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Live updates House speakership stalled as Scalise withdraws from race — Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced at a Republican conference meeting Thursday night that he is pulling out of the race to become speaker. The announcement came after a day full of lengthy meetings with fellow Republicans …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
With the World in Crisis, House Republicans Bicker Among Themselves — Despite conflicts overseas and an approaching deadline to avert a government shutdown, Republicans are unable to rise above their internal divisions. — Two key U.S. allies are engulfed in vicious wars.
Politico:
Fear and loathing grips the House GOP — While Republicans appear to be turning next to Jim Jordan, some are already airing open doubts that he can pull off what the majority leader couldn't. — The House GOP has entered an angrier and more bewildered phase in its leadership crisis.
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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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Eric Albeen / Fox News:
Former President Trump on Israel, Speaker's race, Nikki Haley & RFK, Jr. — Former President Trump joined Brian for a wide ranging interview in which he criticized Israel's lack of preparedness for the horrific attack by the terrorist group Hamas on Saturday, October 7th.
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The Hill:
Steve Scalise drops out of Speaker's race — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Thursday dropped out of the race for Speaker, just one day after he won the Republican nomination for the role. — Scalise narrowly prevailed in a secret ballot internal GOP election on Wednesday …
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Politico:
Playbook: The House GOP sinks deeper into chaos — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — OVERNIGHT — AP: “Israel's military told some 1 million Palestinians living in Gaza on Friday to evacuate the north, according to the United Nations …
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The Messenger:
Moderate House Republicans Plot To Empower McHenry Amid Stalled Speaker Search — The Republican Governance Group has gathered signatures on a petition to give temporary Speaker Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., more authority … As House Republicans remain divided over their next leader …
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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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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's turn against Israel offers stark reminder of what his diplomacy looks like — Donald Trump's inflammatory and artless comments about Hamas' horror in Israel emphasize the defining characteristic of his attitude toward foreign policy and his entire political world view: It's all about him.
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CNN:
Steve Scalise drops out of speaker's race as House GOP faces leadership crisis — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced he was dropping out of the speaker's race Thursday after House Republicans failed to coalesce behind him in the aftermath of Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster.
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Politico:
GOP says time is running out for Scalise to lock down the speakership
GOP says time is running out for Scalise to lock down the speakership
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Why is Trump Trashing Netanyahu?
Why is Trump Trashing Netanyahu?
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Washington Post:
With support for Scalise in limbo, some Republicans look for alternatives
With support for Scalise in limbo, some Republicans look for alternatives
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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
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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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:
Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms — Gaza's energy crisis risk hospitals turning into morgues — Israel Defense Forces release footage of assault on Gaza-adjacent outpost — Israel's military told some 1 million Palestinians …
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Associated Press:
Israel-Hamas war: Strikes devastate Gaza as Israel prepares for possible ground assault
Israel-Hamas war: Strikes devastate Gaza as Israel prepares for possible ground assault
Shannon K. Crawford / ABC News:
Blinken describes images of Hamas attack victims, pledges US support on trip to Israel
Blinken describes images of Hamas attack victims, pledges US support on trip to Israel
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Biden team launches organizing pilot project in Wisconsin and Arizona — The reelection effort is focused on recruiting large numbers of volunteers to use their own relationships to spread the Biden message directly — President Biden's reelection effort will launch a pilot test …
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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Barbara McQuade / MSNBC:
Jack Smith tells Trump to put up or shut up — Smith's demand that Trump and his lawyers clarify his strategy is important because an affirmative defense would trigger two significant consequences — Jack Smith is asking former President Donald Trump to put his money where his mouth is.
US Department of Justice:
IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty to Disclosing Tax Return Information to News Organizations — For Immediate Release — An IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to disclosing tax return information without authorization.
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Emily Jacobs / Washington Examiner:
Fetterman calls on Senate to expel Menendez after foreign agent charges — Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Thursday called on the Senate to expel Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) after the latter was hit with additional federal charges that accuse him of being a foreign agent.
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
A new indictment charges Sen. Menendez with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government
A new indictment charges Sen. Menendez with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government
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CNN:
Israeli official says government cannot confirm babies were beheaded in Hamas attack — The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific claim that Hamas attackers cut off the heads of babies during their shock attack on Saturday, an Israeli official told CNN, contradicting …
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CNN:
One officer who arrested Elijah McClain convicted of criminally negligent homicide; second officer acquitted — One of the Aurora, Colorado, police officers, Randy Roedema, who arrested Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man who died after he was subdued by police and injected …