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7:25 PM ET, October 13, 2023

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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 …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
House Republicans collapse into anarchy  —  War in Israel.  War in Ukraine.  The federal government shutting down in 35 days.  These are uncertain times.  —  But there is one eternal truth, one unwavering constant to steady us when all else is in flux: Every time the House Republican majority tries …
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.
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
Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
Jim Jordan's House Speaker Bid Challenged by Austin Scott
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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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 …
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 …
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Israeli President Says There Are No Innocent Civilians In Gaza  —  “It is an entire nation out there that is responsible,” Isaac Herzog said as Israel ordered 1.1 million Palestinians to evacuate their homes.  —  LOADING  —  As Israel engages in a massive air campaign ahead …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Israel: Get out of Gaza City — now
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
Anna Schecter / NBC News:
‘Top secret’ Hamas documents show that terrorists intentionally targeted elementary schools and a youth center  —  Maps and documents recovered from the bodies of Hamas attackers reveal a coordinated plan to target children and take hostages inside an Israeli village near Gaza.
Discussion: The Messenger
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.
Discussion: Fox News and The Mahablog
Nanette Asimov / San Francisco Chronicle:
Stanford students say lecturer called Jews in class ‘colonizers,’ minimized Holocaust  —  As Stanford University investigates reports that a lecturer discussing the war between Hamas and Israel “called out individual students in class based on their backgrounds and identities,” …
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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.
New York Times:
Dennis Kucinich Leaves Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Presidential Campaign  —  The former Democratic congressman, who served as Mr. Kennedy's campaign manager, departed just days after he introduced Mr. Kennedy as an independent candidate.  —  Dennis J. Kucinich has left his post …
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 …
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. and Raw Story
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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.
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
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Discussion: NBC News and Political Wire
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon / The Messenger:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Lara Seligman / Politico:
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Discussion: Balloon Juice
Human Rights Watch:
Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon
Jeff Coltin / Politico:
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 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
House GOP rejects — again — bid to avoid messy speaker fight on the floor
Discussion: Political Wire
CNN:
Top DOJ prosecutor in DC refutes claim that he blocked Hunter Biden tax charges in his district
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Fraudster freed from prison by Trump faces prosecution under Biden
Discussion: Raw Story and Kim Kardashian
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 12, 2023  —  We are in a bizarre moment.  —  If the U.S. government were operating within …
Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Gov. DeSantis signs executive order authorizing rescue of Floridians stranded in Israel: ‘Help is on the way’
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court Justices Avoid Falling Chunk Of Marble In Courtyard
Discussion: The Hill and USA Today