So far, DOJ has not accessed Omar’s phone and has been in touch with House counsel — which was ordered by the magistrate judge who approved the warrant. But it’s early and still a lot of facts to emerge before the House weighs in. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

The House GOP’s imminent decision on the Omar raid

Speaker Mike Johnson has yet to weigh in on the speech-or-debate implications of the raid, though the House has sometimes taken weeks to articulate a position in other investigations.

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Team Trump is referring to Putin as a “humanitarian” this morning From Washington Post:

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This is a disgrace, and it directly impacts our military readiness. Some 1,300 Navy family members were evacuated from Bahrain during the Iran war. Months later, families are still displaced, separated from loved ones, struggling financially, and waiting for answers. #SupportTheTroops 🧵

Disgusting.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · yesterday

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”

The Perry case resulted in new legal precedent that treat lawmakers’ phones as an extension of their office. If DOJ wants to access Omar’s phone, it will need a secondary warrant that shields legislative material — a process that could take a year. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

The House GOP’s imminent decision on the Omar raid

Speaker Mike Johnson has yet to weigh in on the speech-or-debate implications of the raid, though the House has sometimes taken weeks to articulate a position in other investigations.

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Trump calls JD Vance "JT"

Trump stops talking and immediately starts dozing off

Trump is struggling to stay awake

Dr Oz announces that the Trump administration is "going to defer $1.2 billion more dollars from California today. They just got the note. The growth of personal care services in California is twice the rate of every other state."

McDonald: "Today, we have filed a complaint in Minnesota seeking to seize a half block of property that was funded by fraud proceeds"

Stephen Miller claims Somali-Americans in Minnesota are "buying Mercedes, buying BMWs, they buy a nice house, all their kids fly first class all over the world" (This is a lie!)

Trump claims he's cutting the deficit by cutting off trade with countries like Canada and Mexico 🥴

Trump says his administration is "hunting down" immigrants

Trump says NATO was "nice enough to give us Greenland. We got Greenland."

Q: You're offering 1% to whistleblowers for turning in what you're defining as fraud. The False Claims Act, which has been on the books since 1863, offers between 10 and 25%-- TRUMP: At 1% people will make millions and millions of dollars

Trump snaps at a woman reporter: "Wait. Shhh. Wait, wait. WAIT!"

Trump makes it sounds like Ukraine's defeat is a done deal: "Ukraine has to want to make a deal, because the US has spent a fortune. Europe has spent a fortune. Europe is tired of it. If they don't make a deal -- ultimately it's just gonna get worse. You have a very big country in Russia. It's time"

Chicago's FBI boss has announced a $1M reward for info leading to the arrest of Joseph "Troubles" Matos for the 2021 murder of Illinois National Guard soldier Chrys Carvajal. “There’s someone out there that knows where Matos is." chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/1...

Man sought in 2021 killing of National Guard member added to FBI's 10 most wanted list

The feds are looking for Joseph "Troubles" Matos, 44, a purported member of the Milwaukee Kings street gang. The reward for his capture was also raised to $1 million.

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JUST IN: DC Circuit panel rules, 2-1, in favor of churches' challenge to Trump policy allowing more immigration enforcement at sensitive sites. Maj: Pan, Wilkins. Dissent: Rao. Overturns Friedrich finding that religious groups likely lacked standing. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

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On October 19, Judge Reyes held an evidentiary hearing related to the redesign of the historic municipal golf course at East Potomac Park. @rparloff.bsky.social and @mollyereynolds.bsky.social liveblogged the all-day hearing. Read their posts here:

Trump’s Golf Course: A Hearing Diary for Oct. 19

A live-blog of an evidentiary hearing before Judge Reyes relating to the redesign of a historic municipal golf course.

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NEW: Rough outing at DC Circuit for Trump bid to overturn Presidential Records Act. Some judges worry about letting presidents auction off their papers, but questions lurk, like could Congress declare #SCOTUS justices' papers to be public? w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

Appeals court appears skeptical of Trump’s attempt to shield presidential records

The Trump administration argues that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional.

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JUST IN: In defamation suit Trump filed, Trump & BBC are going at it over BBC's demand for info on Mar-a-Lago club applications and dues paid. That data serves as a "uniquely effective litmus test of Plaintiff’s reputation," BBC says. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

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Constant chronic crying since the day they won all 4. The cult raced out to blow any kind of mandate, respect, leadership or integrity. Look at you now, Mike.

JUST IN: DOJ brief snidely attacks arguments from journalist Georgia Fort that prosecuting her in MN church protest case is unconstitutional. DOJ: 'Journalists are not above the law, no matter how many 'regional Emmy nominations' they have earned.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

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This is why we don't have nice things in America any longer.

UPDATE: Military judge pushes back commission trial for Al-Nashiri by a week as challenges over his competency play out at Gitmo, DC District Court and DC Circuit. Voir dire for commission members (jurors) now set for Oct. 26

Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 7d ago

JUST IN: Lawyers for alleged USS Cole bomb plotter Al-Nashiri ask DC judge to block his military commission trial set to open at Gitmo on Monday, argue he's not competent due to medical issues stemming from torture by CIA. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...