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6:10 PM ET, November 7, 2023

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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump's Recipe for a Shockingly Raw Power Grab  —  The former president and his allies are reportedly planning to lay siege to the rule of law.  —  Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Apr. 23, 2022 in Delaware, Ohio.  Joe Maiorana/AP  —  You can't say Donald Trump didn't warn us.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Messenger
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Dan Primack / Axios:
What Trump stands to lose in his New York civil fraud trial  —  Former President Donald Trump is at risk of losing the New York real estate empire that the rest of his career was built on.  —  The big picture: Forcibly dismantling Trump's company is so unusual that no one is quite certain how it would play out.
Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
The Art of the Bluster  —  It's election day in Ohio, Virginia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky, which means that there is a restless herd of hot takes straining to be loosed on the world in about 12 hours.  Brace yourself.  —  In the meantime, we get to ponder the bizarre scene …
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
Trump's Rivals Battle Each Other, and His Aura of Inevitability, as Next Debate Approaches
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Plots Against His Enemies
New York Times:
House Republicans Toil for a Spending Strategy With a Shutdown Close at Hand  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is facing many of the same challenges his predecessor did as he looks for a way to avoid a government shutdown that will be acceptable to his deeply divided conference.
Discussion: GovExec.com
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
‘Morning in America’ Eludes Biden, Despite Economic Gains  —  Seeking re-election in 1984, Ronald Reagan presided over an economy similar in many ways to today's.  But he sold a message of progress and promise.  —  President Ronald Reagan rode a “Morning in America” message …
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Politico:
Biden's stumbles spark concerns about ad strategy and surrogate operation
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear hopes to show Democrats can win even if Biden is unpopular
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
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 …
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)
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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.
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
US Army Brass: Send in the Clowns  —  Right about now, I am almost without words at the complete chaos the United States Army has devolved into.  Believe me, I'm going to find plenty of words, but it is just such a gob-smacking, indescribable, totally avoidable, epic cluster flock that I almost …
Paul O'Donnell / Religion News Service:
Mike Johnson embodies evangelicals' embattlement strategy.  It may be backfiring.  —  (RNS) — Since Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House of Representatives, much has been written about his evangelical Christian faith and its influence on his right-wing political views.
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
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 …
Doug Most / Boston University:
Audit Finds No Issues, Concerns with Finances at Center for Antiracist Research  —  Korn Ferry is hired to review management processes and recommended best practices  —  Six weeks after a shakeup at Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research (CAR), BU officials say a number of steps …
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 …
 
 
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why Does the Right Hate America?
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Haley Cohen / Jewish Insider:
Brandeis becomes first private university to ban Students for Justice in Palestine on campus
Matthew Rodriguez / CBS News:
Jewish man, 69, dies after clash during dueling protests over Israel-Palestinian conflict in L.A. area
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Democratic senator expresses worries about potential World War III
Wall Street Journal:
Behind the Hunter Biden Investigation: Mistrust, Mutual Suspicion, Delays
 Earlier Items: 
Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
Larry Hogan's PAC releases presidential-style ad focused on foreign policy
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and Political Wire
Matt Holt / The Messenger:
Montana Democrat Jon Tester's First TV Spot Highlights His Roots in the State
Discussion: Washington Examiner and NBC News
Grace Yarrow / The Texas Tribune:
Ted Cruz says he expects to run for president again, criticizes Democrats for pro-Palestine rhetoric
Discussion: The Messenger
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
 

 
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