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8:35 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.
CNN:
Jordan works to assuage fundraising fears in his quest for speakership  —  As Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan inches closer to securing the speaker's gavel, he has been working to allay concerns from the more establishment wing of the GOP about how his speakership could hinder their ability …
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
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
 

 
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