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10:35 AM ET, October 30, 2023

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New York Times:
How Trump's Verbal Slips Could Weaken His Attacks on Biden's Age  —  Donald Trump, 77, has relentlessly attacked President Biden, 80, as too old for office.  But the former president himself has had a series of gaffes that go beyond his usual freewheeling style.
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Trial begins on whether Trump should be kept off the 2024 ballot in Colorado  —  The lawsuit alleges Trump violated his oath of office in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, leading up to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  A Denver court will hear arguments Monday in a lawsuit seeking …
Discussion: Denver Post, Forbes and The Guardian
New York Times:
Trump's Children Are Set to Take the Stand at His Fraud Trial This Week
Discussion: Mother Jones
Darren Samuelsohn / The Messenger:
Trump's Gag Order Reinstated in D.C.
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Donald Trump builds on big lead as Nikki Haley pulls even with Ron DeSantis in Iowa Poll  —  A Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows 43% of likely Republican caucusgoers pick Trump as their first choice for president, with DeSantis and Haley tied for second at 16%
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Spurned by moderates and MAGA: How DeSantis's coalition has deflated  —  Centrists have recoiled at DeSantis's entreaties to the Trump base.  At the same time, he has lost ground with Trump supporters.  —  BEDFORD, N.H. — Some moderate Republican voters here recoiled at ads …
Discussion: The Messenger
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump maintains commanding lead in Iowa poll  —  Nikki Haley is tied with Ron DeSantis for second place in the NBC/Des Moines Register/Mediacom survey as Trump's backers remain the most committed.  —  Former President Donald Trump now leads his nearest Republican rivals by nearly 30 points in Iowa …
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 …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell goes all out as Ukraine fight fractures GOP  —  His intense lobbying effort puts the Senate GOP leader at odds with his new House counterpart, Speaker Mike Johnson.  —  Mitch McConnell is abandoning his typically cautious style when it comes to aiding Ukraine …
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Washington Post:
Mike Johnson's first big test
Discussion: CBS News and Political Wire
Ben Jacobs / Vox:
“Lord of the Flies”: The House's chaotic next era, explained
Discussion: Raw Story
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Speaker Mike Johnson's corporate backers  —  Last Wednesday, Republicans selected Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the next Speaker of the House.  Johnson is the most radical member ever selected as Speaker, championing a host of far-right causes.  Some experts describe Johnson's views …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The Christofascism of Mike Johnson  —  The new House speaker is an opposition researcher's goldmine. … It took Mike Johnson just a couple days last week to rise from a relatively obscure Louisiana congressman to House speaker.  Suffice it to say his background and policy positions …
Discussion: Fox News
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 …
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Jerusalem Post:
Russians storm airport in attempt to attack passengers of Israeli flight
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence  —  Today, President Biden issued a landmark Executive Order to ensure that America leads the way in seizing the promise and managing the risks of artificial intelligence (AI).
Washington Examiner:
The kids are not all right  —  Images from college campuses nationwide in the wake of Hamas's massacre of Israeli civilians are disturbing.  Marchers chanting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”  The slogan “Divest from Zionist genocide now” illuminated on a college library.
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 …
Fox News:
WATCH: Cori Bush's husband confronted over the thousands in cash he has received from her campaign  —  The husband of far-left “Squad” Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri was pressed late last week on the streets of Washington, D.C., over the thousands of dollars in cash he has received from his wife's campaign.
Discussion: The Messenger
 
 
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Joe Biden's Big New Hampshire Blunder
Discussion: USA Today and The Bulwark
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Youngkin ‘purge’ removed nearly 3,400 legal Virginia voters from rolls
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Antisemitic threats to our community
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
New York AG Considered Investigating Giuliani Over Ukraine
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Tuberville says he will keep blocking military promotions despite Israel's war
Discussion: USA Today and The Hill
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Meet the Press - October 29, 2023
Ari Rabinovitch / Reuters:
Israel's Netanyahu says wasn't shown intel of planned Hamas attack
 

 
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Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”
 
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