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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Major national outlets adopt House GOP spin to protect rich tax cheats — Several major national news outlets are promoting House Republicans' deceptive spin as the party seeks to leverage emergency funding for Israel to enact its top priority of protecting wealthy tax cheats.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Joe Scarborough: Tying Israel aid to IRS cuts is ‘gross’
Joe Scarborough: Tying Israel aid to IRS cuts is ‘gross’
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MSNBC, Newsbusters, Raw Story and Mediaite
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
House Republicans: No Aid for Israel Unless Rich Tax Cheats Get a Break
House Republicans: No Aid for Israel Unless Rich Tax Cheats Get a Break
emptywheel:
After Hounding Hunter Biden about Taxes for Months, Mike Johnson Coddles Rich Tax Cheats
After Hounding Hunter Biden about Taxes for Months, Mike Johnson Coddles Rich Tax Cheats
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Crooks and Liars, Political Wire, Sacramento Bee, HuffPost and IJR
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Senate confirms Jack Lew as U.S. ambassador to Israel as war rages in Middle East
Senate confirms Jack Lew as U.S. ambassador to Israel as war rages in Middle East
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Reuters, JNS.org, Washington Times, CNBC, Politico, New York Times and Fox News
NBC News:
In his first act, Speaker Mike Johnson uses Israel aid to pick a fight with Joe Biden
In his first act, Speaker Mike Johnson uses Israel aid to pick a fight with Joe Biden
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CNN:
Israel strikes Gaza's Jabalya refugee camp — An Israeli strike targeting a Hamas commander in the densely populated Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza has left catastrophic damage and killed a large number of people, according to eyewitnesses and medics in the enclave.
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TASS, Al Jazeera, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Forbes, New York Post, Semafor, The Hill, The Guardian, UPI, The Daily Beast, CBS News and Political Wire
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Daniel Ramos / Reuters:
Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel, citing ‘crimes against humanity’ — Bolivia's government said it had broken diplomatic ties with Israel on Tuesday, accusing Israel of committing crimes against humanity in its attacks on the Gaza Strip. — Bolivia “has decided to break diplomatic relations …
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The Hill, TASS, Semafor and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Desperate search for survivors after Gaza refugee camp is hit in Israeli airstrike
Desperate search for survivors after Gaza refugee camp is hit in Israeli airstrike
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Reuters, CBS News, The Guardian, Outside the Beltway, Newsbusters and The Messenger
Jack Stripling / Washington Post:
Colleges braced for antisemitism and violence. It's happening. — ‘I had Jewish blood on my hands,’ a Tulane student said after aiding a classmate who was assaulted at a pro-Palestinian rally — Recent days have witnessed what Jewish students and watchdog groups describe as a raft of antisemitic incidents on college campuses.
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Jennifer Smith / CNN:
A new wave of antisemitism threatens to rock an already unstable world
A new wave of antisemitism threatens to rock an already unstable world
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New York Times, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Hollywood Reporter, The Post Millennial, Mercury News, IJR and The Messenger
Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
The Left Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Israel
The Left Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Israel
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HotAir, Washington Examiner and Instapundit
Madeleine Hubbard / Just The News:
Muslim Democrats give Biden ultimatum: Israel ceasefire by 5 or battleground states turn ‘red’ — The National Muslim Democratic Council, a nationwide group of Democratic leaders and activists, threatened President Joe Biden that if he does not force Israel to reach a ceasefire with Hamas …
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muslimdems, Reuters, Instapundit, PJ Media, Washington Examiner, Political Wire and acecomments.mu.nu
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Jill Cowan / New York Times:
The Latest Target for California Conservatives? Local School Boards — Several California school districts have required parental notification when students seek to change their gender identity. Opponents say the policies have needlessly divided communities.
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Washington Examiner and The Federalist
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Bruce Gil / The Messenger:
Home Sellers Win $1.8 Billion as Jury Finds Realtors Inflated Commissions — Future homebuyers could be paying smaller commissions following the decision by a federal jury in Missouri — In a verdict that's roiling the real estate world, an eight-person jury in a federal Missouri court found …
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The Real Deal and The Capitolist
Spencer Brown / Townhall:
‘Wake Up, It Is a Time to Be Concerned’: FBI Director Wray Issues Stark Warning at Committee Hearing — In a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray provided some worrying — if not outright alarming — answers to questions from U.S. Senator Rick Scott …
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 …
Associated Press:
Israeli forces battle Hamas around Gaza City, as military says 800,000 have fled south — Israel advances in Gaza as Netanyahu rejects cease-fire — Israel rescues soldier held hostage by Hamas — A flurry of Israeli airstrikes Tuesday on a refugee camp near Gaza City leveled apartment buildings …
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, WUSA, Associated Press, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Washington Post, TASS and NBC New York
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.
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Mediaite, Digby's Hullabaloo, Political Wire and HuffPost
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Alec Dent / The Messenger:
Former GOP Rep. Kinzinger Says Family Member Disowned Him Via ‘Certified Letter’
Former GOP Rep. Kinzinger Says Family Member Disowned Him Via ‘Certified Letter’
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The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Melissa Gira Grant / New Republic:
Mike Johnson Has a Dangerous Victim Complex — “Christ calls us to be ‘wise as serpents and harmless as doves,’” wrote Mike Johnson on a Creationist website in 2015. Johnson, who became speaker of the House last week, was counseling his fellow Christians on how to live in a new and …
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HuffPost, The Atlantic, KSDK-TV, Daily Kos, Newsbusters, Raw Story, Deseret News and The Bulwark
Politico:
Speaker Johnson taps veteran GOP operative as chief spokesperson — Raj Shah previously spent four years as senior vice president for public affairs at Fox Corporation.
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Raw Story and The Messenger
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Romney steps in as Halloween dog parade emcee — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) stepped in as the emcee for the annual bipartisan Halloween dog parade after host Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19. — “Glad to host some furry friends in the Senate today …
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UPI, Roll Call and Deseret News
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
House Ethics says update on Santos investigation coming as possible expulsion vote looms — Washington — The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it will announce its “next course of action” in its investigation into embattled Rep. George Santos by Nov. 17.
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Bloomberg, Slate, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, The Messenger, New York Post, Raw Story, LGBTQ Nation, Political Wire and ABC13
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump grouses that his indictments took years. Here's why that is. — The former president has zeroed in on the idea that the prosecutions are politically timed, neglecting some important details — No fewer than five times this week, Donald Trump has wondered aloud why he wasn't indicted …
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Raw Story, The Messenger and IJR
Barak Ravid / Axios:
White House: Saudi Arabia is still interested in pursuing mega-deal — Saudi Arabia assured the Biden administration that the kingdom is still interested in pursuing an agreement that would normalize relations with Israel after the war in Gaza ends, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Tuesday.
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The Messenger, PBS NewsHour, Political Wire, CBS News and NewsNation
NBC News:
Here are four races to watch on Election Day 2023 — Voters in several states will head to the polls on November 7 to choose their representation and cast ballots on issues including abortion and cannabis. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki lays out key races to watch this year.