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8:40 PM ET, October 29, 2023

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Michael Hauser Tov / Haaretz:
After Fury, Netanyahu Deletes, Apologizes for Post Blaming Security Chiefs for Hamas Attack  —  In a post overnight Saturday, Netanyahu asserted that he never received forewarning about Hamas' deadly attack.  He earlier said ‘After the war everyone will have to answer to hard questions...Right now, my task is to save the country’
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Ari Rabinovitch / Reuters:
Israel's Netanyahu says wasn't shown intel of planned Hamas attack  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday took a jab at his intelligence chiefs on the X platform, saying they never warned him Hamas was planning its wide-scale attack on Oct. 7, but later retracted his comments and issued an apology.
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
National security adviser defends Israel's efforts to defeat Hamas  —  “We have taken the position that Israel has a right to defend itself against terrorist attacks,” Sullivan said.  —  U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan defended Israel's campaign against Hamas on Sunday …
Associated Press:
Palestinian death toll has risen past 8,000, Gaza's Health Ministry says
emptywheel:
Mike Pence Simplifies the Gag Order Dispute  —  If my Irish Daylight Savings calculation and PACER operations are correct, Donald Trump submitted his reply to DOJ's opposition to a stay on the gag Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed at around 8:50PM ET last night. … The filing includes the kind of sophistry John Lauro excels at.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
The Devil's Bargain Mike Pence Could Not Escape  —  The former vice president tied himself to Donald Trump in the 2016 campaign and it may have cost him a political future.  —  The decision by Mike Pence to end his presidential campaign on Saturday was a bow to what had finally become inevitable.
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Mike Pence drops out of 2024 presidential race: ‘No regrets’
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
After setback, antiabortion forces struggle before key Ohio vote  —  CINCINNATI — Students hoping to get others to vote “no” on an upcoming Ohio amendment to ensure abortion rights took the soft approach at a recent event at the University of Cincinnati.  —  The signs in their booth were alarmist …
Rip / TMZ.com:
‘FRIENDS’ STAR MATTHEW PERRY DEAD AT 54 ... After Apparent Drowning  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 888.2K … UPDATE  —  6:02 PM PT — More details are surfacing about the circumstances surrounding Matthew Perry's death ... as sources tell us he actually died at his own house after some physical activity this morning.
CNN:
Tuberville says he will keep blocking military promotions despite Israel's war  —  Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who has held up military promotions for nine months, slammed a proposal being floated to change the chamber's rules to allow a vote on many of the nominations en masse and attacked …
Discussion: The Hill
Ben Jacobs / Vox:
“Lord of the Flies”: The House's chaotic next era, explained  —  New House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a long to-do list and a caucus with short patience for compromise.  —  On Wednesday, Congress finally reopened.  After more than three weeks without a speaker, the elevation …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
How Mike Johnson went from little-known to House speaker in 24 hours
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Judge reinstates Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case  —  The judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 case has reinstated a gag order.  —  The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case has reinstated the gag order she imposed over Trump after temporarily halting the limited gag order earlier this month.
Discussion: The Messenger
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Andy Kim is making a big bet on breaking New Jersey Democratic politics  —  The mild-mannered congressmember has early momentum that will test the party's established power structure.  —  Andy Kim is trying to do something rare in New Jersey politics: win by casting himself as a soft-spoken outsider.
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Schwarzenegger says he would like to see Manchin run for president  —  Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) said Sunday that he would like to see Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) make a bid for the White House.  —  NBC's Kristen Welker asked the former California governor on …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and USA Today
NBC News:
Full Jayapal: ‘There are racists within the Netanyahu government’  —  Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, addresses her position on the Israel-Hamas war and reacts to Rep. Dean Phillips' (D-Minn.) primary challenge against President Joe Biden in an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
‘This is not cancel culture’: DeSantis defends call to ban pro-Palestinian groups at Florida colleges  —  “You have a right to go out and demonstrate, but you can't provide material support to terrorism,” he said.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his call to ban pro-Palestinian groups …
 
 
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