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David Firestone / New York Times:
As the World Smolders, the New Speaker Trolls Biden — It didn't take long for the new House speaker, Mike Johnson, to demonstrate to the world that he will not be a serious partner for American allies or for those who still believe that governing is not a petty little game.
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
White House Warns Biden Would Veto House GOP Standalone Israel Funding Bill
White House Warns Biden Would Veto House GOP Standalone Israel Funding Bill
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Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Fox News, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Insider, Washington Times, Raw Story and House Committee …
ABC News:
Johnson's Israel funding showdown with Biden, Democrats — and Senate Republicans
Johnson's Israel funding showdown with Biden, Democrats — and Senate Republicans
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Punchbowl News, The Hill, CNN, Off Message, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Fox News, Washington Times, New York Post, Politico, New York Times, CBS News, PoliticusUSA, The Messenger, Daily Kos, Washington Examiner and NBC News
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Major national outlets adopt House GOP spin to protect rich tax cheats
Major national outlets adopt House GOP spin to protect rich tax cheats
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The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, PoliticusUSA, CNN, The American Spectator, Zandar Versus The Stupid, The Bulwark, The Lever, The Federalist, Congressman Steny Hoyer, NPR, HuffPost, Not the Bee, Letters from an American, Semafor, Democrats, New York Magazine, Reuters, Digby's Hullabaloo and New Republic
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Does New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Have a Bank Account? — Speaker Mike Johnson has never listed a bank account on his financial disclosure. In fact, on his newest disclosure he doesn't list a single asset at all. … Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) does not have a bank account.
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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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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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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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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Axios, New York Times, HotAir, Washington Examiner and Instapundit
Politico:
RFK Jr.'s 2024 bid is a threat to Republicans — and donor data shows it — A POLITICO analysis of his donor base reveals a lot about who is powering this unconventional candidate. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is collecting checks from past Donald Trump donors at a much higher rate …
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The Messenger, Washington Times and Political Wire
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The GOP voter suppression jamboree comes to North Carolina — The state's extreme gerrymander represents the latest Republican effort to secure permanent rule. … Republican policies are not broadly popular. Rather than alter those policies to win elections, Republicans have chosen to alter elections.
Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
Democrats launch attack ads against vulnerable Republicans over election of Speaker Johnson — EXCLUSIVE — House Democrats are targeting vulnerable Republicans over their decision to elect Mike Johnson (R-LA) as their newest speaker, accusing GOP lawmakers of appointing a “MAGA Republican extremist” …
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Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Republicans Out to Impeach Biden Have a Friend in House Speaker Mike Johnson
Republicans Out to Impeach Biden Have a Friend in House Speaker Mike Johnson
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Washington Post
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
New House speaker once partnered with so-called ‘ex-gay’ conversion group — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson closely collaborated with a group in the mid-to-late 2000s that promoted “conversion therapy,” a discredited practice that asserted it could change the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian individuals.
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Political Wire
Associated Press:
Hungary bans teens from visiting World Press Photo exhibition over LGBTQ images — The prestigious global photo exhibition, on display in Hungary's National Museum in Budapest, receives over 4 million visitors from around the world every year. — BUDAPEST, Hungary …
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Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
The Virginia voter purge — Election officials working under Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) have admitted to removing “nearly 3,400 qualified voters from the state's rolls.” The Youngkin administration originally discovered the mistake at the beginning of October but grossly underestimated the number of voters affected.
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The Guardian, Axios, WUSA, Mother Jones, The Messenger and The Hill
New York Times:
Trump's Allies Want a New Style of Lawyer if He Returns to Power — Politically appointed lawyers sometimes frustrated Donald J. Trump's ambitions. His allies are planning to install more aggressive legal gatekeepers if he regains the White House. — Close allies of Donald J. Trump …
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Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Fort Worth Report:
Powerful Granger not running again for Congress, sources say — U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, won't run for reelection, five well-placed sources who know the longtime congresswoman's plans told the Fort Worth Report and KERA News. — “I think she's tired,” said one source.
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The Guardian, The Messenger, Political Wire and The Texas Tribune
ABC News:
Trump visits secure facility to view evidence in classified documents case: Sources — It's Trump's first known review of classified evidence shared by Jack Smith. — This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and partially redacted by the source …
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The Messenger and Raw Story
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump grouses that his indictments took years. Here's why that is.
Trump grouses that his indictments took years. Here's why that is.
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PJ Media, Raw Story and The Messenger
Washington Post:
Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education — A district-by-district look at home schooling's explosive growth, which a Post analysis finds has far outpaced the rate at private and public schools — Home schooling has become — by a wide margin …
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HotAir, The Texas Tribune, Wall Street Journal and Daily Caller News Foundation
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Jill Cowan / New York Times:
The Latest Target for California Conservatives? Local School Boards
The Latest Target for California Conservatives? Local School Boards
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Washington Examiner and The Federalist
Jay Solomon / Semafor:
Some Hamas killers were high on amphetamine, officials say — The Scoop — Some of the Hamas militants who attacked southern Israel on October 7 were fueled by a synthetic amphetamine called Captagon, which U.S. and Israeli officials believe was used to suppress fear and anxiety during …
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New York Times, FDD and Political Wire
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Christian Nationalism ‘Is No Longer Operating Beneath the Surface’ — Mike Johnson is the first person to become speaker of the House who can be fairly described as a Christian nationalist, a major development in America history in and of itself. Equally important, however …
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Washington Post, The Daily Signal and Raw Story
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Sen. John Fetterman faces a left-wing backlash over his stance on Israel. He isn't budging. — The progressive senator from Pennsylvania has resisted calls from some of his supporters and former staffers to call for an immediate cease-fire in the region. — In the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack …
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Washington Examiner and IJR
Washington Post:
Transformed Trump family will take center stage in New York courtroom — Once Trump's right hand, daughter Ivanka has stepped back, while Trump sons Eric and Don Jr. defend his business and political legacy — Donald Trump had been a pariah on Wall Street for years when a banker …
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USA Today, Hackwhackers, The Guardian, HuffPost, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Jenna Ellis' lawyer talks guilty plea in Fulton Trump case — Frank Hogue says deal came together in just days — When Fulton County prosecutors huddled with lawyers for Jenna Ellis, they said the former Trump campaign lawyer could resolve her case by pleading guilty to being part …
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