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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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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Trump 14th Amendment Disqualification Trial Can Continue, Judge Rules — Former President Donald J. Trump's team had argued that his words and actions leading up to the attack on the Capitol were protected by the First Amendment, and asked that the Colorado case be thrown out.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A judge could toss Trump in jail. The question is whether one dares.
A judge could toss Trump in jail. The question is whether one dares.
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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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MEMRI:
Hamas Official Ghazi Hamad: We Will Repeat The October 7 Attack, Time And Again, Until Israel Is Annihilated; We Are Victims - Everything We Do Is Justified — Ghazi Hamad of the Hamas political bureau said in an October 24, 2023 show on LBC TV (Lebanon) that Hamas is prepared to repeat the October 7 …
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
After Years of Vowing to Destroy Israel, Iran Faces a Dilemma
After Years of Vowing to Destroy Israel, Iran Faces a Dilemma
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Charles Hilu / Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: Hamas Official Says Terrorist Group Will Repeat Oct. 7 Attack ‘Again and Again’
WATCH: Hamas Official Says Terrorist Group Will Repeat Oct. 7 Attack ‘Again and Again’
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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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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
GOP senator to confront Tuberville on military blockade — The move by Sen. Dan Sullivan marks the most significant challenge to the Alabama senator by Republicans yet. — Alaska Republican Dan Sullivan will lead a push to confirm a slate of military nominees Wednesday evening …
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘This is outrageous’: Pentagon officials furious over Tuberville holds after top Marine hospitalized
‘This is outrageous’: Pentagon officials furious over Tuberville holds after top Marine hospitalized
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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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Tori Otten / New Republic:
What Is Happening With Mike Johnson's Money? — House Speaker Mike Johnson makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year but apparently does not have a bank account, a new report revealed Wednesday. — Johnson was first elected in 2016 and has served on the Hill ever since.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
A Virginia GOP State Rep. Built Her Political Career On A Story That Doesn't Add Up — Tara Durant claims an “angry mob” of Black Lives Matter protesters “assaulted” her car in 2020. Newly obtained police reports suggest something different. — LOADING
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Washington Post:
Trump's Florida case timeline may need to be pushed back, Cannon says — FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's indictment for allegedly mishandling national security secrets suggested at a hearing Wednesday that she might push back the planned trial timeline …
Politico:
Netanyahu may not last, Biden and aides increasingly believe — The Israeli prime minister's political obituary has been written before. But U.S. officials are already gauging potential successors. — Joe Biden and top aides have discussed the likelihood that Benjamin Netanyahu's political days …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Americans among those departing Gaza, White House confirms
Americans among those departing Gaza, White House confirms
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Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian:
Israel-Hamas war live: at least 195 killed in two days of strikes on Jabalia camp, says Hamas; Gaza tragedy ‘unprecedented’ - UN — Hamas says hundreds injured after refugee camp strikes; Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general for UNRWA, said ‘people were asking for a ceasefire’ — Key events
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Associated Press:
Another wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza refugee camp as crossing opens for foreigners and wounded
Another wave of Israeli strikes hit Gaza refugee camp as crossing opens for foreigners and wounded
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CNN:
Foreign nationals, injured Palestinians allowed to flee Gaza for first time since Israel-Hamas war began
Foreign nationals, injured Palestinians allowed to flee Gaza for first time since Israel-Hamas war began
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Jeremy Tanner / The Hill:
IRS announces changes to 2024 retirement contribution limits — (NEXSTAR) - The Internal Revenue Service delivered good news for retirement savers Wednesday, announcing that the limit on contributions to 401(k) and other popular accounts will be higher in 2024.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P.'s Buck Won't Seek Re-Election, Citing His Party's Election Denialism — Representative Ken Buck, one of eight Republicans who moved to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, said his split with his party was too wide to remain in the House. Others are likely to follow.
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Punchbowl News:
11/1/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … The next few weeks will test not only McConnell's fraying relationship with his right flank but also his willingness to partner with President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats to muscle a huge Ukraine aid package through the chamber.
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David Firestone / New York Times:
As the World Smolders, the New Speaker Trolls Biden
As the World Smolders, the New Speaker Trolls Biden
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Congresswoman Kay Granger:
Statement by House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger — WASHINGTON - Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger released the following statement. — “Today I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives in 2024.
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Cheyenne Roundtree / Rolling Stone:
HBO Bosses Used ‘Secret’ Fake Accounts to Troll TV Critics — Casey Bloys ordered staffers to create fake accounts to fire back at critics, according to text conversations reviewed by Rolling Stone as part of a new lawsuit — I … Bloys — who was named HBO's CEO and chairman in October 2022 …
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Politico:
GOP senators told that Peter Meijer will launch a Michigan Senate bid — Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) told colleagues that he's heard the former House Republican will announce a campaign this week.
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
2024 Presidential Race Stays Static In The Face Of Major Events, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; RFK Jr. Receives 22% As Independent Candidate In 3-Way Race — mail_outline — Following a month marked by a war breaking out between Israel and Hamas, global tensions ratcheting up …
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American Ornithological Society:
American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Contact: media@americanornithology.org — CHICAGO (November 1, 2023)—Today the American Ornithological Society (AOS) announced that in an effort to address past wrongs …
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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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