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2:55 PM ET, October 23, 2023

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Rolling Stone:
Trump Plots to Pull Out of NATO — If He Doesn't Get His Way  —  At the very least, the former president wants to put the U.S. on “standby” mode — and undermine NATO's principle of collective defense  —  Donald Trump wanted to pull the United States out of NATO during his first term …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump is ‘Very Likely’ to Attend His New York Fraud Trial for Michael Cohen's Testimony: Source  —  Asked about Trump's likelihood of attending his testimony, Cohen said that the former president's ‘presence in the courtroom does not intimidate me’  —  JWPlayer
Discussion: USA Today and The Hill
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Claims He Never Spoke to Billionaire ‘Red Haired Weirdo’ About Nuke Subs
New York Times:
Republicans Grapple With Being Speakerless, but Effectively Leaderless, Too  —  With a speaker fight in the House, concerns about an aging Senate leader and a 2024 front-runner who has the party in a vise grip, some G.O.P. members worry the turmoil could have long-term effects.
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Politico:
Playbook: Inside Tom Emmer's Trump problem  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  CORRECTING THE RECORD — “Hamas Fails to Make Case That Israel Struck Hospital,” by NYT's Patrick Kingsley and Aaron Boxerman in Jerusalem
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The House GOP's unlikely resistance fighter
Discussion: The Hill
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USA Today:
Exclusive poll: Biden and Trump tie at 37% as RFK Jr. costs Trump a narrow lead  —  The arithmetic gets complicated and the politics unsettled in a 2020 rematch with at least one significant independent candidate, and perhaps more.  —  Susan Page Sudiksha Kochi Savannah Kuchar
New York Times:
Editors' Note: Gaza Hospital Coverage  —  On Oct. 17, The New York Times published news of an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City, leading its coverage with claims by Hamas government officials that an Israeli airstrike was the cause and that hundreds of people were dead or injured.
New York Times:
U.S. Advises Israel to Delay Gaza Invasion, Officials Say  —  The Biden administration has suggested that more time is needed for hostage negotiations, the delivery of aid to Palestinians and mapping out ways to avoid more civilian casualties.  —  The Biden administration has advised Israel …
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The White House:
Joint Statement on Israel
Discussion: New York Times and TASS
New York Times:
New SAT Data Highlights the Deep Inequality at the Heart of American Education  —  New data shows, for the first time at this level of detail, how much students' standardized test scores rise with their parents' incomes — and how disparities start years before students sit for tests.
Washington Post:
Ukrainian spies with deep ties to CIA wage shadow war against Russia  —  KYIV — The cluttered car carrying a mother and her 12-year-old daughter seemed barely worth the attention of Russian security officials as it approached a border checkpoint.  But the least conspicuous piece of luggage …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TASS
Associated Press:
US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea  —  The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off …
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Federal Investigators Widen Tesla Inquiry, Company Says  —  The Department of Justice has sought documents related to vehicle range and “personal benefits,” Tesla said.  —  The Department of Justice has expanded its inquiry into Tesla's business practices to include how far its vehicles …
Discussion: Mercury News, The Verge and GB News
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
House GOP speaker race balloons to nine candidates  —  House Republicans will hear Monday from nine lawmakers vying to be the next speaker of the House, with a candidate forum that ushers in a grueling day of voting Tuesday.  —  Why it matters: Candidates will be given just minutes …
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
If you have nine candidates for Speaker you have no candidates for speaker
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Yes, Byron Donalds should be the next speaker of the House  —  Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) declared his candidacy for speaker of the House Friday evening, the Washington Examiner reported.  —  It was a bold declaration after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) could not secure enough votes to proceed with his candidacy.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and CBS News
 
 
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Top Warren aide to join Biden's economic team
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Christina A. Cassidy / Associated Press:
Turnover has plagued local election offices since 2020. One swing state county is trying to recover
New York Times:
Argentina Election Decides Between Javier Milei and Others
David Axe / The Daily Beast:
COVID Is Ramping Up for a Year of Deadly Surges
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The $14 billion question  —  After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 …
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