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.

Will Narcissist Trump's Bizarre Praise for Hezbollah Hurt Him?  —  DONALD TRUMP HAS DEMONSTRATED YET AGAIN that he is a man without a single ounce of human decency.  At an event in West Palm Beach on Wednesday night, just four days after Hamas's brutal attack on Israeli civilians, Trump did the unthinkable.

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 …

US intelligence warned of potential for Gaza clash in days before attack  —  The US intelligence community produced at least two assessments based in part on intelligence provided by Israel warning the Biden administration of an increased risk for Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the weeks ahead …

Even with last-minute challenger, Jordan poised to move toward speaker's gavel  —  Republicans are meeting to hear directly from Jordan and Rep. Austin Scott, who threw his hat into the ring just before the close-door meeting

DeSantis, voter have heated exchange over Gaza bombings: 'You had my vote, but you don't now'  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), a 2024 presidential candidate, had a heated exchange with a voter over Israel's airstrikes in Gaza after Hamas militants launched a deadly attack against Israel last weekend.

Exclusive video — Bush on Bibi: “We'll find out what he's made of”  — Mike Allen- Zachary Basu- Barak Ravid  —  Video  —  On video obtained by Axios, former President George W. Bush — in his first comments about the attack on Israel — warned that the expected Israeli ground offensive in Gaza is “going to be ugly for a while.”

Supreme Court Justices Avoid Falling Chunk Of Marble In Courtyard  —  Democratic institutions in D.C. are literally crumbling, apparently.  —  LOADING  —  The Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least 2 feet long crashed to the ground …

October 12, 2023  —  We are in a bizarre moment.  —  If the U.S. government were operating within its normal parameters, my first story tonight would be about new federal charges that Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was acting as an agent of Egypt while chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.