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8:55 PM ET, October 22, 2023

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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
How each Speaker candidate voted in overturning 2020 election results  —  With nine candidates in the running for Speaker, some Republicans are raising questions over whether their votes on overturning the 2020 election results should be a factor in electing the next leader.
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Politico:
GOP speaker chaos: 9 Republicans will battle for top post  —  Each candidate faces the near-impossible task of succeeding in both an internal vote and then a tricky floor vote.  —  The House GOP's enormous speaker field is officially set, with nine Republicans seeking to somehow unify …
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Gingrich says House GOP poses ‘very real danger’ of electing Speaker, then going ‘back into the same mess’  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) warned that the House GOP conference poses a “very real danger” of electing a Speaker and then in a few weeks going “back into the same mess.”
Discussion: Political Wire and Forbes
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
If you have nine candidates for Speaker you have no candidates for speaker  —  I would call this the political equivalent of a “let's remember some guys” blog except that you would have had to ever have known who they were to remember them: … Emmer has thus far avoided getting the ultimate kiss …
CNBC:
House Republicans say the speaker race stalemate is ‘embarrassing’ for the GOP  — House Republicans are deadlocked on who to elect as their next speaker, hampering their ability to govern.  — The previous frontrunner, Rep. Jim Jordan, dropped out of the race on Friday after an internal GOP vote expressed a loss of confidence.
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Listen: Billionaire Brags About Trump Sharing Secret Information With Him  —  “I hadn't even heard it.  It hadn't even been on the news yet and [Trump] said, ‘I just bombed Iraq today,’” Australian multibillionaire Anthony Pratt said on a recording aired by 60 Minutes Australia
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New York Times:
A President, a Billionaire and Questions About Access and National Security  —  Anthony Pratt, one of Australia's wealthiest men, made his way into Donald Trump's inner circle with money and flattery.  What he heard there has become of interest to federal prosecutors.
Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Liz Cheney doesn't rule out presidential bid, calls Donald Trump ‘the single most dangerous threat’  —  WASHINGTON — Former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said in an interview that former President Donald Trump is the “single most dangerous threat” the country faces and did not rule out a 2024 presidential bid.
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Mitch McConnell backs Biden's $106bn aid request for Israel and Ukraine  —  Republican Senate minority leader says he and president are ‘in the same place’ on support linked to both conflicts  —  Mitch McConnell offered a strong endorsement on Sunday of the Joe Biden White House's $106bn aid proposal …
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New York Times:
Second Aid Convoy Arrives in Gaza as Fears Grow of a Widening Conflict  —  The United Nations said 14 more trucks carried aid into the enclave late Sunday as escalating clashes on Israel's border with Lebanon and violence in the occupied West Bank raised fears the conflict could spill over.
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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
US is ‘concerned about potential escalation’ in Middle East amid Israel-Hamas war: Austin
Associated Press:
Manhunt continues for Nashville police chief's son suspected in shooting of 2 Tennessee officers  —  Police identified the suspect as John C. Drake, Jr., 38, who is the son of Metro Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake.  —  LA VERGNE, Tenn. — Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday …
Mirna Alsharif / NBC News:
Michigan State University ‘deeply sorry’ for Hitler image displayed on video boards before football game  —  Hitler and his birthplace, Austria, were broadcast on video boards as part of a pregame quiz.  —  Michigan State University apologized for images of Adolf Hitler that were displayed …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Jordan's implosion in House speaker bid lays bare GOP civil war  —  The hard-charging tactics during his race to lead the House sour new and established Republican members  —  Congressional bureau chief  —  Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-Tex.) described his Monday meeting with Rep. Jim Jordan as …
Discussion: Political Wire and Sun-Sentinel
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New York Times:
Meet the Republicans Running for Speaker
Discussion: NBC News, The Guardian and Bloomberg
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Biden and Netanyahu agree to a ‘continued flow’ of humanitarian aid to Gaza  —  The first two convoys of aid reached Palestinians this weekend, after the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday.  —  President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed …
Discussion: Politico, The Forward and TASS
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Leaked audio captures Sheila Jackson Lee disparaging staffer  —  Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX), who is running for mayor of Houston, was allegedly caught in an audio recording cursing at her staffer while calling him names.  —  The audio was given to Texas outlet Current Revolt Saturday …
Post and Courier:
One GOP candidate can defeat Trump.  Clear the field for Haley.  —  Donald Trump won the GOP nomination in 2016 not because he was the choice of most Republican primary voters; he was not.  He won because, in a crowded field, he got more votes than any of his rivals in South Carolina, and then in later-voting states.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
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Politico:
'I'm disappointed': Even Tim Scott's friends and fans see a campaign on the ropes
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
UN aid official says 17 more trucks entered Sunday, proposed 40 coming Monday
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