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9:05 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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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
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 …
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 …
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.
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  —  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.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Sidney Powell reaches plea deal in 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 …
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Texas City Settles Lawsuit With Biden Bus Passenger Who Says Police Ignored Calls About Trump Supporters  —  The lawsuit was filed by former Democratic Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, who was on the Biden campaign bus … A Texas city on Wednesday agreed to pay a $175,000 settlement …
Discussion: Associated Press and Daily Kos
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Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Jack Smith Slams Trump's Bid to Dismiss Jan. 6 Charges: ‘The Defendant Is Not Above The Law’  —  Donald Trump should not be exempt from prosecution on ‘presidential immunity’ grounds, prosecutors in the special counsel's office argued in a court filing Thursday night
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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:
Associated Press:
Palestinians trapped in Gaza find nowhere is safe during Israel's relentless bombing  —  Thousands protest against Israel and US in Turkey  —  Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, and the country's defense …
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NPR:
Here's the available evidence of what happened at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Who is Patrick McHenry?  A crash course on the temporary speaker  —  The 18-year House veteran is seen as the “adult in the room” compared to other GOP hard-liners.  But it wasn't always that way.  —  He has “the greatest name in politics,” according to former President Donald Trump.
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Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Lawmaker Estimates Two-Thirds Oppose Plan to Make McHenry Temporary Speaker
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 …
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Biden to make prime-time case to skeptical public on Ukraine, Israel  —  President Biden is set to deploy the bully pulpit in his push to maintain America's support for Ukraine and lay out a vision for the U.S.'s role in the unfolding war between Israel and Hamas.
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NBC News:
Biden to argue for American support of Israel and Ukraine in Oval Office address
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.
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
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 …
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.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Rep. Bacon says his wife slept with loaded gun after ‘ugly phone calls’ over his Speaker vote  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Thursday his wife slept with a loaded gun after receiving more threatening phone calls from voters who were angry that he voted against Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) Speakership bid.
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 …
 
 
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Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
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Discussion: The Hill
Fox News:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders to sign executive order eliminating ‘woke, anti-women words’ from state government use
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