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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden aides slam Trump for calling Hezbollah ‘very smart’ — Aides to President Biden and his campaign blasted former President Trump on Thursday for remarks a night earlier in which Trump described Hezbollah as “very smart” amid unfolding violence in Israel.
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Why is Trump Trashing Netanyahu? — On Wednesday, Donald Trump held a rally in West Palm Beach, Florida. Considering Palm Beach County has one of the highest concentrations of Jewish people in America, the typical person at a Trump rally is quite conservative, and Israel is now responding …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
De Niro warns democracy 'won't survive' Trump reelection — Robert De Niro is issuing a dire warning against the country reelecting former President Trump, saying “democracy won't survive the return of a wannabe dictator.” — “I've spent a lot of time studying bad men,” the “Godfather” …
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Criticizes Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Calls Hezbollah ‘Very Smart’
Donald Trump Criticizes Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Calls Hezbollah ‘Very Smart’
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Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Trump to Return to NYC Court for Civil Fraud Trial (Exclusive)
Trump to Return to NYC Court for Civil Fraud Trial (Exclusive)
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Associated Press:
Donald Trump returning to civil trial next week with fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen set to testify
Donald Trump returning to civil trial next week with fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen set to testify
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Associated Press:
Trump says Netanyahu ‘let us down’ before the 2020 airstrike that killed a top Iranian general
Trump says Netanyahu ‘let us down’ before the 2020 airstrike that killed a top Iranian general
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
How to Make Trump Go “Crazy,” According to George Conway
How to Make Trump Go “Crazy,” According to George Conway
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyers Want Us to Believe Key Witness Knows Nothing
Trump Lawyers Want Us to Believe Key Witness Knows Nothing
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Washington Post:
With support for Scalise in limbo, some Republicans look for alternatives — Some House Republicans have begun to privately conclude that Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) has little chance of being elected speaker of the House, throwing the fractured conference further into chaos …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Chaos persists as ‘fractured’ House GOP frets about when — or if — it will elect a speaker — Some Republicans worry they might never get the votes without some Democratic help. Others say it's time to empower Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry to conduct business.
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Punchbowl News:
10/12/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … But worse. Maybe way worse. … Only the stakes this time are higher, the time frame is shorter, the opposition is larger and the House Republican Conference is angrier. … After winning the GOP speaker nomination on Wednesday — barely …
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Top House Republican Wants Help From Democrats to Pick a Speaker — House Armed Services Chair Says GOP unable to elect speaker — Calls on Democratic leader to offer conditions to aid GOP — A powerful Republican is looking to Democrats to help resolve his party's impasse over naming a speaker of the House.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The New Republican Establishment — An alternative Trumpist governing elite gets closer to ruling the party.
The New Republican Establishment — An alternative Trumpist governing elite gets closer to ruling the party.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump suggests Scalise's health a concern in his Speaker bid
Trump suggests Scalise's health a concern in his Speaker bid
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Speaker vote: Scalise and House Republicans could be facing another floor fiasco
Speaker vote: Scalise and House Republicans could be facing another floor fiasco
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Washington Post:
U.S., Qatar agree to stop Iran from tapping $6 billion fund after Hamas attack — U.S. officials and the Qatari government have agreed to stop Iran from accessing a $6 billion account for humanitarian assistance in light of Hamas's attack on Israel, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told House Democrats …
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Shannon K. Crawford / ABC News:
Blinken describes images of Hamas attack victims, pledges US support on trip to Israel — “It's simply depravity in the worst imaginable way,” Blinken said. — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday described gruesome photos and videos he reviewed depicting victims of Hamas' terrorist attack on Israeli civilians.
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New York Times:
Israel-Hamas War — U.N. Warns of ‘Disaster’ in Gaza as Israel Strikes Back at Hamas
Israel-Hamas War — U.N. Warns of ‘Disaster’ in Gaza as Israel Strikes Back at Hamas
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, facing censure motion, calls Hamas actions ‘war crimes’
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, facing censure motion, calls Hamas actions ‘war crimes’
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Gabe Bullard / Nieman Reports:
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible — A lot of people threaten to leave Twitter. Not many of them have actually done it. — This was true even before Elon Musk's purchase of the platform a year ago. But the parade of calamities since …
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
A new indictment charges Sen. Menendez with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government — Federal prosecutors have rewritten their indictment against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife to charge them with conspiring to have him act as an agent of Egypt and Egyptian officials.
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David French / New York Times:
What It Would Mean to Treat Hamas Like ISIS — The instant I understood the scale of Hamas's attack on Israel, I understood the probable response. As I read reports of Hamas terrorists murdering entire families, raping Israeli women beside the bodies of their dead friends and dragging Israeli hostages …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Van Orden defends outburst at Biden officials over Israel, denies cursing — Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) on Thursday defended his questioning of Biden administration officials at a briefing this week on Israel after other lawmakers criticized him for what they called rude and obnoxious behavior.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin Republicans Retreat From Threats to Impeach Liberal Justice — Republicans had floated the idea of impeaching Janet Protasiewicz, newly seated on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, before she could undo the party's legislative gerrymander. But on Thursday, they backed off.
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Jerusalem Post:
Poll: Majority blames gov't for Hamas massacre, says Netanyahu must resign — An overwhelming majority of 86% of respondents, including 79% of coalition supporters, said the surprise attack from Gaza is a failure of the country's leadership. — Four out of five Jewish Israelis believe …
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New Republic, Rolling Stone, Human Events and Middle East Monitor
Reuters:
France bans pro-Palestinian protests, citing risk of ‘disturbances to public order’ — French police used teargas and water cannon to break up a banned rally in support of the Palestinian people in Paris on Thursday after the interior minister said such gatherings were “likely to generate disturbances to public order”.
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Republican Sen. Tuberville Warns Against ‘Picking Sides in the Middle East’ in Jaw-Dropping Interview — Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is under fire for telling an interviewer that “when you start picking sides in the Middle East, it can get really messy very quick” amid the violence in Israel spurred by Hamas.
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NBC News:
Law enforcement steps up patrols of Jewish houses of worship, businesses as calls for attacks in the U.S. intensify online — Former Hamas leader Khaled Mashal recently called for Friday to be a global day of “anger” in support of the recent Hamas attack on Israel.
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