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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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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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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.
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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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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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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CNN:
Steve Scalise drops out of speaker's race as House GOP faces leadership crisis — Rep. 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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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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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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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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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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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
De Niro warns democracy 'won't survive' Trump reelection
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden aides slam Trump for calling Hezbollah ‘very smart’
Biden aides slam Trump for calling Hezbollah ‘very smart’
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Associated Press:
Israel-Hamas war: Strikes devastate Gaza as Israel prepares for possible ground assault — Gaza's energy crisis risk hospitals turning into morgues — US to Israel: we will always be there by your side — Eerie aftermath of Israel festival shooting — Israel's military on Friday directed …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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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 …
Associated Press:
Donald Trump returning to civil trial next week with fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen set to testify — Donald Trump will be back in court next week for his New York civil fraud trial, a person familiar with the former president's plans told The Associated Press on Thursday …
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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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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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abc7NY:
NYPD investigating several violent incidents possibly motivated by the war in Israel — The violence in New York comes as the NYPD prepares for the possibility of unrest on Friday due to a “Day of Action” in Palestine. Reporter Lindsay Tuchman has more. — BROOKYLN, New York (WABC) …
Matt Holt / The Messenger:
California Rep. Katie Porter Hauls in $3.4M in Third Fundraising Quarter — Porter is neck and neck with Adam Schiff in recent polling of the race … California Rep. Katie Porter announced raising $3.4 million for her Senate campaign in the third fundraising quarter of 2023, spanning June through September.
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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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