memeorandum: Biden to argue for American support of Israel and Ukraine in Oval Office address (NBC News)

8:00 PM ET, October 19, 2023

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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 …

Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart, Slate, TIME, New York Daily News, The Nevada Independent, Outside the Beltway, New Republic and The Guardian

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story, PJ Media, Political Wire, Agri-Pulse Communications … and New York Times

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 …

Discussion: CNN, Raw Story, Vanity Fair, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Insider

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

Politico:
Multiple members are detailing death threats and other intimidation they've faced for opposing Jim Jordan's speakership bid.

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, New York Daily News and CBS News

Punchbowl News:
Jordan's off-ramp — It seems as if reality is finally beginning to creep into Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) orbit.

Washington Post:
Jim Jordan won't be the next speaker

Discussion: New York Times, Politico, The Bulwark, The Daily Signal, Rolling Stone, Punchbowl News, Raw Story and Townhall

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 …

Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: SIDNEY POWELL PLEADS GUILTY IN GEORGIA CASE

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Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
The Fulton County question that should keep Trump up at night

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Sidney Powell reaches plea deal in Trump case

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New York Times:
Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia Trump Case

Discussion: Insider, Washington Post, Associated Press, NPR, Slate, National Review, Outside the Beltway, Law & Crime, The Messenger and New Republic

Politico:
Sidney Powell, attorney who aided Trump's bid to subvert election, pleads guilty

Discussion: The Bulwark, The Dispatch, Raw Story, The Messenger, Mediaite and Atlanta News First

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 …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Washington Examiner, NBC News, CNN, The Hill, HuffPost, ABC News, RedState, Talking Points Memo, Forbes, The Messenger, KNSD-TV, The San Francisco Standard, Deadline, Orange County Register, ABC7, KGET 17 and Political Wire

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:

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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 …

Discussion: The Hill, NBC News, The Messenger, The Daily Caller, PJ Media, Breitbart, Boing Boing and Blue Virginia

Politico:
Dems bide their time before deciding to help House GOP out of latest jam

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Who is Patrick McHenry? A crash course on the temporary speaker

Discussion: Vox, USA Today, Digby's Hullabaloo and The Message Box

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.

Discussion: ABC News, UPI, CBS News, New York Post, New York Times, Al-Monitor and Deadline

NBC News:
Biden to argue for American support of Israel and Ukraine in Oval Office address

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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.

Discussion: New York Post, Associated Press and BizPac Review

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.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Official U.S. Senate … and The American Independent

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.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, VINnews, Why Evolution Is True and New York Times

CNN:
The devastating Gaza hospital blast is shrouded in uncertainty. Here's what we know, and what we don't

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, Breitbart, The Times of Israel, Michigan Advance, The Messenger, The Bulwark, Al-Monitor, Human Events and ThePrint

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 …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Morning Consult Pro, RedState, Florida Politics, Power Line, Must Read Alaska, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Examiner and The Messenger

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.

Discussion: Breitbart, BizPac Review, Raw Story, The Verge and The Messenger

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 …

Discussion: US Department of Justice, The Hill, Associated Press, Raw Story, WUSA and NBC4 Washington