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11:50 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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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:
'I've prayed for each of you': How Mike Johnson led a campaign of election denial  —  The new speaker, an unsung enabler of Trump's last-ditch effort, privately urged his colleagues to oppose the election results the day before the attack on the Capitol.  —  One day before a mob bludgeoned …
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 …
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
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 …
Washington Examiner:
House elects Mike Johnson as speaker after three weeks at an impasse  —  Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to serve as the 56th speaker of the House after three weeks of the lower chamber sitting at a standstill and unable to complete any legislative business.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
A fifth-string speaker suits up for House Republicans
Discussion: Insider
NBC News:
Who is Mike Johnson? Five things to know about the Republican nominee for speaker
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
The Far Right Gets Its Man of the House
Washington Post:
5 things to know about Mike Johnson, the GOP's latest House speaker nominee
The Hill:   Johnson brings record of climate skepticism to Speakership
Washington Post:
Live updates House expected to vote on Republican Mike Johnson as speaker
New York Times:
Johnson Played Leading Role in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
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 …
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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 …
Politico:
Special counsel urges judge to reimpose Trump's federal gag order  —  Prosecutors say Trump's recent verbal attacks show he's a threat to D.C. proceedings — and the safety of witnesses.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith is urging a federal judge to reinstate a gag order on Donald Trump …
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.
Discussion: Insider, The Messenger and Raw Story
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
The One Simple Trick For Avoiding Prison Could Be Slipping Out Of Reach For Trump  —  As the coup-attempting former president's co-defendants continue taking plea deals, his bargaining position for a deal of his own gets weaker.  —  WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump's co-defendants and associates …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Messenger
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
Donna Brazile / The Hill:
Titanic Trump: Co-defendants flee sinking MAGA ship
Discussion: Tangle 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 …
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Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas's RV loan was forgiven, Senate committee report says
Discussion: NPR
Bloomberg.com:
At Least 16 Killed in Maine Shootings With Suspect at Large  —  A man opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and engulfing the state's second-largest city in chaos.  The suspect remained at large as authorities ordered residents …
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 …
Frank S. Zhou / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Creates Task Force for Doxxed Students Amid Backlash Over Israel Statement  —  Harvard will establish a task force to support students experiencing doxxing, harassment, and online security issues following backlash against students allegedly affiliated with a statement that held Israel …
 
 
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
New York Republicans to push ahead with resolution to expel George Santos from House
Discussion: Raw Story and The Messenger
Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Biden Seeks Extra $1 Billion in Aid as Wars Threaten Food Supply
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
D.C.'s attorney general charges Jamaal Bowman for triggering fire alarm
Kenny Jacoby / USA Today:
Michigan State investigation finds Mel Tucker sexually harassed rape survivor
Washington Post:
White House to unveil sweeping AI executive order next week
 Earlier Items: 
Mia Cathell / Townhall:
Oh, So That's Who Funded the Pro-Hamas ‘Insurrectionists’ on Capitol Hill
Discussion: PJ Media and acecomments.mu.nu
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: USA Today
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump made crude Oval Office remark about fate of Kurds in Syria, book says
Discussion: Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
It's the culture war, stupid: How Republicans view the presidency
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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