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9:20 PM ET, October 8, 2023

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Politico:
Tuberville won't bend on military blockade amid Israel crisis  —  After Hamas attacked Israel, Senate Democrats said it was past time for several top-level military nominees to be approved.  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville is not relenting from his monthslong blockade of military nominations …
Discussion: Democrats
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NBC News:
Sen. Tommy Tuberville won't lift his military blockade amid Israel-Hamas conflict  —  For months, the Alabama Republican has held up more than 300 military nominees, including top officers who would command forces in the Middle East.  —  WASHINGTON — The office of Sen. Tommy Tuberville …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
There's not a chief of naval operations to help Israel due to Tommy Tuberville's protest: Retired Commander  —  The U.S. reported that a carrier strike group is being sent closer to Israel in solidarity with the country.  They'll be supplying munitions beginning Sunday, said President Joe Biden's Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal:
Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks  —  The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave the final go-ahead last Monday in Beirut  —  DUBAI—Iranian security officials helped plan Hamas's Saturday surprise attack on Israel and gave the green light for the assault at a meeting …
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Washington Post:
Netanyahu warns of long war with Hamas; Hezbollah and Israel trade fire  —  The Israel Defense Forces launched fresh strikes on Gaza early Sunday local time as violence in the region continued overnight, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of a long and difficult war ahead.
Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
US strengthens ‘defense posture’ in Middle East amid war in Israel  —  The United States is strengthening its presence in the Middle East following the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel this weekend by moving planes and ships closer to the conflict.  —  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin …
NBC News:
The significance of why Hamas chose to attack Israel now
Ben Goggin / NBC News:
Verified accounts spread fake news release about a Biden $8 billion aid package to Israel  —  The edited White House press release has sparked false headlines that rose to the top of Google search results.  —  A doctored White House press release posted online falsely claimed …
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
With contempt sentencing looming, ex-Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro demands new trial plus time out of U.S. for medical procedure  —  Ex-Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro wants a new trial after being convicted of contempt of Congress for bucking the House Select Committee Investigating …
Discussion: Raw Story
BBC:
‘They were going tree by tree and shooting’ - Israeli partygoer describes festival attack  —  Gili Yoskovich was among hundreds of young people at a dance music festival in southern Israel, near the Gaza Strip, when gunmen opened fire in the early hours of Saturday morning …
Discussion: Breitbart and NBC News
Benjamin Wittes / Dog Shirt Daily:
How Not to Respond to a Terrorist Attack  —  The things I least want to hear on a day when Hamas terrorists kill hundreds of Israeli civilians.  —  I'm afraid it's not a good evening, but I wish you one anyway.  —  I seldom write about Israeli-Palestinian matters, but it's not because I don't think about them.
Haaretz:
Netanyahu Bears Responsibility for This Israel-Gaza War  —  The disaster that befell Israel on the holiday of Simchat Torah is the clear responsibility of one person: Benjamin Netanyahu.  The prime minister, who has prided himself on his vast political experience and irreplaceable wisdom in security matters …
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
As false war information spreads on X, Musk promotes unvetted accounts  —  Information researchers said that the new outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas is an early test of how the revamped X conveys accurate data during a major crisis.  —  As false information …
CNN:
At least three Americans killed in attacks in Israel near Gaza border, according to memo  —  At least three Americans have been killed in the attacks in Israel close to the Gaza border, according to an internal US government memo reviewed by CNN.  —  Earlier Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken …
NBC News:
'I'd still vote for' Biden if he was ‘dead’: Pa. voters react to Trump-Biden 2024 rematch  —  Some Pennsylvania voters would rather cast an unenthusiastic ballot for Biden than a vote for Trump.
Discussion: Press Herald
 
 
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
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David Cohen / Politico:
We should unify in private behind a speaker candidate, Colorado Republican says
Discussion: The Hill and ABC News
Nicholas Kerr / ABC News:
Attack on Israel underscores ‘irresponsibility’ of Republicans paralyzing House with speaker fight: Christie
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