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4:30 PM ET, October 9, 2023

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The Daily Beast:
‘The Diciest Thing’ Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan Are Battling Over
Discussion: Raw Story and ZeroHedge News
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
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 …
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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 …
NPR:
9 U.S. citizens have died in the Israel-Gaza conflict, U.S. officials say
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon / The Messenger:
One of Trump's Georgia Co-Defendants Suggests She'll Be His Next White House Press Secretary  —  Trevian Kutti, a former publicist for Ye, posted: “I look forward to redeeming Black women in politics by becoming Press Secretary to the 47th President of the United States @realDonaldTrump”
Discussion: Raw Story
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Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Is Using ‘Fyre Festival Strategies’ in N.Y. Fraud Case
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachael Bade / Politico:
‘Rudderless and leaderless’: House GOP lurches forward after Israel attacks  —  Lawmakers appear to have three options to move legislation without a permanent speaker, but they're all problematic.  —  Hamas' deadly attack on Israel has prompted a wave of speculation about whether the House …
Discussion: Raw Story, NBC News, Daily Kos and Fox News
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House committee heads prepare bipartisan pro-Israel measure
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Politico:
Playbook: Mideast in crisis, House in paralysis
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 …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Global Context of the Hamas-Israel War
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.
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
David Gilbert / Wired:
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation  —  People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.  —  In the wake of Hamas' deadly attacks on Israel this weekend …
Discussion: Variety
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 …
Associated Press:
Israel steps up Gaza strikes and battles Hamas fighters as deaths near 1,200  —  Protests erupt after Israel strikes Gaza  —  Five Gazan children from same family found dead after Israeli airstrike  —  Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel …
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.
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
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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Sheryll Cashin / Politico:
The Roots of Today's Authoritarianism Come From a 19th Century Supreme Court Ruling
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Dan Hannan / Washington Examiner:
Putinite Republicans are disgracing America
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Ian Urbina / New Yorker:
You Eat  —  China has invested heavily in an armada of far-flung fishing vessels, in part to extend its global influence.
 

 
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
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