Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have already said they intend to ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to keep the files private.

"The disagreement between an incumbent President and his predecessor from a rival political party highlights the importance of executive privilege," Trump lawyer Jesse Binnall said in a court filing on Monday.

Binnall said the case involves "the ability of presidents and their advisers to reliably make and receive full and frank advice, without concern that communications will be publicly released to meet a political objective."

Chutkan on Monday denied an emergency request by Trump to prevent the House committee from receiving the documents, calling the move "premature" because she hadn't yet issued a ruling in the case.

President Joe Biden has repeatedly said that executive privilege should not be invoked to block the Jan. 6 committee's document requests.

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A federal judge on Tuesday sided with the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot by refusing to block the release of scores of White House documents from the Trump administration. The 39-page ruling from Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia means the first batch of disputed documents is set to be turned over to the House select committee by Friday. "The court holds that the public interest lies in permitting...the combined will of the legislative and executive branches to study the events that led to and occurred on January 6, and to consider legislation to prevent such events from ever occurring again,” Chutkan wrote, calling the events of Jan. 6 an “unprecedented attempt to prevent the lawful transfer of power from one administration to the next.” She added, “for the first time since the election of 1860, the transfer of executive power was distinctly not peaceful.”

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Mayor Breed backs recall of three San Francisco school board members: 'Our kids must come first'

Mayor London Breed is backing the effort to recall three school board members, saying she is supporting “the parents’ call for change.”

Breed’s endorsement of the recall of board President Gabriela López, board Vice President Faauuga Moliga and board member Alison Collins counters critics who have argued the recall is a Republican-led effort to dismantle a progressive school board. If a majority of voters in a February special election support the recall of any of the three, Breed would appoint replacements until the next regular election in November.

“Sadly, our school board’s priorities have often been severely misplaced,” Breed said in a statement. “During such a difficult time, the decisions we make for our children will have long term impacts. Which is why it is so important to have leadership that will tackle these challenges head on, and not get distracted by unnecessary influences or political agendas. Our kids must come first.”

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John's 3rd hour takes a focus on the Biden administration considering controversial new legislation regarding nuclear missiles. Rothmann gives his thoughts and takes some others from callers, many of which are concerned over the ongoing threat of nuclear war.

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John's 2nd hour of the night takes a look at the Jan 6th hearings, and the push for key witnesses to appear. Despite this, many are resisting the subpoena, leading to considerable outrage. John dives into this issue and get thoughts from his many callers.

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John Rothmann takes on the recent climate change talks including Barack Obama's role in the conference. He will give his thoughts to callers and also discuss the sea wall that will be built at the Embarcadero.

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Tonight, musicals that make us sing in the rain

My Fair Lady

The Music Man 

Chicago

Hairspray 

La La Land

The King and I

Brigadoon

West Side Story

Seven brides for seven Brothers

Oliver

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Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official involved in former President Donald J. Trump’s frenzied efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, refused to cooperate on Friday with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, leading to a sharp rebuke from the committee’s chairman. The standoff between Mr. Clark and the committee is the second such confrontation since Congress began investigating the circumstances surrounding the Capitol violence, seeking information on Mr. Trump’s attempts to subvert the election. The House has already voted to find one Trump ally, Stephen K. Bannon, in criminal contempt of Congress for stonewalling the inquiry.

Under federal law, any person summoned as a congressional witness who refuses to comply can face a misdemeanor charge that carries a fine of $100 to $100,000 and a jail sentence of one month to one year.

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Companies with more than 100 employees will be mandated to require coronavirus vaccinations for their workers or do regular testing by Jan. 4 under the terms of a new federal rule released Thursday by the Biden administration.

The issue, which is being implemented on an emergency basis by the Department of Labor, is one of the White House’s most strenuous attempts to increase vaccination rates across the country.

The policy is already being contested by a number of Republicans, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he planned to sue the federal government to block the policy, calling it an “illegal, unconstitutional regulation.”

The new policy would require weekly testing and mandatory face-masking for workers who choose not to get vaccinated. It also specifies that employers must provide paid time off for workers to get vaccinated or recover from any side effects. But companies are able to require unvaccinated employees to foot the bill for tests.

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Facing pushback by conservative-leaning members in their ranks, Democratic leaders put their $1.85 trillion social policy, climate and tax package on hold today, instead moving toward a vote on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. 

The retreat came after centrist Democrats balked at supporting the social policy plan without a formal estimate of its cost and economic impact. Hoping to convey movement toward approving it, House leaders said they would hold a procedural vote that would allow consideration of the measure sometime in the future, with hopes of passing it by Thanksgiving.

But the delay was a setback for President Biden and Democratic congressional leaders, who had hoped to pass both measures today after weeks of feuding between moderates and progressives that has stalled their agenda. An off-year electoral drubbing this week dramatized the stakes. 

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