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7:20 PM ET, October 20, 2023

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Washington Post:
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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The Hill:
House GOP abandons Jordan for Speaker after secret ballot loss  —  The Republican conference on Friday voted to no longer back House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as Speaker.  —  The secret ballot vote came hours after Jordan's third failed ballot on the House floor.
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Speaker Election: Jordan Loses Secret Ballot to Remain G.O.P. Nominee for Speaker  —  The House plunged further into chaos after Republicans voted to drop Representative Jim Jordan as their nominee for the speakership.  Jordan on Friday was unable once again to win over opponents who have denied him this week.
Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Jim Jordan Says He's Not Giving Up On Speaker Bid Ahead Of Another Vote
CNN:
Listen: Terrifying voicemail left for GOP lawmaker's wife over Jim Jordan vote
NBC News:
Jim Jordan falls short a second time; House speaker vote still looms
Discussion: Daily Kos
CNN:
Kenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case, implicates Trump in fake elector conspiracy  —  Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who helped orchestrate the Trump campaign's 2020 fake electors plot, pleaded guilty Friday 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 …
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 …
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website  —  Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud case was allowed to linger on his campaign website after the judge ordered it deleted.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Fines Trump, Threatens Prison Time for ‘Blatantly’ Violating Gag Order  —  Trump's New York AG case isn't supposed to be a criminal case, but it may result in Trump getting thrown in jail anyway.  —  The judge overseeing Donald Trump's bank fraud trial threatened to throw the former president in jail …
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says White House can continue requests to tech companies  —  The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed the Biden administration to continue its efforts to get social media companies to remove posts from their platforms that the government says are misleading.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court won't reinstate Missouri gun law as Thomas dissents  —  The Supreme Court declined to reinstate a Missouri law that prevents local police from working with the federal government to enforce certain gun laws.  —  The justices on Friday sided with the Biden administration …
Bonchie / RedState:
NEW: James Comer Finds Direct Payment to Joe Biden From His Family's Influence-Peddling Operation  —  The House Oversight Committee, which is currently investigating the Biden family's influence-peddling scheme, has uncovered a direct payment made to President Joe Biden.
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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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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Rattled U.S. government fears wars could spread
Discussion: RedState
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
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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Politico:
'It's astonishing': GOP ditches Jordan as speaker pick  —  It was an unexpectedly fast end to the Ohio conservative's candidacy to lead the chaos-ridden House GOP.
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Jack Smith uses Brett Kavanaugh law review article and Trump's own impeachment arguments to slap down Jan. 6 ‘presidential immunity’ claims  —  In a double serving of what could arguably be described as doses of one's own medicine, special counsel Jack Smith plucked apart Donald Trump's latest efforts …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Mastodon Is the Good One  —  Join the newsletter to get the latest updates.  —  Success  —  Great!  Check your inbox and click the link.  —  Error  —  Please enter a valid email address.  —  Earlier this week, friend of 404 Media Katie Notopoulos, who is a great journalist and internet knower …
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Chief prosecutor of Jan. 6 rioters describes ‘pervasive’ threats to his office  —  Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, described the threats in a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee.  —  The federal prosecutors who have brought charges …
Reuters:
US intelligence report alleging Russia election interference shared with 100 countries  —  The United States on Friday released a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social media and Russian state-run media to erode public faith …
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
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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
 
 
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Michael Holden / Reuters:
Antisemitic and Islamophobic offenses soar in London after Israel attacks
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
14 Russian helicopters likely destroyed by US-provided ATACMS missiles in Ukraine: UK intel
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New York Times:
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Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:
Pentagon CFO's Chief of Staff Has Family Ties to Islamic Terrorism
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Financial Times:
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