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1:40 PM ET, September 23, 2023

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Politico:
McCarthy stares into the shutdown abyss  —  The speaker has only one clear exit route away from a government closure: working with Democrats.  It's a path he still refuses to take.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy has only one way out of next week's impending government shutdown: working with Democrats.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
The Wrecking-Ball Caucus: How the Far Right Brought Washington to Its Knees  —  Right-wing Republicans who represent a minority in their party and in Congress have succeeded in sowing mass dysfunction, spoiling for a shutdown, an impeachment and a House coup.
Discussion: Politico
Matt Friedman / Politico:
‘This is horrifying’: Top New Jersey Democrats call on Bob Menendez to resign after his second indictment  —  Democrats figured there would be new developments in the Bob Menendez investigation, but the charges are far more serious than any of them anticipated.
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Governor Phil Murphy / State of New Jersey:
Statement by Governor Murphy on Today's Indictment Against U.S. Senator Robert Menendez  —  “The allegations in the indictment against Senator Menendez and four other defendants are deeply disturbing.  These are serious charges that implicate national security and the integrity of our criminal justice system.
CBS News:
Eye Opener: New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez indicted  —  New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez has been indicted on bribery charges.  Meanwhile, Ukraine's latest missile attack on Russian-occupied Crimea has struck a blow against Russian power.  All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Calls On Sen. Robert Menendez To Resign
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Menendez steps down as Foreign Relations chairman after indictment
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Andy Kim tells Menendez to resign
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Eric Holder calls for Menendez resignation
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Bob Menendez's indictment highlights: Gold bars and wads of cash
Carter Sherman / The Guardian:
US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills  —  Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty in July to providing an abortion after 20 weeks and tampering with human remains  —  Jessica Burgess, a Nebraska mother accused of helping her teenage daughter use pills to end her pregnancy …
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Washington Post:
Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks  —  An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation and the quality of medical information online  —  Academics, universities …
Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Biden to join the picket line in UAW strike  —  His decision to stand alongside the striking workers represents perhaps the most significant display of union solidarity ever by a sitting president.  —  President Joe Biden will travel to Michigan to join the picket line of auto workers on strike nationwide, he said on Friday afternoon.
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Michigan lawmaker calls UAW strike a ‘fundamental struggle’ that will benefit all  —  Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) joined the United Auto Workers picket line in his home state on Friday, claiming the union members' “fundamental struggle” will help all families in the communities he represents.
Danielle Kaye / NPR:
UAW significantly ramps up strikes against GM and Stellantis — but not Ford
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Burgum makes late break for GOP's second debate  —  No candidate's participation is official until confirmed by the RNC.  —  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is making a last-minute charge to the primary debate stage next week.  —  Burgum appears to have qualified for the second GOP debate …
Slate:
Clarence Thomas' Latest Pay-to-Play Scandal Finally Connects All the Dots  —  ProPublica released a new report on Friday detailing Justice Clarence Thomas' close relationship with the Koch brothers with previously undisclosed and extraordinarily damning new details.
Landon Mion / Fox News:
Newsom vetoes bill that would require parents to affirm child's gender identity in custody battles  —  Assemblywoman Lori Wilson, who introduced the bill, said she is ‘extremely disappointed’ in Newsom's veto  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, vetoed a bill late Friday night …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jack Smith adds war crimes prosecutor — his deputy from the Hague — to special counsel team  —  The special counsel's office is gearing up to put Donald Trump on trial in two criminal cases next year.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith has added a veteran war crimes prosecutor …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
CNN:
Coast Guard Academy banned a retired captain from its grounds after CNN reported he sexted a student.  Now more allegations are surfacing.  —  The US Coast Guard Academy on Friday announced it had banned a retired captain from its grounds following a CNN report this week that revealed the captain …
 
 
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