocking Paul Pelosi after the U.S. House Speaker's husband was violently attacked at the couple's San Francisco home last week. |
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🐘 Trump predicts GOP control of House, less certain about Senate
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Former President Trump thinks Republicans will take control of the House and potentially the Senate in next week's midterm elections, he said in a recent interview on a conservative podcast.
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➡️ Cook Report shifts 10 Biden-won House districts toward GOP
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Nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report shifted its ratings toward the GOP in 10 House races, all of which lie in districts President Biden carried by at least 8 points in 2020. |
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🟣 Red states may be turning more blue amid pandemic – here's why
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Some of America's red states and purple swing states may have gotten less Republican during the pandemic, according to 2020-21 U.S. Census data reviewed by real estate outlet Redfin.
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🚗 Post Roe, travel times to abortion clinics more than tripled: study
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People seeking an abortion have to travel more than three times as far for the procedure following the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade, compared with travel times measured prior to the decision. |
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📱 Musk floats proposal of Twitter Blue for $8 per month
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Elon Musk teased a plan Tuesday to charge $8 per month for Twitter's subscription service and let users become verified with the platform's blue checkmark as part of the deal. |
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📝 Groups call on top Twitter advertisers to press Musk on rules
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A group of more than 40 civil society organizations have penned a letter urging the top 20 Twitter advertisers to threaten to suspend their ads globally if the platform's new owner Elon Musk won't commit to enforcing safety standards and community guidelines. |
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🤳 FCC commissioner calls for TikTok ban over data concerns
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One of the five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission is calling on Congress to ban TikTok over concerns that user data could end up in the hands of China's government. |
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🐊 University of Florida board OKs Sasse as next school president
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The University of Florida's board of trustees unanimously approved Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) as the next president of the university system despite continued protests from students against his nomination to serve in the role.
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🦠 Education secretary tests positive for COVID-19
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Education announced on Tuesday. |
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🛢️ Biden seizes on high oil profits ahead of the midterms
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The Biden administration is seizing on huge earnings calls from oil companies as it seeks to give voters a response to relatively high gasoline prices ahead of next week's midterms. |
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🏭 US manufacturing plummets to lowest level since 2020
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U.S. manufacturing activity fell for the fourth month in a row while prices paid to manufacturers also decreased to the lowest level in more than two years. |
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The perils of polling and election forecasting
| "Polling is easy. Accurate polling is difficult," writes Sheldon H. Jacobson of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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