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Here’s a recap of what happened today:
Federal judge Tanya Chutkan declined to recuse herself from Donald Trump’s trial on charges related to overturning the 2020 election.
The apparently impending government shutdown could disrupt air travel in the United States, the Biden administration warned.
Senator Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty to corruption-related charges in his initial court appearance.
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain will not meet with Trump when he visits Michigan this evening. Fain, however, joined Joe Biden yesterday, when the president appeared with striking union members on a picket line in the state.
House speaker Kevin McCarthy said he would not put a short-term funding measure passed by the Senate up for a vote, saying he doesn’t see enough support for it among his Republicans. The development is an ominous sign for efforts to halt a shutdown.
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Back in the Senate, Fox News reports that lawmakers have approved a dress code mandating men wear long pants, coats and ties – exactly the sort of thing Pennsylvania’s freshman senator John Fetterman does not wear.
The changes came after the Senate’s Democratic leader Chuck Schumer effectively eliminated its dress code in what was seen as a way to allow Fetterman to wear his trademark hoodie and shorts when casting votes. But his fellow senators did not like that, and have thus codified a dress code requiring formal wear:
Senate adopts dress code requring coats, ties and long pants for men on the floor. Dress code is specific to men. Here’s the text of the resolution: https://t.co/P2pXajLVjW
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 27, 2023
