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8:45 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’
New York Times:
Democrats Weigh Whether to Rescue McCarthy From G.O.P. Ouster Bid  —  Party officials said that without promises to address their policy priorities, the speaker should not count on Democratic votes to save him.  —  The hard-right threat to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post …
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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 …
Punchbowl News:
10/3/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … But it might be too late.  —  With the House on the brink of voting on a motion to oust McCarthy, there's very strong sentiment inside the Democratic Caucus against helping the speaker, according to multiple aides and lawmakers.
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.
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 …
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
CNN:
Tensions flare between Chicago and White House over migrant crisis  —  Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson confronted top White House officials late Sunday, demanding they take fast and concrete steps to address a migrant crisis they believe is about to reach …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Hunter Biden Set to Be Arraigned Over Federal Gun Charges  —  Mr. Biden intends to plead not guilty, but if convicted, he could face up to 25 years in prison and $750,000 in fines.  —  Hunter Biden's hopeful arrival at the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Del., in July ended in chaos …
Discussion: CBS News, USA Today, ABC News and Reuters
 
 
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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
Politico:
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Spartz says she'll consider resigning from Congress
Michael Lewis / Washington Post:
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
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