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2:45 PM ET, October 19, 2023

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Washington Post:
Jordan won't seek third speaker vote, allowing House to empower interim speaker  —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will not seek an additional speaker vote Thursday, and he will back a plan to give Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.), the temporary speaker, additional powers, according to multiple people …
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Bradley S. Klein / Public Notice:
MAGA Republicans are normalizing violent threats  —  Public Notice just celebrated its second birthday.  Click the button to take advantage of our special anniversary offer.  —  Click to redeem 2nd anniversary offer  —  It scarcely drew the attention of the media last month …
Washington Post:
Jim Jordan won't be the next speaker  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  We'd like to applaud Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) for incorporating a reference to the Whigs — the extinct 19th-century political party — into his tweets about the speakership fight.  Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) is still funnier, though.
Punchbowl News:
Jordan's off-ramp  —  It seems as if reality is finally beginning to creep into Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) orbit.
NBC News:
Jim Jordan will back empowering interim speaker Patrick McHenry temporarily
Madison Hall / Insider:
2 GOP members of Congress said they received death threats after voting against Jim Jordan as speaker
Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks:
Miller-Meeks Statement on Speaker Vote and Death Threats
New York Times:
Jordan Is Said to Endorse Temporary Speaker Plan, Holding Off on Third Vote
Discussion: Insider
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case  —  Former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election subversion case, one day before her trial was set to start.  —  As part of her guilty plea, Powell is admitting her role …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Sidney Powell reaches plea deal in Trump case  —  Attorney Sidney Powell has reached a plea deal with prosecutors in the Fulton County election probe.  —  Powell was charged with racketeering and other counts for her role in a Coffee County election system data breach.
Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
The Fulton County question that should keep Trump up at night  —  Scott Hall is the first of Trump's 18 co-defendants to take a plea deal.  He may not be the last. … One of the questions that should be keeping former President Donald Trump up at night is who among his co-defendants in Georgia will flip and testify against him.
Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: SIDNEY POWELL PLEADS GUILTY IN GEORGIA CASE  —  ‘Kraken’ attorney strikes deal with Georgia state prosecutors.  —  ‘Kraken’ attorney Sidney Powell struck a surprise deal with Georgia state prosecutors on Thursday and agreed to plea guilty in the sprawling RICO case.
Discussion: CNN and The Mahablog
Bloomberg:
Trump Is Winning Over Swing-State Voters Wary of Biden's Economic Plan  — Voters in seven states trust Trump more on economy, poll shows  — Suburban women swing-state voters are a bright spot for Biden  —  Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in several key swing states …
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Politico:
Why the McHenry bubble might pop  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  OVERNIGHT — “Russia Detains a U.S. Journalist,” by NYT's Ivan Nechepurenko: “ALSU KURMASHEVA, who holds dual U.S.-Russian citizenship and works in Prague …
Bethany Irvine / Politico:
Playbook PM: No three-peat for Jordan
Discussion: NBC News and Political Wire
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
American journalist detained and charged in Russia  —  Alsu Kurmasheva's detention follows the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is still awaiting trial on espionage charges.  —  A U.S. journalist has been detained in Russia, her employer said, the second such case since the w ar in Ukraine started.
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Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Russia detains Radio Free Europe journalist with dual U.S. and Russian citizenship
travel.state.gov:
Worldwide Caution  —  Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Department of State advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution.  U.S. citizens should:
Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel was an FBI informant  —  Peter Thiel has worn many hats over the years: Silicon Valley founder, Trump megadonor, cryptocurrency booster, democracy skeptic.  —  But there is yet another facet to Thiel, one that has remained secret until now: FBI informant.
Jeffrey Toobin / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Going to Get Someone Killed  —  Donald Trump's life has been a master class in the evasion of consequences.  Six of his businesses have declared bankruptcy but he is still acclaimed as a business visionary; he's been married three times but is still beloved by evangelicals …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Politico:
Multiple members are detailing death threats and other intimidation they've faced for opposing Jim Jordan's speakership bid.  —  Jordan said the threats “are terrible and that should never happen.”
Rolling Stone:
America's Biggest Charities Bankrolled RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Outfit  —  Children's Health Defense and other groups promoting vaccine misinformation discreetly raked in money from anonymous donors through some of the largest charities in the country … In April 2020, as the first wave …
Discussion: Associated Press
Politico:
Dems bide their time before deciding to help House GOP out of latest jam  —  Nearly all of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' members prefer an acting speaker to Jim Jordan.  That doesn't mean they're ready to help Republicans install one.
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Who is Patrick McHenry? A crash course on the temporary speaker
Discussion: The Message Box, NBC News and Daily Kos
U.S. Embassy in Lebanon:
Security Alert - U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon (October 19, 2023)
The Messenger:
Democrat Dean Phillips Looking to Hire Presidential Campaign Staff, Targeting New Hampshire (Exclusive)
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Reaches Significant Milestone in Combating Redlining Initiative After Securing Over $107 Million in Relief for Communities of Color Nationwide
Discussion: Politico and UPI
 Earlier Items: 
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Teen Journalist Booted From GOP Event, Accused Of Being Democratic Operative
Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
Tlaib refuses to apologize for blaming Israel for Gaza hospital blast, attacks Biden
Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘Major expansion’: China now has more than 500 nukes, Pentagon says
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Media Confidence in U.S. Matches 2016 Record Low
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Kyle Melnick / Washington Post:
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