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12:20 PM 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
Politico:
Biden tries to make it a foreign policy election
Discussion: CNN and Outside the Beltway
The Daily Beast:
Speaker Saga: House GOP Can't Even Agree on Not Agreeing
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.
CNN:
Jury selection begins in Kenneth Chesebro election subversion case amid plea negotiations  —  Jury selection began Friday in the first Georgia election subversion trial, a landmark moment in the massive racketeering case, where pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro is facing charges that he tried …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
It Turns Out Joe Biden Is Actually In Charge of the Biden Administration … The central Republican attack line on Joe Biden has always been that he is not in charge of his own administration.  “They're surrounded by vicious, smart people, radical left people, but they're very smart, and they're very vicious,” said Donald Trump.
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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
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Trump leads Biden, builds support among young voters: poll
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
Discussion: Atlas News and WSVN 7News
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
Victoria Taft / PJ Media:
President Biden Gaslights Americans in Oval Office Address on Ukraine, Israel  —  Why did President Joe Biden travel to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu?  So he could deliver an Oval Office address on Thursday night to beg Americans and a leaderless House of Representatives for more money for Ukraine.
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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
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.
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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 …
New York Times:
Jon Stewart's Show on Apple Is Ending  —  Mr. Stewart and Apple are parting ways because of creative differences over “The Problem,” people with knowledge of the decision said.  —  Jon Stewart's show on Apple's streaming service is abruptly coming to an end, according to several people …
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.
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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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 …
Emily Zanotti / Washington Examiner:
Israel war: What ‘cancel culture’ really means  —  America's college students seem confused.  —  Look, I'm willing to say that perhaps college was never really about higher education so much as it was about being on your own for the first time, confronted with the realities …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX allies secretly poured $50 million into ‘dark money’ groups, evidence shows  — Former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried and his associates donated $50 million during the 2022 election cycle toward politically active nonprofit groups that don't disclose their donors.
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: US Army charges Private Travis King with desertion over dash into North Korea  —  The U.S. Army has charged Private Travis King with crimes ranging from desertion for running into North Korea in July to assault against fellow soldiers and solicitation of child pornography, according to documents obtained by Reuters.
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Special counsel urges judge to deny Trump's Jan. 6 claim of immunity  —  ‘The defendant is not above the law,’ prosecutors say in opposing former president's bid to toss out federal 2020 election subversion prosecution  —  U.S. prosecutors urged a federal judge Thursday …
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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
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
White Supremacist Nick Fuentes is Causing Chaos Inside Texas Youth GOP
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