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3:40 PM 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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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Colorado Trial Will Consider Whether the 14th Amendment Disqualifies Trump  —  While some prominent constitutional experts argue that a clause in the amendment applies to former President Donald J. Trump after Jan. 6, that view is far from universal among legal scholars.
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 …
Politico:
Playbook: Johnson makes money moves  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  NEW JMART — “Joe Biden's Big New Hampshire Blunder,” by Jonathan Martin: “President JOE BIDEN was hoping to preempt a nuisance primary challenge that could embarrass him before the general election.
Wall Street Journal:
Why Trump's Drastic Plan to Slash the Government Could Succeed  —  Republican presidential front-runner wants to fire federal employees, assert control over independent agencies and wrest spending authority from Congress  —  WASHINGTON—For decades, conservatives have tried—and largely failed …
Discussion: Raw Story
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Donald Trump builds on big lead as Nikki Haley pulls even with Ron DeSantis in Iowa Poll
Mike Murphy / The Bulwark:
You Are Helping Trump  —  THE PRE-PRIMARY YEAR is winding down and clarity is coming to the Republican presidential race.
Discussion: Raw Story
Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Vivek Ramaswamy's Unfavorable Rating Surges in Iowa as Voters Get to Know Him
Discussion: The Messenger
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Spurned by moderates and MAGA: How DeSantis's coalition has deflated
Discussion: Mediaite and The Messenger
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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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Rep. Eric Swalwell to testify in Trump 14th Amendment disqualification trial  —  Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is expected to testify in a Colorado trial aiming to determine whether former President Trump is eligible to be on the state's 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment's “insurrectionist ban.”
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Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Outraised and embattled, Lauren Boebert heads back to Colorado with a revamped campaign strategy  —  Retreating from the turmoil in Washington, D.C., Rep. Lauren Boebert arrived in bucolic southwest Colorado to turmoil of a different sort — the lingering impact of an embarrassing moment …
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
‘Chilling’: Dem Lawmaker Says She Had Election-Denying Exchange With Mike Johnson  —  Rep. Madeleine Dean said Johnson managed to become House speaker because “very few people knew him or knew what he stands for.”  —  LOADING  —  Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) described new House Speaker Mike Johnson …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Lawyer for Former George Santos Treasurer Says He Was Also Duped  —  A lawyer representing one of George Santos' former treasurers says he was also lied to—and the false information he provided to the media wasn't his fault.  —  When George Santos' congressional campaign came under federal investigation …
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Israel at war: IDF operates in Gaza, frees captive soldier  —  1,400 Israelis murdered since October 7, including 315 soldiers  • Four out of 239 known hostages released by Hamas, one rescued  —  Mossad chief Barnea flies to Qatar to secure hostage release
Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
Kelly Johnson, who is married to House Speaker Mike Johnson, practices a form of Christian counseling that classifies people into ‘choleric’, ‘phlegmatic,’ and other ancient personality types purportedly ordained by God  — Kelly Johnson, the wife of House Speaker Mike Johnson, was a Christian therapist.
Discussion: PinkNews
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: New York Times and Fox News
University Statements:
Antisemitic threats to our community  —  Dear members of the Cornell community,  —  Earlier today, a series of horrendous, antisemitic messages threatening violence to our Jewish community and specifically naming 104 West — the home of the Center for Jewish Living — was posted on a website unaffiliated with Cornell.
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Judge Postpones Ivanka Trump's Testimony For a Few Days in Civil Fraud Trial  —  The former president's daughter is now scheduled to take the witness stand on Wednesday, Nov. 8 — instead of this coming Friday  —  JWPlayer  —  Ivanka Trump's testimony in her family's civil fraud trial …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Kevin McCarthy gets MAGA primary challenger  —  Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is getting a primary challenger in his reelection race for his House seat representing the state's 20th congressional district.  —  David Giglio, who previously lost a congressional bid for the state's 13th district …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
DOJ seeks 10 years for Trump appointee who assaulted officers on Jan. 6  —  “Hell yea I'm going.  I'm a Trump appointee.  I better be there,” Federico Klein wrote ahead of the Capitol attack.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is seeking 10 years in federal prison …
Discussion: Political Wire
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial set for April 15  —  The charges stem from accusations that in 2011 Paxton tried to solicit investors in a McKinney technology company without disclosing that it was paying him to promote its stock.  The attorney general has pleaded not guilty.
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 …
 
 
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Discussion: HuffPost
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Washington Examiner:
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
New York AG Considered Investigating Giuliani Over Ukraine
Discussion: Raw Story
Fox News:
WATCH: Cori Bush's husband confronted over the thousands in cash he has received from her campaign
Discussion: The Messenger
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
CBS News:
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