memeorandum: Trump's Gag Order Reinstated in D.C. (Darren Samuelsohn/The Messenger)

10:30 PM ET, October 29, 2023

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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: Reuters, The Guardian, CNN, The Gateway Pundit, Insider, Political Wire and The Messenger

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.

Discussion: HuffPost, Rolling Stone, National Review, HotAir, New York Post, The Messenger and Digby's Hullabaloo

Darren Samuelsohn / The Messenger:

Trump's Gag Order Reinstated in D.C. — A federal judge on Sunday put limits back in place prohibiting statements about prosecutors, defense lawyers, court staff, witnesses or the substance of their testimony — A federal judge on Sunday reinstated the gag order in Donald Trump's election …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA, New York Times, NBC News, Bloomberg, Politico, CNN, Associated Press, Political Wire and Breitbart

Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
The Devil's Bargain Mike Pence Could Not Escape

Discussion: Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, Outside the Beltway, The Guardian, Political Wire, Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Messenger, NBC News, FOX40, WSPA-TV, PoliticusUSA, Insider, Bloomberg, Associated Press, New York Magazine and Daily Kos

New York Times:
Jenna Ellis Could Become a Star Witness Against Trump

Discussion: Raw Story and The Federalist

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’

Discussion: New York Times, UPI, Fox News, NBC News, Israpundit, Political Wire, Breitbart, Washington Post, Politico, The Messenger and NPR

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.

Discussion: New York Times, RedState, The Hill, Mother Jones, The Forward, Talking Points Memo, Politico, CBS News, The Daily Caller, FDD, New York Post and NewsNation

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 …

Discussion: Associated Press, CBS News, The Hill, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Fox News, Reuters and ABC News, more at Techmeme »

Associated Press:
Palestinian death toll has risen past 8,000, Gaza's Health Ministry says

Discussion: Associated Press, The Daily Beast, NBC New York, Vox, The Hill, TASS, Politico, The Times of Israel, NPR, The Messenger, Reuters and and miles to go before I sleep, more at Techmeme »

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 …

Discussion: Associated Press, Politico and Balloon Juice

Jerusalem Post:

Russians storm airport in attempt to attack passengers of Israeli flight — No Israelis were injured, but about 20 people have been injured and are currently receiving medical treatment, according to local health officials. — A swarm of local residents in Makhachkala in the Russian Republic …

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

Chris Geidner / Law Dork:

Clarence Thomas, his luxury R.V., and his magical mystery disappearing loan — A justice who cared about ethics would want to resolve the questions surrounding the loan immediately — particularly if there were an answer. — The latest news on Justice Clarence Thomas's disregard for ethics …

Rip / TMZ.com:

‘FRIENDS’ STAR MATTHEW PERRY DEAD AT 54 ... After Apparent Drowning — EXCLUSIVE — 898.2K … 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.

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

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.

Liam Doyle / Daily Express:

Erdogan threatens to declare war on Israel and send military to Gaza in chilling warning — The Turkish president suggested in a speech at a pro-Palestine rally this afternoon that Turkey can “come at any night unexpectedly”. — President Erdogan threatens to get involved in Israel war

Discussion: RedState, Israpundit, Al Jazeera, The Times of Israel and Reuters