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Live updates Jim Jordan fails to become House speaker on third ballot — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) failed Friday on a third ballot to be elected House speaker after backing off a plan to empower a temporary speaker. Jordan, a conservative firebrand and ally of former president Donald Trump …
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Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Jim Jordan Says He's Not Giving Up On Speaker Bid Ahead Of Another Vote — As the prospect of a series of weekend votes in the House looms, the Judiciary Committee chairman is sticking with his 2020 election denialism. — LOADING — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is not done yet.
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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.
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 …
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Jim Jordan tries again?
Jim Jordan tries again?
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Politico:
Biden tries to make it a foreign policy election
Biden tries to make it a foreign policy election
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Jim Jordan to hold press conference amid Speaker vote chaos
Jim Jordan to hold press conference amid Speaker vote chaos
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CNN:
Kenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump attorney who helped craft fake elector plot pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case — Kenneth Chesebro, a Donald Trump-aligned attorney who helped craft the 2020 fake elector plot, is pleading guilty in the Georgia election subversion case.
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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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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Jury selection begins in Fulton Trump case amid talk of plea deal — Hundreds of would-be jurors gathered at the Fulton County courthouse Friday and began filling out questionnaires, the first step in the criminal trial of a Donald Trump ally accused to conspiring with the former president to overthrow the 2020 election.
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Washington Post:
Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia election case — Chesebro became the second former Trump lawyer to plead guilty in as many days, following Sidney Powell on Thursday. — ATLANTA — Kenneth Chesebro, a former lawyer for Donald Trump's campaign …
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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
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Trump leads Biden, builds support among young voters: poll
Trump leads Biden, builds support among young voters: poll
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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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Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Verified Accounts on X Spread 74% of Wartime Misinformation
Verified Accounts on X Spread 74% of Wartime Misinformation
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A.L. Lee / UPI:
U.S. watchdog: Verified X accounts are main source of misinformation about Israel-Hamas war
U.S. watchdog: Verified X accounts are main source of misinformation about Israel-Hamas war
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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 …
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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
Remarks by President Biden on the United States' Response to Hamas's Terrorist Attacks Against Israel and Russia's Ongoing Brutal War Against Ukraine
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Exclusive: ‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
Exclusive: ‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
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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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The White House:
FACT SHEET: White House Calls on Congress to Advance Critical National Security Priorities — Today, the President is requesting supplemental funding from Congress that advances our national security and supports our allies and partners. Since the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas …
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Politico:
White House to Congress: We want $106 billion for the wars and the border
White House to Congress: We want $106 billion for the wars and the border
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Biden to seek billions for border security alongside Israel-Ukraine aid
Scoop: Biden to seek billions for border security alongside Israel-Ukraine aid
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans ‘Woke’ Words In Culture War Cluelessness — The Arkansas governor, who once served as Trump's press secretary, was criticized by the ACLU and LGBTQ+ advocates for the move. — LOADING — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) on Thursday signed an executive order banning …
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Politico:
Israeli official slams Greta Thunberg after she backs Palestinians in Gaza — ‘Whoever identifies with Greta in any way in the future, in my view, is a terror supporter,’ says Israeli army spokesperson. — The Israeli military lashed out at Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday …
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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 …
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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 …
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
Full Transcript: Biden's Speech on Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine Wars
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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
Texas City Settles Lawsuit With Biden Bus Passenger Who Says Police Ignored Calls About Trump Supporters
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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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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Travis King, Army private who fled to North Korea, charged with desertion
Travis King, Army private who fled to North Korea, charged with desertion
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