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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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POLITICO Magazine’s affordability issue is out. There are 25 stories and essays from across the newsroom about how we can fix it. I’m number 26, and this is why we can’t:
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No. 2 is a short little essay by me...
From @POLITICOMag: 26 Ideas for solving the affordability crisis
Some smart. Some practical. Some far-fetched or utterly implausible. All on the table.
Read the full list: politi.co/4jtk25A
+ A few ideas from the special issue🧵👇
🎨 Darya Semenova
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NEW: One White House official told me that President Trump, in an earlier meeting that Katie Zacharia was not present for, told attendees that she had no talent and shouldn’t be on television. politico.com/news/2026/10/16…
I interviewed Sen. Moreno for MM about chips and AI export controls, and how lawmakers are divided.
“On advanced chips, I don’t think there’s consensus around that. For example, I disagree that we should do [export control of] the advanced chips.
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New: CBC Chair Yvette Clarke said Thursday that the group is “unwavering in its support” for Rep. Maxine Waters to remain as the top Democrat on the Financial Services Committee.
Waters’ allies are also preparing a letter of support for her to remain in the FS role.
More with @Jasper_Goodman @hapgoodreports
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NEW: The leader of the Congressional Black Caucus says the group is “unwavering in its support” for Maxine Waters as the top Dem on House Financial Services.
Her allies are also preparing a support letter.
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NEWS: CBC Chair Yvette Clarke says the group is “unwavering in its support” for Rep. Maxine Waters to remain the top House Financial Services Democrat
Waters' allies are also preparing a letter of support for her
w @riley_rogerson @hapgoodreports
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New - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries + Dem leadership are taking a hands-off approach as Dems mount challenges to committee leaders, multiple ppl tell me & @Eleanor_Mueller
Instead, they're focused on the midterms:
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Trump on Wednesday night said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would invest $3 billion in mortgages in Montana and other states, his latest campaign promise in the closing days of an election focused on affordability.
w/ @cassandra_dumay
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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has criticized how the central bank communicates. He’s finding out firsthand why it’s so hard.
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The race to be the top Dem on House Financial Services could be a free-for-all.
Joyce Beatty, a longtime ally of Maxine Waters, has been encouraged to run.
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NEWS: Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) is considering entering the race to challenge Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) for the top Democratic spot on the House Financial Services Committee
Foster has not made a final decision. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) told Waters on Tuesday that he plans to run against her
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“I think it’s a pretty broad appetite in our caucus for generational change, and you can’t get a more glaring case for generational change … than an 88-year-old member, who will turn 90 before the next Congress is over, clinging to the gavel,” a senior House Democrat told me.
NEW: Democrats face a clash over Maxine Waters
w @riley_rogerson
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New in Morning Environment - Some of Congress's California CRAs have hit a calendar hurtle, with a key procedural window set to expire before the Senate gets back.
PLUS, Sen. John Curtis was prepared to vote against the CRAs before recess... and other mods have concerns too
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NEW: Democrats face a clash over Maxine Waters
w @riley_rogerson
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NEW: DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene sent a “shout-out” to House Democrats this week announcing Rep. Maxine Waters had paid $350,000 in dues, according to two people who reviewed the notice.
A similar note went out thanking Rep. Sean Casten for “being a Majority Maker and contributing $50,000 in DCCC dues, bringing him to $380,000 for the cycle - $50,000 over his goal,” according to a copy obtained by POLITICO.
More on the Financial Services gavel race that's already dividing Democrats w/ @Jasper_Goodman @hapgoodreports
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Casten tells Waters he plans to run against her for Financial Services role politi.co/4AZPy1n
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Dems on House Ways and Means, House Foreign Affairs and Senate Finance are preparing a big oversight push on Trump’s trade policies, especially suspected quid pro quos involving foreign governments and corporate interests
@drdesrochers @oli_ward_1
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NEW: Republicans have had to defer many of their legislative dreams, hoping instead for a productive lame duck session before a new Congress is seated.
Fat chance, many GOP lawmakers now say.
Beyond the uncertainties surrounding the midterms and a potential transition of power on Capitol Hill, members will return to Washington facing a considerable list of must-pass bipartisan bills but also potentially messy internal leadership fights, a foul national mood and a mere 24 legislative days to get anything done.
“The question becomes: Who shows up for work after the elections?” Rep. Austin Scott told me in an interview. “Attendance is an issue right now.”
More on the lame duck session to come w @jordainc: politico.com/news/2026/10/13…
