A House Republican told MSNBC “our oversight is not being maximized” due to the shutdown. The House Republican was “skeptical” that Trump would seek congressional authorization if the president escalates to land strikes.

One House Democrat said the administration has provided “nothing” on the identities of who has been killed, their direct links to narcotics trafficking groups and no explanation of the administration’s long-term strategy in the campaign.

Many of the companies donating funds for the 90k sq ft ballroom have business before the federal gov, some (like Google) face DOJ lawsuits, others would need federal approval for mergers

The WH has not provided the amount of each donation made by donors

The “suggested” OOO language sent via the Chief Human Capital Officer of SBA goes on: “Every day that Senate Democrats continue oppose a clean funding bill, they are stopping an estimated 320 small businesses from accessing $170 million in SBA-guaranteed funding.”

Multiple fed employees tell me they think it’s a Hatch Act violation

Some are also waiting on lists of who will be furloughed. Typically, sources said, those are lists they’d have by now

ICE said one of countries Abrego claims removal fear of is Costa Rica. But in filing to reopen Abrego’s immigration case, first reported by MSNBC last week, Abrego’s lawyers sought to designate Costa Rica as country of removal bc CR offered refugee status/assurances not to deport him to El Salvador

"We hereby notify you that your new country of removal is Eswatini, Africa,” ICE’s principal legal advisor Charles Wall wrote to Abrego’s lawyers

ICE said Abrego has claimed he fears persecution or torture in "at least 22 different countries.” Abrego’s lawyers didn’t dispute fear of removal claims