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8:25 PM ET, October 25, 2023

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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.
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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.
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The New Speaker is Everything Voters Hate about the GOP  —  The election of a Far Right Speaker is a huge opportunity for Democrats to once again run against MAGA Extremism  —  After three weeks, multiple failed votes, and several well known Republicans face-planting on the House floor …
Politico:
How Mike Johnson's main strength will become his biggest liability  —  Everyone agrees that the Louisianan's anonymity helped him get the speakership.  It won't help him with the long list of other congressional crises.  —  Mike Johnson's anonymity in Washington was a driving force …
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.
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.
Brendan Buck / Politico:
The Terrifying Learning Curve Facing Mike Johnson  —  What a neophyte speaker needs to know right now.  —  “It was perhaps Mike Johnson's short tenure in the House that allowed him to win the gavel.  But now he faces a terrifyingly steep learning curve and almost no margin for error,” writes Brendan Buck.
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News and National Review
The Hill:   Johnson brings record of climate skepticism to Speakership
Washington Post:
Live updates House expected to vote on Republican Mike Johnson as speaker
Politico:
'I've prayed for each of you': How Mike Johnson led a campaign of election denial
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Johnson Played Leading Role in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
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
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
The Far Right Gets Its Man of the House
Discussion: Washington Post and Mediaite
CNN:
Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the House GOP's latest speaker nominee?
Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
A Coup on His Resume  —  A note for historians (and psychologists): … The Bulwark is a reader-supported publication.
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
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NBC News:
Judge orders Trump to take the stand in N.Y. fraud trial, fines him $10,000 for violating gag order again  —  Trump was called to testify for the first time in the New York trial and was fined $10,000 for violating his gag order again.  —  Donald Trump stormed out of a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump backs Johnson for House speaker, urges Republicans to vote for him and ‘get it done fast!’  —  Trump said Johnson is ‘respected by all’ and would be a ‘fantastic speaker’  —  Former President Trump backed House Republican nominee Rep. Mike Johnson for speaker of the House …
CNN:
Exclusive: Fulton County DA has discussed plea deals with at least 6 more Trump co-defendants  —  Fulton County prosecutors have discussed potential plea deals with at least six additional co-defendants charged alongside Donald Trump for attempting to subvert the 2020 presidential election, multiple sources tell CNN.
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Donna Brazile / The Hill:
Titanic Trump: Co-defendants flee sinking MAGA ship
Discussion: Politico and Tangle
Jo Becker / New York Times:
Justice Thomas's R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds  —  The justice failed to repay much, perhaps all, of the $267,230 loan.  His benefactor wiped the slate clean, with ethical and potential tax consequences.  —  The terms of the private loan were as generous as they were clear …
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Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas's RV loan was forgiven, Senate committee report says  —  Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called Wednesday on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to tell the committee whether he declared more than a quarter-million dollars of loan forgiveness on his tax filings.
Discussion: NPR
Politico:
D.C.'s attorney general charges Jamaal Bowman for triggering fire alarm  —  Bowman had triggered a fire alarm in the chaotic leadup to a vote on a spending bill
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NBC News:
Rep. Jamaal Bowman charged with misdemeanor for pulling fire alarm in a Capitol building
Antonio Planas / NBC News:
12-year-old who emailed bomb threats to Maryland schools knew state law would prevent charges  —  A 12-year-old admitted to emailing seven bomb threats to schools, but state law says children younger than 13 can only face “crime of violence” charges.  —  A 12-year-old responsible …
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.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI received ‘criminal information’ from over 40 confidential sources on Joe Biden, Hunter, James: Grassley  —  Grassley alleges that the FBI and DOJ sought to shut down investigations into the Bidens  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI maintained more than 40 confidential human sources …
 
 
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
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Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
White House to unveil sweeping AI executive order next week
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Oh, So That's Who Funded the Pro-Hamas ‘Insurrectionists’ on Capitol Hill
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The GW Hatchet:
Students project anti-Israel, anti-GW messages onto library, sparking outcry
UnionLeader.com:
Judd Gregg: The nation needs Nikki Haley - a strong leader who can win
Discussion: The Hill and USA Today
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump made crude Oval Office remark about fate of Kurds in Syria, book says
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Agrees to Delay Invasion of Gaza So U.S. Can Rush Missile Defenses to Region
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
North Carolina lt. governor quoted Hitler in newly unearthed social media posts
Discussion: Mother Jones and Raw Story
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Voters soundly reject Gabrielle Hanson, other MAGA candidates in historic Franklin, Tennessee election
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

CBS News:
Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix
 
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