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8:05 PM ET, October 28, 2023

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New York Times:
Pence Bows Out of '24 Race His Former Boss Is Dominating  —  He increasingly attacked Donald Trump over Jan. 6, but gained little traction and struggled to raise money.  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence, who spent four years dutifully serving President Donald J. Trump but refused to carry …
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Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
Mike Pence suspends his struggling 2024 campaign  —  The former vice president was unable to gain traction in the face of Donald Trump's dominance in the race  —  Mike Pence announced on Saturday at the Republican Jewish Coalition gathering in Las Vegas that he was suspending his campaign and exiting the race for the GOP nomination.
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Hutchinson's campaign manager to depart after disagreement over viable path to nomination  —  Asa Hutchinson's presidential campaign manager is leaving the campaign next week due to differences over direction and whether the former Arkansas governor still has a path to the 2024 Republican nomination, according to two sources.
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Mike Pence drops out of 2024 presidential race: ‘No regrets’
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Mike Johnson Conducted Seminars Promoting the US as a “Christian Nation”  —  The new House speaker called for “Biblically-sanctioned government.”  —  Rep. Mike Johnson, the newly elected Republican House speaker, used to conduct a seminar in churches premised on the idea that the United States is a “Christian nation.”
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Mike Johnson is well within the mainstream of today's GOP  —  Republicans' long public nightmare came to an end this past week when Louisiana's Mike Johnson became the 56th speaker of the House.  If you're like most people who claim to be smart about politics, you immediately pretended to know who he was and then went to Google him.
Associated Press:
A spiderweb of Hamas tunnels in Gaza Strip raises risks for an Israeli ground offensive  —  As an Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip looms in its most devastating war yet with Hamas, one of the greatest threats to both its troops and the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped inside the seaside enclave is buried deep underground.
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Jose Luis Alvarado / The Hill:
The deep inequity of the anti-college movement  —  I immigrated from Mexicali, Mexico, when I was 10 years old, the child of farm laborers.  I was still learning English when my high school teachers advised me to forgo any college dreams.  —  But there in the Imperial Valley of southeast California …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Cheryl Hines slams Biden for not providing RFK Jr. security detail  —  Actress Cheryl Hines slammed President Biden for not providing a security detail to her husband, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in comments Friday.  —  Hines joined TMZ to speak about the intruder …
Laura Italiano / Insider:
Ivanka Trump to testify Friday in the NY civil fraud trial - here's how she can hurt her father and brothers  — On Friday, Trump's NY fraud-trial judge ruled Ivanka Trump must testify next week.  — She had tried to quash her subpoena, saying it was overly broad and improperly served.
Associated Press:
Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote.  Some is coming from a legislative website  —  The inflammatory language targeting a reproductive rights measure on Ohio's fall ballot is the type of messaging that is common in the closing weeks of a highly contested initiative campaign …
Myah Ward / Politico:
Ramaswamy addresses Israel policy criticism at Jewish forum in Las Vegas  —  Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, Ramaswamy has increasingly generated controversy over his remarks about the U.S.'s role in the conflict.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy on Saturday addressed criticism of his Israel stance …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Biden takes swipe at Trump, GOP at fundraiser: ‘Democracy is at stake in 2024’  —  President Biden made the stakes of the 2024 election clear for his supporters at a campaign fundraiser in Washington on Friday, taking a shot at his likely opponent, former President Trump.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Speaker Johnson: Biden engaging in ‘cover-up’ of role in Hunter business dealings, impeachment probe continues  —  But he says inquiry must play out, and it's too soon to conclude an impeachable offense occurred  —  EXCLUSIVE: House Speaker Mike Johnson said President Biden is engaged in an …
Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
US Freezes Gun Exports, Reviews Backing of Firearm Industry  — Commerce wants to ensure it's not undermining policy interests  — Action follows Bloomberg investigation documenting federal aid  —  The Commerce Department is halting exports of most US-made firearms for 90 days …
Washington Post:
How Mike Johnson went from little-known to House speaker in 24 hours  —  Just hours after securing the Republican nomination for House speaker, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) walked into a conference meeting Tuesday evening and bluntly informed his colleagues that he knew how to count votes …
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