House and Senate have until Friday to pass a bill funding the government. Maybe they’ll get around to it this week? … ABC News apologizes to President Trump for defaming him, and agrees to pay legal fees and make a $15 million donation to his presidential library! … DOJ IG report says there were 26 FBI informants in DC on Jan 6, 2021; none were arrested … Trump says GOP will get rid of Daylight Saving Time … still no decision on whether we’ll see one reconciliation bill or two next year … all this and more.

House and Senate are getting closer, but still haven’t publicly released details of the spending bill to keep the government open beyond Friday next week … DOGE leaders visit Republicans on Capitol Hill to get acquainted and open lines of communication … is Joe Biden really considering mass preemptive presidential pardons? What a TERRIBLE idea! … Pete Hegseth makes it through the week, and seems to have stabilized … all this and more.

House and Senate come back to work, but haven’t decided on government funding — STILL … OF COURSE Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter. Did anybody doubt he would, really? … with Gaetz withdrawn, negative attention is focusing now on Hegseth … all this and more.

House and Senate finish nothing, but take a Thanksgiving break anyway … they still haven’t decided how they’re going to fund the government … Trump moves boldly on the nominations front after the brief hiccup known as the Gaetz nomination … Musk, Ramaswamy, Vought, and MTG make DOGE a reality … will Biden surpass Trump in the number of judicial appointments confirmed? … All this and more.

House and Senate return and reorganize with new and old leadership for the 119th Congress … House GOP rules changes will make attempts to remove the Speaker harder to accomplish … Trump personnel announcements stun Official DC, enrapture MAGA world — he’s serious this time, and he’s had the experience of his first term to guide him! … will a clause in the Constitution give Trump the power to bypass the Senate? … all this and more.

ELECTION RESULTS AND ANALYSIS!!!! … Elections have consequences, learns Special Counsel Jack Smith and 1,400 members of a migrant caravan heading north to the US border … Judge in NY case against Trump considers ending case right here, right now … leadership elections taking place this week for both House and Senate GOPers … another judge strikes down another unconstitutional Biden action … all this and more.

Remember the IRS whistleblowers? Three House committee chairmen do, and they’re hoping the Office of Special Counsel does, too … the Supreme Court rules that Virginia can remove 1,600 noncitizens from its voter rolls, much to the chagrin of the Biden-Harris Department of Justice, which fought Virginia oin the matter … Pascoe's Guide to Watching Election Night: How to Track Election Results with Insight … all this and more.

With just 8 days to go until Election Day, Trump and Harris are holding final events — Harris hosts Beyonce, while Trump sits with Podcast King Joe Rogan and then rallies at Madison Square Garden … NYT blockbuster on NIH study that shows puberty blockers didn’t help the mental health of children with “gender dysphoria” — why wasn’t the study released? The answer may surprise you. (Or may not!) … a deep dive on the House and Senate races … VA will go back to court over noncitizens a federal judge ordered it to put back ON its voter rolls … all this and more.

Bill Clinton inadvertently tells the truth, causes angst for Kamala … FBI revises its crime data, reveals villent crime is rising rather than falling … Kamala drops by FOX News for interview. Who won? … all this and more.

CBO releases new FY 2024 deficit numbers, and it’s time to start asking — how did we get here? … senior House GOP leadership aides tell us what’s on tap for the lame duck Congress’ agenda … Utah’s Mike Lee enters the Senate GOP leadership fray … DOJ sues VA and AL for removing noncitizens from voter rolls … VP Harris finally sits down with the media. How’d that go? … the Byron York Theory of the Case seems reasonable … all this and more.