The Washington Report

House and Senate leave town for the Thanksgiving break after passing the Epstein Files Transparency Act with just one dissenting vote in both houses … MTG announces her resignation from Congress … chaos reigns over new Russia-Ukraine “peace” proposal that reads as if Russian dictator Vladimir Putin dictated it … could the Comey prosecution be over before it begins? … all this and more.

House and Senate come back for the first time in eight weeks … Trump reverses course on Epstein files, calls on House Republicans to pass the resolution … House prepares to vote to overturn a smelly provision benefiting selected U.S. senators … rare Democrat-on-Democrat violence rears its ugly head, to be seen this week on the House floor … Utah GOP takes it on the chin and loses a seat in the redistricting wars, while Indiana Republicans back off — and get new pressure from the White House … all this and more.

After 40 days in the wilderness, eight Senate Democrats see the light and take steps to bring the longest government shutdown in history to an end … President Trump pardons 77 allies involved in various aspects of the Alternate Electors episode … President Trump keeps pushing for Senate Republicans to nuke the filibuster, but they keep pushing back, just as hard … what is up with Tucker Carlson, Kevin Roberts, and Nick Fuentes? … all this and more.

It’s “Groundhog Day” all over again — the House is still out, and Senate Democrats are still voting to block the clean Continuign Resolution that passed the House, leaving us with the question: will this ever end? … The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a landmark case regarding President Trump’s authority to levy tariffs … President Trump directs Senate Republicans to nuke the filibuster, but they’re not playing along … senior Republicans, including President Trump, are considering holding a midterm convention late next summer … all this and more.

It’s Day 27 of the government shutdown, and the largest government workers union in the country thinks the Democrats should work with the GOP to pass a clean Continuing Resolution — no word yet from Chuck Schumer … President Trump imposes toughest sanctions yet on Russia’a two biggest oil companies, while the EU, in a coordinated move, prepares a massive loan to Ukraine — using seized Russian assets as collateral … all this and more.

The House stays out while the Senate tries, tries, tries again to pass a bill to reopen the government, but Democrats will have none of it, so they’ll try, try, try again … Trump defeats a U.N. global carbon tax you probably didn’t even know was on the dock … the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case that may overturn a 39-year-old precedent on how to account for race in the drawing of congressional (and state legislative) district lines … NY AG Letitia James and former National Security Advisor John Bolton are both indicted … Trump asks the Supreme Court to okay his deployment of the National Guard … just where is Trump on Russia and Ukraine, anyway? … all this and more.

The federal government shuts down for only the 11th time in history, and you’ve got a front-row seat to all the action — the House stays out, while Senate Republicans and Democrats blame each other … Bari Weiss joins CBS News as editor-in-chief … President Trump orders the deployment of the National Guard, but a federal district judge HE APPOINTED says no, twice … all this and more.

Senate comes back into session to vote again on government funding bill, but House stays out — for the whole week? … will there be a deal, or not? President Trump meets today with congressional leaders to discuss … Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted last week … SCOTUS rules that President Trump can use a pocket rescission to save taxpayers $4 billion in funding that was previously approved by Congress … all this and more.

House and Senate try to pass a funding bill to keep the government open, and get only halfway there — House says yes, Senate says no — so we’re still on track for a government shutdown next week … Just what ARE those pesky “enhanced ObamaCare premium tax credits” the Democrats keep talking about, anyway? … Five weeks after the Alaska Summit, it’s fair to say Putin is no closer to ending his war on Ukraine, so what’s next? … All this and more

House and Senate are in for one more week before government funding expires — can they strike a deal to keep the government open? … Senate invokes nuclear option, prepares to move Trump nominees en bloc … all this and more.