memeorandum: Federal Judge Reinstates Gag Order on Trump in Election Case (Alan Feuer/New York Times)

4:20 AM ET, October 30, 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, CNN, Insider, UPI, The Guardian and The Messenger

The Daily Beast:

Trump Forgets Which City He Is in During Iowa Campaign Speech — WHO? WHAT? WHERE? — The correct name was eventually whispered into the former president's ear on stage. — Though Donald Trump often makes fun of Joe Biden for his old age, Trump himself apparently forgot …

Discussion: HuffPost, Associated Press, The Hill, The Post Millennial, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Gateway Pundit, The Messenger, Washington Examiner, Breitbart and Crooks and Liars

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: CNN, PoliticusUSA, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Bloomberg, Politico, Political Wire and Breitbart

Alan Feuer / New York Times:

Federal Judge Reinstates Gag Order on Trump in Election Case — Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that her order should stay in effect while the former president's lawyers pursue an appeal. — A federal judge reinstated a gag order on former President Donald J. Trump on Sunday that had been temporarily placed …

Discussion: The Hill, CBS News, Raw Story, 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: Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, National Review, HuffPost, Outside the Beltway, HotAir, New York Post, The Messenger and Digby's Hullabaloo

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 …

CBS News:

Hundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot over arrival of plane from Israel — Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia's Dagestan region and onto the landing field Sunday, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv …

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, The Times of Israel, The Daily Caller, Algemeiner.com, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Reuters

Chris Geidner / Law Dork:

Clarence Thomas, his luxury R.V., and his magical mystery disappearing loan — The latest news on Justice Clarence Thomas's disregard for ethics is a remarkable affront to the Supreme Court, his colleagues, and the country. — The Senate Finance Committee announced this past week …

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

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, Breitbart, Politico and Balloon Juice

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

Michael Hauser Tov / Haaretz:
After Fury, Netanyahu Deletes, Apologizes for Post Blaming Security Chiefs for Hamas Attack

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

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

Steve Contorno / CNN:

DeSantis allies earn big paychecks on the front lines of his culture fights — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently recounted blow by blow at an Iowa sports bar his takeover of a tiny liberal arts school, describing how he turned Sarasota's New College from a “Marxist commune” …

Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire

NBC News:

Meet the Press - October 29, 2023 — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Presidential Candidate, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D), Stephen Hayes, Kelly O'Donnell, Toluse Olorunnipa and Jen Psaki — KRISTEN WELKER: — This Sunday, next stage. Israel expands its ground operations in Gaza as President Biden pushes for a humanitarian pause.