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The Trump administration is attempting to “remedy the inadvertent removal” of a transgender woman deported to Mexico despite a judge’s order barring her return there after finding a likelihood she would be tortured or killed due to her transgender status. (Politico.) (Email filing.)
The New York Times, citing people briefed on the matter, reports that “President Trump has approved additional measures to pressure Venezuela and prepare for the possibility of a broader military campaign,” including signing off on possible C.I.A. plans for covert operations in the country and reopening back-channel negotiations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government. (NYT.)
The Education Department announced on Tuesday that it will shift several of its responsibilities to other federal agencies, a move aligned with President Trump’s campaign promise to close the department. (WaPo.)
The Office of Management and Budget will reportedly release nearly $4.3 million in funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, reversing its earlier decision to withhold the organization’s congressionally approved money. (WaPo.)
James Comey’s lawyers will appear in federal court in Virginia today to seek dismissal of the false-statements indictment against him on vindictive and selective prosecution grounds. (WSJ.)
Six Democratic lawmakers released a short video online urging members of the military and the intelligence community to refuse illegal orders, prompting Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, to write that “Democratic lawmakers are now openly calling for insurrection.” (X.) (NYT.)
Bob Bauer and historian Walter Stahr discussed Stahr’s forthcoming biography of William Howard Taft, a president who advocated for limits on executive authority. (Executive Functions.)
Benjamin Wittes summarized Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick’s Nov. 17 opinion ordering disclosure of grand jury materials to the Comey defense, which the district judge has stayed pending further briefing. (Lawfare.)
Pending Interim Order Applications Involving the U.S. Government in the Supreme Court
Blanche v. Perlmutter: The government filed an emergency application on October 27 requesting the Supreme Court to stay a district court interlocutory injunction that temporarily reinstated Shira Perlmutter to her role as Register of Copyrights while litigation over her removal continues. Chief Justice Roberts formally set a deadline of November 10 for a response to the application. Perlmutter submitted a response on November 10. Blanche submitted a reply on November 12.
Trump v. Illinois: The government filed an emergency application on October 17 requesting the Supreme Court stay a district court order barring the deployment of the National Guard to Illinois. Justice Barrett formally set a deadline of October 20 for a response to the application. Illinois and the City of Chicago submitted a response on October 20. President Trump filed a reply on October 21. On October 29, Justice Barrett requested supplemental briefs to be filed by November 10. President Trump, as well as Illinois and the City of Chicago, both filed supplemental letter briefs on November 10 and supplemental letter replies on November 17.