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Ellmers thanks lawmakers for ‘prayers’ amid affair rumors  —  A GOP donor sent emails alleging an extramarital relationship between Ellmers and Kevin McCarthy, a claim aides say is unfounded.  —  Rep. Renee Ellmers stood up in a private meeting of Republican lawmakers on Friday and thanked them for their …
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Mail
Scott Wong / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers confronted McCarthy  —  House GOP lawmakers this week confronted Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) about rumors they worried could have hampered his bid for Speaker.  —  At a closed-door meeting on Tuesday with Texas's GOP delegation, members pressed McCarthy for reassurances.
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan: Sorry Guys, It's Still No  —  Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) told NBC News through a spokesperson Friday that despite Republicans calling for him to enter the race for Speaker of the House, he's still not interested. … The news comes after Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and other party leaders …
Discussion: The Week and The Daily Caller
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.
CNN:
Paul Ryan considering running for House speaker
Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:
Gingrich says he'd consider interim speakership
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Republicans Urge Paul Ryan to Jump Into Speaker's Race
Discussion: Hot Air and The Week
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This Document Reveals Why The House Of Representatives Is In Complete Chaos
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The GOP sinks deeper into chaos. Can it still function as a party?
Discussion: National Review
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Republican: ‘Very real’ chance GOP will need Dems to elect Speaker
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 …
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ben Carson Defends Hitler Gun Control Statements, Calls ADL Reaction ‘Total Foolishness’
Nick Baumann / The Huffington Post:
Ben Carson Blames Holocaust On Gun Control
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 …
Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
White House Is Weighing a Syria Retreat  —  A week into Russia's military intervention in Syria, some top White House advisers and National Security Council staffers are trying to persuade President Barack Obama to scale back U.S. engagement there, to focus on lessening the violence and …
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Washington Post:
How America can counter Putin's moves in Syria
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Shows of Strength From Trump and Putin
Discussion: Hot Air and BREITBART.COM
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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Trades Places With Clinton
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Washington Post:
Ms. Clinton's disappointing choice on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
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.
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Obama weighs expanding background checks through executive authority  —  In response to the latest mass shooting during his presidency, President Obama is seriously considering circumventing Congress with his executive authority and imposing new background-check requirements for buyers who purchase weapons from high-volume gun dealers.
Damian Carrington / Guardian:
Four more carmakers join diesel emissions row  —  Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi's cars are shown to emit significantly more NOx pollution on the road than in regulatory tests  —  Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi have joined the growing list of manufacturers whose diesel cars …
 
 
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Oliver Willis / addictinginfo.org:
GOP Quietly Admits The Truth About Their Attacks On Planned Parenthood
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Dave Maass / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Victory in California!  Gov. Brown Signs CalECPA, Requiring Police to Get a Warrant Before Accessing Your Data
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Finally, the government has decided to eliminate pork — from the menu in federal prisons
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msnbc.com:
Trump: I'm never getting out of the race
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