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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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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Rep. Bacon says his wife slept with loaded gun after ‘ugly phone calls’ over his Speaker vote
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Politico:
Multiple members are detailing death threats and other intimidation they've faced for opposing Jim Jordan's speakership bid.
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Punchbowl News:
Jordan's off-ramp — It seems as if reality is finally beginning to creep into Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) orbit.
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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. — 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.
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: SIDNEY POWELL PLEADS GUILTY IN GEORGIA CASE
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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.
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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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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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Israel-Gaza war live updates
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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
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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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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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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Who is Patrick McHenry? A crash course on the temporary speaker
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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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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.
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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.
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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