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The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Senate panel votes to subpoena Twitter, Facebook, Google CEOs | ‘Trump fatigue’ spells trouble | Senate GOP frustrated after Tuesday’s debate | Trump signs funding bill after short lapse | NYC becomes first big city to reopen all schools | Five cursing parrots separated
LATEST WITH GOVERNMENT FUNDING
A teeny lapse in government funding:
Via The Hill’s Niv Elis, President Trump
Donald John TrumpTrump signs bill averting shutdown after brief funding lapse Privacy, civil rights groups demand transparency from Amazon on election data breaches Facebook takes down Trump campaign ads tying refugees to coronavirus MORE signed the government funding bill, shortly after midnight, to avert a government shutdown. https://bit.ly/3jj8ujm
Meaning: There was a very brief lapse in government funding.
What that meant for agencies: “The White House told agencies not to shut down despite the fact that legal funding ran out at midnight because Trump was expected to sign it quickly upon his return, as Politico first reported.”
Why it was signed after midnight: “Trump did not sign the bill, which passed in the House last week and in the Senate on Wednesday, until after returning from a rally in Minnesota after midnight.”
How long the bill extends government funding: Until Dec. 11
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NEWS THIS MORNING
Trump proposes a low refugee cap:
“President Trump is proposing that only 15,000 refugees be allowed to resettle in the U.S. in the next fiscal year, marking an historic low of admission for some of the world’s most vulnerable peoples.” https://bit.ly/3l8u4HP
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IN CONGRESS
You get a subpoena! And you get a subpoena! Subpoenas all around!:
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to subpoena the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter. https://bit.ly/36p0j1m
Why: “[Committee Chairman Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick WickerRestaurants brace for long COVID-19 winter The Hill’s Morning Report – Sponsored by Facebook – Republicans lawmakers rebuke Trump on election Hillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns MORE (R-Miss.)] made it clear during Thursday’s executive business meeting that the hearing is required because of allegations of anti-conservative bias on their platforms.”
Why Senate Republicans are having a bad week:
Via The Hill’s Alexander Bolton, “Senate Republicans, who are battling to cling to their fragile majority, were left frustrated and gloomy after Tuesday night’s chaotic debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden
Joe BidenPrivacy, civil rights groups demand transparency from Amazon on election data breaches Facebook takes down Trump campaign ads tying refugees to coronavirus Trump crowd chants ‘lock her up’ about Omar as president warns of refugees in Minnesota MORE that left them talking about controversies they had hoped to put behind them.” https://bit.ly/36olSik
Why the timing was bad for the GOP: “Tuesday night’s debate was a comedown for many Republicans who were flying high after the Senate GOP conference quickly unified behind Trump’s Supreme Court pick. Instead of spending Wednesday touting nominee Amy Coney Barrett, they spent the day fielding questions about the president’s refusal to directly rebuke white supremacist groups or to commit to a peaceful transfer of power.”
Op-ed: https://bit.ly/3ngmcpF
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
What do Americans think of all the drama?:
Via The Hill’s Niall Stanage, “Tuesday night’s presidential debate drew bad reviews from across the political and media spectrum. Trump’s conduct — interrupting frequently, arguing with the moderator and making highly personalized attacks on his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden — was widely criticized as boorish.” https://bit.ly/3jfZKdH
The problem for the president: “It is the latest in a long line of controversies. Other recent Trump furors have centered on disparaging remarks he is alleged to have made about troops killed in battle and the extraordinarily small amounts he has paid in federal income tax in recent years. The danger for Trump may be that his abrasive personality — seen, particularly by heartland conservative voters, as a bracing blast of anti-establishment air in 2016 — has worn thin.”
How this could play out: https://bit.ly/3jfZKdH
HOW TRUMP UPENDS HIS OWN MESSAGING WITH BLACK VOTERS:
Via The Hill’s Marty Johnson: https://bit.ly/30oUcX4
LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 7,237,043
U.S. death toll: 207,008
Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y
New York City is reopening its school doors:
Via The New York Times’s Eliza Shapiro, “New York Becomes the First Big City to Reopen All Its Schools: It’s a significant moment for the recovery in a city hit hard by the pandemic in the spring. The system, the nation’s largest, is welcoming back 500,000 students.” https://nyti.ms/30mO0yy
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NOTABLE TWEETS:
Yikes:
Hyperlink https://bit.ly/3l9IG9X
The full story: https://cbsloc.al/36oYrpc
Wow, this is stunning:
Watch: https://bit.ly/30q33ro
ON TAP:
The House and Senate are in. President Trump is in New Jersey today. Vice President Pence is in Iowa.
10:15 a.m. EDT: Vice President Pence left for Carter Lake, Iowa.
12:45 p.m. EDT: President Trump leaves for Bedminster, N.J.
1 p.m. EDT: A roll-call vote in the Senate. The Senate’s full agenda today: https://bit.ly/2HQGo17
1:15 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence speaks at a campaign event in Carter Lake.
2:30 p.m. EDT at the earliest: The House votes. The House’s full agenda today: https://bit.ly/2Si6BaO
3 p.m. EDT: President Trump holds a roundtable with supporters.
3:45 p.m. EDT: President Trump speaks at a private fundraising committee reception in Bedminster.
6:30 p.m. EDT: President Trump returns to the White House.
9:15 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence lands in Washington, D.C.
WHAT TO WATCH:
11 a.m. EDT: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/34ikF9w
1 p.m. EDT: The House Rules Committee holds a hearing on possible changes for the next Congress. Livestream: https://cs.pn/3l82KZZ
4:20 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence speaks at an event in Des Moines, Iowa, “Faith in Leadership: The Need for Revival.” Livestream: https://bit.ly/3kXfHG2
7 p.m. EDT: President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speak at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2G8fxNz
NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF…:
Today is National Pumpkin Spice Day. How festive.
Ahh hahahaha:
A British zoo has separated five parrots who have been egging each other on to curse. https://cbsn.ws/3ijN2tb
Amazing: “With the five, one would swear and another would laugh and that would carry on,” the center’s chief executive, Steve Nichols said.
“I’m hoping they learn different words within colonies. But if they teach the others bad language and I end up with 250 swearing birds, I don’t know what we’ll do.”
The full story (plus photos): I promise it will make you smile. https://cbsn.ws/3ijN2tb
And to leave you on a good note, here’s a dog meditating: https://bit.ly/3n8NVsg