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9:40 PM ET, October 3, 2023

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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Posts (Then Deletes) Attack Against Judge's Clerk During Trial  —  The former president is attending his New York civil fraud trial in person, ranting at cameras and on social media in between courtroom sessions … Trump last week was found guilty of committing fraud in the case …
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Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Trump Ordered Not to Comment on Judge's Staff in Fraud Case  —  The former president attacked Justice Arthur F. Engoron's clerk in a social media post that soon disappeared.  He was called to account behind closed doors.  —  A New York judge placed a limited gag order on Donald J. Trump …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Kicks Reporters Out of Courtroom to Talk to Trump and AG  —  Justice Arthur F. Engoron also issued a gag order against Trump earlier in the day after the former president attacked one of his law clerks on social media.  —  A turbulent second day at Donald Trump's bank fraud trial …
Discussion: HuffPost and Slow Boring
The Messenger:
Judge Gags Trump After Ex-President Attacks His Law Clerk  —  Shortly before a lunch break, Trump circulated a false rumor about Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, which traces its origins to a now-shuttered satirical website  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link …
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump fraud trial live updates: Day 2 begins with testimony from ex-Trump accountant  —  Trump appears in court for Day 2 of civil fraud trial … 2m ago / 6:59 PM UTC  —  Trump appears to delete post attacking judge's law clerk  —  Dan Gallo  —  Amid all the delays …
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Donald Trump Drops Off The Forbes 400 For Second Time In 3 Years  —  As the New York attorney general accuses Donald Trump of fraud, Forbes answers the question at the heart of the case: What is he really worth?  —  Donald Trump is no longer rich enough for the country's most exclusive club.
Ella Lee / The Hill:
New York judge issues gag order after Trump attacks clerk on Truth Social
CNN:   Judge issues gag order and rebukes Trump after social media post attacking his clerk
Newt Gingrich / Washington Post:
Republicans must expel Matt Gaetz  —  Newt Gingrich, a Republican from Georgia, was speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is an anti-Republican who has become actively destructive to the conservative movement.  —  Drama has filled the halls of Congress for 234 years.
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The Hill:
McCarthy won't run for Speaker again  —  Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) informed members of his conference Tuesday night that he will not run for Speaker again after the House voted to oust him from the post hours earlier, multiple lawmakers confirmed to The Hill.
Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy's House speaker job under threat, with vote possible today  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is at risk of losing his job as early as Tuesday, as a faction of hard-right Republicans seeks to oust him and Democrats signaled they are not willing to vote to save him.
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
House in Chaos: Kevin McCarthy Ousted From Speakership
Laura Davison / Bloomberg:
Interim Speaker Patrick McHenry Is Trusted McCarthy Lieutenant
NBC News:
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is on the ropes. Here are some possible successors
Discussion: Forbes, Raw Story and Fox News
Washington Post:
Will House Speaker Kevin McCarthy lose his job? Here are the scenarios.
Punchbowl News:
Is it too late for McCarthy to save his job as speaker?
Washington Post:
McCarthy tells GOP lawmakers that House will vote today on effort to oust him as speaker
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton prosecutors float plea deals to Trump defendants  —  First guilty plea in RICO case came Friday  —  Fulton County prosecutors are floating plea deals to a number of defendants in the election interference case involving former President Donald Trump, according to people with knowledge of the proposals.
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Associated Press:
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Payday Lenders Get Their Asses Handed To Them During Anti-CFPB Supreme Court Arguments  —  The case to dismantle the CFPB ran into a hammer from the three liberal justices and marked skepticism from at least two of the conservatives.  —  LOADING  —  The case seeking to eviscerate …
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Deirdre Walsh / NPR:
McCarthy will not run for speaker again after being removed  —  Listen To Our Podcast  —  Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail.  They don't just tell you what happened.  They tell you why it matters.
Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
Leonard Leo says he will not cooperate with D.C. Attorney General tax probe  —  A liberal group targeted by a similar tax probe said it would comply.  —  Judicial activist Leonard Leo is not cooperating with an investigation by Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb …
NBC News:
Kari Lake jumps into the Arizona Senate race  —  The prominent election denier and Trump ally, who is still appealing her loss in court, is trying to win the Senate seat held by Kyrsten Sinema.  —  Republican Kari Lake, who lost the race for Arizona governor last year to Democrat Katie Hobbs, filed the papers to run for Senate Monday.
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Rolling Stone:
Prosecutors Probe Trump's Efforts to Steal Arizona's Election — Years After He Lost
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
McHenry ordered Pelosi to leave her Capitol hideaway office by Wednesday  —  The former speaker blasted the move as a “sharp departure from tradition.”
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Drug Makers Agree to Negotiate With Medicare on Prices of 10 Medications  —  The pharmaceutical companies said they would begin talks even as several of them were suing the Biden administration over a new law authorizing the negotiations.  —  The manufacturers of 10 expensive medications …
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
The DNC may have a diversity problem  —  With help from Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala, Jesse Naranjo and Teresa Wiltz  —  What up, Recast family!  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) triggers an effort to boot House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) …
Discussion: HotAir and The Daily Caller
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Neither Party Well-Liked, but GOP Holds Advantage on Issues  — Republican and Democratic Parties viewed unfavorably on balance  — Between the two, Republican Party trusted more on economy and security  — GOP also ahead on which party can handle “most important problem”
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Sinclair stations aired a sponsored segment featuring a white nationalist who supports killing journalists  —  Sinclair said “the segment in question is no longer on our air” following a Media Matters inquiry  —  At least 16 Sinclair television stations ran sponsored gold investment segments …
Discussion: Mediaite, The Daily Beast and WJLA-TV
 
 
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
State Department slams GOP for failing to reauthorize global AIDS program
Discussion: Reuters
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls on Biden to step up action on the migrant crisis
Raw Story:
‘A travesty’: Clarence Thomas refuses to recuse in case that could benefit billionaire benefactor
Discussion: City Limits
United States Department of State:
Department of State Reduces Processing Times, Breaks Records for Passport Issuances
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