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2:15 AM ET, October 18, 2023

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Politico:
Jim Jordan's allies tried strong-arming his GOP critics.  It backfired.  —  “The one thing that will never work with me — if you try to pressure me, if you try to threaten me, then I shut off,” GOP Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart said.  —  Jim Jordan's allies attempted to badger House Republicans into making him speaker.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Who is Jim Jordan?  —  The Ohio Republican, who is vying to be speaker, has served in the House since 2007.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is the only candidate in the race for House speaker, but he's still struggling to win over enough support from rank-and-file Republicans to get elected in a formal floor vote.
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Congressman's Wife Receives Anonymous Texts Warning Husband to Vote For Jim Jordan: ‘Will Not Hold Any Political Office Ever Again’  —  The wife of Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) reportedly received anonymous text messages and emails warning her husband to back Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) House speakership campaign ahead of Tuesday's vote.
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Jim Jordan's Speaker Bid Hanging by a Thread  —  Good afternoon and welcome to Press Pass.  Today's edition is free, so sign up below if you haven't already and please share this newsletter with someone who you think might benefit from a regular dose of informative pain.
Slate:
The Wrestlers Trying to Stop Jim Jordan From Becoming House Speaker  —  They were abused in the '80s and '90s.  They say Jordan knew and did nothing.  —  Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan is trying to become the next speaker of the House of Representatives.
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
These California Republicans voted for Jim Jordan and against the good of the country. Remember their names
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Jim Jordan Won't Make A Scandal Of Himself
Eva Surovell / The Messenger:
Trump Predicts Jordan Speakership Bid Will Be Successful: 'He's A Fantastic Young Man'
Discussion: Political Wire and ABC News
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Jim Jordan loses first House speaker vote, will try again Wednesday
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Apotheosis of Jim Jordan Is a Sight to Behold
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Jordan fails to win Speakership on first ballot
Washington Post:
House likely to vote today on Jim Jordan for speaker
Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
Russian sources disappeared after Trump declassified ex-spy's evidence, UK court told  —  Former MI6 officer's witness statement criticises ‘reckless’ publication of Mueller testimony about ex-president's Russia links  —  Donald Trump's decision to declassify evidence given by a former British spy …
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
U.S. Department of Defense:
Department of Defense Releases Declassified Images, Videos of Coercive and Risky PLA Operational Behavior  —  The Department of Defense today released a collection of declassified images and videos depicting 15 recent cases of coercive and risky operational behavior by the People's Liberation Army …
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Associated Press:
Israel-Hamas war: Israel bombs Gaza where civilians sought refuge  —  The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds.  If confirmed, the attack would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008.
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NBC News:
Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley sentenced to prison on Jan. 6 charges  —  The former candidate for Michigan governor was arrested during the Republican primary last year.  —  WASHINGTON — A former Republican candidate for Michigan governor was sentenced Tuesday to 60 days …
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Failed GOP Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate Jailed on Jan. 6 Charges
Discussion: Raw Story
Derrick Bryson Taylor / New York Times:
Man, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 16 Years, Is Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop  —  Leonard Allan Cure, who was exonerated in 2020 after being convicted of armed robbery, was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia after being pulled over for speeding.
Ben Wilson / Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: Cornell Professor Says Hamas Atrocities Were ‘Exhilarating’  —  A Cornell University professor told a crowd of students that the Hamas terror attacks against Israeli citizens were “exhilarating” and “energizing.”  —  “It was exhilarating,” Russell Rickford, a history professor at Cornell …
Jerusalem Post:
IDF confirms Islamic Jihad failed rocket destroyed Gaza hospital  —  Rockets fired by factions in the Gaza Strip often fall short, with Palestinians killed in a number of past such incidents.  —  The IDF confirmed late Tuesday night that Islamic Jihad's failed rocket had destroyed a Gaza hospital …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
North Carolina governor sues Republicans over election rules change  —  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) sued Republicans over a state Senate bill that changed election rules in the state.  —  Cooper's lawsuit, filed against President Pro Tempore Phillip Berger, Speaker of the House Timothy Moore …
Discussion: governor.nc.gov and CBS News
Jeff Nelson / People:
Britney Spears Reveals She Had an Abortion Because Justin Timberlake 'Didn't Want to Be a Father' (Exclusive)  —  Britney Spears is sharing a painful experience she's kept private for 20 years.  —  In her upcoming memoir The Woman in Me, the pop icon, 41, reveals that when she dated Justin Timberlake …
Reuters:
Lebanon's Hezbollah denounces Gaza hospital strike, protests in Beirut  —  Lebanon's Hezbollah denounced what the group said was Israel's deadly attack on a Gaza hospital and called for “a day of unprecedented anger” on Wednesday, as protests erupted outside the U.S. embassy in Beirut just hours after the incident.
Ryan Gaydos / Fox News:
Transgender female fencer scores world title over 14-time champion  —  Liz Kocab has won 8 world championships  —  A transgender female fencer picked up an eighth world championship on Sunday at the 2023 FIE Veteran Fencing World Championships.  —  Liz Kocab won in the Vet Women's Epee …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
This morning, the Justice Department announced that the United States has reached a settlement with the plaintiffs in the case of Ms. L. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a class action lawsuit filed in 2018 over the Trump administration's policy of separating parents and children at the southwest border to deter migrants.
 
 
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Montana 2024 Poll: Democratic Senator Jon Tester Holds Narrow Lead Over Republican Challenger Tim Sheehy
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and Washington Post
Bloomberg:
Biden Plans to Ask Congress for $100 Billion in Ukraine, Israel Aid
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Glenn Youngkin and the gap between fentanyl politics and reality
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump's statements pose ‘grave threats’ to court proceedings, Judge Chutkan says in written gag order
Dan Williams / Reuters:
Whatever unfolds in Gaza war, judgment day looms for Netanyahu
Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
Normie GOP, R.I.P.
Discussion: Political Wire and Semafor
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
The Right's Latest Target: Unmarried Women
ABC News:
Nikki Haley nabs fundraiser from GOP donor who previously supported DeSantis: Sources
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Broidy scores a win in hacking case
Discussion: The Daily Caller
CNN:
India's top court declines to legalize same-sex marriage in landmark LGBTQ ruling
Washington Post:
A nutritional comparison of school and store-bought Lunchables
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
America's highest gun death rates are in the South
Discussion: Fox News and Twitchy
Politico:
Ukraine uses secretly shipped U.S. missiles to launch surprise strike
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

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New York Times:
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