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10:25 PM ET, October 20, 2023

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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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Devan Cole / CNN:
Judge Chutkan temporarily freezes Trump gag order in 2020 election subversion case  —  US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday temporarily froze the gag order she issued on Donald Trump in the former president's federal 2020 election subversion criminal case.
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 …
New York Times:
Trump Fined $5,000 for Breaking Gag Order by Leaving Abusive Post Online
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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CBS News:
Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer “making calls” in pursuit of nomination for House speaker  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Tom Emmer is making calls in pursuit of a nomination to become the next U.S. House speaker following the unprecedented removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy earlier this month, a source close to Emmer has confirmed.
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Speaker Election: Jordan Loses Secret Ballot to Remain G.O.P. Nominee for Speaker
The Hill:
House GOP abandons Jordan for Speaker after secret ballot loss
CNN:
Listen: Terrifying voicemail left for GOP lawmaker's wife over Jim Jordan vote
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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Washington Post:
Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia election case
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.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court won't reinstate Missouri gun law as Thomas dissents
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Releases Evidence of Direct Payment to Joe Biden  —  WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced the committee obtained bank records revealing a $200,000 direct payment from James and Sara Biden to Joe Biden in the form of a personal check.
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Bonchie / RedState:
NEW: James Comer Finds Direct Payment to Joe Biden From His Family's Influence-Peddling Operation
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 …
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Bitter Standoff with Fox News Is Only Getting Worse  —  Fox News appears to have adopted a policy of no live interviews for Donald Trump.  That's bad news for the presidential candidate. … In both of his last presidential runs, Fox News was essential to Donald Trump's success.
Discussion: Raw Story
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
CDC says skin-disfiguring parasite may be endemic in Texas, present in other states  —  The CDC identified dozens of Leishmania cases — all without a history of travel outside the U.S. — over a 14-year period.  —  A parasite capable of causing a disfiguring skin disease may be endemic …
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 …
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Trump World Vows to Tank a Speaker Bid From House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (Exclusive)  —  'An Emmer speakership is something that won't go over well in our circles,' one source close to Trump told The Messenger … House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is angling to be the next House speaker …
Discussion: Raw Story and National Review
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.
Katie Pavlich / Townhall:
The Real Reason Hamas Just Released Two American Hostages  —  According to Israeli officials, Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hamas released two American hostages Friday afternoon for “humanitarian” purposes after kidnapping and holding them in the Gaza Strip for nearly two weeks.
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
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 …
A.L. Lee / UPI:
U.S. watchdog: Verified X accounts are main source of misinformation about Israel-Hamas war  —  NewsGuard takes issue with the platform's Blue-Checked account verification process  —  Verified accounts on the social media platform X are responsible for spreading the bulk of misinformation …
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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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