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11:05 AM ET, October 20, 2023

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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Jordan and the GOP find a new low point in speaker mess  —  There are few things Congress loves more than a short-term solution to a long-term problem — something to help it forestall difficult decisions and paper over divisions in hopes that, at some later date, these problems will magically disappear.
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Politico:
House GOP drowning as crisis reaches breaking point  —  It seems that every day without a speaker brings a new release of pent-up anger from Republicans who see no way out of their self-inflicted pain.  —  When Matt Gaetz stepped to the microphones during Thursday's three-hour private House GOP meeting …
Washington Post:
Jim Jordan tries again?  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  If you reading this newsletter hasn't slaked your interest in the speakership race, we encourage you to listen to our colleagues Marianna Sotomayor and Paul Kane break everything down on The Post's fabulous podcast, “Post Reports.”
Discussion: Florida Politics
NBC News:
In the latest sign of House chaos, the temporary speaker is threatening to quit
The Daily Beast:
Speaker Saga: House GOP Can't Even Agree on Not Agreeing
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden on the United States' Response to Hamas's Terrorist Attacks Against Israel and Russia's Ongoing Brutal War Against Ukraine  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, my fellow Americans.  We're facing an inflection point in history — one of those moments where the decisions …
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Rattled U.S. government fears wars could spread … Never before have we talked to so many top government officials who, in private, are so worried about so many overseas conflicts at once. … But to sound a siren of clinical, clear-eyed realism: U.S. officials …
Discussion: The Hill, Atlas News, WSVN 7News and KSDK-TV
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Exclusive: ‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy  —  Morale is low, and some staffers are preparing to formally express their opposition to President Joe Biden's approach, officials told HuffPost.  —  LOADING  —  President Joe Biden's approach to the ongoing violence …
Politico:
Biden tries to make it a foreign policy election
Discussion: CNN and Outside the Beltway
New York Times:
Full Transcript: Biden's Speech on Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine Wars
Associated Press:
Biden prepares Oval Office speech on wars in Israel and Ukraine, asking billions
Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Never Dreamed Sidney Powell Would Flip on Them  —  She was the ultimate MAGA conspiracy theorist.  Then she got charged with being part of a criminal conspiracy, and her tune started to change  —  Sidney Powell was the wildest of MAGA diehards — someone who swore long past …
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro rejected plea offer from Georgia prosecutors  —  The Trump campaign adviser turned down the offer last month, a source said.  Sidney Powell, who had been scheduled to stand trial with Chesebro, pleaded guilty on Thursday.
Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
Maryland circuit court judge killed in driveway of home, police say  —  Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, was found with apparent gunshot wounds and died at a hospital, authorities said.  —  A Maryland judge was found apparently shot in the driveway of his home Thursday evening and later died, officials say.
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WJLA-TV:
Maryland judge found shot in driveway of Hagerstown home, dies at hospital: Officials  —  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (7News) — A Washington County judge has died after he was found shot in the driveway of his Hagerstown home Thursday night, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO).
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Christie Challenges Trump: 'You'll Have to Face Me One Way or Another.  Get Ready'  —  Christie says Trump's secret service detail makes it a little more ‘complicated’ for him to face Trump … GOP presidential hopeful and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is telling former President Donald Trump to …
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Texas City Settles Lawsuit With Biden Bus Passenger Who Says Police Ignored Calls About Trump Supporters
Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Jack Smith Slams Trump's Bid to Dismiss Jan. 6 Charges: ‘The Defendant Is Not Above The Law’
Discussion: Politico
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Judge Won't Let Alex Jones Use Bankruptcy to Avoid Sandy Hook Damages  —  A Texas court ruling means the Infowars broadcaster must pay most of the $1.4 billion he owes Sandy Hook families, regardless of whether his business survives.  —  The judge in Alex Jones's bankruptcy case ruled …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
October 2023 National Poll: Trump Making Inroads with Young Voters Against Biden, Maintains Majority Support in Republican Primary  —  Home Polls October 2023 National Poll: Trump Making Inroads with Young Voters Against Biden, Maintains Majority Support in Republican Primary
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Lawrence Andrea / Journal Sentinel:
Rep. Derrick Van Orden leaves D.C. for fact-finding mission in Israel as House remains paralyzed  —  WASHINGTON - With the House paralyzed and Republicans unable to find a path to electing a leader, Wisconsin freshman Rep. Derrick Van Orden left Capitol Hill for Israel Thursday evening …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's X removes the New York Times' verification badge  —  The unexplained decision removes the only symbol distinguishing the news organization from impostors and comes amid a flood of false information related to the Israel-Gaza war, some of which Musk has personally endorsed.
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Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: US Army charges Private Travis King with desertion over dash into North Korea
Emanuel Fabian / The Times of Israel:
Gallant sets out 3 phases of war; says after Hamas vanquished, Israel will seek new ‘security regime’ in Gaza  —  Defense Minister Yoav Gallant lays out Israel's war plans and objectives in the Gaza Strip, speaking at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting in Tel Aviv.
Hibaeliehrimat / Jerusalem Patriarchate News Gate:
THE PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM CONDEMNS ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES TARGETING HUMANITARIAN INSTITUTIONS IN GAZA  —  The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem expresses its strongest condemnation of the Israeli airstrike that have struck its church compound in the city of Gaza.
 
 
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Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
No Labels sues Arizona to block opponents from using the new political party to run for office
Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:
Pentagon CFO's Chief of Staff Has Family Ties to Islamic Terrorism
Katie Hinders / GTAC AFT Local 6403:
Palestine Solidarity Letter
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
White Supremacist Nick Fuentes is Causing Chaos Inside Texas Youth GOP
Discussion: Raw Story
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Hutchinson calls Trump an ‘isolationist’
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