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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 …
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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 …
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Politico:
Republicans ramp up search for an escape hatch from speaker chaos — A bipartisan solution to the GOP's leadership problems still sounds farfetched to most. But then, so does Jim Jordan's prospects of winning next week. — Centrists are signaling they're open to a deal. Democrats are outlining terms.
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Politico:
Fear and loathing grips the House GOP
Fear and loathing grips the House GOP
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
House GOP in total chaos: So much for fascist order and discipline!
House GOP in total chaos: So much for fascist order and discipline!
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Bipartisan talk grows as GOP fails to find a speaker
Bipartisan talk grows as GOP fails to find a speaker
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
House speaker race injects chaos into high-dollar Republican fundraising
House speaker race injects chaos into high-dollar Republican fundraising
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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
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Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
Jim Jordan's House Speaker Bid Challenged by Austin Scott
Jim Jordan's House Speaker Bid Challenged by Austin Scott
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Michael Cohen Set to Skip Trump Bank Fraud Trial Testimony — Cohen is poised to be a star witness in the New York AG's case against his former boss, but he is planning to skip his appearance next week. … Michael Cohen, the archenemy of Donald Trump, was set to be the star witness at the ex-president's ongoing bank fraud trial.
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NBC News:
Trump falsely characterized Israel's role in his administration's hit on Iran's Soleimani, say former U.S. officials — “They were never on board with it,” said a former senior White House official, referring to the Israelis. “They always thought it was a dangerous and destabilizing idea.”
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Raw Story, The Atlantic and The Daily Beast
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.
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.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Another element of Trump's ‘rigged election’ narrative collapses
Another element of Trump's ‘rigged election’ narrative collapses
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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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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 …
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Alexander Ward / Politico:
Ground invasion of Gaza ‘imminent,’ Israeli officials say
Ground invasion of Gaza ‘imminent,’ Israeli officials say
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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.
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HotAir, The Times of Israel, RedState, New York Post and 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.
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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
Stanford instructor removed for targeting Jewish students as ‘colonizers’ after Hamas attack on Israel
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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 …
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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 …
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
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's Longtime CFO Lied, Under Oath, About Trump Tower Penthouse
Trump's Longtime CFO Lied, Under Oath, About Trump Tower Penthouse
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The Daily Beast:
Nancy Mace Thinks She Could Be Trump's Next VP — The South Carolina congresswoman has made an enemy of scores of Republicans at this point. But she still has her eye on 2024's biggest GOP prize. … Live by the Mace, die by the Mace — When former President Donald Trump lined …
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NBC News and Political Wire