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8:15 AM ET, October 5, 2023

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Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
GOP Senator Drops NSFW Claims About Matt Gaetz In Wild CNN Interview  —  Gaetz, in response, said the Oklahoma Republican is “coping with the death of” former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's political career.  —  LOADING  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) accused Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) …
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Former Mike Pence Aide Claims Matt Gaetz Likely Came To D.C. ‘For The Teenage Interns’
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
There Are Tapes: GOP Rep. Has Recording of Kevin McCarthy ‘Belittling’ Him
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court doubtful on Trump's lawsuit against Twitter
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Trump is not ruling out being the new House speaker
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Bidens' dog, Commander, involved in more White House biting incidents than previously reported  —  President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden's 2-year-old German shepherd, Commander, has been involved in more biting incidents than previously reported at the White House, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Laura Collins / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: President Joe Biden's German Shepherd Commander is seen biting White House staffer, days before it bit Secret Service agent, in new photos
Annie Karni / New York Times:
From a Capitol Hill Basement, Bannon Stokes the Republican Party Meltdown  —  The former Trump adviser has helped create the spectacle of G.O.P. dysfunction, using it to build his own following and those of the right-wing House rebels who took down Kevin McCarthy.
Kayla Guo / New York Times:
What Can Patrick McHenry, the Interim Speaker, Do?  —  Representative Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina, who took the gavel, may oversee the election of a new speaker.  But he does not have the power to run the chamber.  —  Moments after the House voted to boot Representative Kevin McCarthy …
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Nancy Pelosi evicted from her private office in the Capitol by interim House speaker
CNN:
McCarthy behind move to kick Pelosi out of her office, sources say — so he can move into it
Politico:
Playbook: Scalise vs. Jordan vs. 218  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  OVERNIGHT FROM THE WSJ — “Rising Interest Rates Mean Deficits Finally Matter,” by WSJ's Greg Ip: “[T]he scale and upward trajectory of U.S. borrowing and absence …
Politico:
Menendez mess triggers Democratic free-for-all in New Jersey  —  In a state where politics is defined by its nasty underside, next cycle is shaping up to be particularly volatile.  —  The indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez has unleashed a season of wild maneuvering in New Jersey politics …
Discussion: HuffPost and Political Wire
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Even some RNC members are fed up with ‘embarrassing,’ Trump-less debates  —  Top RNC officials aren't actively trying to court Trump to participate in future debates, as they did previously.  —  With Donald Trump boycotting and viewership falling off, some Republican National Committee members …
Discussion: Reuters, The Hill, BizPac Review and KTSM-TV
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis' money problems deepen ahead of a key stretch in the GOP primary
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Officiant fires gun to welcome bride, shoots grandson — and wedding goes on  —  Michael Gardner wanted to start his nephew's wedding with a bang.  —  His plan involved shooting a blank from a revolver into the air to signal to the roughly 200 people gathered on Saturday that the outdoor ceremony …
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
GOP candidate says he smeared ‘fecal matter’ on daycare center because of Obama: report  —  A Republican candidate for New Jersey Assembly has admitted to being convicted in a criminal incident where he smeared “fecal matter” on the door of a daycare facility he was feuding with in 2009 …
Discussion: New Jersey Globe and HuffPost
Associated Press:
Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas  —  It marks the administration's first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.  —  McALLEN, Texas — The Biden administration announced on Wednesday …
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Withdraws Black Sea Fleet Vessels From Crimea Base After Ukrainian Attacks  —  Pullout represents painful setback for the Kremlin, which seized Crimea in 2014  —  Russia has withdrawn the bulk of its Black Sea Fleet from its main base in occupied Crimea, a potent acknowledgment …
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Imagine If Democrats Had Done It  —  The Republican party is sustained by two fundamental asymmetries.  And there's no cure for either of them.  —  ∙ Paid  —  We did an emergency live show last night about the McCarthy ouster.  You can find it here.  (There won't be a Thursday night show this week.)
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Lacey Rose / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Writers Decline to Return (Exclusive)  —  The daytime talk show is coming back Oct. 16, but the show's three WGA writers — Chelsea White, Cristina Kinon and Liz Koe — have turned down an offer to return with it.  —  The Drew Barrymore Show is once again readying its return …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
20 GOP senators led by Rick Scott vow to block bills not related to funding government  —  Facing a pileup of spending bills and a possible government shutdown, 20 Republican senators led by Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.) say they will delay any legislation moving on the Senate floor that does not relate directly to funding the government.
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
‘Fixin’ to ride the lightning': Soldier who was handcuffed, hit, pepper-sprayed during traffic stop appeals case after jury mostly sides with police  —  A U.S. Army soldier who sued police after being pepper-sprayed, beaten and threatened with firearms during a traffic stop in a rural southern Virginia town …
Discussion: The Root
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Lara Trump Thinks Radio Stations Won't Play Her Song Because It's ‘Too Political’  —  WON'T BACK DOWN  —  Lara Trump complained on Wednesday night that her cover of Tom Petty's “I Won't Back Down” isn't getting played on the radio because it's “too political.”
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Giuliani to lose 2nd attorney in Georgia, leaving him without local legal team  —  Several of Giuliani's former lawyers have sued him for failure to pay his bills.  —  A second lawyer for Rudy Giuliani is seeking to depart his legal team in Georgia, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz Says He's Fueled By Small Dollars. A Leaked Video Shows Him Courting GOP Megadonors.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Floridian
Annie Nova / CNBC:
Biden cancels $9 billion in student debt for 125,000 borrowers
Davide Basso / Euractiv:
French government dissolves far-right Catholic association
Melissa Colorado / NBC New York:
Brooklyn public policy advocate stabbed to death in front of girlfriend
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
POETRY SLAM: Ted Cruz Attacks Biden Court Pick For Writing Bad Poem 30 Years Ago
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PRRI:
The Faith Factor in Climate Change: How Religion Impacts American Attitudes on Climate and Environmental Policy
Discussion: Washington Post
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
‘Sabrina’ Star Julia Ormond Sues Harvey Weinstein for Sexual Assault
New York Times:
Inside the Menendez Indictment: A Mercedes and a Secretive Fatal Crash
emptywheel:
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