Fourth Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty: Jenna Ellis Takes Deal with Prosecutors in Georgia  —  Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis, who was facing four felony counts in the Georgia election case, was sentenced to five years' probation after pleading guilty Tuesday to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings

Playbook: The House's ‘Purge’ moment  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  DEBATE UPDATE — CHRIS CHRISTIE now says he has enough donors to qualify for the third GOP presidential debate, Natalie Allison scoops this morning.

‘Netanyahu Got All the Warnings,’ Says Former Head of Israeli Military Intelligence  —  Former chief of Israeli military intelligence Amos Yadlin on where the war goes from here.  —  Israeli men pray during a rally calling for the return of more than 200 people captured by Hamas militants.

U.S. State Senator Arrested in Hong Kong After Carrying Gun Onto Flight  —  Jeff Wilson, who was released on bail, says he didn't realize it was in his bag and that baggage screeners in the U.S. hadn't detected it  —  A Washington state senator was on a flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong …

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu removed from position following disappearance  —  Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose his job without official reasons.  —  His removal marks two months after he disappeared from public view.

Woman charged with homicide of Mika Westwolf  —  In the early morning of March 31, 2023, Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman, was walking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93, which passes through the Flathead reservation in Montana.  Westwolf was struck by a Cadillac Escalade and declared dead at the scene.

‘I Mean, Is This My Party?’  —  A new book asks if even anti-Trumpers like Mitt Romney bear some blame for the rise of a man who has destroyed the GOP.  —  “I have learned through my life experience,” Mitt Romney said, “that it's human to rationalize what's in our best interest.”  J. Scott Applewhite/AP

10/24/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  THE TOP … So you think this is bad, the interminable House Republican race for speaker?  —  Just wait until we get to the other side of this crisis. … None of the eight candidates for the House's top job has extensive time in a senior leadership role …

Republican Party of Virginia mails out thousands of explicit fliers about Susanna Gibson scandal  —  RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Election Day in Virginia is two weeks away and Virginia's Republican Party is now taking further steps to warn voters of the online sex scandal surrounding 57th District House Candidate Susanna Gibson.

Ramaswamy: U.S. pulling out of NATO is ‘reasonable,’ as is ‘reevaluating’ UN membership  —  His stance means at least two of the top four Republicans vying for the presidency are skeptical of America's involvement in post-World War II institutions.  —  One of the better-polling Republican …

Spain's Sanchez Agrees to Cut Workweek to 37.5 Hours in Deal With Far Left  — Acting Premier Sanchez has until Nov. 27 to form a government  — It's unlikely that cut to workweek will get final approval  —  Spain's Socialist Party and the far-left group Sumar agreed to cut weekly working hours …

Tucker Carlson media company signs its first ad deal  — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson's new media company signed its first advertising deal.  — The agreement is with conservative-friendly marketplace app PublicSq., whose shares went public in July.

Exclusive: Paul Whelan told Blinken being left out of prisoner swap with Russia painted a target on his back  —  Paul Whelan, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for nearly five years, pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call in August to ensure that he is not left behind again, Whelan told CNN.

Congress officially avoided a shutdown — but GOP hardliners still caused one  —  It's not just political chaos in the Republican Party.  The speakership crisis has lopped off half the legislative branch while two wars rage overseas.

Santos foes line up to run for his seat.  Here's who's in.  —  The indicted House Republican is due in court again Friday.  His Democratic and Republican rivals are preparing for a potential special election.  —  NEW YORK — The wait to replace indicted Rep. George Santos has lasted longer than his rivals expected.