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10:35 AM ET, October 19, 2023

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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 …
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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.
Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks:
Miller-Meeks Statement on Speaker Vote and Death Threats  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, I voted to support Jim Jordan's candidacy for Speaker of the House.  I voted for Jim Jordan for the greater good of the House Republican party, based on our Conference meeting and the test Speaker ballot that was cast earlier this week.
Punchbowl News:
10/19/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  It seems as if reality is finally beginning to creep into Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) orbit. … On Tuesday, 20 GOP lawmakers voted against Jordan.  A day later, he lost 22 Republican votes.  —  Put simply, the votes aren't moving toward Jordan, they're moving away from him.
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 …
Jane Coaston / New York Times:
Why House Republicans Can't Function, According to a House Republican  —  The House of Representatives has been enmeshed in chaos since the former Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out on Oct. 3 by members of his own conference.  Steve Scalise then ran for the speakership but withdrew …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Why the GOP Can't Unite  —  It's two parties under the same roof, and the only solution is a coalition — between themselves or with Democrats.  —  “No one in our conference wants to see any type of coalition government with Democrats,” Jim Jordan (center) told reporters after the first vote Tuesday.
Politico:
Dems consider McHenry
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Republicans Fear Jordan Speaker Bid Could Cost Them House Majority
Washington Post:
Live updates Jordan failing to secure votes needed for speaker on second ballot
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.
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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.  —  Fulton County prosecutors are recommending a sentence of six years probation.
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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Press / Morning Consult Pro:
Morning Consult |  Bloomberg News: How Biden vs. Trump Perform on Swing-State Ballots … This survey, which identifies key issues in the 2024 election and measures how much voters trust Biden vs. Trump on these issues and how Biden vs. Trump perform on a ballot in swing states …
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
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden, in Israel, hits notes of loyalty, emotion — and caution  —  In an extraordinary moment, an 80-year-old president flies into a war zone  —  In an emotional speech carried live across Israel and around the world, President Biden sought to embody America's ties to the Jewish state …
Discussion: CNN and RedState
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Biden to deliver a prime-time foreign policy address Thursday
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: Political Wire
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.
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.”
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘Major expansion’: China now has more than 500 nukes, Pentagon says  —  DOD also estimates China will likely double that to more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030.  —  China has blown past previous projections for the size of its nuclear arsenal and is now producing even more weapons …
Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
Man Who Spread Misinformation on Trump's Behalf Sentenced to 7 Months  —  The man, Douglass Mackey, spread internet memes meant to fool people into not voting for Hillary Clinton in 2016.  —  A digital-age dirty-trickster who used Twitter posts that looked like Hillary Clinton ads …
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Kyle Melnick / Washington Post:
Forget dating apps.  Sen. Grassley's office has produced 20 marriages.  —  Alex and Molly Severn held hands near the front of an Iowa church a few years ago, excited for the pastor to pronounce them husband and wife.  But for a moment, Molly thought the pastor was going to ruin her wedding.
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Media Confidence in U.S. Matches 2016 Record Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 32% of Americans who say they trust the mass media “a great deal” or “a fair amount” to report the news in a full, fair and accurate way ties Gallup's lowest historical reading, previously recorded in 2016.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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