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7:20 PM ET, November 11, 2023

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Johnson announced his pitch to avoid a shutdown. It's already hitting a wall. — It already seems unlikely the spending plan could pass the House, with the new speaker saying they would need Democrats to support it. — Speaker Mike Johnson is leaning into the demands of his right flank …

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NBC News:

House Republicans unveil their plan to avert a government shutdown next week — Congress has until Friday night to keep the government funded. The House plans to vote on its short-term funding bill as early as Tuesday. — WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Saturday unveiled …

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Emily Brooks / The Hill:

Speaker Johnson moves on two-step stopgap to avoid shutdown — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rolled out a two-step government funding stopgap bill on Saturday, settling on an unusual approach to avert a government shutdown that is already getting pushback from Republicans with just days until a Friday funding deadline.

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New York Times:

Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump's 2025 Immigration Plans — If he regains power, Donald Trump wants not only to revive some of the immigration policies criticized as draconian during his presidency, but expand and toughen them.

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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Stephen Miller: Trump will implement ‘spectacular migration crackdown’

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Washington Post:

Ukrainian military officer coordinated Nord Stream pipeline attack — Roman Chervinsky, a colonel in Ukraine's Special Operations Forces, was integral to the brazen sabotage operation, say people familiar with planning — A senior Ukrainian military officer with deep ties …

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Ruby Cramer / Washington Post:

The librarian who couldn't take it anymore — She loved books. And in a time of spreading book bans in public schools, that's why this Florida librarian had to quit. — Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.

Discussion: Twitchy

Anna Louie Sussman / New York Times:

Why Aren't More People Getting Married? Ask Women What Dating Is Like. — Sarah Camino had been in a relationship for two years when she found out she was pregnant. The father, whom she met while they were both working at a restaurant in Times Square, was initially excited.

Emily Rizzo / NPR:

This school board made news for banning books. Voters flipped it to majority Democrat — Meghan Budden's family was considering moving if their Pennsylvania school district didn't change course. She normally isn't politically active, she said, but felt compelled to volunteer when a slate …

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

‘Travesty in darkness’: Trump backs drive to televise his D.C. election subversion trial — Trump, who is facing four criminal prosecutions as well as several civil lawsuits, has been trying in recent weeks to leverage those proceedings to amplify his message to voters.

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Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump's D.C. Trial Strategy: Do Everything to Delay Until After 2024 Election

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Faris Tanyos / CBS News:

U.S. military aircraft crashes in Eastern Mediterranean during training operation, Pentagon says — A U.S. military aircraft crashed Friday night while taking part in a training operation in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Pentagon said. — The aircraft “suffered a mishap and went down,” …

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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:

The age pretext — I wanted to make a couple of follow-up points to Paul's excellent post below because bad faith arguments like Douthat's are going to become increasingly common, especially if some combination of Manchin and Romney decide to run a No Labels ratfucking campaign.

Discussion: New York Times

Adam Wren / Politico:

Ramaswamy ditching Ohio headquarters, sending staff to Iowa and N.H. — The Republican presidential candidate has spent the fall mired in single digits. — In a move to jolt his presidential campaign back to life, Vivek Ramaswamy is abandoning his suburban Ohio headquarters and dispatching …

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Mathew Murphy / The Daily Beast:

Bill Maher and Ted Cruz Stage Unexpected Mutual Love Fest — The comedian has often lambasted the Texas senator but Cruz's appearance on Maher's program Friday night showed these new friends were anything but TV's “Odd Couple.” — Anyone who was expecting fireworks when Sen. Ted Cruz appeared …

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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:

Xi Jinping's ‘Old Friends’ from Iowa Get a Dinner Invitation — Reunion will be on sidelines of the APEC summit in California — Iowans met future Chinese leader when he visited state in 1985 — A group of Chinese President Xi Jinping's “old friends” from Iowa have been invited …