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4:05 PM ET, October 25, 2023

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Washington Post:
Live updates House expected to vote on Republican Mike Johnson as speaker  —  The House is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to install Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as its speaker.  Late Tuesday, Johnson became the fourth Republican pick for the post since the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) three weeks ago.
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Washington Post:
5 things to know about Mike Johnson, the GOP's latest House speaker nominee  —  Republicans in the House of Representatives picked Rep. Mike Johnson (La.), who serves as vice chairman of the House Republican Conference, as their fourth nominee for the speakership.
Bethany Irvine / Politico:
Playbook PM: The first MAGA speaker?  —  Here's one you probably didn't have on your 2023 bingo card: House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON.  —  After 22 days of speakerless chaos and division (as opposed to the normal chaos and division, which happens with a speaker), Johnson (R-La.) …
NBC News:
Who is Mike Johnson?  Five things to know about the Republican nominee for speaker  —  The little-known Louisiana Republican says he's optimistic he'll win on the first ballot.  —  WASHINGTON — The newest Republican nominee for speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., is slated for a vote Wednesday in the full House.
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
GOP speaker nominee Mike Johnson played a key role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election  —  Johnson, the latest Republican nominee for House speaker, led an amicus brief in support of a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 victory in four battleground states.
CNN:
New speaker of the House Mike Johnson once wrote in support of the criminalization of gay sex  —  Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of harsh anti-gay language from his time as an attorney for a socially conservative legal group in the mid-2000s.
Punchbowl News:
10/25/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  We have a new GOP speaker nominee.  The fourth in three weeks.  And the second in just one day.  But this time may be different.  —  Late Tuesday night, the House Republican Conference tapped Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as its speaker designate.
CNN:
Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the House GOP's latest speaker nominee?
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump backs Johnson for House speaker, urges Republicans to vote for him and ‘get it done fast!’
Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
Republicans shouted down a reporter and told her ‘shut up’ for asking their potential next House speaker about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump rages as former acolytes turn against him under legal heat  —  Donald Trump's wealth, power and fame acted like a magnet for new associates keen to enter his orbit.  But now, key figures who sought a share of his reflected glory are turning against him to save themselves.
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The Hill:
Titanic Trump: Co-defendants flee sinking MAGA ship  —  The Titanic, then the world's largest ship, was considered unsinkable when it began its maiden voyage in 1912 — until it hit an iceberg and sank.  Donald Trump's presidential campaign is considered unstoppable by many today …
Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
A Coup on His Resume  —  A note for historians (and psychologists): … The Bulwark is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.  —  Trump reminded the GOP that he remains the apex predator in the party.
Discussion: Bloomberg, NBC News and The Dispatch
Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
Sidney Powell pushes claims that 2020 election was rigged and prosecutors ‘extorted’ her after she pleaded guilty to election interference  — Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to election interference in Georgia's criminal case last week.  — She's still pushing claims that the 2020 election …
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Agrees to Delay Invasion of Gaza So U.S. Can Rush Missile Defenses to Region  —  Israel has agreed, for now, to a request from the U.S. to get its air defenses in place to protect U.S. troops in the region ahead of an expected ground invasion of Gaza, U.S. and Israeli officials said.
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Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Voters soundly reject Gabrielle Hanson, other MAGA candidates in historic Franklin, Tennessee election  —  FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — In perhaps the most bizarre race that this picturesque Middle Tennessee community has ever experienced, Franklin voters resoundingly rejected a candidate for mayor …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
It's the culture war, stupid: How Republicans view the presidency  —  One of the central refrains of Donald Trump's campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination — a refrain focused, justifiably, on a general election rematch against President Biden — is that the economy was more robust during his tenure in the White House.
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Hit With $10,000 Fine for Gag Order Violation After Judge Puts Ex-President on Witness Stand and Finds Him ‘Not Credible’  —  The former president claimed under oath that he had been referring to his former fixer Michael Cohen, who was on the witness stand throughout the day and the focal point …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump made crude Oval Office remark about fate of Kurds in Syria, book says  —  Ex-president interrupted briefing to ask why he should ‘give a fuck’ about Kurds amid US troop withdrawal, Adam Kinzinger writes  —  Donald Trump surprised his own national security adviser and a group …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Politico:
Republicans pray for an early voting reversal in Virginia  —  The Republican Party under President Donald Trump has abandoned the practice.  Glenn Youngkin is betting Virginia Republicans can be convinced otherwise.  —  GLEN ALLEN, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin is trying to get Republican voters …
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Washington Post:
Youngkin bets 15-week abortion limit is winner in Virginia and beyond
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Fox News
 
 
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Andrew Hay / Reuters:
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