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10:05 PM ET, November 1, 2023

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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.
The Hill:
Republicans help torpedo resolution to censure Tlaib over Israel criticism  —  House lawmakers voted Wednesday to torpedo a resolution censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her harsh criticisms of Israel in the wake of Hamas's deadly attacks last month.
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The Hill:
Democrats scrap plans to vote on Greene censure resolution  —  House Democrats scrapped plans to vote on a resolution to censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday, a last-minute move that came immediately after a coalition of Republicans joined with Democrats in torpedoing …
Politico:
GOP senators confront Tuberville over military blockade  —  The Alabama senator is not backing down in the face of the most significant challenge to his hold within the party so far.  —  Republican senators pushed to confirm more than 100 military nominees Wednesday evening in a direct challenge …
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘This is outrageous’: Pentagon officials furious over Tuberville holds after top Marine hospitalized
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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.
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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Charles Hilu / Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: Hamas Official Says Terrorist Group Will Repeat Oct. 7 Attack ‘Again and Again’
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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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 …
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 …
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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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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CNN:
Foreign nationals, injured Palestinians allowed to flee Gaza for first time since Israel-Hamas war began
House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative George Santos  —  Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined on October 31, 2023, to release the following statement:
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David Firestone / New York Times:
As the World Smolders, the New Speaker Trolls Biden
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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.
Politico:
Speaker Johnson tells Senate GOP he backs Ukraine aid, funding path through Jan. 15  —  “He indicated he's supportive, but the way it's put together in a supplemental needs a lot of work,” said Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) of Ukraine aid.
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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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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 …
Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:
Nancy Pelosi served subpoena related to California criminal case  —  It's unclear of the subpoena is related to the case concerning Paul Pelosi's 2022 home invasion attacker  —  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., informed the House of Representatives on Wednesday that she was served a subpoena …
 
 
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Alec Dent / The Messenger:
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The autoworkers' big win exposes the absurdity of Trump's populism
Discussion: Raw Story
Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Republicans Are Rationalizing Cruelty Toward Gaza
Discussion: New York Times
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“A kind of Stepford wife”: It's more than a prayer keeping Mike Johnson's wife suddenly out of view
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify plans to pay incentives to video creators who hit certain viewing thresholds and, in January, to let Premium subscribers view podcast videos without ads

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
German royalty licensing group GEMA sues OpenAI and subsidiary OpenAI Ireland in Munich Regional Court, claiming ChatGPT violates copyrights of lyrics
 
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