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1:05 PM ET, November 14, 2023

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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 …
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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 …
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,” …
New York Times:
Johnson Said in 2015 Trump Was Unfit and Could Be ‘Dangerous’ as President  —  Speaker Mike Johnson, then a Republican state lawmaker, posted on social media that Donald J. Trump lacked the character and morality to be president and could be vindictive.  —  Years before he played a lead role …
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 …
Washington Post:
After Trump case video leak, Georgia prosecutor seeks emergency seal for evidence
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation was flat in October from the prior month, core CPI hits two-year low
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
8 Republicans Voted With All House Democrats to Block Mayorkas Impeachment  —  Democrats get by in the House with a little help from their Republican friends.  They blocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's move to force a straight up or down vote on the impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas Monday night.
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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.
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.  —  Earlier this year, avowed communist James “Fergie” Chambers secured “multiple hundreds of millions of dollars” from his family, which controls the Cox Enterprises empire.
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.
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:
GOP lawmaker claims Kevin McCarthy elbowed him after meeting, sparking altercation  —  The former speaker denied jabbing at his colleague.  —  Representative Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, departs following a House Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Oct. 13, 2023.
Katelynn Richardson / The Daily Caller:
Court Rules In Favor Of Politician Accused Of ‘Hate Speech’ For Tweeting Bible Verse  —  A Finnish court dismissed all charges against parliament member Päivi Räsänen after she was accused of hate speech for tweeting a Bible verse, according to a press release.
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
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.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Sen. Markwayne Mullin stands up to fight Teamsters boss during Senate hearing  —  A Senate hearing got heated on Tuesday when Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) stood up in an apparent move to physically fight Teamsters President Sean O'Brien.  —  The move came after O'Brien …
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.
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
WHO Paying Off It's Congo Rape Victims (Poorly)  —  Well before the World Health Organization was forced to deal with COVID they were dispatched to fight a significant outbreak of Ebola.  Africa was hit especially hard, particularly in Congo, so the WHO sent teams there ostensibly to provide medication and other treatments to patients.
Discussion: Associated Press and BizPac Review
Washington Post:
Forbidden Russian oil flows into Pentagon supply chain  —  After multiple changes of ownership, the fuel is sold to a Greek refinery that serves the U.S. military, a Post examination finds  —  After Western nations announced bans on Russian oil last year in response to the invasion of Ukraine …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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).
 
 
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NBC News:
Biden administration bolsters effort to battle antisemitism and Islamophobia in schools
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
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Sarah Rankin / Associated Press:
Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor instead of seeking reelection to the House
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Mike Johnson's Shady Finances Are Already Coming Back to Bite Him
Discussion: Sacramento Bee and 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
 

 
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Elon Musk appears to confirm that posts containing links in their main text are deprioritized on X, saying it is to stop “lazy linking”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Drake launches legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to inflate Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track attacking Drake

 
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