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1:30 PM ET, November 9, 2023

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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
The public doesn't understand the risks of a Trump victory.  That's the media's fault  —  With democracy in the balance, the press must relay the crucial importance of this election and the dangers of a Trump win  —  Whatever doubts you may have about public-opinion polls, one recent example should not be dismissed.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Echoes of Jan. 6 committee as Jack Smith foreshadows plan to tie Trump to Capitol riot  —  Donald Trump doesn't want prosecutors to talk about Jan. 6.  They want to make it central to their case.  —  When Donald Trump faces a jury on charges stemming from his bid to subvert the 2020 election …
Kimberly Atkins Stohr / The Boston Globe:
Trump was defeated twice in one week  —  Trumpism lost big in the courtroom and at the polls, proving the rule of law and democracy still matter.  —  Donald Trump got two rude awakenings this week.  One happened Monday in a New York courtroom, and the other came the next day courtesy of voters across the nation.
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Frogs Boiled: What Trump is Planning for a Second Term
Discussion: Raw Story and Los Angeles Times
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Please get Ramaswamy off my TV, and other debate thoughts  —  Is there anyone who isn't annoyed to death by this guy? … The third of four Republican presidential debates didn't change the trajectory of a race that Donald Trump will win, barring shocking developments.
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Rebecca Blackwell / Washington Examiner:
Republican debate: Haley calls Ramaswamy ‘scum’ in dustup over TikTok
Politico:
Losers, scumbags and policy, too. The third GOP debate got testy, quick.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
James Comer, Like Joe Biden, Also Paid His Brother $200K  —  James Comer is going after Joe Biden because he loaned his brother, James Biden, $200,000.  If that's the standard, James Comer may want to investigate himself. … Pay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
McSally says she was sexually assaulted during run  —  Former Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) said she was sexually assaulted Wednesday during a run along the Missouri River on the border of Nebraska and Iowa.  —  “I am OK,” McSally said in a video shared to Instagram after the run, while she was “still in an adrenaline state.”
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Axios:
Democrats' new abortion battle plan: Rush to get it on ballots in 2024 … - Voters now have explicitly endorsed abortion rights via ballot initiatives in seven states since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year — in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Vermont and now Ohio.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP strategists urge congressional candidates to campaign against a national abortion ban
Nolan D. McCaskill / The Messenger:
Schumer Warns GOP House Speaker Johnson a Shutdown Will Be On Him  —  Schumer says ‘hard-right’ poison pills ‘only make a shutdown more likely’  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday exhorted Mike Johnson to “learn from the fiasco of a month ago” and work with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown next week.
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Bloomberg:
House Speaker Johnson Is Running Out of Time to Avoid Shutdown
Discussion: Punchbowl News
Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
Gruesome Footage of Oct. 7 Hamas Atrocities Screens in Hollywood Under Heavy Guard  —  On Wednesday night, with a sizable security presence and protesters audible through the walls, some 200 members of the industry screened ‘Bearing Witness,’ comprising 43 minutes of uncensored footage, at the Museum of Tolerance in West L.A.
Aris Folley / The Hill:
House GOP pulls second funding bill in a week  —  House Republicans pulled their annual financial services and general government funding bill Thursday amid divisions on abortion-related provisions and FBI funding.  —  It was the second time in a week that GOP leaders opted to punt a vote …
Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy  —  It wasn't clear at first why Peter Thiel agreed to talk to me.  —  He is, famously, no friend of the media.  But Thiel—co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, avatar of techno-libertarianism, bogeyman of the left—consented to a series …
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Death toll in Gaza likely ‘higher than is being reported’: US official  —  A senior Biden administration official said the death toll of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is likely far higher than the 10,000 number being reported by the health ministry amid Israel's war against Hamas.
Discussion: Fox News
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Politico:
Tim Scott's girlfriend is, in fact, real.  —  The senator debuted his significant other at the most charming of spots: the stage of the GOP primary debate.  —  Who says that politics isn't romantic?  —  Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday finally debuted his girlfriend, bringing her onstage …
Honest Reporting:
Broken Borders: AP & Reuters Pictures of Hamas Atrocities Raise Ethical Questions  —  On October 7, Hamas terrorists were not the only ones who documented the war crimes they had committed during their deadly rampage across southern Israel.  Some of their atrocities were captured …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Swing State 2024 Polling: Biden Trails Trump in Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Leads Trump in Michigan  —  Home Polls Swing State 2024 Polling: Biden Trails Trump in Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Leads Trump in Michigan
Ismail Allison / CAIR:
CAIR Received 1,283 Complaints Over Past Month, an ‘Unprecedented’ Increase in Complaints of Islamophobia, Anti-Arab Bias  —  (WASHINGTON, DC, 11/9/23) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released data showing an …
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and KTVZ-TV
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee Says Women Who Have Abortions ‘Probably Got Talked Into’ it  —  During a Wednesday appearance on Hannity, Huckabee discussed the impact Republican messaging has had on abortion  —  Former GOP Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says that women who have received abortions probably …
Rebecca Blackwell / Washington Examiner:
Christie gets into yelling match with MSNBC anchor after lackluster debate: 'Don't mess with me'  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got into a heated debate with MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski over his comments on abortion.  —  Appearing the morning after the third Republican presidential debate …
 
 
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Donald Trump's DOJ Shut Down a Burisma Corruption Investigation Opened while Joe Biden Was VP
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Jonathan Guyer / Vox:
More than 500 Biden campaign alumni want a Gaza ceasefire
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
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Sunak's Team Discusses Cabinet Shakeup as Tories Turn on Braverman
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
NewsNation to host next GOP debate; Megyn Kelly to moderate
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel Says GOP Infighting ‘Not Helping’ After Testy Debate
Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill and Political Wire
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
The untold story of an FBI inquiry into Biden's golf club membership
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
School board voters fight back
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios, Ending Actors Strike
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
DOJ announces arrests in ‘high-end brothel network’ used by elected officials, military officers and others
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
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Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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