Top Items:
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.
Discussion:
New York Magazine, Breitbart, The Nation, Raw Story, The American Independent, The Messenger, Daily Kos, Vox, USA Today, New York Times and Washington Post
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
The Hill, Fox News, New Republic, UPI, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Associated Press, New York Daily News, RedState, CNBC, CNN and IJR
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.
Discussion:
Semafor, New York Daily News, National Review, The Dispatch, PoliticusUSA, NBC News, Political Wire, ZeroHedge News and Kansas Reflector
The Hill:
Jordan clinches Speaker nomination in GOP's second go at the gavel — House Republicans nominated Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for Speaker on Friday, the conference's second attempt to find a candidate who can win the gavel on the House floor. — Jordan, currently chair of the House Judiciary Committee …
Discussion:
Politico, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg, Fox News, The Messenger, New York Magazine, CNN, Insider, Plain Dealer, The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire, The Daily Signal, NPR, Roll Call, ABC7, Breitbart, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New Republic, Financial Times, HuffPost, abc7NY, ZeroHedge News, NBC News, The Daily Caller, The Guardian and The Post Millennial
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
House GOP in total chaos: So much for fascist order and discipline!
Discussion:
Axios and No More Mister Nice Blog
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
House speaker race injects chaos into high-dollar Republican fundraising
Discussion:
Raw Story, Mediaite and OpenSecrets.org
Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
Jim Jordan's House Speaker Bid Challenged by Austin Scott
Discussion:
Fox News, ABC News and American Greatness
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Jordan to Seek Speakership as Republican Infighting Rages
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, Fox News, The Messenger, The Hill, Mediaite, The Guardian and The National Pulse+
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 …
Discussion:
Axios, Politico, USA Today, ABC News, Washington Examiner, NPR, Washington Post, NBC News, The Times of Israel, CBS News, New York Post, The Forward, Bloomberg, The Intercept, Financial Times, One America News Network, The Nation, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, WRIC-TV, TIME, Global News, WOODTV.com, The Hill, Raw Story, Daily Caller News Foundation, Reason, Al-Monitor, Algemeiner.com, Outside the Beltway, KTLA, TASS, The Messenger, Forbes, NBC4 Washington, Al Jazeera, UPI, Exposing the role …, Human Events, IJR, Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Reuters
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
NPR, Semafor, Financial Times, Truthout, The Daily Beast, Political Wire, NBC News, TASS, Reuters and CBS News
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’ Talk — As Israel escalates its offensive, U.S. diplomats are being discouraged from publicly using three phrases that would urge calm. — As Israel escalates its attacks on Gaza, the State Department …
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Israeli President Says There Are No Innocent Civilians In Gaza
Discussion:
CNN, The Messenger, VINnews, Raw Story, a continuous cutting motion, Bloomberg, CBS News, New York Times, Washington Examiner, RedState and TASS
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.
Discussion:
NBC News, The Messenger, The Hill, CBS News, The Post Millennial, Salon, Washington Free Beacon, Morning Shots, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Times of Israel, Florida Politics, New York Post, USA Today, Politico, Washington Times, Fox News, Louder With Crowder, MyStateline.com and HuffPost
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
New York Times, CNN, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, HuffPost, Rolling Stone, Axios, NBC News, Politico, Fox News, The Spectator World, Chicago Sun Times, The Hill, The Federalist, ABC News, Sacramento Bee, The Messenger, ThePrint, Daily Kos, The Forward, Al-Monitor, The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, The Guardian, Florida Politics, The Times of Israel, New Republic, Washington Examiner, The Floridian, Associated Press, Insider and New York Post
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Another element of Trump's ‘rigged election’ narrative collapses
Discussion:
The Hill, KTLA, Raw Story and Washington Times
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
RELATED:
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's Longtime CFO Lied, Under Oath, About Trump Tower Penthouse
Discussion:
CNN, The Messenger, Raw Story, Boing Boing and New York Daily News
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.
Discussion:
Daily Mail, Washington Free Beacon, PJ Media, HotAir, TheBlaze, Fox News, Breitbart, The Post Millennial, J., The Free Press, acecomments.mu.nu, Instapundit, Stanford Report, The Messenger and Reason
RELATED:
Nanette Asimov / San Francisco Chronicle:
Stanford students say lecturer called Jews in class ‘colonizers,’ minimized Holocaust
Discussion:
The Hill, New York Times, CNN, Reason, BizPac Review, New York Post and The Daily Caller
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:
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.
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
Discussion:
UPI, CBS News, Joe.My.God., Crooks and Liars, Political Wire and Middle East Monitor
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
The Messenger, Raw Story, New York Times, Mediaite and Florida Politics
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:
Bloomberg, Raw Story and Kim Kardashian
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
