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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.
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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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Washington Post:
GOP plan to fund Israel aid with IRS cuts would cost $90 billion, tax chief says
GOP plan to fund Israel aid with IRS cuts would cost $90 billion, tax chief says
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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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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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Eva Surovell / The Messenger:
Trump Attorney Alina Habba: Jail is ‘Not Even Something We Think About’
Trump Attorney Alina Habba: Jail is ‘Not Even Something We Think About’
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump fights loom large for a Supreme Court that has tried to ignore him
Trump fights loom large for a Supreme Court that has tried to ignore him
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Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Largest Christian university in US fined record amount — The largest Christian university in the U.S. is facing a record-setting fine from the Department of Education for allegedly deceiving thousands of students about the cost of its doctoral programs. — The department announced …
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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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Associated Press:
Another wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza refugee camp as crossing opens for foreigners and wounded — The Hamas-run government said the strikes killed and wounded many people, but the exact toll was not yet known. — RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes hit apartment buildings …
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Associated Press:
Israeli forces battle Hamas around Gaza City, as military says 800,000 have fled south
Israeli forces battle Hamas around Gaza City, as military says 800,000 have fled south
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
After Years of Vowing to Destroy Israel, Iran Faces a Dilemma — With Israel bent on crushing Iran's ally Hamas, Tehran must decide whether it and the proxy militias it arms and trains will live up to its fiery rhetoric. — For more than four decades, Iran's rulers have pledged to destroy Israel.
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Jay Solomon / Semafor:
Some Hamas killers were high on amphetamine, officials say
Some Hamas killers were high on amphetamine, officials say
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Political Wire
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“A kind of Stepford wife”: It's more than a prayer keeping Mike Johnson's wife suddenly out of view — The new speaker's Christian right radicalism really comes into view when looking at his marriage — When Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was elected Speaker of the House …
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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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Politico:
Pushing to expel Santos — Five New York Republicans behind the push are urging the House to formally remove Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from the chamber in a new letter, urging their colleagues to “expel the fraudster” ahead of an expected floor vote as soon as Wednesday.
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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Republicans Are Rationalizing Cruelty Toward Gaza — TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO, when terrorists massacred Americans in the name of Islam, a Republican president responded with care and clarity. George W. Bush rejected al Qaeda's attempt to pit Muslims against the United States.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The autoworkers' big win exposes the absurdity of Trump's populism — In September, Donald Trump's advisers leaked word that he would travel to Detroit to show support for striking members of the United Auto Workers. In reality, he ended up addressing workers at a nonunion shop …
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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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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Kentucky governor declares state of emergency after workers trapped, one killed in coal plant — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has declared a state of emergency in Martin County after two workers became trapped in a coal plant when it collapsed Tuesday night, killing one of them.
Politico:
RFK Jr.'s donor data reveals his 2024 threat — 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 than former Joe Biden contributors …
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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.
Fort Worth Report:
Powerful Granger not running again for Congress — U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, announced Wednesday morning she won't run for reelection. — She plans to serve out the remainder of her term. — “Serving my community has been the greatest honor, and I have always fought to improve …
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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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Charles Hilu / Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: Hamas Official Says Terrorist Group Will Repeat Oct. 7 Attack ‘Again and Again’ — A senior Hamas official said last week that the terror group will repeat terrorist attack on Israel like the one it conducted on Oct. 7 “again and again.” — “We must teach Israel a lesson …
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Ryan Nicol / Florida Politics:
Sports betting, craps, roulette coming to Seminole Casinos in December … Ryan Nicol — Ryan Nicol covers news out of South Florida for Florida Politics. Ryan is a native Floridian who attended undergrad at Nova Southeastern University before moving on to law school at Florida State.
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
AOC accuses pro-Israel PAC of being ‘extremist organization that destabilizes US democracy’ — AIPAC torched Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her peddling ‘of the same tired lies [and] spin’ — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., accused a pro-Israel political action committee (PAC) …
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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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