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12:40 AM ET, October 17, 2023

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Brittany Lewis / Forbes:
House Democratic Lawmaker Floats George W. Bush For Speaker Of The House  —  On Forbes Newsroom, California Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman floated the idea of former President George W. Bush becoming the next Speaker of the House.  —  “He could come back,” Sherman said.
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The Hill:
Jordan builds Speakership momentum as opposition falls  —  Opposition to House GOP Speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio) is crumbling as Republicans return to Washington for a House vote to try to officially elect him.  —  Four key lawmakers who signaled opposition to Jordan last week fell …
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Jim Jordan to force floor vote for House speaker on Tuesday after consolidating Republican support - as it happened  —  This live blog has now closed.  Read our latest US politics stories here:  —  Key events  —  Closing summary  —  Biden and Harris condemn murder of six-year-old Palestinian in Illinois
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jim Jordan skeptics begin lining up behind his House speaker bid  —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is shoring up support from detractors for his bid for House speaker as he prepares to go to the floor for a vote on Tuesday. … - “Jim Jordan and I have had two cordial, thoughtful …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Jim Jordan's remarkably thin legislative track record  —  In a historically fraught time marked not only by partisan gridlock but also a remarkably incohesive Republican Party, the House GOP could soon elect a speaker with a remarkably thin legislative track record and precious little experience building …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:   Vulnerable Republicans face a moment of reckoning with Jim Jordan speaker vote
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Scoop: GOP lawmakers say Jordan gave assurances on Israel-Ukraine aid
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Jim Jordan Could Bully His Way to Being Speaker of the House
Aliza Chasan / CBS News:
21 species removed from endangered list due to extinction, U.S. wildlife officials say  —  Nearly two dozen species are being taken off the endangered species list because they are extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.  —  Most of the species were listed under …
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Federal government declares 21 species extinct  —  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared 21 species extinct Monday, including 10 birds and two freshwater fish.  —  The species, which the agency removed from the list of those protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) …
Discussion: Washington Post
CNN:
President Joe Biden will visit Israel in high-stakes trip  —  US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in the early hours of Tuesday from Tel Aviv.  —  Biden had been deliberating whether to make a wartime visit to Israel …
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Nick Arama / RedState:
More on Disastrous Biden Interview: Scott Pelley Has to Help Him Finish Sentence, Says President ‘Tired’
Politico:
Judge imposes gag order on Donald Trump in D.C. trial  —  Judge Tanya Chutkan said Trump's “presidential candidacy does not give him carte blanche to vilify ... public servants who are simply doing their job.”  —  A federal judge has barred Donald Trump from attacking witnesses …
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Washington Post:
Trump placed under limited gag order in federal election case in D.C.  —  No ‘carte blanche’ for a candidate who is also a defendant, the judge said at a hearing  —  A federal judge issued a limited gag order Monday against Donald Trump, saying the former president must stop disparaging prosecutors …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden campaign to launch account on Trump's Truth Social  —  'There's very little ‘truth’ happening on Truth Social, but at least now it'll be a little fun,' Biden campaign tells Fox News Digital  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Biden campaign is launching an account on former President Trump's Truth Social, Fox News Digital has learned.
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Sydney Trent / Washington Post:
Race isn't real, science says.  Advocates want the census to reflect that.  —  A small but vocal group of professionals and academics imagine a future where categories don't matter  —  The notice from the federal government arrived in Carlos Hoyt's inbox last August.
The Daily Pennsylvanian:
Huntsman family, longtime Penn supporters, will halt donations to ‘unrecognizable’ University  —  This story is developing and will continue to be updated.  —  1987 College graduate Jon Huntsman Jr. told Penn President Liz Magill that his family will stop donating to Penn …
NBC News:
Suspect in death of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy was obsessed with Israel-Hamas war, prosecutors say  —  Hundreds are expected to attend the funeral of Wadea Al-Fayoume, whose death is being investigated as an anti-Muslim hate crime.  —  The suburban Chicago landlord accused of stabbing …
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US Department of Justice:
Attorney General Statement on the Killing of Six-Year-Old Child Wadea Al-Fayoume and Severe Wounding of His Mother Hanaan Shahin in Illinois
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Israel war: Over 30 arrested in protest at White House calling for ceasefire in Gaza  —  Over 30 protesters were arrested outside the White House after a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.  —  The protest was led by several Jewish groups, specifically the IfNotNow Movement …
Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Picks Troops to Prepare for Potential Deployment to Middle East  —  The U.S. military has selected roughly 2,000 troops to prepare for a potential deployment to support Israel, U.S. defense officials said.  The troops are tasked with missions like advising and medical support …
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump, under fire for Israel comments, proposes fresh crackdown on Muslim immigrants  —  The Republican polling leader responded to backlash for calling Hezbollah ‘very smart’ by reviving a proposal for screening immigrants by ideology  —  CLIVE, Iowa — Former president Donald Trump …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Former Navajo Nation president challenges Arizona Republican who ousted McCarthy  —  Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is challenging Republican Rep. Eli Crane for his seat in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District.  —  Nez, in his announcement on X, the website formerly known as Twitter …
Darren Samuelsohn / The Messenger:
Justice Department Seeking Stronger Prison Sentences for Proud Boys Members  —  DOJ filed notice it wants the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C., to help impose longer sentences for Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Dominic Pezzola and Ethan Nordean
Discussion: The Hill, The Mahablog and Atlas News
Jennifer M. Wood / The Daily Beast:
Jordan Klepper Confronts Deeply Clueless Trump Fans in New Hampshire  —  “The Daily Show” correspondent's informal survey revealed that Jan. 6 tops most MAGAs' list of “favorite” Trump rallies. … You can't fix crazy, but you can document it—which is fortunate for Jordan Klepper.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court allows Biden administration to continue fully enforcing ghost gun regulations  —  The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Biden administration to continue regulating so-called ghost guns - untraceable homemade weapons - as firearms under federal law.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Blinken urges Bibi to allow aid into Gaza to maintain wider support for invasion  —  Secretary of State Tony Blinken urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Monday to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza in order to maintain international support for the Israeli operation …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Semafor
 
 
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S. Dev / CBS News:
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2 shot dead in Brussels terror attack targeting Swedish football fans; suspect on the run
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene and the lingering belief that truth is partisan
Discussion: Raw Story
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Scott's super PAC cancels TV ad reservations as campaign sputters
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Supreme Court silence on allowing Texas execution is an institutional failure
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Associated Press:
Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years
Politico:
Yellen says US is not ready to sign global tax treaty just yet
Discussion: Bloomberg and Chicago Tribune
James Sillars / Sky News:
Janet Yellen: America can certainly afford two wars, US Treasury secretary says
New York Times:
Trump Federal Election Case: Judge Imposes Limited Gag Order on Trump
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