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10:50 AM ET, November 14, 2023

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Politico:
Johnson ‘all in’ for Trump  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said he's “all in” for former President Donald Trump's 2024 bid to return to the White House during a Tuesday morning appearance on CNBC's “Squawk Box.”  “I have endorsed him wholeheartedly,” Johnson said, adding he was …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Wants Us to Know He Will Stop at Nothing in 2025  —  Over the last few weeks, we've gotten a pretty good idea of what Donald Trump would do if given a second chance in the White House.  And it is neither exaggeration nor hyperbole to say that it looks an awful lot like a set …
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Trump's Truth Social has lost $73 million in less than 2 years, new filing says  —  Former President Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, has lost $73 million in net sales since the platform's official launch in February 2022, according to a new financial disclosure filing from Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC).
ABC News:
‘The boss is not going to leave’: Proffer videos show ex-Trump lawyers telling Georgia prosecutors about efforts to overturn 2020 election  —  ABC News obtained video from interviews held with Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.  —  Jenna Ellis reads a statement after Ellis pleading guilty …
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Washington Post:
Ex-Trump allies detail efforts to overturn election in Georgia plea videos  —  A former attorney for Donald Trump has told Georgia prosecutors that a top presidential aide said to her in December 2020 that “the boss” did not plan to leave the White House “under any circumstances,” …
Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
‘I do my best not to revisit this’: Emotional Paul Pelosi tells court of the moment he was attacked by a hammer-wielding David DePape in his own home in front of cops - having stalled him by calling 911  — DePape said he was looking for Nancy Pelosi, the then-Speaker of the House, and attacked Paul with a hammer, fracturing his skull
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New York Times:
Paul Pelosi Describes the Night He Was Attacked at Home
Jessica Costescu / Washington Free Beacon:
He's a Communist Trust Fund Baby Who Inherited Millions.  Now, He's Using Daddy's Money To Harass Jews.  —  James ‘Fergie’ Chambers wants to make Israel's supporters ‘afraid to go out in public’  —  Earlier this year, avowed communist James “Fergie” Chambers secured “multiple hundreds …
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
The alarming news progressive groups delivered to the White House  —  Top White House aides reviewed private polling showing Biden's economic message falling flat and suggesting paths toward a turnaround.  —  Earlier this fall, President Joe Biden's top aides met a pair of progressives …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Associated Press:
Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to applesauce pouches, CDC says  —  Children ages 1 to 3 were affected, and at least one child showed a blood lead level eight times higher than the level that raises concern, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
'He'll be out': Santos' GOP critics anxiously await report they hope will help boot him  —  If it's damning, as many expect, an Ethics Committee report could provide the votes to officially sever the New York Republican from the House.  —  Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has evaded two efforts this year to oust him from the House.
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?
Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
It's Not the Gaffes. It's the Plans.
Discussion: The Messenger
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Mike Johnson's shutdown plan gets a hall pass from furious Freedom Caucus  —  Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus took an official position against the two-tiered stopgap funding bill aimed at averting a government shutdown just hours before it is set to come to the floor for a vote on Tuesday.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Mike Johnson's Shady Finances Are Already Coming Back to Bite Him  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing a new ethics complaint over a litany of alleged violations with his financial disclosures. … When newly minted Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was asked on Fox News …
Discussion: Sacramento Bee and Raw Story
New York Times:
More Than 400 U.S. Officials Sign Letter Protesting Biden's Israel Policy  —  The signers, representing some 40 government agencies, reflect growing internal dissent over the administration's support of Israel's military campaign in Gaza.  —  More than 400 political appointees …
Discussion: Reuters and National Review
Max Zahn / ABC News:
Inflation expected to have cooled in October  —  Economists expect prices to have risen 3.3% over the year ending in October.  —  Prices are displayed as a person shops in a grocery store on Sept. 12, 2023 in Los Angeles.  —  Economists expect fresh data on Tuesday to show that inflation cooled …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Nikki Haley and Jamie Dimon hold private convos on the economy  —  JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has been talking privately with GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley about the global economy, and believes she has the potential to bring the country together, a top banking source tells Axios.
Jose Luis Magana / Washington Examiner:
Black for Palestine: Meet Rashida Tlaib's favorite Israel-hating group with terror ties  —  Black for Palestine is “an emerging national network of black activists committed to supporting the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice, peace and self-determination” that boasts famous left-wing …
Tesnim Zekeria / Popular Information:
These companies spent over $100 million to avoid accountability for drinking water contamination  —  Between 2019 and 2022, chemical companies spent more than $110 million lobbying against rules to curb potentially harmful “forever chemicals,” according to a new study by Food & Water Watch (FWW).
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Unmarried to the Mob  —  After the ex-wife of a Trump Organization insider talked to prosecutors, she lost her children and her home.  But she's still fighting.  —  Pocket  —  This article appears in the November 27/December 4, 2023 issue, with the headline “Unmarried to the Mob.”
Discussion: Insider and Political Wire
NBC News:
Biden administration bolsters effort to battle antisemitism and Islamophobia in schools  —  President Joe Biden has been under pressure to respond to mounting incidents on college campuses.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is rolling out new tools Tuesday to address the continued rise …
James Woolcock / Bloomberg:
Cameron's Baggage: New Foreign Secretary's Legacy of Brexit, China & Greensill  —  Rishi Sunak's refreshed cabinet meets today, but does the presence of new Foreign Secretary David Cameron bring back bad memories?  We've assembled our own top team to look at the biggest questions raised …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
'I've seen better run city council campaigns': Tim Scott's allies fume after exit  —  The South Carolina senator told just two campaign staff members of his plan to drop out.  —  When Tim Scott announced the end of his presidential bid from the studio of his house in Hanahan, S.C. …
Associated Press:
First nonbinary Mexican magistrate found dead at home  —  Jesús Ociel Baena made history last year after becoming the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial position in the country.  —  MEXICO CITY — The first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial position in Mexico …
 
 
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Republican Pat Fallon to give up Congress seat and run for his old Texas Senate post
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
Michael Flynn and family pocketed leftover money from his legal defense fund, filing claims
Sarah Rankin / Associated Press:
Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor instead of seeking reelection to the House
The Hill:
House shelves Greene's resolution to impeach Mayorkas
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The Daily Beast:
CPAC Board Member Wrote Brutal Letter Trashing Matt Schlapp
Discussion: Raw Story
Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - First photos reveal the COCAINE found in the White House: Images of the baggy in cubby hole that sparked White House investigation - and the culprit has still not been found
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Democrats get surprisingly good news from America's Trumpiest court
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Democrats flipped this Pennsylvania county for first time in 100 years
Discussion: Dauphin County, PA and PennLive
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Fox News Reporter Claims Network Fired Him for Calling Out Jan. 6 Lies
 

 
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Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters:
Paramount Global and Skydance Media announce a merger of the two companies, ending months of chaotic talks; a memo says the deal is expected to close in H1 2025

Sherin Shibu / Entrepreneur:
OpenAI last week requested NYT documents, including reporters' notes and interview memos, to show that its articles are original; NYT calls it harassment

Calum Jaspan / Sydney Morning Herald:
Memo: Nine's Pedestrian Group restructures as CEO departs, staff faces cuts, and licensing deals to publish Vice, Gizmodo, Kotaku, others in Australia get axed

 
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