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4:35 PM ET, November 10, 2023

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A lot of Americans embrace Trump's authoritarianism  —  With every hour that passes, Donald Trump's grip on the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination grows tighter.  Every day in which his opponents aren't gaining ground on his position is a day in which he gets nearer to appearing …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Washington Post:
Trump turns to oil barons to boost his White House bid  —  At fundraisers, Trump has been wooing oil billionaires with a variety of pitches, including false claims about electric cars  —  Earlier this summer, oil billionaire Harold Hamm called for Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential race.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin Won't Run for Re-Election in West Virginia
Washington Post:   Biden faces expanding list of potential challengers in reelection bid
Rolling Stone:
The Key to Mike Johnson's Christian Extremism Hangs Outside His Office  —  The newly elected House Speaker has ties to the far-right New Apostolic Reformation — which is hell-bent on turning America into a religious state  —  THE AMERICAN PUBLIC has had much to learn about Mike Johnson over the past two weeks.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Why Is Mike Johnson Flying a Christian Nationalist Flag Outside His Office?  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson has three flags hanging outside his office: the American flag, the Louisiana state flag, and a flag representing a movement that wants to turn the United States into a religious Christian nation.
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Rep. Elise Stefanik files ethics complaint against judge in Trump's civil fraud trial  —  The senior House Republican and close Trump ally accused Judge Arthur Engoron of “weaponized law fare” against the former president and called on the judge to recuse himself.
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Elise Stefanik files ethics complaint against Trump fraud trial judge
Mike Bedigan / The Independent:
Trump spreads alleged shirtless photos of fraud trial judge
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Judge in classified documents case rejects Trump's request to delay May trial date  —  The federal judge had announced in July that the trial would begin on May 20 in Fort Pierce, Florida.  —  A federal judge on Friday declined former President Donald Trump's request to postpone the May start date …
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Politico:
Judge Aileen Cannon rebuffs Trump's call for trial delay in classified documents case — for now  —  The trial remains slated to start in May, but the judge said she would revisit the schedule in March.  —  Donald Trump's trial on charges that he hoarded classified military secrets at his Mar …
New York Times:
F.B.I. Seizes Eric Adams's Phones as Campaign Investigation Intensifies  —  Days after a raid at Mr. Adams's chief fund-raiser's home, federal agents took the mayor's phones and iPad, two people with knowledge of the matter said.  —  F.B.I. agents seized Mayor Eric Adams's electronic devices early …
Washington Post:
Where's Melania?  —  The former first lady isn't too hard to find.  So why does it feel like she's hiding?  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — On an October morning, before the club had opened for its winter season, all was quiet at Mar-a-Lago.  The five clay tennis courts were unblemished.
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
NBC News:
How the GOP muzzled the quiet coalition that fought foreign propaganda  —  The FBI put a pause on briefings with tech companies due to an ongoing lawsuit, adding to a broader breakdown in a system meant to guard against influence operations and to ensure election integrity.
Laura Jedeed / Politico:
Inside Mike Johnson's Ties to a Far-Right Movement to Gut the Constitution  —  The new House speaker has longstanding ties to the evangelical inspired Convention of States cause.  —  As the interregnum without a speaker of the House came to an end last month, people from across …
Discussion: Raw Story and Instapundit
CNN:
Suspicious letters sent to election offices being investigated by federal law enforcement  —  Federal law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious letters sent to public officials, a Justice Department spokesperson said Thursday.  —  “We are aware of the reports and the FBI …
NBC News:
Ex-National Guardsman wanted on Jan. 6 charges surrenders after FBI manhunt  —  Gregory Yetman turned himself into police in New Jersey following a 48-hour manhunt.  —  A former New Jersey National Guard police sergeant accused of pepper spraying officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack turned himself …
Reuters:
Federal appeals court calls Biden's ‘ghost gun’ limits unlawful  —  So-called ghost guns are difficult for law enforcement to trace because they can be assembled from kits that can be bought online or at a store without a background check.  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled …
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Georgia man accused of threatening to kill Greene  —  A man in Georgia was arrested after he called Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green's (R-Ga.) office and threatened to kill her.  —  Greene's office confirmed that the man called her district office and claimed that he had a sniper rile …
NPS.gov:
Update on Fort Totten Park metal canister investigation  —  WASHINGTON— An area of Fort Totten Park remains closed and fenced, and cement barriers and “no trespassing” signs will remain while the National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Army further investigate the metal canisters …
Discussion: CBS News, The Hill and NBC News
New York Times:
With Manchin Out, Democrats' Path to Holding the Senate Is Narrow  —  While the party will be on defense in every competitive race, Republicans face some messy primaries and a recent history of nominating extreme candidates who have lost key contests.  —  Senator Joe Manchin III said he decided …
Char Adams / NBC News:
Authors of George Floyd book were told not to talk about systemic racism at Tenn. school event  —  Memphis-Shelby County Schools denied placing restrictions on what the authors could say, calling it a “miscommunication.”  —  Journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa …
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Under new speaker, some Republicans hope impeachment inquiry will lose steam  —  The inquiry stagnated during the 3-week fight to elect a new speaker.  Now, James Comer has sent out new subpoenas as Speaker Mike Johnson strikes a more reserved tone.  —  During the 22-day fight to fill …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Prosecutors recommending 3-plus years in jail for man who pleaded guilty in Rep. Angie Craig assault  —  Prosecutors are recommending more than three years of jail time for the man who assaulted Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in her Washington, D.C., apartment earlier this year.
Discussion: The Messenger
Business Wire:
TKO Announces Secondary Offering of 8,400,000 Shares of Class A Common Stock by a Selling Stockholder  —  TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) ("TKO" or the “Company"), a premium sports and entertainment company, today announced that one of its stockholders, Mr. Vincent K. McMahon (the …
CNN:
Arizona fake electors led vocal campaign to overturn the 2020 election — they're now part of a ‘robust’ state investigation  —  They called it “The Signing.”  Eleven fake electors for President Donald Trump convened at the state Republican Party headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 14, 2020.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
This Is the Future Liberals Want: Pro-Hamas Mob Attacks Jews Outside Museum of Tolerance in LA
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Majority Now Say U.S. Losing Ground on Illegal Drug Problem
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
The Guardian:
‘Buying influence’: top US nuclear board advisers are tied to arms business
Alec Dent / The Messenger:
Former Rep. Adam Kinszinger Says He Would Back Christie Over Other Republican White House Hopefuls
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Billionaire FBI informant Peter Thiel dished about two Kremlin invites to private Putin meetings
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