Yesterday’s Recap: Guilfoyle out, Saudi strikes on Sanaa, SCOTUS takes DOGE case, Trump’s corruption pardons, Musk’s $366M
Five stories from Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, with sources.
1. Guilfoyle pushed out as ambassador to Greece
Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned after new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia announced during her first briefing that the administration had asked her to step down. The Wall Street Journal had reported that Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to pay off a $100,000 American Express bill ahead of her confirmation in exchange for access to administration officials. Guilfoyle called the allegations false and said she will "vigorously defend" herself. Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has called for the State Department inspector general to investigate.
2. Saudi strikes hit Yemen's capital; Houthis threaten Saudi oil
The Saudi-led coalition confirmed it struck oil sites in Sanaa and the western provinces of Dhamar and Saada, saying the facilities supplied the Houthi war effort. It was the first evacuation order the coalition has issued for Sanaa since the war flared up again in July. The Houthis warned they would retaliate against Saudi Aramco facilities and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. Al Jazeera reported an attack on Aramco's headquarters hours later, and Saudi Arabia said it intercepted Houthi missiles fired toward Riyadh.
3. Supreme Court takes up the DOGE records fight
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case at the Trump administration's request, the second time it has stepped into CREW's lawsuit seeking DOGE records from the early days of Trump's second term. The administration argues DOGE is a presidential advisory body within the White House and therefore exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. A district judge and an appeals court panel both sided with CREW. The court has not yet ruled on whether the records stay private.
4. Reuters: Trump granted clemency to at least 85 officials in corruption cases
Of the 85, 36 were elected Republicans, 19 were Republican appointees and nine were public Trump supporters. Only four were Democrats. Together they were spared 130 years behind bars and more than $15 million in penalties. The group includes at least 11 of 15 Republican members of Congress convicted over the past two decades. A White House spokesperson said Trump grants clemency to Americans unjustly prosecuted by what she called the Biden administration's weaponized Justice Department.
5. Musk's midterm giving hits $366 million
Musk has spent roughly $366 million this cycle, $276 million of it since July, making him likely the single biggest donor in this year's races. America PAC's spokesman confirmed the figures. That includes $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, one of the largest known individual political donations in U.S. history, and already tops the roughly $290 million he spent in 2024. A source told the New York Times he has also given to groups that don't have to disclose donors.
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