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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans respond to attack on Israel by demonstrating their unfitness — From Tim Scott to Trump, they couldn't resist smearing Biden with shameless lies. … During a Fox News hit Saturday, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel reacted to Hamas's attack on Israel by calling it a “great opportunity” for Republican candidates.
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The Daily Beast:
‘The Diciest Thing’ Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan Are Battling Over — Both men know getting into detail on spending strategy could be fatal for their House speakership bids. — For years, a rotating cast of House GOP leaders have shared a fatal flaw: an inclination to only address their most immediate problems.
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
House Republicans need to pick a new speaker. Here's how that works. — House Republicans plan to gather Monday night in a closed-door, phones-off, members-only meeting to discuss where the conference goes next after their speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), was ousted in a historic vote last Tuesday.
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Daily Kos
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Byron Donalds says he supports Jim Jordan for Speaker
Byron Donalds says he supports Jim Jordan for Speaker
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The Messenger, CBS News and USA Today
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 …
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Insider, Today's Edition Newsletter, The Messenger and Breitbart
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Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Telling People to Follow Antisemitic Account for War Updates — In the since-deleted tweet, Musk encouraged his nearly 160 million X followers to follow accounts known for spreading lies — AS VERIFIED ACCOUNTS on X, formerly Twitter, continue to spread misinformation …
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Mediaite, Twitchy, Breitbart and The Post Millennial
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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Liel Leibovitz / Tablet Magazine:
Eyewitness Account of the Rave Massacre — Scenes of young women raped next to the dead bodies of their friends — I've spent the last 12 hours speaking to Israelis who were at the Supernova music festival. Their testimonies, as you would imagine, are very emotional.
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Washington Post:
Vietnam tried to hack U.S. officials, CNN with posts on X, probe finds — The attempts appear to have been unsuccessful, but came as the U.S. and Vietnam were negotiating an agreement that President Biden signed last month in Hanoi — Vietnamese government agents tried to plant spyware …
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Dem-leaning States Project group pours $4.5 million into Virginia legislative races — Dem donors ignored state legislature races for a long time. Dobbs brought new attention. — Daniel Squadron, left, and Adam Pritzker photographed in Manhattan, New York, on Thursday, October 6, 2023.
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The Messenger
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. This maritime expansion has come at grave human cost. — DANIEL ARITONANG GRADUATED from high school in May, 2018, hoping to find a job.
Robert Downen / The Texas Tribune:
Influential Texas activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes at Fort Worth office — The Texas Tribune also observed Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi outside the building, but he denied meeting Fuentes and denounced him. — FORT WORTH — Jonathan Stickland …
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New York Times:
‘Everyone Was Surprised’: Palestinians in Gaza React to Conflict — 01:34-01:38 What forced us to flee was the intensity of the bombing, 01:38-01:39 which was unlike anything in the past. 01:39 The bombing did not spare any tree or home or person; it targeted all.
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 …
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Washington Post:
Haley is rising in New Hampshire. But toppling Trump is a tall order. — The shifting terrain among the non-Trump candidates in the Granite State has drawn renewed attention to a unique and crucial 2024 GOP battleground — BEDFORD, N.H. — Diane Weir isn't an obvious vote for Nikki Haley.
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Reckoning needed after Biden's failed foreign policy gave Hamas' terror the element of surprise — The weekend's depraved attack by Iran-sponsored Hamas terrorists on Israel reportedly blindsided US and Israeli intelligence. How could that be? — Any postmortem on what went wrong has to include:
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