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- Trump Signs Marshall and Kaine's Retire through Ownership Act, Ending a 50-Year Wait for a Rule on How Employee-Owned Companies Value Their Stock
President Trump signed the Retire through Ownership Act on Oct. 15, letting ESOP trustees rely on independent appraisals under IRS Revenue Ruling 59-60. The Labor Department proposed a valuation rule in 1988 but never finished it.
The Daily Letter · · About - Peltola 44%, Sullivan 42%: Alaska's Senate Race Is Still a Coin Flip After Trump's Wasilla Rally
A Rasmussen poll taken Oct. 12 to 15, as Trump rallied for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Wasilla, finds Democrat Mary Peltola ahead 44% to 42% on first choices. FEC reports show Peltola outraising Sullivan; he has more cash left.
The Daily Letter · · About - Mystery Super PAC Spends $1.58 Million Boosting a Socialist Against Sherrod Brown in Ohio
A super PAC formed Sept. 29 has reported $1,581,358.86 in spending to promote socialist Greg Levy and oppose Democrat Sherrod Brown in Ohio's Senate race, FEC filings show. Its mail vendor shares an address with a firm tied to Trump's MAGA Inc.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Calls Roy Cooper ‘a Fool’ in Greenville and Repeats False Claims About Freed Killers
In Greenville, Trump called Roy Cooper “a fool,” invoked Willie Horton and said Cooper’s prison releases led to 25 killings. Records show DeCarlos Brown Jr. left prison before the 2021 settlement. Whatley trails 54% to 40% in one poll.
The Daily Letter · · About - Booker Bill Would Make Pardon Recipients and Their Paid Advocates Disclose Gifts of $5,000 or More to Trump's Family, With Fines of Up to $200,000
Sen. Cory Booker's S. 5687 would codify the Office of the Pardon Attorney, require clemency recipients and paid advocates to disclose lobbying and gifts of $5,000 or more to the president's family, and let victims sue for unpaid restitution.
The Daily Letter · · About - Kelly and Vindman File Bills to Ban Broadcasting Military Executions for Good, After Trump Dropped the Pentagon's Plan to Livestream Nidal Hasan's
Sen. Mark Kelly and Rep. Eugene Vindman filed bills on Oct. 15 to permanently ban the broadcast of military executions, after President Trump dropped the Pentagon's plan to livestream Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan's execution. Both bills went to the Armed Services committees.
The Daily Letter · · About - FERC Moves to Let LNG Plants Expand Without Case-by-Case Approval and to Stop Requiring Air Pollution Modeling for Gas Projects
FERC proposes a blanket authorization program letting LNG plants make some changes and expansions without case-specific orders, and a draft policy ending routine air dispersion modeling for gas compressor stations and LNG terminals.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Administration Sets the First U.S. Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale for Nov. 19, Offering 31.5 Million Acres of Seabed Off American Samoa
Interior's Marine Minerals Administration will auction two deep-sea mineral lease areas off American Samoa, about 31.5 million acres, on Nov. 19, with a $3 million minimum bid per area. A lease allows mapping, not mining.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Orders NIH Women’s Health Division Within 90 Days, Replacing Biden-Era Initiatives
Trump’s October 19 order creates an NIH women’s health division and a White House task force. Here is what changes, what carries over and what remains unresolved.
The Daily Letter · · About - The Newsom Report Card: Can California's Governor Win the White House?
Gavin Newsom leaves office in January 2027. The Daily Letter grades his record on budgets, homelessness, climate, fires and his fight with Trump, and asks whether he can win in 2028.
The Daily Letter · · About - Park Service Reopens Alaska's National Preserves to Bear Baiting and State Hunting Rules, Wiping Out Limits Set in 2015, 2017 and 2024
The National Park Service will again let sport hunters bait black and brown bears in Alaska's national preserves from Nov. 18, under a final rule that restores its 1981 framework and rescinds the 2015, 2017 and 2024 limits.
The Daily Letter · · About - Merkley and Markey File Resolution to Block Trump's Civilian Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia, Setting Up a Senate Vote After Nov. 29
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ed Markey introduced S.J. Res. 221 to disapprove the U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear cooperation agreement Trump sent to Congress on Sept. 14, setting up a Senate vote after Nov. 29.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump's Personnel Office Lifts the Ban on Capping Top Ratings for 1,420 Senior Federal Scientists and Experts, Starting Nov. 18
OPM and OMB end the ban on forced distribution of ratings for about 1,420 senior-level and scientific federal employees, letting OPM limit the top two rating levels. The rule takes effect Nov. 18.
The Daily Letter · · About - Bessent Calls Zelenskyy’s Starlink Charge “Very Reckless,” Three Times Won’t Say Ukraine Is an Ally
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Zelenskyy's claim that Washington slowed Starlink in Ukraine "very reckless" and three times declined to say whether Ukraine is a U.S. ally.
The Daily Letter · · About - NBC Poll: Trump at 39%, Democrats Up 9, and Most Republicans No Longer Call Themselves MAGA
An NBC News Decision Desk poll shows Trump’s approval at 39% among registered voters, Democrats ahead by 9 on the generic ballot, and 56% of Republicans calling themselves traditional Republicans rather than MAGA, a reversal from 2025.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Hits Record-Low 33%, Below His Post-Jan. 6 Mark, as Democrats Lead by 8 for the House
The ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll released Sunday puts Trump’s approval at a record-low 33% among adults. Democrats lead the House ballot 52% to 44% among likely voters, and 77% disapprove of his handling of the cost of living.
The Daily Letter · · About - Mike Rogers Breaks With Trump on Russia but Won’t Disown His “Jihadist” Attack on El-Sayed
Mike Rogers told CNN he would have voted for the Russia sanctions Trump waived and wants the Iran war wrapped up. He would not criticize Trump for calling Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist,” saying “I know you guys want this to be about Trump.”
The Daily Letter · · About - GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer Breaks With Trump on Russia: “I Don’t Know Who’s Calling Shots”
Sen. Kevin Cramer told CBS he opposes Trump’s Russia sanctions waiver, worries about “a disconnect” in the administration, and said Zelenskyy offered to stop striking Russian energy sites in exchange for U.S. targeting help and Patriot co-production.
The Daily Letter · · About - Lankford: Trump Isn’t Siding With Putin, He’s “Siding With the Free People of Ukraine”
Sen. James Lankford told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Trump’s Russia sanctions waiver is about energy prices and that the president is “siding with the free people of Ukraine,” not Putin. He also predicted Republicans keep the Senate.
The Daily Letter · · About - Energy Secretary: Russia Waiver Is “a Carrot to End a War,” and Critics in Both Parties “Are All Wrong”
Energy Secretary Chris Wright told ABC and CNN that easing sanctions on Russian diesel is “a carrot to try to end a war,” that bipartisan critics “are all wrong,” and that he is not comfortable with gas prices but they are coming down.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Explains His Russia Sanctions Waiver: He Can Sign It “Any Time,” Wants to Keep Moscow From Helping Iran, and Says Zelenskyy “Doesn’t Want to End This War”
Trump says he waived the Graham Act Russia sanctions to keep Moscow negotiating, keep it from helping Iran, and because Ukraine’s refinery strikes hurt diesel markets. He attacked Zelenskyy and cited “hostage negotiations” without detail.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump's Personnel Office Scraps the 52-Week Wait for Federal Promotions, Ending a Korean War-Era Rule on Jan. 17
OPM's final rule ends the 52-week time-in-grade wait for promotions to GS-6 and above. It takes effect 90 days after Oct. 19 publication. Agencies may still set job-related waiting periods of their own.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump's Personnel Office Writes Paid Leave for Deferred Resignations Into Federal Rules, Lets Agencies Refuse to Take Back Resignations and Bars Leave for Poll Workers
OPM's final rule, effective Nov. 18, codifies paid administrative leave for deferred resignation programs, lets agencies reject resignation withdrawals from buyout takers, allows leave during layoff notice periods and bars it for poll workers.
The Daily Letter · · About - “Donald Trump Is a Crook”: Warnock Says Democrats Can Win the South, Wants Investigations if They Take the House and Does Not Rule Out 2028
Sen. Raphael Warnock told “Meet the Press” that Democrats can win in the South, called Trump “a crook,” backed House investigations if Democrats win, and did not rule out a 2028 run.
The Daily Letter · · About - Republican Mike Turner Demands an Investigation of Ukraine’s Starlink Slowdown and Urges Trump to Reverse His Russia Sanctions Waiver
Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Ukraine’s Starlink slowdown needs an investigation and urged President Trump to reverse his waiver of sanctions on buyers of Russian oil.
The Daily Letter · · About - Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Went Without U.S. Intelligence During Three Days of Ballistic Attacks and Calls Putin “a Killer” as He Urges Trump Not to Side With Moscow
Zelenskyy told “Meet the Press” that U.S. intelligence sharing was blocked during three days of Russian ballistic attacks before being restored, and said a U.S. request slowed Ukraine’s Starlink. Bessent called it “very reckless.”
The Daily Letter · · About - Rubio Says Trump Paused the Russia Sanctions for 60 Days to Study the Cost, and Confirms Ukraine Wants Military Starshield Access for “Deep Strikes Inside of Russia”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump wants 60 days to study the economic cost of the Russia sanctions law before enforcing it, and confirmed Ukraine has asked for access to SpaceX’s military Starshield network.
The Daily Letter · · About - The Trump Report Card: A Record-Low Border and a Rising Stock Market, Against 3.7% Inflation, $4 Gas, a Lost Tariff Case, an Unfinished War and a $2 Trillion Deficit
How is Trump doing? Our report card grades the president on the border, growth, jobs, inflation and gas prices, tariffs, the Iran war, the deficit, the courts, the size of government and public approval, with 24 official data points behind the grades. Overall: C minus.
The Daily Letter · · About - The Mamdani Report Card: Record-Low Murders and a Rent Freeze Earn High Marks, While Unkept Free Buses, a $7 Billion Budget Gap and Jewish New Yorkers’ Distrust Pull Down His First 10 Months
How is Zohran Mamdani doing as mayor of New York? Our report card grades him on safety, rents, housing, childcare, buses, the budget, Washington and Albany, hate crimes and public opinion, with official figures behind every grade. Overall: B minus.
The Daily Letter · · About - “Pretend I’m on the Ballot”: Trump Rallies Kentucky for Andy Barr and Ed Gallrein, Promising $5,000 Checks and a Drug Plant if Republicans Win and Calling Thomas Massie a “Loser”
At a rally in Highland Heights, Ky., Trump told voters to “pretend I’m on the ballot,” campaigned for Senate nominee Andy Barr and House candidate Ed Gallrein, repeated a $5,000 payment pledge and promised a drug plant investment if Republicans keep Congress.
The Daily Letter · · About - “That’s on Me”: Vance, Facing Michigan Voters on CBS, Concedes a “Huge Mistake” on Troop Positions in Kuwait and Says His Rhetoric on Immigrants Was “Imperfect”
In a CBS town hall with Michigan voters, Vice President JD Vance admitted a “huge mistake” on where troops were placed before a deadly strike in Kuwait, said “that’s on me” about his immigrant rhetoric and defended the Iran war as gas prices weigh on the midterms.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Extends the 31-Year-Old National Emergency on Colombian Drug Traffickers for Another Year
President Trump has continued for one year the national emergency on significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia, first declared in 1995, according to a notice set for publication in the Federal Register on Oct. 19.
The Daily Letter · · About - LIVE: No Kings Takes Its Protest to the Ballot Box, With Thousands of Rallies From Maine to Utah Urging Americans to Vote Early 17 Days Before the Midterms
No Kings held 2,500 to more than 3,000 “Vote Early” events across the U.S. on Oct. 17, from Washington and New York to Atlanta, Minneapolis, Maine and Utah, urging early voting 17 days before the Nov. 3 midterms.
The Daily Letter · · About - In Trump’s Backyard: No Kings Protesters Line the Streets Near Mar-a-Lago and in Palm Beach County While the President Flies to Kentucky
No Kings protesters rallied near Mar-a-Lago, along PGA Boulevard and in Boca Raton on Oct. 17 while President Trump, spending the weekend in Palm Beach, flew to Kentucky to campaign for Republicans.
The Daily Letter · · About - “It Was a Mistake”: Ted Cruz Breaks With Trump on the Russia Sanctions Waiver, Saying It “Benefits Putin,” as Cornyn and Tillis Join a Rare Republican Revolt
Sen. Ted Cruz told Fox News that Trump's waiver of the Graham Russia sanctions law was a mistake that benefits Putin. Sens. Cornyn and Tillis also objected. Trump says the waiver serves the national interest by easing diesel prices.
The Daily Letter · · About - The Guilfoyle Tape: A Trump Donor Releases a Call in Which a Republican Leader in Greece Accuses the Ousted Ambassador of Taking Payments. No Evidence Has Been Made Public, and She Calls the Allegations False
Trump donor Eric Deters released a call in which Jonathan Constantine, a Republicans Overseas leader in Greece, accuses Kimberly Guilfoyle of taking payments. No evidence has been made public. Guilfoyle has called the allegations against her false.
The Daily Letter · · About - Four Hours at the White House: Stephen A. Smith Says His Dinner With Trump, Kid Rock and Bill Maher Was Meant to Last 30 Minutes and the President “Didn’t Run From Any Questions”
Stephen A. Smith told CNN that his White House dinner with Trump, Kid Rock and Bill Maher lasted over four hours. Trump was confident about the midterms, Smith said, and laughed when Smith called the Biden autopen display cruel.
The Daily Letter · · About - Trump Turns on His Own Team as the Midterms Slip: He Is Questioning $200 Million in Super PAC Spending, the Texas Map and His Candidates, Reuters Reports
Reuters reports Trump is blaming aides for a faltering midterm strategy, questioning how MAGA Inc. spent about $200 million, faulting redistricting and second-guessing candidates. He backed Susie Wiles publicly. The White House called the account baseless.
The Daily Letter · · About - “Working to Break Us So They Can Own Us”: Carney Warns of Forces “Outside Our Borders” as Alberta Votes Monday on Whether to Start a Path Toward Leaving Canada
Before Alberta's Oct. 19 referendum, Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that some “outside our borders” want to break Canada “so they can own us.” The ballot asks whether to begin a process toward a binding separation vote; polls show it well short of a majority.
The Daily Letter · · About - A Teacher Who Tackled Him and a Father Who Followed Him In: What We Know About the Bend, Oregon, School Shooting That Killed Three Children and a 25-Year-Old Teacher
A 16-year-old former student killed three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and teacher Megan Lambert, 25, at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Ore., on Oct. 15. A teacher tackled him and a father of two students shot him dead. What we know.
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