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9:45 AM ET, October 3, 2023

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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Exclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump  —  John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
John Bolton: It's ‘entirely possible’ Trump wants his supporters to kill Mark Milley  —  Former National Security Adviser John Bolton warned CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday that former President Donald Trump may actually want one of his followers to take matters into their own hands and mete …
Discussion: The Messenger and Political Wire
Jake Traylor / NBC News:
Trump ramps up violent rhetoric  —  NBC News' analysis of all of the former president's public remarks shows that his recent statements and social media posts have taken a dark and aggressive turn.  —  Former President Donald Trump is lashing out at political and legal foes in increasingly violent terms …
New York Times:   How Trump Turned an Oval Office Fantasy Into G.O.P. Doctrine
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump's decision to show up in New York for start of his civil trial was as personal as it was political
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
John Kelly confirms Trump's ‘suckers’ remark about war dead
Discussion: BizPac Review and HuffPost
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump fundraises off fraud trial: ‘Nothing can break me’
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Associated Press:
Rep. Matt Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House  —  Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the House in the days ahead.  The far-right Republican from Florida …
New York Times:
Democrats Weigh Whether to Rescue McCarthy From G.O.P. Ouster Bid
The Hill:
Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy
Bob Inglis / New York Times:
My Fellow Republicans: It's Time to Grow Up
Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
Ben Collins / NBC News:
What was Elon Musk's strategy for Twitter?  —  A year after the world's richest man acquired the social media platform, a game plan published by a fired Trump White House staffer provides a clue.  —  On the day that public records revealed that Elon Musk had become Twitter's biggest shareholder …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Rep. Cuellar unharmed in armed carjacking in DC  —  Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was carjacked in Washington, D.C. on Monday night, according to a staffer from his office.  —  Cuellar was parking his car outside of his apartment in Navy Yard, D.C. when three armed individuals approached …
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ABC News:
Congressman Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint in Washington  —  Congressman Cuellar was carjacked at gunpoint Monday.  —  LIVE  —  Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked at gunpoint Monday night near his residence in the Navy Yard area of Washington, D.C. just blocks from the Capitol.
Marcia Lubin / US Department of Justice:
Two Anne Arundel County Men, Including Department of Defense Deputy Chief, Charged with Facilitating Dog Fighting Ring  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland  —  A Related Federal Search Recovered Veterinary Steroids and a Device Consisting of an Electrical Plug …
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New York Times:
Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers  —  The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines that were administered to billions around the world.  —  Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman …
Politico:
Playbook: Inside a new senator's big decision  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  CAREFUL OUT THERE — Rep. HENRY CUELLAR (D-Texas) was carjacked at gunpoint last night outside his apartment building south of the Capitol, Sarah Ferris and Nick Wu first reported.
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Anna Betts / New York Times:
What to Know About Laphonza Butler, Newsom's Appointee to the Senate
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
No Labels makes its choice  —  No Labels claims to be a non-partisan centrist organization.  It describes itself as a movement for the “politically homeless.”  But in practice, it has supported Republicans and very conservative Democrats.  This year, No Labels has spent millions …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Drug companies agree to participate in Biden Medicare price negotiation program  —  All 10 manufacturers of the first drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations will be participating, the White House said Tuesaday, even as many of them are currently suing the administration in an effort to halt the process.
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
FBI interviewed individuals who accuse Amy Coney Barrett faith group of abuse  —  Revealed: individuals contacted by agency gave detailed accounts of abusive behavior they allegedly experienced or witnessed  —  The FBI has interviewed several individuals who have alleged they were abused …
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Former Detroit police chief James Craig enters the GOP Senate race in Michigan  —  Craig joins a Republican primary that already includes former Rep. Mike Rogers, in a state where Trump has remained influential in intra-party politics.  —  James Craig, the former Detroit police chief …
Discussion: The Detroit News and Fox News
Reuters:
'They're just meat': Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin  —  Drunk recruits.  Insubordinate soldiers.  Convicts.  —  They're among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who've been pressed into Russian penal units known as “Storm-Z” squads and sent to the frontlines …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
 
 
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EMILYs List:
EMILYs List Statements on Laphonza Butler's Appointment to the U.S. Senate
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three in 10 Republicans don't think the Biden impeachment probe will be fair
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon's new competition TV show, debuting October 30, will have entrepreneurs pitch judges, including Amazon execs; finalists' product will be sold on Amazon

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ted Sarandos calls on streaming rivals to release their viewership numbers, says Netflix can double its viewership with live events and Christmas Day NFL games
 
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