Top Items:
New York Times:
Paul Ryan Says He Would Serve as Speaker if Republicans Unite — WASHINGTON — Representative Paul D. Ryan said for the first time Tuesday that he would be willing to serve as speaker if all factions of House Republicans could unite behind him. — Mr. Ryan addressed his colleagues and called …
Discussion:
Mother Jones, The Last Tradition, Politico, Talking Points Memo, The PJ Tatler and Political Wire
RELATED:
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Reid offers surprise support for Ryan as speaker — <p>Harry Reid just gave Paul Ryan an unwelcome endorsement for speaker. </p><p>The Democratic leader offered his surprise backing for Ryan (R-Wis.) to assume the House speakership, saying he hopes Ryan runs and wins the job because he's …
Discussion:
Mediaite, The Hill, The Last Refuge, Daily Kos and The Gateway Pundit
Roll Call:
Paul Ryan Sets Conditions for Speaker Bid — Paul D. Ryan needs convincing the GOP conference has his back — and he's given lawmakers a Friday deadline to persuade him to take the speaker's job. — The Wisconsin Republican told colleagues he will run for speaker if he can win broad support …
Discussion:
Erick on the Radio
Bloomberg Business:
Ryan Willing to Run for U.S. House Speaker as ‘Unity’ Candidate — Ways and Means chairman demands assurances from hard-liners — Leadership turmoil weighs on Congress as fiscal deadlines near — Representative Paul Ryan said he'd be willing to run for speaker of the U.S. House …
CNN:
Ryan willing to serve as speaker, but with conditions — Paul Ryan willing to be U.S. House speaker — Rep. Paul Ryan told House Republicans he is willing to serve as speaker and will make a decision within the week — Washington (CNN)Rep. Paul Ryan told House Republicans on Tuesday …
Discussion:
The Daily Signal
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Republicans votes scarce in House on debt-ceiling hike
Republicans votes scarce in House on debt-ceiling hike
Discussion:
Politico, Bloomberg Business, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg View, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Panicked establishment gets ready for war against Trump — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — This weekend was an inflection point in the Republican presidential race — a moment in which some significant part of the GOP establishment came out of denial and realized Donald Trump might well become their party's nominee.
RELATED:
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton reclaims NH lead; Trump still up big — PPP's new New Hampshire Democratic poll finds that Hillary Clinton's moved back into the lead in the state. She gets 41% to 33% for Bernie Sanders with Joe Biden at only 11%, Martin O'Malley at 4%, and Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb each at 2%.
Discussion:
RedState, Business Insider, Daily Kos, Washington Free Beacon and Political Wire
Ann Coulter / The Hill:
Trump is like Reagan and the media is clueless about it — Neurotically ignoring the fact that Donald Trump's position on immigration has catapulted him to the lead for the Republican presidential nomination, the media diminish his soaring poll numbers with a scrolling series of rationalizations.
Discussion:
Politico and The Gateway Pundit
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar … Less than 24 hours after Ahmed Mohamed met President Obama, his family decided it's time to leave America for good. — The 14-year-old Texas boy who was arrested for bringing to school a homemade clock that authorities said resembled a bomb will soon be living in Qatar.
Discussion:
NPR, Jihad Watch, The Daily Caller, VICE and Liberty Unyielding
RELATED:
Avi Selk / The Scoop Blog:
Ahmed Mohamed will move to Qatar — After finally meeting President Obama last night, Ahmed Mohamed and his family plan to leave the United States for the foreseeable future. — Schools from across the country have made offers to Ahmed since he was arrested at Irving's MacArthur High last month …
Discussion:
Associated Press, Dallas Morning News, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Trail Blazers Blog, Mashable and Yahoo
George Dvorsky / Gizmodo:
Unexpected Asteroid to Zip Past Earth On Halloween — We can expect a totally different kind of trick-or-treater this coming Halloween. A rather large asteroid—discovered less than three weeks ago—is set to to fly past the Earth at a distance not seen in nearly a decade.
Discussion:
fox8.com, New York's PIX11, Shakesville and abc7news.com
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Holy cow does it sound like Joe Biden is running for president — At a tribute to Walter Mondale on Tuesday morning, Joe Biden said this: … Um, okay. This is the same Joe Biden who is currently in the final days — we think — of making up his mind about running for president.
Discussion:
Political Wire
RELATED:
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Biden Says He Didn't Oppose Raid That Killed Bin Laden
Biden Says He Didn't Oppose Raid That Killed Bin Laden
Discussion:
CNN, Taylor Marsh, Business Insider, The Week, Weekly Standard and Common Dreams
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Jim Webb drops out of Democratic race — <p>Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announced Tuesday that he will drop his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.</p><p> "I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and the nominating base of the Democratic Party …
Discussion:
The Week, Power Line, US News, Liberal Values, Bloomberg.com news, ABC News, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Washington Monthly and abc7news.com
RELATED:
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Webb exits the Democratic presidential primary
Webb exits the Democratic presidential primary
Discussion:
Defense One, Shakesville, New York Times and ABC News
Dan Merica / CNN:
Jim Webb to drop out of Democratic presidential primary
Jim Webb to drop out of Democratic presidential primary
Discussion:
NPR, US News, LiberalAmerica.org and Ben Swann's Truth In Media
Bryan Busovicki / National Review:
A Clear Choice on National Security — In the latest episode of the reality show that is Donald Trump's campaign, he has blamed my brother for the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation. — That Trump echoes the attacks of Michael Moore and the fringe Left against my brother is yet another example …
Discussion:
Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, RedState, New York Times, The Week, The Daily Caller, Washington Post and BuzzFeed
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
S.F. middle school delays election results because winners not diverse enough — On Oct. 6, Everett Middle School welcomed a special visitor. As students cheered and clapped, Chelsea Clinton walked across the San Francisco academy's wooden stage and hugged Everett's mascot, a humongous brown and white owl.
Discussion:
Hit & Run, Hot Air, EAGnews.org, The Daily Caller, Independent Journal, WIVB-TV and Mediaite
RELATED:
Brian Entin / WPTV:
Police union president says Gardens PD is not being transparent about Corey Jones shooting — UPDATE: Palm Beach Gardens police held a news conference Tuesday evening. — EARLIER: — The president of the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association is upset with Palm Beach Gardens Police leaders …
Discussion:
Lights and Sirens, Guardian, Slantpoint, Daily Mail, NBC News, Washington Post and Atlanta Blackstar
RELATED:
Los Angeles Times:
Garcetti's South L.A. forum ends abruptly because of Black Lives Matter protesters — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti faced throngs of hostile protesters at a community meeting Monday night as chaos descended on a gathering that had been intended as a forum for him to improve his fraught relationship …
RELATED:
ESPN:
Former Louisville recruit about his visit: ‘It was like I was in a strip club’ — 6m - MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
Discussion:
Slantpoint, Courier-Journal, Associated Press, abc7news.com, NBCSports.com, Guardian, NPR and The Daily Caller
Mark Tran / Guardian:
Justin Trudeau anointed by Richard Nixon - at four months old — Former US president offered a toast to ‘the future prime minister of Canada’ during a state visit to Ottawa in 1972 — Even as a baby, great things were expected of Justin Trudeau, who has just been elected Canada's prime minister, ending a decade of conservative rule.
Discussion:
Daily Wire, Outside the Beltway, neo-neocon, Power Line and Taylor Marsh
RELATED:
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
Federal ruling protects pot dispensaries that follow state law — Congressional action prohibits federal drug enforcers from shutting medical marijuana dispensaries that comply with state law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Monday in a potentially precedent-setting case.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Drug Policy Alliance, Common Dreams and Hit & Run
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker floats impeachment for Clinton — A Republican lawmaker is floating impeachment for Hillary Clinton, should the Democratic presidential candidate lock up her party's nomination and go on to win the White House. — Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said in a phone interview …
Discussion:
Politico, Slantpoint, MSNBC, Wall Street Journal and Daily Mail
RELATED:
Nick Gass / Politico:
Chelsea Clinton: Hillary's testimony will be ‘remarkable’
Chelsea Clinton: Hillary's testimony will be ‘remarkable’
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon and Mediaite
JTA / Jerusalem Post:
Protesters in Malmo chant ‘slaughter the Jews’ — Sweden to become first European country to recognize ‘Palestine’ - Israel needs to reshape its relations with Sweden — “These are extremely troubling instances of a grotesque but nevertheless very real - and murderous - incitement,” says ambassador to Sweden.
Discussion:
Jihad Watch, The Daily Caller and Pamela Geller
Jeremy Brilliant / WALV-TV:
Suspect no longer at IU after attack on Muslim woman — The 19-year-old IU sophomore accused of attacking a Muslim woman in Bloomington over the weekend is no longer a student at IU as a result of the incident, according to a university spokesperson. — Triceten Bickford, 19 …
Discussion:
Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and WTTV CBS4Indy