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10:40 PM ET, October 5, 2023

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ABC News:
Trump allegedly discussed US nuclear subs with foreign national after leaving White House: Sources  —  Trump allegedly discussed the information with an Australian billionaire.  —  Months after leaving the White House, former President Donald Trump allegedly discussed potentially sensitive information …
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New York Times:
Trump Said to Have Revealed Nuclear Submarine Secrets to Australian Businessman  —  Soon after leaving office, the former president shared sensitive information about American submarines with a billionaire member of Mar-a-Lago, according to people familiar with the matter.
CBS News:
Trump moves to “temporarily” dismiss $500 million lawsuit against Michael Cohen  —  Former President Donald Trump moved Thursday to dismiss his $500 million lawsuit against his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, without prejudice, allowing him to refile the suit again in the future.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump drops suit against former lawyer Michael Cohen  —  The former president, facing a scheduling conflict with a campaign rally, ended his case seeking $500 million from the attorney who turned on him.  —  Former President Donald Trump late on Thursday abruptly dropped a lawsuit …
Discussion: The Hill, abc7NY and Political Wire
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
McCarthy allies quietly undercut Scalise's speaker bid … - Scalise and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are vying for the position, with Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) expected to throw his hat in the ring.
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Politico:
GOP knives out for Nancy Mace  —  The South Carolinian's move to join seven hardliners in ousting Kevin McCarthy is confusing her colleagues about her political persona — and prompting active calls for revenge.  —  Seven of the eight Republicans who voted to sink Kevin McCarthy's speakership were longtime conservative critics.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Nancy Mace Solicits Campaign Funds on Fox, Flouting House Rules
Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Beast and Mediaite
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Twitter Is at Death's Door, One Year After Elon Musk's Takeover  —  Since the tech tycoon took over the platform last October, he's done everything he can to run it into the ground … Following a $44 billion acquisition he tried to scuttle but was legally forced into closing …
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
ADL signals truce in feud with Musk, will resume advertising on X
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle  —  A man illegally brought a loaded handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, a spokesperson for the state said Thursday.
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
The Attack on Wisconsin's Governor Perfectly Sums Up Our Gun Problem
Discussion: RedState
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump would accept House speakership for a ‘short period’ while Republicans decide on a permanent replacement  —  Trump told Fox News Digital he would serve as a ‘unifier’ until Republicans can rally around a new speaker  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump told Fox News Digital …
Jose Lambiet / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: IRS claims Rudy Giuliani owes $550k in unpaid taxes and places a LIEN on his $4.5million Palm Beach penthouse  — The IRS claims Rudy Giuliani owes $549,435.26 in unpaid income taxes for 2021, DailyMail.com can reveal  — Now the federal tax agency has placed a lien …
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Alex Nguyen / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani Owes $550K in Unpaid Taxes, Lien Placed on Apartment: Report
Discussion: The Messenger
NBC News:
Rep. Jared Moskowitz calls for Palm Beach County to tax Mar-a-Lago at rate Trump claims it's worth  —  Trump has claimed his Florida resort is worth as much as $1.5 billion, but the Palm Beach County property appraiser valued it far lower.  —  A Democratic House member is asking Palm Beach County …
Allie Griffin / New York Post:
Biden administration reverses course, clears way for new border wall by waiving environmental laws  —  The Biden administration has paved the way for the construction of a new wall along the southern border in Texas by waiving more than a dozen federal laws in a stark reversal of its previous stance on the physical barrier.
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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Biden says border walls don't work as administration bypasses laws to build more barriers in South Texas
Olivia Alafriz / Politico:
Ramaswamy's car rammed by protesters in Iowa  —  The Republican presidential candidate was not in the vehicle at the time.  —  Protesters ran their vehicle into Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's car during a campaign stop in Grinnell, Iowa, on Thursday, his campaign confirmed to POLITICO.
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
To amplify Trump?  Or not to amplify?  There's actually a good answer.  —  To amplify or not to amplify?  That is the question political journalists are wrestling with as Donald Trump engages in increasingly explosive rhetoric seemingly every day.  —  Both options are widely seen as fraught.
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Mohamed El-Erian / Financial Times:
The US may no longer avoid a recession  —  The economy is likely to weaken as markets internalise the significant likelihood that rates will stay higher for longer  —  The writer is president of Queens' College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
‘I was attacked and booed’: Gaetz whines about treatment after ousting McCarthy  —  After being on the receiving end of a chorus of boos from members of his own party while he was speaking on the House floor, Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz sent out an email asking supporters to send him money.
Discussion: Lee Fang and Fox News
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Jonah Valdez / Los Angeles Times:
American Airlines is sorry for accusing David Ryan Harris, who was traveling with his kids, of child trafficking  —  American Airlines has apologized to musician David Ryan Harris for stopping and questioning him at LAX last month because they suspected he was trafficking children.  The boys are his own kids.
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
Trump considering trip to Congress before speakership election  —  The former president is open to pitching himself as a speaker candidate, according to a Republican familiar with internal discussions.
David French / New York Times:
How MAGA Corrupts the Culture of the White Working Class  —  I'm not exactly optimistic about human nature.  Yes, I certainly believe that human beings are capable of great good, but consider me in agreement with the Christian apologist G.K. Chesterton, who wrote that the doctrine of original sin was …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Rep. George Santos' former campaign treasurer will plead guilty to a federal felony, prosecutors say  —  The ex-campaign treasurer for U.S. Rep. George Santos will plead guilty on Thursday to an unspecified felony in connection with the sprawling federal investigation of financial irregularities surrounding …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
A Broken Congress Is What MAGA Always Wanted  —  If they couldn't shut down the government, they proved they could cripple the House of Representatives as a consolation prize. … There have been MAGA true believers shitting on the floor of the Congress ever since Jan. 6, 2021.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
MyPillow lawyers say CEO Mike Lindell owes them millions of dollars  —  Attorneys representing Lindell and MyPillow in defamation suits filed by voting machine companies say he's fallen behind on his bills and needs to be dropped as a client.  —  The attorneys defending Mike Lindell …
New York Times:
Why Trump and the Rest of the G.O.P. Won't Stop Bashing Electric Vehicles  —  The industry's transition to battery power is already underway.  Republican presidential candidates are pushing to reverse course.  —  Fresh off a walking tour of blighted Flint, Mich., on Wednesday …
Discussion: UPI
 
 
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News' Greg Gutfeld Floats Civil War Because 'Elections Don't Work'
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
CNN:
Exclusive: Justice Department and House Republicans in standoff over FBI witness testimony
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Hispanic Catholics, unaffiliated most likely religious groups to acknowledge human-caused climate change
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
Army Plans Major Cuts to Special-Operations Forces, Including Green Berets
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Cornel West drops Green Party bid to run for president as an independent
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
U.S. to restart deportations to Venezuela in effort to reduce record border arrivals
Reuters:
Turkish official says ground operation into Syria an option after bombing
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Adam Frisch reported a massive nearly $3.4 million third quarter haul in his second bid to defeat Lauren Boebert.
Discussion: The Hill and PoliticusUSA
Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
A $19,000 lectern for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders sparks call for legislative audit
Discussion: Arkansas Online and Raw Story
David Corn / Mother Jones:
How Kevin McCarthy Set Up His Big Fail 14 Years Ago
Discussion: Washington Post
Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Alabama gets new congressional map that could yield Democrats a second seat in the state
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI arrests redheaded cosplayer dubbed 'Conan O'Riot' by Jan. 6 sleuths
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo
 
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