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10:30 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
Wall Street Journal:
Why Trump's Drastic Plan to Slash the Government Could Succeed
Discussion: Raw Story
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Rep. Eric Swalwell to testify in Trump 14th Amendment disqualification trial
Jack Dura / Associated Press:
Ex-North Dakota Lawmaker Accused Of Flying To Prague To Rape Minor  —  Ex-Republican state Sen. Ray Holmberg is facing federal charges for intent to rape a minor and receiving images depicting child sexual abuse.  —  A former longtime North Dakota lawmaker is charged with traveling to Prague …
Discussion: InForum and Fox News
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Tasha Carvell / Fargo | KFGO:
Former state senator Ray Holmberg indicted, arrested on federal child porn charges  —  GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) - Ray Holmberg, who was North Dakota's - and one of the country's - longest-serving state senators until he resigned last spring, has been indicted on federal charges of travel …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mike Johnson's Wife Takes Down Website That Compared Being Gay To Bestiality, Incest  —  HuffPost first reported on Kelly Johnson's counseling service that likens LGBTQ+ people to people who have sex with animals and family members.  —  LOADING  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson's wife took …
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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 …
Discussion: RedState and The Mahablog
Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Vivek Ramaswamy's Unfavorable Rating Surges in Iowa as Voters Get to Know Him  —  A new poll from NBC News and the Des Moines Register, long considered the gold standard in the Hawkeye State, shows that the more voters get to know Vivek Ramaswamy, the less inclined they are to like him.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump maintains commanding lead in Iowa poll
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Donald Trump builds on big lead as Nikki Haley pulls even with Ron DeSantis in Iowa Poll
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Ivanka Trump Helped Her Dad Lie About His Net Worth  —  When Ivanka Trump takes the stand in her father's fraud case, she should have plenty to talk about.  —  Ivanka Trump is expected to testify on Friday in a $250 million fraud case that the New York attorney general is waging against her father and his associates.
Discussion: The Messenger, Raw Story and Daily Kos
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CNN:
Antisemitic mob storms through Russian airport as flight from Tel Aviv lands  —  An angry crowd in Russia's mostly Muslim region of Dagestan stormed an airport where a flight from Israel arrived on Sunday, forcing authorities to close the facility and divert flights.
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Ron DeSantis Turns Down Chance To Squash Lifted Shoe Speculation  —  People have been trolling the Florida governor and GOP presidential candidate by claiming his signature cowboy boots have hidden heels.  —  LOADING  —  It looks like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can't sidestep ridiculous rumors about his height much longer.
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Democrat drops out of Missouri Senate race, challenges Cori Bush for House seat  —  Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Wesley Bell (D) announced Monday he is dropping out of the state's Senate race and will instead challenge Missouri Rep. Cori Bush (D) in the House.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell goes all out as Ukraine fight fractures GOP
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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: Raw Story, Insider and The Messenger
The White House:
Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Las Vegas man charged after making antisemitic threats to Nevada senator  —  John Anthony Miller was arrested Thursday and appeared in federal court a day later in connection with the one count of threatening a federal official, the Justice Department said.  —  A Nevada man has been charged …
The Hill:
White House shoots down GOP funding bills  —  The Big Story  —  Biden fires veto warning to House GOP on funding  —  The White House is threatening to veto House Republican funding bills as the party moves quickly to pass partisan spending plans.
Discussion: House Committee …
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.
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Jonathan Mong / The Cornell Daily Sun:
Posts Online Threaten Jewish Students and Center for Jewish Living
M.L. Nestel / Raw Story:
‘Medical emergency’ leads to another short-handed military post due to Tuberville protest  —  The nation's top Marine has been hospitalized due to a “medical emergency,” officials say, leaving a three-star ranked leader to take charge thanks to a stalled confirmation process led by Sen. Tommy Tubervile over the Corps' abortion policy.
Reuters:
Far-right German politician arrested after ‘Sieg Heil’ salutes heard  —  Banned totalitarian symbols found at fraternity of Daniel Halemba, 22, who takes up seat in Bavarian legislature on Thursday  —  A legislator with the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) …
Discussion: Associated Press
Michael Stratford / Politico:
White House details draft plans for next student debt relief plan  —  The draft regulatory plans outline what are essentially four separate student debt relief programs for different categories of borrowers.  —  President Joe Biden is considering canceling student debt for borrowers whose balances …
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘Be looking over your shoulder’: MAGA man arrested for threats against Fani Willis  —  A 59-year-old supporter of Donald Trump has been arrested for threats against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat, Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Tamar Hallerman posted on social media Monday.
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
‘This war is prophetically significant’: why US evangelical Christians support Israel  —  One strand of evangelical theology holds that the return of Jews to the region starts the clock ticking on a seven-year armageddon, after which Jesus Christ will return
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 …
 
 
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Withholding of Payment to Student Loan Servicer as Part of Accountability Measures for Harmed Borrowers
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House Israel aid bill includes $14.3 billion by slashing IRS funds
Caleb Taylor / 1819 News:
Barry Moore to challenge Jerry Carl for District 1 seat: 'I am a true conservative, and the system doesn't like a true conservative'
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How next week's big race in Pennsylvania will affect the 2024 elections
Reuters:
Israel at war: IDF operates in Gaza, frees captive soldier
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Lawyer for Former George Santos Treasurer Says He Was Also Duped
Discussion: Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
DOJ seeks 10 years for Trump appointee who assaulted officers on Jan. 6
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The Christofascism of Mike Johnson
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019 under the IMDb brand, and plans to move the content to Prime Video

Bloomberg:
DirecTV plans to terminate its planned acquisition of Dish by midnight on November 22, 2024, if bondholders don't agree to a debt exchange

Wall Street Journal:
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