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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy says he's willing to return as House speaker  —  Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Monday that he is willing to resume serving as House speaker if enough of the Republicans who voted in favor of his ouster last week are open to his reinstatement.
The Daily Beast:
‘The Diciest Thing’ Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan Are Battling Over
Discussion: ZeroHedge News and Raw Story
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
House Republicans need to pick a new speaker. Here's how that works.
Discussion: USA Today, Daily Kos and The Hill
Washington Free Beacon:
Nine Americans Killed by Hamas in Israel, US Confirms  —  The United States on Monday said nine Americans were killed in Israel and other U.S. citizens were missing, following Saturday's unprecedented Hamas attack that killed 700 Israelis.  —  “At this time, we can confirm the deaths of nine U.S. citizens …
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CNN:
9 US citizens dead in Israel conflict  —  Nine US citizens have died in the conflict in Israel, US authorities said Monday, and an unknown number remain missing.  —  “At this time, we can confirm the death of nine U.S. citizens.  We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families …
NPR:
9 U.S. citizens have died in the Israel-Gaza conflict, U.S. officials say  —  Nine U.S. citizens have died after the attack on Israel from Gaza by Hamas, officials from the U.S. State Department and the National Security Council confirmed Monday.  —  Three days since the conflict began …
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
At least 2 members of Congress were in Israel during attack
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Run for President as Independent, Leaving Democratic Primary  —  The political scion told supporters he would end his campaign as a Democratic candidate and run as an independent, potentially upsetting the dynamics of the 2024 election.
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run for president as an independent, end Democratic primary campaign
Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Is Using ‘Fyre Festival Strategies’ in N.Y. Fraud Case  —  There's no chance of actually winning on the merits.  So Trump and his lawyers are hoping to score some PR points, kick up as much dirt as possible, enrage the judge, trash some of the witnesses, and turn the process into a media circus
Discussion: Raw Story
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Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon / The Messenger:
One of Trump's Georgia Co-Defendants Suggests She'll Be His Next White House Press Secretary
Discussion: Raw Story
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Netanyahu tells Biden “we have to go” into Gaza … “We have to go in,” the Israeli leader said, according to three Israeli and U.S. sources briefed on the call. … - “We have to go in. … - The White House and the Israeli Prime Minister's Office declined to comment.
Grace Ashford / New York Times:
A Fake Loan Could Mean Real Trouble for George Santos  —  Representative George Santos was seemingly implicated in a fraudulent loan scheme that his treasurer admitted in her guilty plea.  —  Of all of the revelations to emerge from the federal prosecution of Representative George Santos's treasurer …
Discussion: Raw Story
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
There Are No Rules  —  States and quasi-states are using extreme, uninhibited violence against civilian populations.  —  The “rules-based world order” is a system of norms and values that describe how the world ought to work, not how it actually works.  This aspirational order is rooted …
Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
White House blasted for throwing barbecue as war rages in Israel  —  The White House came under criticism on Sunday for holding a barbecue with a live band while war continues to rage in Israel, with United States citizens confirmed to be among the deceased after Hamas's surprise terror attacks.
Sheryll Cashin / Politico:
The Roots of Today's Authoritarianism Come From a 19th Century Supreme Court Ruling  —  In 1883, the Supreme Court refused to do away with racial segregation.  And that's helped set the stage for today's massive resistance to multiracial power.  —  A new Supreme Court term is upon us …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Nikki Haley Raises $11 Million, Battling With DeSantis to Take on Trump  —  The former South Carolina governor has made gains in recent months — in fund-raising and polling — that have helped her compete for the No. 2 spot in the primary field.  —  Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Top Senate Republicans seek to reprimand Willis over Trump charges  —  Georgia Senate leaders ask new state panel to launch investigation into Fulton's top prosecutor  —  Georgia Senate Republicans filed a formal complaint to punish Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she sought charges …
Discussion: The Messenger
Yasmine Salam / NBC News:
What is the Gaza Strip?  Who controls it?  Here's what to know  —  The Hamas attack that has killed hundreds was launched from one of the most densely populated and impoverished strips of land in the world.  —  What is the Gaza Strip?  —  The Gaza Strip refers to a narrow strip …
Sharon Udasin / The Hill:
Newsom signs landmark emissions, climate risk disclosure laws  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed off on a pair of rules that will require large corporations that do business in the Golden State to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related risk.
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