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9:45 PM ET, October 27, 2023

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Mike Johnson points to a Biden impeachment, even if the facts do not  —  On Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) granted his first cable-news network interview since securing his new role.  He was not playing on “hard” mode, certainly; his interlocutor was Fox News's generally pliable Sean Hannity.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Nine Takeaways From Mike Johnson's First Interview as Speaker  —  The Louisiana Republican spoke about how his worldview is dictated by the Bible, and discussed issues including abortion, gay marriage and aid for Ukraine.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday evening that his personal worldview …
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
After Shooting, Maine Senators in the Spotlight on Guns  —  The shooting in Lewiston that left 18 dead prompted the town's conservative Democratic representative to embrace an assault weapons ban, but Senators Susan Collins and Angus King are still resisting.
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Stephen King / New York Times:
Stephen King on Mass Shootings: We're Out of Things to Say  —  There is no solution to the gun problem, and little more to write, because Americans are addicted to firearms.  —  Representative Jared Golden, from Maine's Second Congressional District, has reversed course …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
DeSantis points to ‘liberal, soft on crime policies’ in wake of Maine mass shooting  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) pointed to “liberal, soft on crime” policies in the wake of a mass shooting in Maine that left 18 people dead earlier this week.  —  “[Y]ou look, a lot of the guys who commit violent crime …
NBC News:
Judge orders Ivanka Trump to testify in $250 million fraud case  —  Judge Arthur Engoron agreed with the AG's office that her testimony is necessary, even though she's no longer a defendant in the case.  —  The judge overseeing the $250 million civil trial against Donald Trump and his company ordered …
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Jennifer Peltz / Associated Press:
Ivanka Trump Must Testify At Donald Trump's Civil Fraud Trial, Judge Rules
Washington Post:
A year later, Musk's X is tilting right.  And sinking.  —  The billionaire bought Twitter to revive its business and make it less “woke.”  He has succeeded at only one of those goals.  —  One year after billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, aiming to rid it of a …
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Will Dean Phillips stop Trump or help him?  —  THE TALENTED MR. SANTOS — Rep. GEORGE SANTOS (R-N.Y.) today pleaded not guilty to 10 new federal counts against him, maintaining his innocence in the face of prosecutors' superseding indictment.  His trial on charges of fraud …
Discussion: Breitbart, Bloomberg and Mediaite
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NBC News:
Full Phillips: ‘If this election was held today, President Biden would lose’  —  Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who launched a 2024 campaign challenging President Biden for the Democratic nomination, joins Meet the Press NOW after filing in New Hampshire.
Discussion: CBS News
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Dean Phillips Is Primarying Joe Biden
Washington Post:
U.S. urges Israel against Gaza ground invasion, pushes surgical campaign  —  U.S. officials say a full-scale ground invasion risks a wider Middle East war and jeopardizes the lives of hundreds of hostages  —  The Biden administration is urging Israel to rethink its plans for a major ground offensive …
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Reuters:
Israeli poll finds 49% support for holding off on Gaza invasion
Discussion: HotAir, The New Arab and The Messenger
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
The Aftermath of a Massacre Is Always the Time to Push for Gun Legislation  —  Axios: … Since no other civilized country on the planet has massacres like this, Johnson is implicitly arguing that the problem isn't the human heart, but the American heart.  —  Or, maybe the problem is the fact …
Discussion: Axios
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Joe Scarborough Delivers Blistering Takedown Of Mike Johnson's Gun Logic
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mike Johnson's conspiracy theories about ‘illegals’ mark a new GOP low  —  Rep. Mike Johnson, the newly elected House speaker, has repeatedly flirted with what's known as the “great replacement theory,” the idea that Democrats are scheming to supplant American voters with immigrants.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Make Mike Johnson Famous
Sharon Zhang / Salon:
New House Speaker Mike Johnson used to be top counsel for anti-LGBTQ hate group
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Some of Trump's closest allies have yet to be offered plea deals in Georgia case  —  Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman among those who may have to go to trial, people close to the matter say  —  Donald Trump's top co-defendants charged with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results …
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Arizona prosecutors ask about 2020 pressure campaign by Trump allies
Megan Twohey / New York Times:
Kanye and Adidas: Money, Misconduct and the Price of Appeasement  —  The Adidas team was huddled with Kanye West, pitching ideas for the first shoe they would create together.  It was 2013, and the rapper and the sportswear brand had just agreed to become partners.
Arlene Getz / Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ statement on news blackout in Gaza  —  The Israel-Gaza war has entered a new stage with intensified bombing and ground operations by Israeli forces.  The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is highly alarmed by widespread reports of a communications blackout in Gaza.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
US congressman Santos pleads not guilty to new felony charges  —  U.S. Representative George Santos pleaded not guilty on Friday to a 23-count indictment accusing him of an array of corruption, including 10 felony counts that federal prosecutors added this month.
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump appointee faces 10-year prison recommendation for joining mob at Capitol  —  In a new filing released on Friday, federal prosecutors are seeking a 10-year prison sentence for Federico “Freddie” Guillermo Klein, a former State Department official in the Trump administration who joined the mob at the Capitol on January 6.
Discussion: WITF
U.S. Department of Defense:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Statement on U.S. Military Strikes in Eastern Syria  —  Today, at President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces conducted self-defense strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups.
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ABC News:
US strikes back at Iranian-backed groups that attacked troops in Iraq and Syria: Pentagon
 
 
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U.S. Embassy in Lebanon:
Security Alert - U.S. Embassy Beirut, October 27, 2023
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden has succeeded all along. The media can't ignore it.
Discussion: The Messenger and Gallup
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Trump doubles down on calling Hezbollah ‘very smart’
Discussion: Raw Story
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Jenna Ellis's long, strange trip to disgrace
Discussion: Raw Story and Salon
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Tlaib is the very threat to democracy Democrats warned about
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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