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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:
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
Bipartisan talk grows as GOP fails to find a speaker
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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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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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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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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 …
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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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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Israeli President Says There Are No Innocent Civilians In Gaza
Israeli President Says There Are No Innocent Civilians In Gaza
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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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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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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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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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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Israeli War Insight
Donald Trump's Israeli War Insight
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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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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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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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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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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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