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8:30 AM ET, October 17, 2023

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Politico:
Playbook: Jim Jordan's day of reckoning  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  STILL TAKING APPLICATIONS — “How House Speaker Became Washington's Most Miserable Job,” by Ian Ward: “'You basically have a tied House with no operational majority,' said [political scientist MATTHEW] GREEN.
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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.
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 …
Ian Ward / Politico:
‘Everything Is Just Stuck.’ No Matter What Happens to Jim Jordan, the Next Speaker Is In For a World of Trouble.  —  An expert on House speakers explains how changes in campaign finance, media, and the type of people who get elected created the current debacle.
Andre Tartar / Bloomberg:
Jim Jordan Is Out of Step With a GOP Party He Wants to Lead  —  He is less ideologically aligned than any Republican speaker in decades  —  Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio has been been making progress in his quest for the House speaker's gavel, with a floor vote expected on Tuesday.
Discussion: Roll Call and Fox News
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Apotheosis of Jim Jordan Is a Sight to Behold  —  No problem in the American system at this moment is as acute and disruptive as the one posed by the Republican Party.  —  Yes, of course, there are any number of structural problems facing American politics.
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Scoop: GOP lawmakers say Jordan gave assurances on Israel-Ukraine aid  —  Four House Republicans walked away from conversations with House GOP speaker nominee Jim Jordan under the impression he'll allow a floor vote on linking Ukraine funding with Israel funding if he wins the gavel, Axios has learned.
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 …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Jim Jordan Could Bully His Way to Being Speaker of the House
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:   Vulnerable Republicans face a moment of reckoning with Jim Jordan speaker vote
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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ABC News:
President Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday: Sec. Blinken
New York Times:
Biden Faces Risks in Wartime Visit to Israel
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
Discussion: Washington Post
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.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
America's zombie “crime wave”  —  Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby  —  The outset of the pandemic in 2020 coincided with a surge in violent crime in the United States, with murder rates rising particularly dramatically.  According to a lot of people with large megaphones, this crime wave continues today.
Discussion: The Hill
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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.
Discussion: Althouse
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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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Families Separated at Border by Trump Reach Settlement  —  Thousands of migrants subjected to the policy will be allowed to live and work in the U.S., at least temporarily.  If they win asylum, they could become citizens.  —  Lawyers representing thousands of families separated …
Discussion: UPI
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Associated Press:
Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Jennifer M. Wood / The Daily Beast:
Jordan Klepper Confronts Deeply Clueless Trump Fans in New Hampshire
Discussion: Boing Boing and Raw Story
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Blinken urges Bibi to allow aid into Gaza to maintain wider support for invasion
Discussion: Bloomberg, Al-Monitor and Semafor
NBC News:
Suspect in death of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy was obsessed with Israel-Hamas war, prosecutors say
Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Picks Troops to Prepare for Potential Deployment to Middle East
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2 shot dead in Brussels terror attack targeting Swedish football fans
Darren Samuelsohn / The Messenger:
Justice Department Seeking Stronger Prison Sentences for Proud Boys Members
Discussion: Atlas News, The Mahablog and The Hill
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