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8:45 PM ET, October 10, 2023

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NBC News:
Embattled Rep. George Santos hit with additional charges, including identity theft  —  Prosecutors said Santos claimed he made non-existent loans to his campaign while making unauthorized charges on donors' credit cards.  —  Federal prosecutors hit Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. …
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US Department of Justice:
Congressman George Santos Charged With Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, False Statements, Falsification of Records, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Credit Card Fraud  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York  —  Santos Allegedly Filed Fraudulent Fundraising Reports …
Nicholas Grossman / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Overrated Peace Plan Helped Enable the Horrors in Israel and Gaza  —  The Abraham Accords didn't bring “the dawn of a new Middle East,” they completely ignored the Palestinians and let the Netanyahu government do almost anything it wanted. … No American president caused Hamas …
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Associated Press:
Palestinians scramble for safety as Israel pounds sealed-off Gaza Strip to punish Hamas
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Biden decries “evil” Hamas attack, says Americans being held hostage
Politico:
Playbook: Will Dems keep standing with Israel?
NPR:
‘We stand with Israel,’ Biden says as U.S. condemns Hamas attack as ‘evil’
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A tantalizing detail in a new Trump legal filing  —  The government signals it plans to prove Donald Trump's much-debated intent for taking and keeping classified documents  —  Donald Trump's many legal problems have led to a veritable fire hose of often-mundane, procedural court filings.
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Washington Post:
After years of exaggerating his business assets, Trump confronts them in court  —  A civil case entering its second week threatens to put on display unprecedented details about how Trump's business operated  —  When Donald Trump needed to value his Trump Tower apartment for homeowner's insurance in 2010 …
Discussion: New York Post and The Messenger
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecutors Ask if Trump Will Blame His Lawyers as Defense in Election Case  —  The special counsel asked a judge to require the former president to disclose whether he would blame poor legal advice for his attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss.  —  Federal prosecutors asked a judge …
Politico:
Heat for NYC-DSA after pro-Palestine rally  —  HAPPENING TODAY: Former Rep. Tom Suozzi is expected to launch his comeback bid for the seat now held by Rep. George Santos, three people familiar with the plan told Playbook.  The Democrat — and many other challengers — are thinking …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Tuberville reports former CIA director Hayden to Capitol Police over tweet  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Al.) reported the former CIA Director Michael Hayden to the Capitol Police on Tuesday over the former general's tweet suggesting the lawmaker should be removed from the human race.
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Judge gives Peter Navarro 24 hours to show proof of why he deserves new contempt trial  —  When former Trump White House advisor Peter Navarro asked a federal judge for a new trial, he claimed it was necessary because protesters holding signs such as, 'Bro, Should've Pled the 5th' and 'Peter …
Discussion: Raw Story
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Survey shows Lake leading Gallego, Sinema in Arizona Senate race  —  Failed GOP Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake appears to have a slight lead over Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-Ariz.) in a hypothetical three-way contest for Sinema's seat next year, according to a new poll.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Gallego leads Lake, Sinema in Arizona Senate race: poll
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
In Search of Kamala Harris  —  After nearly three years, the vice president is still struggling to make the case for herself — and feels she shouldn't have to.  —  All the conditions seemed right for a chance to reset the narrative.  —  At the Munich Security Conference in February …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Moms for Liberty meets its match: Parents in this swing suburban district are fighting back  —  Republicans hope to use education wars to turn purple suburbia red.  In one Pennsylvania district, that backfired  —  “Monster Liberty”: That's how the otherwise excellent closed-captioning service …
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Speaker Candidates Jordan, Scalise Commit to Continuing Impeachment Investigation (Exclusive)  —  Sources close to the two lawmakers told The Messenger that they both plan to keep the investigation going if they are speaker … The two Republicans running to be the next speaker of the House …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Associated Press
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Special Counsel Interviewed Biden About Classified Documents
New York Times:
As Scale of Atrocities Emerges, Biden Condemns Hamas Attacks as ‘Sheer Evil’
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
North Carolina Republicans override governor's veto on key election law  —  Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has cast the bill as a threat to democracy in the state.  Republicans say it takes politics out of the process of administering the vote.  —  North Carolina Republican lawmakers on Tuesday overrode …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Tim Scott, please drop out, urge others to follow and unite behind Haley  —  Disclosure: The columnist's wife, Mari Will, an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), disagrees with this column.  —  There is national incredulity, exhaustion, embarrassment …
Discussion: HuffPost, Mediaite, The Hill and NBC News
Politico:
McCarthy loyalists vow to draw out painful speakership battle  —  House Republicans' state of emotional limbo is particularly problematic, since they'd otherwise welcome the chance to move quickly on aiding Israel.
Melissa / Harvard University President:
War in the Middle East  —  A Statement from President Claudine Gay  —  As the events of recent days continue to reverberate, let there be no doubt that I condemn the terrorist atrocities perpetrated by Hamas.  Such inhumanity is abhorrent, whatever one's individual views of the origins of longstanding conflicts in the region.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Jim Jordan's new shutdown threat highlights an unnerving right-wing trend  —  Republicans spend more time talking about the practical problems posed by the U.S.-Mexico border than any other issue — even as much of what they propose to address them is utter fantasy.
Discussion: Raw Story
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
RFK Jr. super PAC raises $11 million within hours and courts Elon Musk's support  —  The environmental lawyer-turned-politician is mounting a formidable independent bid.  —  Just hours after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he would run for president as an independent, more than $11 million gushed …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
A dissenting Fifth Circuit judge published a fake majority opinion in a death penalty case  —  After losing a vote to allow an execution to proceed, Judge Jerry E. Smith published “the Fifth Circuit panel opinion that should have been issued” as an attachment to his dissent.
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Clarence Thomas Wants to Go After Freedom of the Press  —  Amid coverage of his relationships with high-profile conservatives, the Supreme Court justice wants to reconsider a landmark First Amendment cases … Justice Clarence Thomas has some thoughts.  —  The 1964 ruling established limits …
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Former Dodgers star and Republican Steve Garvey enters U.S. Senate race  —  After nearly two decades of statewide Republican candidates being rejected by California's left-leaning electorate, former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey hopes to drag the GOP back toward political relevance.
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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joins California US Senate race, gives GOP ballot dash of celebrity
 
 
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
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Wall Street Journal:
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