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5:15 PM ET, October 22, 2023

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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 …
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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.
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
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.
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
New York Times:
Meet the Republicans Running for Speaker
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Guardian
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Split-screen: Biden speaks to the world, Republicans can't pick a speaker
Discussion: The Hill and The Messenger
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.
Discussion: Washington Post and TMZ.com
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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.
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
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 …
Politico:
Playbook: Slumping GOP field makes case for consolidation  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE LATEST IN ISRAEL — “Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts,” by AP's Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy and Ravi Nessman
Discussion: ABC News
U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Steps to Increase Force Posture  —  Following detailed discussions with President Biden on recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East Region, today I directed a series of additional steps to further strengthen …
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
More Bad News for Trump  —  It turns out it wasn't just a bad day for Trump, as I captioned my column Thursday night.  It was a bad week.  A really bad week.  —  After Sidney Powell's guilty plea, there was Kenneth Chesebro's plea.  His was to a felony charge of filing false information …
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: New York Post
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Politico:   'I'm disappointed': Even Tim Scott's friends and fans see a campaign on the ropes
CBS News:
Transcript: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on “Face the Nation,” Oct. 22, 2023  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that aired on Oct. 22, 2023.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has not done …
 
 
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