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Steve Scalise is the GOP's next pick for speaker — The Louisiana Republican defeated Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan in a secret-ballot vote on Wednesday.
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Scalise secures GOP Speaker nomination — House Republicans on Wednesday nominated Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) to be the next Speaker, sending his candidacy to the House floor following Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) stunning ouster last week, multiple lawmakers told The Hill.
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‘We have 8 people who are insane’: Republican inside speaker vote bashes colleagues — WASHINGTON — Republicans are behind closed doors Wednesday trying to figure out how to get to electing a new Speaker of the House so they can navigate the impending demands of the war in Israel and a possible government shutdown.
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New York Times:
House Speaker Election — The choice is a vote of confidence for the party's No. 2 House leader, but the rifts in his conference could still make for a chaotic election in the full chamber. — Here's the latest on the speaker nomination. — Republicans narrowly nominated Representative Steve Scalise …
Washington Post:
Live updates House recesses without voting on Scalise as speaker — The Republican-led House recessed Wednesday without voting on House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) as speaker. It's unclear how long the recess might last. Scalise narrowly won his party's nomination earlier Wednesday …
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Punchbowl News:
10/11/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM — Today is a huge day for House Republicans. They'll meet at 10 a.m. to try to nominate their candidate for speaker. As you know by now, the choices are House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan of Ohio.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker helps evacuate Americans in Israel
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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Marjorie Taylor Greene won't support her party's choice for House speaker because he has cancer
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NBC News:
House speaker live updates: Republicans to vote behind closed-doors to pick leader
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Politico:
Democrats furious over Van Orden outburst during White House briefing on Israel terrorist attack — Multiple attendees described Van Orden as acting belligerent towards the Biden administration briefers when he asked questions.
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White House plans to put Ukraine, Taiwan and border funding in its Israel request — The White House and some key lawmakers had been discussing linking Ukraine and Israel aid. — WASHINGTON — Officials in President Joe Biden's administration have privately told lawmakers that the White House …
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CNN:
Initial US intelligence suggests Iran was surprised by the Hamas attack on Israel — The United States has collected specific intelligence that suggests senior Iranian government officials were caught by surprise by Saturday's bloody attack on Israel by Hamas, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence.
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U.S. intelligence indicates Iranian leaders were surprised by Hamas attack
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Analisa Novak / CBS News:
Sen. Tim Scott says $6 billion released in Iran prisoner swap created “market for hostages”
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
NBC: Biden admin officials suddenly curious whether Iran trained Hamas “militants”
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NBC News:
Republican lawmakers to introduce resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress — The movement came a day after Santos, also a Republican, was charged with fraud and identity theft. — A group of House Republicans from New York are introducing a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from Congress.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
New York's first-term GOP reps will move to expel Santos after new charges
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court appears determined to make it easy to draw gerrymanders — The Republican Party had a great day in the Supreme Court today. Voting rights did not. — The Supreme Court's Republican-appointed majority spent Wednesday morning seemingly hunting for a reason to uphold …
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Supreme Court likely to side with South Carolina GOP in racial gerrymandering case — A lower court had ruled that the state's Republican-drawn map was a racial gerrymander. — The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday appeared likely to uphold a Republican-drawn congressional district …
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Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
At least 40 babies, some beheaded, found by Israel soldiers in Hamas-attacked village — IDF Maj Gen Itai Veruv described scene in Kfar Aza as ‘a massacre’ — Israel's military has discovered unspeakable horrors in an Israeli community that was attacked by Hamas on Saturday …
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Israel-Hamas war: Israel tells residents in north to shelter after “hostile aircraft” enter from Lebanon
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Crackpot fight! Trump is worried about RFK Jr. running for president — and he should be scared — Trump depends on the crank vote that the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist could siphon off — He may not have bolts sticking out of his neck, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is morphing into the MAGA version of Frankenstein's monster.
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John David Dyche / Kentucky Lantern:
I apologize, Kentucky — Bluegrass Freedom Action, a political action committee supporting Republican Daniel Cameron, is airing this ad touting former President Donald Trump's endorsement in the race for Kentucky governor. (Screenshot) — I owe Kentucky an apology and should have made it before now.
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New York Times:
Hamas Seeds Violent Videos on Sites With Little Moderation — The strategy mirrors efforts by extremist groups like the Islamic State and Al Qaeda in years past. — A video of a Hamas gunman firing his assault rifle at a car full of Israeli civilians was viewed more than one million times on X …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Charles Koch's audacious new $5 billion political scheme — Billionaire Charles Koch, who will turn 88 on November 1, is funneling his wealth into two secretive organizations that can continue his right-wing political advocacy for years. Koch structured more than $5 billion in donations …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Zelensky asks to visit Israel in show of solidarity — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to visit Israel in a show of solidarity with the country amid the fighting in Gaza, two Ukrainian and Israeli officials told Axios. … - The officials said the talks on the issue …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Pennsylvania 2024 Poll: Young Voters Hesitant to Support Biden but Stick With Sen. Casey — Home Polls Pennsylvania 2024 Poll: Young Voters Hesitant to Support Biden but Stick With Sen. Casey — Casey Holds Eight-Point Lead Over McCormick in 2024 Matchup
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Aaron Feis / The Messenger:
NYU Student Bar Association President Loses Job Offer for Calling Israel Massacre ‘Necessary’ as School Distances Itself — ‘Israel bears full responsibility for this tremendous loss of life,’ wrote Ryna Workman of the terror attack that left at least 1,200 people dead
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Democrat raises more funds than GOP incumbent in Mississippi governor's race — Brandon Presley, the Democrat challenging incumbent Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R), has outraised Reeves heading into November's election, according to financial reports filed Tuesday.
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The Texas Tribune:
She was told her twin sons wouldn't survive. Texas law made her give birth anyway. — Miranda Michel, 26, couldn't leave the state for an abortion. But she also couldn't bear the idea of carrying a nonviable pregnancy to term. — Editor's note: This story includes images some people may find distressing.
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