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“The notion of challenging a bona fide icon a month before the midterm election strikes me as a monumental distraction from the goal of winning the midterms and presenting a united front as a party,” said Rep. Torres.
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New w/ @Reporter_Mia: Trump could find his influence among Hill Rs newly tested if they lose House and/or Senate
"It’s not like his persuasion is growing" one Senate R said.
There's been chatter among some conservatives that Trump could turn on Thune if Senate slips. Publicly, number of Senate Rs are predicting he is reelected and privately, they say if Trump comes out against him it wouldn't be enough to change the outcome
More:
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Democratic leaders were willing to compromise with Republicans on housing this year. A rising left-flank wants them to make fewer concessions
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News: Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) is now leaning *against* challenging Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) for the top Democratic spot on the House Financial Services Committee
He has not made a final decision
w/ @hapgoodreports
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News: Elizabeth Warren isn't interested in being Senate leader, but she could take on a bigger caucus role after the midterms
"Warren will take a close look at Senate leadership opportunities, including the No. 3 slot,” a person w/ knowledge of her thinking told @politico
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New w/ @lisakashinsky @riley_rogerson: Murkowski endorsed a Democrat for governor this week. If you are trying to scan the tea leaves for what it means about her own 2028 decision folks in Alaska have some advice: Don't read too much into it
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Fed officials voted to keep interest rates unchanged just days away from congressional elections, in a move that drew 2 dissents — including from Lisa Cook, who Trump has tried to fire.
Cook has not previously dissented from a monetary policy decision
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NEW: Fed Chair Warsh says next year, one of the eight rate-setting meetings will be a monetary policy strategy meeting, with no rate decision and no statement. Two of the eight meetings will be strategy meetings in 2028.
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NEW: @politico got first look at the National Fair Housing Alliance annual report.
Since HUD hasn’t released its own fair housing report for last year, NFHA’s tallies provide the earliest insight into the state of civil rights enforcement in the market.
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The conservative climate movement stands to take big losses in a midterm blue wave, with nearly all House leaders on the issue in vulnerable seats.
w/ @Timothy_Cama
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@vtg2 on the upcoming 2032 Social Security cliff: "That I do think is starting to get more attention on the Hill" as the looming fiscal crunch begins to come into view for policymakers.
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America’s political class is hurtling toward an election that some fear could turn into yet another public opinion polling flop.
Enter the prediction markets.
In today’s Morning Money, a look at the prediction market election that is 2026: politico.com/newsletters/mor…
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NEW: Drama among @MajorityDems over Rep. Maxine Waters
The group deleted a post this week criticizing Waters and the Capitol Hill “gerontocracy” after pushback from one of its members, Rep. Ritchie Torres
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FIRST IN NATSEC DAILY: State Department special adviser Kristi Noem put out a fake press release that wasn’t authorized by the State Department to swat away rumors that she was on the outs after her tenure as a special envoy ended:
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An AI “kill switch” is an easy sell to the public, but critics warn this may be more political theater than workable policy.
I spoke to nearly two dozen lawmakers, lobbyists, Hill aides + safety advocates about the technical + political challenges of kill switches. Link below.
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BREAKING: DOJ is suing Alaska to block certification of election results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.
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Treasury on Thursday issued a proposed rule restricting large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes
The rule would implement provisions from a major housing law passed in July and an executive order signed by Trump in January.
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Morning Money today: Banks vs. crypto? Not at the ballot box
w/ @AidenReiter
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New with @Jasper_Goodman: A Sherrod Brown seniority showdown?
Democrats are rooting for Brown’s comeback, but a potential clash over committee leadership could ensue if he returns to Washington
politico.com/news/2026/10/21…
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Dems face a tricky choice if Sherrod Brown returns to Washington.
Restore his seniority or have him start at the bottom?
@ChrisCoons: “Some accommodation that recognizes he would not be a rank freshman would make sense."
@Jasper_Goodman @YarrowGrace
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New in MM: The financial services industry isn’t underestimating Maxine Waters.
Even as she faces a prospective challenge for her top spot on HFSC from Casten, Foster, and potentially others over age, term limits and her status quo…
w/@AidenReiter
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And be sure to read the story at the top of MM @Jasper_Goodman and @YarrowGrace on Sherrod Brown’s seniority showdown.