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7:50 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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NBC News:
In the latest sign of House chaos, the temporary speaker is threatening to quit  —  Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., is resisting a push to get him to move legislation without an explicit vote to expand his powers.  —  WASHINGTON — In a closed-door meeting Thursday, Rep. Patrick McHenry …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Inside Story of How Jim Jordan Broke the Model, Didn't Become Speaker and Decided That was Fine  —  There's an aspect of the Jim Jordan Speaker Drama that hasn't gotten enough attention.  It's really the central element of the story.  Over the years I've argued that the post-2010 GOP caucus operates …
Madison Hall / Insider:
2 GOP members of Congress said they received death threats after voting against Jim Jordan as speaker  — Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Nick LaLota voted against Jim Jordan for speaker on Wednesday.  — Both said they received death threats soon after.
New York Times:
Jordan Is Said to Endorse Temporary Speaker Plan, Holding Off on Third Vote  —  The hard-line Republican from Ohio has run headlong into opposition from a bloc of mainstream G.O.P. holdouts.  —  Representative Jim Jordan, the hard-line Republican from Ohio, does not plan to force a third vote …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Rep. Bacon says his wife slept with loaded gun after ‘ugly phone calls’ over his Speaker vote
Discussion: HuffPost
NBC News:
Jim Jordan will back empowering interim speaker Patrick McHenry temporarily
Punchbowl News:
Jordan's off-ramp  —  It seems as if reality is finally beginning to creep into Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) orbit.
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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Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
The Fulton County question that should keep Trump up at night
Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story and CBS News
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Sidney Powell reaches plea deal in Trump case
New York Times:
Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia Trump Case
Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Laphonza Butler Will Not Run for Senate in 2024  —  Ms. Butler, who was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom just weeks ago to fill Dianne Feinstein's seat, said she had realized that “this is not the greatest use of my voice.”  —  Laphonza Butler, who was appointed 18 days ago to fill …
Politico:
House GOP abandons plan to empower temp speaker  —  Jim Jordan, who earlier on Thursday indicated that he would pause speaker balloting and back the idea, now could reverse course and go to the floor again.
Discussion: New Jersey Globe
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:
Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Lawmaker Estimates Two-Thirds Oppose Plan to Make McHenry Temporary Speaker  —  Leaving a closed-door GOP meeting to determine the way forward, Rep. Pat Fallon (R., Texas) estimated that about two-thirds of the House Republican conference opposed the idea of electing the caretaker speaker …
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Politico:
Dems bide their time before deciding to help House GOP out of latest jam
Discussion: Washington Examiner
CNN:
First on CNN: US Navy warship near Yemen intercepts multiple missiles, US officials say  —  A US Navy warship operating in the Middle East intercepted multiple projectiles near the coast of Yemen on Thursday, two US officials told CNN.  —  One of the officials said the missiles were fired …
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Eric Trump hounded appraiser to inflate valuation of property on golf course: report  —  Former President Donald Trump's son Eric pressured a real estate executive to inflate the value of an as-yet-unbuilt 71-unit residential development at the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, ABC News reported on Thursday.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Democratic senators introduce bill establishing Supreme Court term limits  —  A group of Democratic senators introduced a bill Thursday that would radically change the makeup of the Supreme Court, amid ongoing concerns over court ethics and its increasingly conservative makeup.
NPR:
Here's the available evidence of what happened at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza  —  Video and photographic evidence, along with eyewitness accounts, are providing some clues about Tuesday's massive explosion at Gaza's Al Ahli Arab Hospital, which Palestinian officials say killed hundreds.
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CNN:
The devastating Gaza hospital blast is shrouded in uncertainty. Here's what we know, and what we don't
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 …
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.
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 …
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Ex-Florida GOP lawmaker who sponsored so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill sentenced to prison  —  Joe Harding was also sentenced to two years of supervised release following his prison sentence.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced to prison a former Florida state legislator …
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel and Florida Politics
Washington Post:
Md. police officer, hired a year after Jan. 6, now accused of taking part in it  —  A Montgomery County officer was arrested Thursday and charged with assaulting police during the 2021 raid on the Capitol  —  A Montgomery County police officer was arrested Thursday and accused of taking part …
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Hawley corners Energy Department official over appearances at paid events  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) peppered questions at Department of Energy official Jigar Shah to understand Shah's involvement at paid events.  —  Shah is the head of the Energy Department's loan program and is a decision-maker …
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Franklin's MAGA mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson poses with self-proclaimed neo-Nazi in new post  —  FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — A photo posted Tuesday on the Telegram social media app shows controversial Franklin mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson posing with a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi …
 
 
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Texas City Settles Lawsuit With Biden Bus Passenger Who Says Police Ignored Calls About Trump Supporters
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Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Matthew Shepard's mom calls anti-LGBTQ bills a ‘vicious attack’ 25 years after his murder
Fox News:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders to sign executive order eliminating ‘woke, anti-women words’ from state government use
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Tiffany Dobbyn / UC Davis:
Heat Waves Harm Bird Reproduction on Agricultural Lands
Discussion: Science and The Hill
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Kennedy cuts deal with Schumer on veterans' gun rights amendment
Discussion: The Messenger
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Drones attack a US military base in southern Syria and there are minor injuries, US officials say
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Teen Journalist Booted From GOP Event, Accused Of Being Democratic Operative
Lara Seligman / Politico:
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