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Politico:
'He's about clicks': Florida Republicans furious at Gaetz — They called him divisive and an attention-seeker. — MIAMI — Florida's congressional Republicans are done with Matt Gaetz. — They left the House chamber last night furious after Gaetz led seven other GOP members …
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CNN:
McCarthy behind move to kick Pelosi out of her office, sources say — so he can move into it — Kevin McCarthy was behind interim Speaker Patrick McHenry's move to kick former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer out of their office spaces, two Republican sources told CNN.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP tensions explode after McCarthy bows out of speaker race — House Republicans were distraught, furious and concerned for the future of their party after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced he won't run for speaker again after being ousted on Tuesday.
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Roll Call, Forbes, Breitbart, Christian Science Monitor, National Journal, CNN, Digby's Hullabaloo, WGN-TV, The Messenger and New York Times
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Gaetz knocks Speaker pro tem for sending lawmakers home to ‘cry for a week’ — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is already taking aim at Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C), saying that he should not send lawmakers home for the next week. — “I do have to offer some pretty sharp criticism …
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New York Times, National Review, NPR, HuffPost and CNN
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Nancy Pelosi evicted from her private office in the Capitol by interim House speaker — McHenry assumed the temporary speakership after now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted on Tuesday — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was evicted from her private Capitol office by the new speaker pro-tempore.
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
House bipartisan caucus risks collapse after McCarthy ouster
House bipartisan caucus risks collapse after McCarthy ouster
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New York Magazine, Insider, The Mahablog, Wall Street Journal and Associated Press
John F. Harris / Politico:
The House GOP Is a Failed State
The House GOP Is a Failed State
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Insider, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite, IJR, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Messenger, Democrats and The Hill
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
McCarthy ouster exposes the Republican Party's destructive tendencies
McCarthy ouster exposes the Republican Party's destructive tendencies
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Politico and New York Times
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
There Are Tapes: GOP Rep. Has Recording of Kevin McCarthy ‘Belittling’ Him
There Are Tapes: GOP Rep. Has Recording of Kevin McCarthy ‘Belittling’ Him
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Political Wire, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Raw Story, The Messenger, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Cut Off Their Own Heads
Republicans Cut Off Their Own Heads
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New York Times, Associated Press, CNN, NBC News, Washington Examiner, Insider, HuffPost, NPR, RedState, Raw Story, Instapundit, Politico, Fox News and Talking Points Memo
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Moderate Republican says he'd vote to remove 8 colleagues from GOP conference who supported McCarthy ouster
Moderate Republican says he'd vote to remove 8 colleagues from GOP conference who supported McCarthy ouster
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Washington Examiner, The Messenger, Mediaite and Bloomberg
Leo Sands / Washington Post:
Who voted Kevin McCarthy out? These 8 House Republicans.
Who voted Kevin McCarthy out? These 8 House Republicans.
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USA Today, MSNBC, Arizona Capitol Times, The Hill, New York Daily News and Advocate
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why is protecting institutions largely the Democrats' responsibility?
Why is protecting institutions largely the Democrats' responsibility?
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The Guardian, CBS News, Public Notice, PJ Media, New Republic, The Daily Beast, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Floridian and Fox News
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Kevin McCarthy's embarrassing lesson: MAGA torches everything it touches — and will destroy itself
Kevin McCarthy's embarrassing lesson: MAGA torches everything it touches — and will destroy itself
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Frog meets scorpion: House Republicans threaten to quit Problem Solvers Caucus after McCarthy ouster
Frog meets scorpion: House Republicans threaten to quit Problem Solvers Caucus after McCarthy ouster
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The Daily Caller, acecomments.mu.nu and Axios
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
RNC chief on GOP infighting: 'I don't know how this helps us beat Joe Biden'
RNC chief on GOP infighting: 'I don't know how this helps us beat Joe Biden'
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Washington Examiner and The Messenger
Politico:
The rudderless GOP careens toward 2024
The rudderless GOP careens toward 2024
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Associated Press, Vanity Fair, The Hill, The American Independent and Raw Story
Quinnipiac University Poll:
PA 2024 Elections: Casey Leads McCormick In U.S. Senate Race, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll Finds; Race For The White House: Biden vs. Trump Matchup Barely Budges — mail_outline — Roughly two weeks after Republican David McCormick announced he would challenge incumbent Democratic …
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NBC News, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Atlantic Council, Washington Post and Florida Politics
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David Paleologos / USA Today:
Nikki Haley vaults to second place in New Hampshire in new GOP primary poll
Nikki Haley vaults to second place in New Hampshire in new GOP primary poll
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The Boston Globe, RedState, One America News Network, CNN, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Politico, Fox News, Orlando Sentinel, Florida Politics and The Messenger
Marist Poll:
Biden and Trump Competitive in Early 2024 Matchup Despite Legal Woes
Biden and Trump Competitive in Early 2024 Matchup Despite Legal Woes
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Washington Examiner, PBS NewsHour, Reuters, The Hill, The Messenger, Washington Times and Political Wire
Winthrop Poll / Winthrop University …:
October 2023 Winthrop Poll Results
October 2023 Winthrop Poll Results
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NBC News, The Boston Globe, New York Post, USA Today, Daily Caller News Foundation, BizPac Review, Florida Politics and WCBD News 2
New York Times:
Giuliani's Drinking, Long a Fraught Subject, Has Trump Prosecutors' Attention — The former mayor's drinking has become an investigative subplot in Donald Trump's federal case over 2020 election interference. But long before that, friends had grown deeply concerned.
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ABC News, HuffPost, CNN, New York Post, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Messenger and The Hill
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Giuliani: ‘I have never had an alcohol problem’ — Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani vehemently denied having a drinking problem Wednesday, following the Times report. — Former Trump lawyer and adviser Rudy Giuliani vehemently denied having a drinking problem Wednesday …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Giuliani sues Biden for defamation over ‘Russian pawn’ remark
Giuliani sues Biden for defamation over ‘Russian pawn’ remark
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CNBC, Insider, UPI, The Messenger and Law & Crime
New York Times:
Inside the Menendez Indictment: A Mercedes and a Secretive Fatal Crash — A 2018 fatal car crash in Bogota, N.J., drew no media attention and resulted in no charges. The driver was the soon-to-be wife of Senator Robert Menendez. — It was a cold evening in December 2018, and Nadine Arslanian …
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CNN, Washington Free Beacon and Daily Caller News Foundation
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Katie Sobko / NorthJersey.com:
Bob Menendez's wife hit and killed a man while driving on Bogota's Main Street in 2018 — Nadine Arslanian Menendez, federally indicted in a bribery scheme with her husband, Sen. Bob Menendez, struck and killed a man while driving her Mercedes-Benz on Main Street in Bogota in December 2018.
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New York Magazine, New Jersey Online, New York Daily News, NBC 7 San Diego, CNBC, Insider and The Messenger
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Trump is not ruling out being the new House speaker — Believe it or not, the House speaker doesn't actually have to be serving in the House. — Trump addresses calls for him to be the next House speaker — Does Donald Trump want to be speaker of the House?
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CNN:
Scalise and Jordan launch bids for House speaker after McCarthy ouster
Scalise and Jordan launch bids for House speaker after McCarthy ouster
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Punchbowl News, New York Times, New York Post, Florida Phoenix, NBC News, Washington Times, Ashland Source, Forbes, USA Today and The Daily Caller
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Jim Jordan And Steve Scalise Are Running For House Speaker
Jim Jordan And Steve Scalise Are Running For House Speaker
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Biden Cancels an Additional $9 Billion in Student Loan Debt — The move comes just three days after student loan repayments resumed following a three-year pause. — President Biden canceled an additional $9 billion in student debt on Wednesday as repayments started up again this month after a three-year pause.
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Washington Post, Daily News, Los Angeles Times and The Hill
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
‘Sabrina’ Star Julia Ormond Sues Harvey Weinstein for Sexual Assault — The lawsuit filed on Wednesday also names Disney and CAA for allegedly telling her to stay quiet about her 1995 assault. — An English actress has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, claiming the disgraced movie mogul sexually assaulted her in 1995.
emptywheel:
Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A Tale of Three Elections — Since the spring (when I first started writing this post), I've been trying to express what I think Elon Musk intended to do with his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, to turn it into a Machine for Fascism.
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The San Francisco Standard and The Messenger
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Exclusive: US will transfer weapons seized from Iran to Ukraine — The US will transfer thousands of seized Iranian weapons and rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, in a move that could help to alleviate some of the critical shortages facing the Ukrainian military as it awaits more money …
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The Hill, Task & Purpose, Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, Reuters, New York Post, The Messenger, The Daily Caller and Politico
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Support for Third U.S. Political Party Up to 63% — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-three percent of U.S. adults currently agree with the statement that the Republican and Democratic parties do “such a poor job” of representing the American people that “a third major party is needed.”
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Washington Examiner, Issues & Insights, RedState, The Messenger, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Capitol rioter who attacked Reuters cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison — A man who attacked a police officer and a Reuters cameraman during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Wednesday to more than four years in prison. — Shane Jason Woods, 45 …