Politics

Florida Politics reports: During a Newsmax interview Thursday night, the boot-loving chief executive of the state of Florida chirped back at what he called a “foot fetish” of the 45th President when asked by host Eric Bolling about “heel extenders” and “how tall you are.” “This is no time for foot fetishes. We’ve got serious problems as a country,” DeSantis …

The New York Times reports: A divided House on Thursday passed a Republican-written bill that would tie $14.3 billion in military aid to Israel for its war with Hamas to domestic spending cuts, defying a veto threat from President Biden and bipartisan opposition in the Senate. Republicans pushed through the measure on a mostly party-line vote of 226 to 196, …

NBC News reports: Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., introduced a resolution on Thursday that would strip Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey of his committee assignments and bar his access to classified information and briefings. The resolution specifically targets senators indicted for crimes affecting national security, and would bar them from serving on congressional committees, receiving classified information, submitting spending requests …

ABC News reports: In an interview promoting his new book, “Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty In Our Divided Country,” former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger told 538 Politics podcast host Galen Druke, “I would love to run against Ted Cruz.” He continued, “the most complete con artist in politics, like one of them, to be able to run against his face …

Hunter Biden writes in a USA Today op-ed: Over four years ago, I chose life over the slow strangle-death grip of addiction, which in my case consisted each day of a bottle of vodka and as many hits on a crack pipe as possible. I am prouder of that choice and of my recovery than anything I’ve ever done. My …

The Messenger reports: Long shot GOP presidential challenger Vivek Ramaswamy is preparing an eight-figure ad blitz in Iowa and New Hampshire, according to his campaign. “My name is Vivek Ramaswamy, and I speak the truth,” Ramaswamy says in a 30-second ad, shared first with The Messenger. The 38-year-old businessman will begin advertising on broadcast, cable, radio, digital and direct mail …

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor is defending language he used saying his presidency would “slit” throats of federal bureaucrats as simply “colorful” phrasing. During an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe“, Ron DeSantis said that the language was really meant to say he would hold federal employees “accountable.” “I think people knew it was a figure of speech,” DeSantis said. “You’re …

The Washington Post reports: On Wednesday night, a remarkable scene unfolded on the Senate floor as several Republicans, including Sens. Dan Sullivan (Alaska), Joni Ernst (Iowa) Todd C. Young (Ind.) and Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.) confronted Tuberville, imploring him to lift his hold for the sake of national security and proposing votes on individual officers whose promotions have been delayed. …

Axios reports: Dozens of House Democrats sent shockwaves through Congress on Wednesday night by voting against a measure to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress. “I’m a Constitution guy,” Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a constitutional law professor who serves as ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, said of his vote in a statement to Axios. “If and when Santos …

The New York Times reports: Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador who has been climbing in Republican presidential polls, met with the casino mogul and megadonor Miriam Adelson over the weekend in Las Vegas, two people familiar with the meeting said. Ms. Haley, a former South Carolina governor, is gaining momentum in the Republican primary, with some polls putting …

“I think when we look at this as a whole, I would encourage the other side to not so lightly throw around the idea of ‘innocent Palestinian civilians,’ as is frequently said. I don’t think we would so lightly throw around the term ‘innocent Nazi civilians’ during World War II. “The list goes on and on of the examples we …

Quinnipiac Polling reports: In a hypothetical 2024 general election matchup between President Biden and former President Trump, 47 percent of registered voters support Biden, while 46 percent support Trump, a virtual dead heat. When the hypothetical 2024 general election matchup broadens to include environmental lawyer and anti- vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who is running as an independent candidate, …

The New York Times reports: Representative Ken Buck, a conservative Colorado Republican who played a central role in ousting Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, said he will not seek re-election next year, citing his party’s election denialism and many members’ refusal to condemn the Jan. 6. 2021, assault on the Capitol. Mr. Buck, serving his fifth term from a sprawling …

The Texas Tribune reports: U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, is preparing to announce she will not run again after serving over two decades in Congress. Granger, who chairs the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is expected to formally announce her decision by the end of the week, according to a source close to her, granted anonymity to discuss the plans. …

“If somebody asked us after World War II, ‘Is there a limit what would you do to make sure that Japan and Germany don’t conquer the world? Is there any limit what Israel should do to the people who are trying to slaughter the Jews?’ The answer is no. There is no limit. But here’s what you need to do. …

CBS News reports: Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has secured his spot in the third GOP presidential debate in Miami next week, announcing that he has met the final requirement — gathering enough individual donations needed to qualify for the event, his campaign announced. Expected to join the senator on Nov. 8 will be Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former …

The Messenger reports: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., plans to introduce legislation to reverse the landmark Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Hawley’s legislation would prohibit publicly traded corporations from making independent expenditures, donating to Super PACs or engaging in other “electioneering communications.” Democrat Lucas Kunce, Hawley’s challenger, dismissed the legislation as a “campaign prop” in a statement …

The Washington Post reports: Democrats seeking to erase Republicans’ narrow majority in the House next year have scored win after win from redistricting. In Alabama, judges threw out the congressional map drawn by the Republican legislature in a case that reached the Supreme Court that will almost certainly give Democrats an extra seat. In Georgia, a federal court said the …

Mississippi Today reports: Gov. Tate Reeves’ top campaign contributors netted $1.4 billion in state contracts or grants from agencies the governor oversees, a Mississippi Today investigation found. Of the 88 individual or corporate donors who have given Reeves’ campaigns at least $50,000, Mississippi Today identified 15 donors whose companies received a total of $1.4 billion in state contracts or grants …

PBS NewsHour reports: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case Tuesday that the United States should immediately send aid to Israel and Ukraine, testifying at a Senate hearing as the administration’s massive $105 billion emergency aid request for conflicts in those countries and others has already hit roadblocks in the divided Congress. President …