Tuesday, October 21 | By Cate Martel |
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It's Tuesday. Welcome back to the ~12:30~ Report after yesterday's 5 p.m. newsletter. 😅 Those AWS outages were intense! I've heard from a number of you being affected — who else had issues yesterday? |
White House demolition work sparks controversy Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested over Jeffries threat Top prosecutor sends dozens of texts to journalist GOP uncomfortable with Trump pulling some funds Warner Bros. Discovery up for sale
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A pardoned Jan. 6 rioter allegedly threatened to kill Hakeem Jeffries: |
Christopher Moynihan, a Jan. 6 rioter who was pardoned in January by President Trump, has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), according to multiple reports. Details: He allegedly said in text messages that he planned to "eliminate" Jeffries at an event in New York City on Monday. "Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live. … Even if I am hated, he must be eliminated, I will kill him for the future," Moynihan allegedly wrote, according to prosecutors' court filing. What to know about Moynihan's Jan. 6 participation: Prosecutors said he was one of the first to breach the U.S. Capitol grounds and reached the Senate floor. When inside, they said he flipped through a notebook on top of a senator's desk, saying, "There's gotta be something in here we can f---ing use against these ----bags," according to a filing. Jeffries responds: The House Democratic leader this morning thanking law enforcement for arresting the man. He also bashed Trump for issuing a "blanket pardon" on the Jan. 6 rioters, noting that "many of the criminals released have committed additional crimes throughout the country." Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) also condemned the alleged threat, though he wouldn't condemn Trump's move to pardon the man earlier this year. What happens now?: The suspect will make his first court appearance in Dutchess County, N.Y., on Thursday. Read more from CBS News 💬 Follow today's live blog |
Now, this is the tea I want to read: |
An editor for the media publication Lawfare had a texting exchange with Lindsey Halligan, the top prosecutor in the cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D). The Lawfare journalist, Anna Bower, says the interaction was unusual in several ways. First of all, she says Halligan initiated the conversation, conducted on the messaging app Signal, despite not knowing her well. But what was even more noteworthy: Bower noted that "several of her messages contained language that touched on grand jury matters, even as she insisted that she could not reveal such information, which is protected from disclosure by prosecutors under federal law." Oh, and then this happened: "At 4:10 p.m., she texted me: 'By the way—everything I ever sent you is off record. You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know.' I responded: 'I'm sorry, but that's not how this works. You don't get to say that in retrospect.' Halligan was unpersuaded: 'Yes I do. Off record.'" Read the full report: "Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here." |
So much news is happening in text messages today: |
President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel, Paul Ingrassia, is in hot water over texts he sent to a group of Republicans. In a text chain reviewed by Politico's Daniel Lippman, Ingrassia said he thought that Martin Luther King Jr. Day should be "tossed into the seventh circle of hell" and other holidays like Juneteenth should be "eviscerated." Politico reported he also said he has a "Nazi streak." This could cost him his nomination: After the report came out, at least three Republicans signaled they would not vote for him. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said he thinks Ingrassia's nomination should be pulled, arguing "he's not going to pass." |
The Wall Street Journal: The Day Amazon Broke the Internet for Millions of Americans The Washington Post: How a Joe Rogan-Mel Gibson podcast inspired Florida's cancer research focus The Atlantic: ICE's 'Athletically Allergic' Recruits: Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump's deportation campaign. The New York Times: How Education Department Layoffs Could Affect Students and Schools |
These photos will live for eternity: |
Demolition of the White House's East Wing began on Monday for the new, massive ballroom Trump is building. Photos and videos of the White House demolition have been all over the internet, some of which have gone viral. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Treasury Department told employees not to share photos of the demolition. "The beginning of something beautiful," White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote, sharing a side-by-side photo of the demolition and a mock-up for the interior of the new ballroom. Numerous Democrats and critics of Trump have slammed the demolition. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , arguing it's "not his house" and he's "destroying it." California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) of "ripping apart the White House just like he's ripping apart the Constitution." The Atlantic's David Frum there's "something profoundly symbolic about Trump taking a wrecking ball to the White House." 📹 Watch the demolition happen 📸 The demolished part of the White House wing 📸 More angles |
Trump wants to cut transportation funding, and the GOP is … not happy: |
"Republican senators are balking at the Trump administration's decision to cut off transportation funding to Democratic-leaning states such as New York and Massachusetts during the government shutdown, warning that freezing funds as an apparent act of political retaliation is not appropriate," reports The Hill's Alexander Bolton. How so?: "Republican members of the Appropriations Committee, in particular, argue that funding decisions should be made on the basis of merit. They think quashing projects to extract political vengeance, even during the partisan shutdown fight, is a bad idea." For what projects is Trump gutting the funding?: Last week, Trump said he had "terminated" a $16 billion rail tunnel project under the Hudson River. His budget director, Russell Vought, then said he would pause some projects in New York, San Francisco, Boston and Baltimore. Read Bolton's reporting: 'GOP senators balk at Trump targeting blue states' |
➤ WHAT'S HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES?: |
Politico reports that GOP leaders are quietly discussing how to extend the ObamaCare subsidies that Democrats are pushing for. |
➤ WHERE DO SNAP BENEFITS STAND?: |
Some states have begun to issue warnings that if the government shutdown continues, funding for food assistance programs may dry up. Which states have sent out warnings?: Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia. |
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The House is out. The Senate is in. President Trump is at the White House. (All times EST) |
Noon: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club lunch. 12:30 p.m. Senators meet for weekly caucus meetings. 📆 Today's agenda 2:20 p.m. Two Senate votes. 4 p.m. Trump participates in a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office. 7 p.m. Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club dinner. |
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🍎🎃 Celebrate: Today is National Apple Day and National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day! How festive?! ✈️ A funny seatmate combo: CBS News host Gayle King posted a selfie from a flight where she was seated next to Fox News's Jesse Watters. She posted: "Two TV people from competing networks walk on to a plane and to the surprise of them both, they're seated right next to each other for over four hours. How did it go? Speaking for @jessewatters here: A good time was had by all! Hi, Jesse…saving your number!" 📸 See the selfie 💍 Interesting …: Cheryl Hines says her husband, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., suggested they have a fake separation during his 2024 presidential campaign. |
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