Senate GOP Leader John Thune announced on October 20th, 2025, that he hopes the White House will withdraw Paul Ingrassia's nomination for Office of Special Counsel, stating "He's not gonna pass." This follows a Politico report detailing text messages where Ingrassia allegedly made racist remarks, including calling the MLK Jr. holiday "tossed into the seventh circle of hell" and stating he has "a Nazi streak." In parallel developments, Dutch intelligence has suspended intelligence sharing arrangements with the U.S. after concluding that high-level intelligence was routinely shared by the White House with Russia, according to an X post from ODNIgov on October 20th, 2025. This comes as a senior NATO official stated that NATO allies are sharing intelligence more quickly, effectively, and across a wider range of topics than ever before. The Trump administration's tariffs were argued before the Supreme Court to be illegal and a "$3 Trillion Tax," as reported on X by scottlincicome on October 20th, 2025. Meanwhile, the White House, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, has an inspection scheduled for tomorrow, October 21st, according to the DC government website for illegal construction. Separately, Marine Corps leaders are investigating an errant live-fire blast over California's I-5 freeway, with officials citing a "one in a million" possibility of a fuze failure as the most likely cause, according to The Washington Post. The previous report from October 20th, 2025, indicated Senator Ron Johnson expressed doubt regarding Paul Ingrassia's nomination, stating he would vote "No."
