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4:25 PM ET, November 7, 2023

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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Trump attorney says New York attorney general is ‘just not that bright’  —  Former President Trump's attorney Alina Habba went after New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, saying she's “just not that bright.”  —  James is leading the ongoing civil trial against Trump alleging …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's day in court paints a dark preview of the national ordeal ahead  —  The judge in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial despairingly pressed the ex-president's lawyer: “I beseech you to control him if you can.”  —  Judge Arthur Engoron's plea reflected his frustration at an incorrigible witness …
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump's Recipe for a Shockingly Raw Power Grab
Discussion: Raw Story and The Messenger
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
'He's a child' Trump is imploding because he thinks 'rules don't apply to him': biographer
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Plots Against His Enemies
Associated Press:
DeSantis argues Iowa governor's support may help him stop Trump and he labels his rivals as spoilers
Politico:
Biden's stumbles spark concerns about ad strategy and surrogate operation  —  The campaign says it's not revamping its approach amid stagnant polls and fear-filled Democrats.  —  In late August, Joe Biden's reelection campaign announced a massive ad buy to run on television and online in key battleground states.
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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear hopes to show Democrats can win even if Biden is unpopular
Politico:
Axelrod on Biden: I didn't tell him to drop out  —  Still, the comments from the longtime Democratic operative is the latest element of friction between the Obama-Biden camps.  —  CHICAGO — Less than a day after he suggested that Joe Biden should consider dropping out of the 2024 race …
Politico:
Dems see a big upside to Johnson's conservative funding push  —  The new speaker has leaned into the right flank's spending crusade, giving House Democrats plenty of election messaging on cuts to education, Amtrak, LGBTQ policies and abortion rights.  —  House Democrats were already attacking …
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NBC News:
Who are the five candidates that qualified for the third GOP debate  —  Five candidates will take the stage in the next GOP presidential primary debate, excluding former President Donald Trump who is voluntarily not attending but leading all candidates in the polls.
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Matt Holt / The Messenger:
Internal GOP Arizona Senate Poll Finds Lake Ahead in Three Way Race, Gallego Beating Lake Head To Head (Exclusive)  —  It's the second Republican internal poll that found Sen. Kyrsten Sinema trailing Rep. Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake  —  A new internal Republican poll shows that Independent …
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Biden tells Bibi 3-day fighting pause could help secure release of some hostages  —  President Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their call on Monday to agree to a three-day pause in the fighting to allow progress in releasing some of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, two U.S. and Israeli officials said.
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Netanyahu to ABC's Muir: ‘No cease-fire’ without release of hostages
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
High court seems likely to allow gun bans for those under protective orders  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared inclined to uphold a federal statute that forbids people who are the subject of domestic-violence restraining orders from possessing firearms.
Matthew Rodriguez / CBS News:
Jewish man, 69, dies after clash during dueling protests over Israel-Palestinian conflict in L.A. area  —  A 69-year-old man died after an altercation while two sides rallied over the Israel-Hamas conflict Sunday afternoon in Thousand Oaks.  —  The Ventura County Sheriff's Office identified …
Guy Benson / Townhall:
Squad: It's Super ‘Dangerous’ to Criticize Us, You Guys  —  This is their typical modus operandi.  They say and do outrageous and even bigoted things, then instantly play the victim card to stifle pushback, insisting that their lives are endangered by the resulting criticism.
Discussion: RedState, CBS News and Twitchy
Erin Pellet / KXII-TV:
Sherman High School transgender student loses lead theater role over gender policy  —  SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - A Sherman High School policy has taken a lead role away from a transgender theater student.  —  Senior, Max Hightower, has been a member of Bearcat Theater throughout high school.
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Two people facing weapons charges after crashing into barricade near Capitol, police say  —  Two people are facing weapons charges after crashing into a barricade near the Capitol early Sunday morning, authorities said.  —  United States Capitol Police said in a press release …
Kayla Guo / New York Times:
House Moves Closer to Censuring Tlaib, Citing ‘River to the Sea’ Slogan  —  The House rejected a move to kill a rebuke of Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, accusing her of calling for the destruction of Israel.  —  The House moved closer …
Haley Cohen / Jewish Insider:
Brandeis becomes first private university to ban Students for Justice in Palestine on campus  —  Brandeis President Ronald Liebowitz: ‘Chants and social media posts calling for violence against Jews or the annihilation of the state of Israel must not be tolerated.’
Anders Anglesey / Newsweek:
Republican Candidate Charged With Child Porn Offenses Hours Before Election  —  A Texas Republican city council candidate is facing felony child pornography charges after being arrested just hours before the elections.  —  Brad Benson, a candidate for Place #4 on the city council of Granbury …
Grace Yarrow / The Texas Tribune:
Ted Cruz says he expects to run for president again, criticizes Democrats for pro-Palestine rhetoric  —  In an interview about his upcoming book “Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America,” Cruz talks about 2024, antisemitism and “woke” politics.  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz …
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:   Sen. Ted Cruz Teases Another White House Run, Says First Attempt at Presidency Was ‘Fun’
Matt Holt / The Messenger:
Montana Democrat Jon Tester's First TV Spot Highlights His Roots in the State  —  He's reprising a theme that worked for him in 2018 as he gears up for his toughest race yet  —  Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, the last remaining statewide elected Democrat in Montana, is facing the toughest race of his career.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Jon Tester launches his first TV ad in crucial Montana Senate race
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why Does the Right Hate America?
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Gram Slattery / Reuters:
Republican hopeful Ramaswamy to introduce pledge opposing foreign conflicts
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Democratic senator expresses worries about potential World War III
Discussion: The Messenger
Wall Street Journal:
Behind the Hunter Biden Investigation: Mistrust, Mutual Suspicion, Delays
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Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
Larry Hogan's PAC releases presidential-style ad focused on foreign policy
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and Political Wire
CBS News:
Eye Opener: Former President Donald Trump clashes with judge in New York fraud trial
Discussion: RedState
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Shows Congress How to Lose Friends and Not Influence People
Wall Street Journal:
Capitol Hill Targets Legacy Preferences for College Admissions
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
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Criminalizing dissent  —  Sixty-one activists appeared before Fulton County Court yesterday …
 

 
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