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10:20 AM ET, October 1, 2023

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Aileen Graef / CNN:
Matt Gaetz says he will attempt to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership this week  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Gaetz says he'll push to unseat McCarthy this week  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Sunday said he will push to unseat House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) this week, vowing to make good on his threat after McCarthy backed a measure to prevent a government shutdown a day earlier that won broad bipartisan support.
Sarah Polus / The Hill:
Jeffries: House stopgap bill ‘total defeat for the extreme MAGA Republicans’  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Saturday hailed Democratic efforts in passing a short-term bill to fund the government, calling it a “defeat” for “MAGA Republicans.”
Politico:
‘It is a surrender’: Why McCarthy reversed with his survival uncertain  —  After Saturday's shocking vote, the speaker all but taunted his critics to come after his gavel if they wanted to.  —  When he walked into the Capitol on Saturday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy knew exactly what he'd do to stave off …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McCarthy, McConnell suffer setbacks over control of their caucuses  —  The House speaker and Senate minority leader faced rejection on different fronts: McCarthy forced into leaning on Democrats to keep the government open and McConnell defied by GOP senators on Ukraine  —  Congressional bureau chief
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Inside McCarthy's Shutdown Turnabout That Left His Speakership at Risk  —  The Republican speaker opted to keep the government open the only way he could — by partnering with Democrats — in a surprise reversal that left him as politically vulnerable as ever.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
It's time to end McCarthy's reign of error  —  For eight months, there were no adults working in the House Republican day-care center.  —  Day after day, the toddlers of the far right threw tantrum after tantrum.  But instead of giving the brats in his caucus a timeout …
Erin B. Logan / Los Angeles Times:
Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he's weaker than ever
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Fetterman: 'I'm done normalizing this dysfunction'
Discussion: RedState
Mabinty Quarshie / Washington Examiner:
Vivek Ramaswamy slams House-passed stopgap measure to fund the government
Discussion: Daily News and The Hill
Associated Press:
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
Al Weaver / The Hill:
McConnell announces Senate Republicans will defer to House spending bill
NBC News:
McCarthy compares Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulling a fire alarm to Jan. 6 rioters  —  The fire alarm, which Bowman's office suggested was unintentional, came as Democrats were trying to delay a vote after Republicans rushed to pass the stopgap measure.  —  Rep. Jamal Bowman allegedly pulls fire alarm in House building
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Politico:
Rep. Bowman pulled House fire alarm amid vote chaos
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Bloomberg
Edward Malnick / Telegraph:
Grant Shapps to ramp up support for Volodymyr Zelensky  —  UK to boost training for Ukrainian soldiers and Navy may help protect grain vessels  —  Britain will ramp up its training programme for Ukrainian soldiers under plans being discussed with military chiefs, the new Defence Secretary has disclosed.
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David Milliken / Reuters:
UK aims to offer military training inside Ukraine, minister says
Discussion: The Guardian and Political Wire
Travis Gibson / WJXT-TV:
Powerful political player was under investigation in ‘bizarre’ scheme involving Taylor Swift tickets before suicide: SAO  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A powerful political player in Jacksonville who took his own life in an Atlantic Beach parking lot last year was under investigation for a …
Discussion: Raw Story
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Elon Musk crosses the border to Nazi  —  On Thursday I posted on Bluesky that it's been a quiet week for the Jews, and that turned out to be a mistake.  —  The last two weeks of Jewish high holidays went off mostly without a hitch—save for a few bomb threats—which was an incredible relief …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How the right's elevation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could now backfire  —  The American right's efforts to elevate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were as transparent as they were cynical.  The idea, as advanced by Stephen K. Bannon and the like, was clearly to try to embarrass President Biden in the Democratic primary.
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump goes to trial in New York before a judge who just ruled he's a fraud  —  The $250 million civil trial starts Monday — and Trump may be there in person.  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump is set to go to trial Monday in New York's civil lawsuit accusing him of extensive business fraud …
Discussion: NBC News
 
 
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