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4:00 PM ET, October 13, 2023

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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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Alexander Ward / Politico:
Ground invasion of Gaza ‘imminent,’ Israeli officials say  —  The operation was expected following Hamas' brutal terrorist attack and has been seen as likely after Israel ordered an evacuation of northern Gaza.  —  Israel's ground invasion of Gaza is “imminent,” two Israeli officials said Friday …
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’ Talk
Discussion: FDD and Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Latest Death Tolls in Israel and Gaza
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Israel: Get out of Gaza City — now
Financial Times:
Residents flee Gaza City as Israel tells 1.1mn to leave
Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
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.
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Israeli War Insight  —  He attacks Netanyahu in a crisis because of old personal grudges.  —  The front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination for some reason used the words “smart” and “Hezbollah” in the same sentence on Wednesday night.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Another element of Trump's ‘rigged election’ narrative collapses  —  What's important to Donald Trump is that people think that he didn't lose the 2020 election or, at the very least, that they think he only lost because someone cheated or broke the law or conspired against him or applied …
Washington Post:
Fraudster freed from prison by Trump faces prosecution under Biden  —  Philip Esformes received clemency from Trump in the final weeks of his presidency after well-connected supporters pushed for his release.  —  Philip Esformes beat the system.  Or so it seemed.
Discussion: Raw Story and Kim Kardashian
Washington Post:
How 91 felony charges boosted Trump's standing in the GOP
Discussion: Raw Story and The Messenger
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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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Bipartisan talk grows as GOP fails to find a speaker  —  Lawmakers in both parties are expressing growing openness, both in public and in private, to a bipartisan deal to elect a House speaker as Republicans are continually thwarted in their efforts to do it alone.
Washington Post:
Live updates House GOP voting on speaker hopefuls Jim Jordan and Austin Scott  —  House Republicans on Friday afternoon are holding a closed-door vote between two nominees for speaker: Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Austin Scott (Ga.).  The conference is scrambling to find a nominee …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
House GOP in total chaos: So much for fascist order and discipline!
Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Axios
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
House speaker race injects chaos into high-dollar Republican fundraising
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and OpenSecrets.org
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg's Testimony Abruptly Ended After Forbes Story Accused Him of Perjury  —  A source close to New York Attorney General Letitia James confirmed that her office is looking into the latest report about the former Trump CFO's testimony
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Raw Story and The Guardian
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Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
Jim Jordan's House Speaker Bid Challenged by Austin Scott  — Scott is relatively unknown outside his rural Georgia district  — Jordan is a conservative firebrand backed by Donald Trump  —  The Republican race for the US House speakership has become a bitter battle for the future …
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Beth Harpaz / The Forward:
Stanford instructor removed for targeting Jewish students as ‘colonizers’ after Hamas attack on Israel  —  An instructor at Stanford University has been suspended for what the president and provost called “identity-based targeting” of students in connection with the Israel-Gaza war.
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CNN:
US intelligence warned of the potential for violence days before Hamas 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 …
Politico:
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
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
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.
Politico:
4 Democratic centrists to McHenry: Let's make a deal  —  In a letter to McHenry that was obtained by POLITICO, the Democrats floated giving him “temporary, expanded authorities” — in exchange for concessions.
 
 
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
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Human Rights Watch:
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Jeff Coltin / Politico:
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Politico:
House GOP rejects — again — bid to avoid messy speaker fight on the floor
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
CNN:
Top DOJ prosecutor in DC refutes claim that he blocked Hunter Biden tax charges in his district
Discussion: Raw Story
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court Justices Avoid Falling Chunk Of Marble In Courtyard
Discussion: The Hill and USA Today
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Biden team launches organizing pilot project in Wisconsin and Arizona
Barbara McQuade / MSNBC:
Jack Smith tells Trump to put up or shut up
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