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Gingrich says he'd consider interim speakership — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — Could Newt Gingrich end up right back to the place that made him a political celebrity? — During an interview with radio host Sean Hannity Thursday, the former speaker told the host …

Discussion: The Hill, Political Insider blog, Washington Post, Mediaite, Washington Monthly, The Last Tradition, Hot Air, The Week, Wall Street Journal, Prairie Weather, The Daily Signal and Politico

The Hill:

Issa considering running for Speaker — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the former chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is considering a bid for Speaker, a source close to the congressman told The Hill. — “There is no definitive decision that's been made, but it's certainly being talked about.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Independent Journal, Weasel Zippers and Instapundit

Jonathan Allen / Vox:

Why speaker of the House is the worst job in Washington — God, it sucks to be the Republican speaker of the House. — It should be one of the best jobs in Washington — vested with power, prestige, and the good feeling that comes with running the federal body closest to the people.

Discussion: Washington Post, Mashable, USA Today and Slantpoint

Peter Sullivan / The Hill:

McCarthy: ‘Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom’ — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says that he does not know if the House is governable. — In an interview with Rich Lowry of National Review just after he shocked Washington by dropping out of the Speakership race …

Discussion: Political Wire, Talking Points Memo, The Week, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Kos

Mike Lillis / The Hill:

Republican: ‘Very real’ chance GOP will need Dems to elect Speaker — Republicans may be forced to solicit Democratic help to break their Speaker stalemate, Rep. Charlie Dent (R) said Thursday. — The Pennsylvania centrist, who often serves as a mouthpiece for outgoing Speaker John Boehner …

Discussion: Daily Kos, Politico, Bloomberg Business, Belmont Club, Bloomberg.com news and The Moderate Voice

James Hohmann / Washington Post:

THE BIG IDEA: — Paul Ryan is seriously considering a bid for House speaker. He's consulting his wife, Janna, and should make a definitive decision soon, according to top GOP sources. — Despite repeatedly and sincerely insisting he doesn't want the job, the Wisconsin congressman …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, National Review and Bloomberg View

Politico:

Behind McCarthy's decision to bail — 'They're going to eat you and chew you up.' — The doubts haunted Kevin McCarthy. — Publicly, he projected an air of confidence, the appearance of the man who would be the next speaker of the House. But in private, his allies told him the pursuit …

Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, BuzzFeed, The Week and The Last Refuge

David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Republicans to Meet Amid Turmoil After Kevin McCarthy's Exit From Speaker Race

Discussion: Washington Post, Political Wire, addictinginfo.org and The Last Tradition

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Scarborough: Paul Ryan Doesn't Have A Choice, He Has To Run For House Speaker

Discussion: The Week, BREITBART.COM, Power Line, American Spectator and Mediaite

Nat Brown / National Review:
‘Sometimes You Have to Hit Rock Bottom’

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Scared Monkeys, Washington Post, The Federalist, Real Clear Politics, Hot Air, RedState, Red Alert Politics, Instapundit, Slantpoint, Mediaite, New York Times, The Week and CNN

Robert Costa / Washington Post:
The speaker chase: Who's next?

Discussion: National Review, Real Clear Politics, SaintPetersBlog, Slantpoint, Speaker.gov, OnPolitics, Talking Points Memo, Red Alert Politics, Associated Press, The Hill and RedState

Politico:
Pleading for Paul Ryan

Discussion: Slantpoint

Ben White / Politico:
Wall Street rattled by House GOP bedlam

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Washington Monthly

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan: No, I'm Still Not Running For Speaker

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Political Insider blog, Guardian, Trail Blazers Blog, The Daily Caller, Hit & Run and Outside the Beltway

Deirdre Shesgreen / Cincinnati.com:
Boehner props up McCarthy before withdrawal

Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire

A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Clinton woes far from over

Discussion: Liberal Values and The Last Refuge

Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:

A New Clue Suggests Biden May Run — Joe Biden has taken another step toward entering the Presidential race. — Representatives of the Vice-President held a meeting this week with Democratic National Committee staffers. They briefed Biden's aides on arcane but crucial rules …

Discussion: New York Times, Slantpoint, OnPolitics, Business Insider and Washington Post

Washington Post:

Ms. Clinton's disappointing choice on the Trans-Pacific Partnership — BOWING TO pressure from the Democratic Party's ascendant protectionist wing, would-be presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has come out against President Obama's freshly negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.

Discussion: Power Line, US News, Consortiumnews.com and Slantpoint

Los Angeles Times: Joe Biden doesn't want ad invoking family's deadly car wreck to air, source says

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Time to stop jerking us around, Mr. Vice President

Discussion: BillMoyers.com, Betsy's Page, Bloomberg View, Democratic Strategist and Washington Monthly

New York Times:

Obama Administration Ends Pentagon Program to Train Syrian Rebels — LONDON — The Obama administration has ended the Pentagon's $500 million program to train and equip Syrian rebels, administration officials said on Friday, in an acknowledgment that the beleaguered program had failed …

Discussion: Politico, CNN, Associated Press, Fox News, Business Insider, Defense One, Hot Air, The Week, RT and US News

Washington Post:

How America can counter Putin's moves in Syria — Condoleezza Rice was secretary of state from 2005 to 2009. Robert M. Gates was defense secretary from 2006 to 2011. — One can hear the disbelief in capitals from Washington to London to Berlin to Ankara and beyond.

Discussion: rubber hose, Just Security, Foreign Policy, Guardian and New York Times

Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
White House Is Weighing a Syria Retreat

Discussion: Just Security

CNN:
First on CNN: U.S. officials say Russian missiles heading for Syria landed in Iran

Discussion: Liberty Unyielding, Al Jazeera English, Vocativ, New York Times, Washington Free Beacon, Mashable, The Daily Caller and The PJ Tatler

Alfred Nobel / Nobelprize.org:

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 — The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.

Discussion: Washington Post, Telegraph, The Week, New York Times, Business Insider, Guardian and allAfrica.com

James Rosen / Fox News:

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. officials conclude Iran deal violates federal law — Some senior U.S. officials involved in the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal have privately concluded that a key sanctions relief provision - a concession to Iran that will open the doors to tens of billions of dollars …

Discussion: Politico, RedState, Hot Air and Weasel Zippers

Vanessa Williams / Washington Post:

Carson suggests that gun rights might have changed history for Jews in WWII — Ben Carson said Thursday that Adolph Hitler's mass murder of Jews “would have been greatly diminished” if German citizens had not been disarmed by the Nazi regime. — The comment, which came during an interview …

Discussion: Political Wire, CBS Baltimore and Instapundit

Eugene Scott / CNN:
Ben Carson defends his Oregon gunman comments

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, Telegraph, Hollywood Life, Mediaite, Jezebel and Campaign for America's Future

Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:

NBC Developing Dramedy Inspired By Former Texas Senator Wendy Davis — Wendy Davis made national headlines in 2013 for filibustering anti-abortion legislation in the Texas Senate. Now the former Democratic state senator is poised for more national attention as the inspiration for a dramedy series in development at NBC.

Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog, MichelleMalkin.com and The PJ Tatler