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6:00 PM ET, November 13, 2023

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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Trump's rhetoric compares to Hitler's  —  Donald Trump has long toyed with the language of famous autocrats, authoritarians and fascists.  Think: “enemy of the people,” “retribution” and the frequent, years-long allusions to political violence.  —  But even by his standards …
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Did ‘vermin’ mark a turning point in Trump coverage?  —  Saturday night was a low point in the elite media's coverage of Donald Trump.  —  The New York Times put a light-hearted headline on a news article about Trump's Veterans Day address in New Hampshire, in which he vowed to “root out” …
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Joe Scarborough Warns Trump Is ‘Going Full-On Hitler’ After Weekend Rhetoric
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump allies pre-screen loyalists for unprecedented power grab … - His top obsession will be the Justice Department, the FBI and the intelligence community — all of which he thinks conspired to investigate him, thwart him, screw him.
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Democrat Dean Phillips says he'll vote for Speaker Johnson's CR proposal  —  Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who is mounting a long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, will return to the Capitol this week to vote in favor of Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) plan to avert a government shutdown …
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: The Johnson CR whip count begins
Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and Semafor
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Here's How Biden Can Turn It Around  —  Top Democrats agree that the president needs more aggressiveness, more help from his friends and a few more friends.  Liz Cheney, Rahm Emanuel and Mitt Romney can help.  —  Just under one year before the presidential election, Democrats should be concerned …
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Washington Post:
MAGA-dominated state Republican parties plagued by infighting, money woes  —  National Republicans fear the cash crunch could hamper field operations in key swing states come 2024  —  In Arizona, the state GOP chairman has been begging the Republican National Committee for a financial bailout.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian, new Jonathan Karl book says
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
New book details Trump lawyers' secret meeting with Jack Smith ahead of DC indictment
New York Times:
Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump's Older Sister, Dies at 86  —  A retired federal judge in New Jersey, she supported her brother but, as secret audio recordings revealed in 2019, she could also be scathingly critical of him.  —  Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge who was an older sister …
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ABC News:
Maryanne Trump Barry, older sister of Donald Trump, has died at 86: Sources  —  Barry was a senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals until 2019.  —  Donald Trump, Maryanne Trump, and Robert Trump during Opening of Donald Trump's Taj Mahal Casino in April 5, 1990 at Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time  —  The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices.  The policy was issued by the court Monday.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court adopts code of conduct amid ethics scrutiny
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Secret Service agents protecting Biden's granddaughter open fire when 3 people try to break into SUV  —  Secret Service agents protecting President Joe Biden's granddaughter opened fire after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle in the nation's capital, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Internal State Dept. memo blasts Biden, U.S. policy on Israel-Hamas war  —  An internal State Department dissent memo accuses President Biden of “spreading misinformation” on the Israel-Hamas war and alleges that Israel is committing “war crimes” in Gaza, according to a copy of the memo obtained by Axios.
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott abruptly ends 2024 presidential bid, shocking even his campaign staff  —  Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott abruptly announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, a development that surprised his donors and stunned his campaign staff …
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Fox News:
Sen. Tim Scott announces decision to suspend his 2024 presidential campaign
David Smith / The Guardian:
'I'm more worried today than I was on January 6': top conservative's warning to America  —  Retired judge Michael Luttig is battling to stop a Trump victory - which he says would be 'catastrophic for America's democracy'  —  Michael Luttig knows the eye of the storm.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Fox News Reporter Claims Network Fired Him for Calling Out Jan. 6 Lies  —  Donner, who spent 12 years at Fox News, is now suing the network under D.C.'s human-rights statutes, alleging wrongful termination.  —  Jason Donner, a former reporter for Fox News, is suing the right-wing network …
James Landale / BBC:
Ex-PM David Cameron appointed foreign secretary in shock return to government  —  Summary  — Ex-PM David Cameron is made foreign secretary in a shock move as Rishi Sunak reshuffles his cabinet  — It is a remarkable return to government for the former Conservative prime minister, in office between 2010 and 2016
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Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Why pro-China David Cameron is the UK's new foreign secretary
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Pro-Hitler and Holocaust denier account: X has paid me $3,000 in ad revenue sharing  —  Musk and Yaccarino's X has been placing ads for BetMGM, DraftKings, and FanDuel on the pro-Hitler account  —  There's more bad news for brands that advertise on X (formerly Twitter): They're helping financially reward pro-Adolf Hitler propaganda.
Discussion: TechCrunch and The Times of Israel
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Stephen Miller's “America First Legal” is more dangerous than you think  —  This free edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please consider signing up.  Just click the button below.  —  Click for Public Notice free trial
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Burgess won't seek reelection, leaving third Dallas-area seat open  —  Longtime Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) announced on Monday that he will not seek reelection, leaving the third Dallas-area seat open in the 2024 House elections.  —  Burgess, 72, was first elected to Congress in 2002 …
Discussion: Roll Call
 
 
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Democrats flipped this Pennsylvania county for first time in 100 years
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Associated Press:
Capitol rioter plans 2024 run as a Libertarian candidate in Arizona's 8th congressional district
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