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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.
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.
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.
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.
New York Times:
Johnson Played Leading Role in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election  —  Representative Mike Johnson recruited House Republicans to back a lawsuit to overturn the results, and he was a key architect of his party's objections to certifying President Biden's victory.
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.
The Messenger:
Democrats Eager to Use New GOP House Speaker as 2024 Campaign Weapon
NBC News:
Who is Mike Johnson? Five things to know about the Republican nominee for speaker
CNN:
Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the House GOP's latest speaker nominee?
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
Washington Post:
Democrats should help elect a credible Republican speaker
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump backs Johnson for House speaker, urges Republicans to vote for him and ‘get it done fast!’
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 …
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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Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
Sidney Powell pushes claims that 2020 election was rigged and prosecutors ‘extorted’ her after she pleaded guilty to election interference
Discussion: Raw Story
The Hill:
Titanic Trump: Co-defendants flee sinking MAGA ship
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
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 …
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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NBC News:
Rep. Jamaal Bowman charged with misdemeanor for pulling fire alarm in a Capitol building  —  The alarm was set off Sept. 30 in the Cannon office building last month as Republicans sought to initiate voting on a spending measure to keep the government open.  —  Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y. …
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
North Carolina lt. governor quoted Hitler in newly unearthed social media posts  —  Mark Robinson, the leading GOP candidate for governor, also likened the toppling of a Confederate statue to Kristallnacht, among other incendiary remarks  —  Mark Robinson, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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