Good Tuesday afternoon. WE HEAR … -- TWITTER will up its character limit to 280 characters for everyone in the very near future. D.C. is beginning to buzz about it, as political operatives have caught wind of the change.
PRESIDENT TRUMP said he wants a tax bill through the House by Thanksgiving and signed by Christmas in a pool spray.
-- He will also not visit the DMZ while he is on his Asia trip, per a background call with reporters.
BUZZ … Multiple tech companies and larger multinational companies are considering opposing the House Republican tax bill if the foreign minimum tax is more than 10 percent. Lobbyists began raising concerns Tuesday with GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill over the issue.
YOU DON’T SAY -- @kristinapet: “Scott Garrett will reverse his opposition to the Ex-Im Bank in his Wed. confirmation hearing to lead the bank, per his prepared testimony”.
HURRICANE UPDATE -- “People On The U.S. Virgin Islands Can’t Get Food Aid Because There’s Still No Electricity,” by BuzzFeed’s Brianna Sacks: “Dustin Kuster is still waiting for a large cooler he purchased online to arrive at his home so he can keep meat, cheese, and fresh foods on hand. Like about 80% of the US Virgin Islands' 106,000 residents, the 41-year-old, his girlfriend, and her four children have been living without power since a pair of hurricanes pulverized the region more than six weeks ago.
WHAT MAKES MANAFORT TICK -- “Paul Manafort Wanted Respect And Power,” by HuffPost’s Howard Fineman: “Indicted, facing scores of years in prison and millions of dollars in back payments to the government, Manafort is facing the possibility that his five-month spin through the corrupt caravansary of Trump World will leave him just another political grifter.
BEING THERE -- “Inside Niger’s ambush zone, fear and questions remain,” by CNN’s Arwa Damon and Brent Swails: “The ground is littered with heavy caliber machine gun casings; no one can definitively tell us if they were fired by American, Nigerien or even enemy forces. But something definitely happened here -- it could be where the first shots were fired, or perhaps the main ambush zone where besieged soldiers made their last stand.
… Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced members of his campaign team for his 2018 re-election bid. Mike Grebe will be his campaign chair, Jon Hammes will be the finance committee chair and Brian Reisinger will be a senior adviser.