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11:25 AM ET, October 31, 2023

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Derek Guy / Politico:
3 Expert Shoemakers Say Ron DeSantis Is Probably Wearing Height Boosters  —  The internet has questions about the governor's boots.  So I asked the experts.  —  In the last few weeks, posts mocking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' strangely shaped cowboy boots have racked up millions of views …
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Brian Stelter / Vanity Fair:
“It Was Always Going to End Badly”: The Untold Story of Tucker Carlson's Ugly Exit From Fox News  —  Fox never explained that abrupt firing of cable news' biggest star, allowing conspiracy theories to fester.  Now, in his new book, Network of Lies, Brian Stelter explores the myriad factors contributing to Carlson's cancellation.
Washington Post:
House GOP demands IRS budget cuts along with Israel aid  —  House Republicans on Monday unveiled a proposal to pay for emergency aid for Israel's war against Hamas by cutting IRS funds aimed at cracking down on rich tax cheats and improving taxpayer service.
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The Hill:
White House shoots down GOP funding bills
NBC News:
House Israel aid bill includes $14.3 billion by slashing IRS funds
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Rep. Earl Blumenauer to retire after nearly three decades in Congress  —  Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), who has spent nearly three decades in Congress, announced Monday night that he does not plan to seek reelection next year.  —  “I have dedicated my career to creating livable communities …
Discussion: Oregonian and Political Wire
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Kinzinger says family disowned him over loss of Hannity's trust  —  Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he was disowned by his family after he left Congress and “lost the trust” of Fox News host Sean Hannity.  —  “So, I had family that sent a certified letter disowning me,” Kinzinger said in a CNN interview Monday.
Discussion: HuffPost and Mediaite
Lisa Emmanuel / CNN:
Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman, in rare public rebuke of a Republican candidate, says Trump ‘belongs in jail’  —  New York CNN —  Leon Cooperman, the hedge fund billionaire who has famously clashed with Sen. Elizabeth Warren over her proposed wealth tax, is cautioning voters …
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Wall Street Journal:
Why Trump's Drastic Plan to Slash the Government Could Succeed
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
N.C. Gov. Cooper: Republicans' new map ‘will be challenged’  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  We're curious if there are any politicians in either party sporting more impressive costumes than Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who dressed as Albus Dumbledore.  Send us your nominations: earlytips@washpost.com.
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Why Doug Burgum Is Staying in a Race He Can Afford to Lose  —  With a substantial personal fortune, the North Dakota governor is insistent on spreading his message despite calls to drop out.  —  Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota knows that many people, including powerful voices in his own party …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court weighs whether public officials can be sued for blocking critics on social media  —  The justices will decide a legal question that was never conclusively decided when then-President Donald Trump blocked critics on Twitter.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is delving …
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 …
Politico:
Harris had a contingency plan for campus protests over Israel  —  The vice president, like other Democrats, is feeling some heat from her base.  —  Former aides to Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign are collecting signatures for a letter urging the vice president to “seek an immediate ceasefire” …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
America's Rifle Fetish Is Destroying Its Sense of Freedom  —  In Anthony Mann's 1950 western “Winchester '73,” a rare and much-desired Winchester rifle brings misery and death to the unlucky souls who manage to bring it into their possession.  In the West as brought to you by Mann …
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Donald Trump Jr. Says Prosecutors Want ‘The Death Penalty’ for His Father  —  Former President Trump does not face the death penalty in any of his criminal cases  —  Donald Trump Jr., the son of former President Donald Trump, on Monday slammed the legal cases against his father during …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Senate Dems plan to subpoena conservative justices' billionaire patrons … - “[I]t is imperative that we understand the full extent of how people with interests before the Court are able to use undisclosed gifts to gain private access to the justices,” the senators said.
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.
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
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: Raw Story, The Messenger and Daily Kos
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Judge Postpones Ivanka Trump's Testimony For a Few Days in Civil Fraud Trial
Nick Coltrain / Denver Post:
Donald Trump's Colorado ballot challenge trial begins with each side warning of an attack on democracy  —  Police officers testify about the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, while defense asks judge to recuse herself  —  A weeklong trial that could bar Donald Trump from appearing on Colorado's ballot kicked off Monday …
The Daily Beast:
Alabama Pol Jailed for FaceTiming Witness in His Bribery Case  —  SORRY, WRONG NUMBER  —  An 82-year-old state lawmaker from Alabama was sent to jail on Monday for FaceTiming a witness—the founder of a gospel music non-profit he allegedly tried to bribe to lie to the FBI about a kickback scheme.
Discussion: al.com, Raw Story and The Messenger
 
 
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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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