memeorandum: Man targeted 6-year-old boy, mom in deadly Plainfield stabbing because they are Muslim: detectives (ABC7)

12:00 AM ET, October 16, 2023

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CNN:

Senior House Republican says GOP members ready to block Jordan — A number of House Republicans are in talks to block Rep. Jim Jordan's path to the speakership as the Ohio Republican tries to force a floor vote on Tuesday, according to multiple GOP sources.

Discussion: The Mahablog, Fox News, Raw Story, Mediaite, Politico, Political Wire and Washington Examiner

Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:

Jordan Activates Right-Wing Pressure Campaign in Push to Win Speakership — Allies of the Ohio Republican, who must persuade scores of his colleagues to support his bid for speaker, are threatening right-wing retribution to any G.O.P. lawmakers who dare oppose him.

Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Washington Times and Politico

Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:

Turner: If GOP can't elect Speaker then ‘deal will have to be done’ with Democrats — Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday if House Republicans cannot elect a Speaker soon then a “deal will have to be done” with Democrats in order to get the chamber running again, as it nears two weeks since …

Discussion: UPI, USA Today, CBS News, Financial Times and Political Wire

Kelly Garrity / Politico:

Jim Jordan's pressure campaign the ‘dumbest thing you can do,’ one House Republican says — Nobody likes a bully, Rep. Dan Crenshaw said. — Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) has some advice for Rep. Jim Jordan as he and his allies attempt to pressure his way to the speakership: — Chill.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, CNN, RedState, New York Daily News, The Hill, Raw Story and Washington Examiner

Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:

Rep. Crenshaw Knocks Jim Jordan Speaker Supporters' ‘High-Pressure Campaign’: ‘Dumbest Thing You Can Do’ — The Texas Republican is supporting the nominee but warned his fellow GOP members against ‘whipping up Twitter’ against each other … Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, is supporting Rep. Jim Jordan …

Discussion: The Hill and Daily Kos

Peter Baker / New York Times:

Biden Warns Israel Not to Occupy Gaza — While the president has stood strongly behind Israel since Hamas attacked, he said on “60 Minutes” that a new occupation of Gaza would “be a big mistake.” — President Biden warned Israel in an interview aired on Sunday not to reoccupy Gaza …

Niha Masih / Washington Post:

Israel-Gaza war live updates — Gaza residents flee south as Israel prepares for ‘next stages of war’ — Hundreds of thousands of people in northern Gaza are fleeing in buses, cars and on foot, crowding onto narrow roads leading south after Israel's evacuation warning.

Discussion: Axios, Associated Press, Washington Times, New York Times, Outside the Beltway, Financial Times, The Economist, The Messenger, Reuters, NBC Connecticut, Florida Politics, The Hill and Bloomberg

NBC News:
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Gaza gripped by humanitarian crisis as Israel readies ground attack

Discussion: ThePrint, RedState, Jacobin and NBC 7 San Diego

ABC7:

Man targeted 6-year-old boy, mom in deadly Plainfield stabbing because they are Muslim: detectives — ‘You Muslims must die’: 71-year-old Joseph M. Czuba facing hate crime charges in death of Palestinian boy Wadea Al-Fayoume — PLAINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) — A man stabbed a child to death …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Politico, CBS News, Breitbart, abc7NY, The Daily Caller, NPR, Fox News, Chicago Tribune, Raw Story, Associated Press, Heavy.com, Law & Crime, NewsNation and lavANDOR haze

Jan Cienski / Politico:

Opposition wins Polish election, according to exit poll — WARSAW — Poland's opposition parties look like they've won a solid victory in the country's general election — and if the result holds it signals a radical change both in Poland and in the EU, where the current Law and Justice …

Discussion: Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Atlantic Council, UPI, Breitbart, ThePrint, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Reuters and Vox

Politico:

Boebert spent campaign cash at Beetlejuice boyfriend's bar — The Colorado congresswoman dropped a few hundred bucks at Hooch, a place that hosts drag shows. — Well before Rep. Lauren Boebert and her date got thrown out of a local theater showing of Beetlejuice for being disruptive and frisky …

Discussion: Raw Story, The Messenger, Rolling Stone, New York Post and Political Wire

Bracey Harris / NBC News:

Driving 100 miles in labor; giving birth in the ER: Fears rise as 3 maternity units prepare to close in Alabama — The state has one of the country's highest maternal mortality rates. Now, three hospitals plan to stop delivering babies, putting some pregnant women at even higher risk.

U.S. Embassy in Israel:

Security Alert #10 — Home الصفحة الرئيسية / News & Events / Security Alert #10 — Event: The U.S. government is assisting U.S. nationals and their immediate family members with a valid travel document …

Discussion: The Messenger, The Forward, NBC News, One America News Network, Washington Examiner and NewsNation

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

GOPer cut off by CNN host for anti-immigrant rant when asked about Gaza refugees — During an appearance on CNN on Sunday morning, host Victor Blackwell was forced to shut down a House Republican who took advantage of a question about what to do with Palestinian refugees to attack President Joe Biden over immigration in the U.S.

The Messenger:

House Republicans' Chaos Is Making Biden's Split-Screen Strategy a Lot Easier — Biden wants to run on his ability to govern. House Republicans' inability to do just that plays into the Democrat's 2024 strategy … Joe Biden's reelection strategy relies on painting Republicans as chaotic, disorganized, and unserious.

Discussion: Washington Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, Fox News, Los Angeles Times and Washington Examiner