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4:50 PM ET, November 14, 2023

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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
House Speaker Mike Johnson endorses Trump, defends ‘stolen election’ claims  — House Speaker Mike Johnson endorsed former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination for what appeared to be the first time.  — “I'm all in for President Trump,” Johnson, R-La., said on CNBC's “Squawk Box.”
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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 …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump to remain on Michigan ballot after judge rejects another 14th Amendment challenge  —  A Michigan judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that tried to use the 14th Amendment's “insurrectionist ban” to remove Donald Trump from the state's 2024 ballot.  —  The judge separately ruled …
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.
Washington Post:
After Trump case video leak, Georgia prosecutor seeks emergency seal for evidence  —  The Atlanta-area prosecutor leading the criminal racketeering case against former president Donald Trump and 14 allies alleging they broke the law when they sought to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss …
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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,” …
Darren Samuelsohn / The Messenger:
Trump Co-Defendant Mark Meadows Requests Two-Month Delay in His Georgia Criminal Case
Discussion: 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 …
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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.
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Matt Gaetz calls for House Ethics investigation into Kevin McCarthy  —  Conservative Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday he is filing an ethics complaint against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy following the California Republican's altercation with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.).
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ABC News:
GOP lawmaker claims Kevin McCarthy elbowed him after meeting, sparking altercation
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation was flat in October from the prior month, core CPI hits two-year low  — The consumer price index was flat in October from the previous month but increased 3.2% from a year ago.  Both were below Wall Street estimates, sparking a major rally on Wall Street.
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Marc Rod / Jewish Insider:
House members left in stunned disbelief, horror by video of Hamas' attack on Israel  —  Lawmakers exited a screening of video from the Hamas attack largely in silence, several of them openly crying  —  House lawmakers were stunned into shock and disbelief by a screening on Capitol Hill of footage of Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Andreessen Horowitz Invests in Civitai, Which Profits From Nonconsensual AI Porn  —  Join the newsletter to get the latest updates.  —  Success  —  Great!  Check your inbox and click the link.  —  Error  —  Please enter a valid email address.  —  Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z …
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Trump's Truth Social has lost $73 million in less than 2 years, new filing says
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.
Politico:
Schumer and White House greenlight Johnson's stopgap funding bill  —  He called the two-tiered deadline “goofy,” but said Senate Democrats would still back it to avoid a shutdown deadline Friday.
Discussion: The Guardian and Daily Kos
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Rules panel votes along party lines to break Tuberville's military holds  —  The Senate Rules Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to advance a resolution that would allow Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to confirm more than 350 military promotions being held …
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Trans Boy Returns To Lead Role In ‘Oklahoma!’  After Outcry At Sherman School Board Meeting  —  Please support my independent reporting and advocacy on transgender legislation by subscribing.  You help me keep this going and keep people informed.  —  In a crowded school board meeting …
Discussion: The 19th
Politico:
Ex-fundraiser for George Santos pleads guilty to posing as congressional aide to raise campaign cash  —  Sam Miele, who had been indicted on four wire fraud charges and one count of aggravated identity theft, is scheduled to be sentenced April 30.  —  A former fundraiser for Rep. George …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell not ready to back resolution to break Tuberville military holds  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he's not ready to vote for a Democratic resolution to confirm more than 350 stalled military promotions at once to circumvent holds placed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).
 
 
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Senate Dems take major step towards ending Tuberville's military holds
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ABC News:
DeSantis says Romney ‘never fought for us.’ An unearthed yearbook photo shows he once campaigned for him
Discussion: Twitchy and Florida Politics
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
WHO Paying Off It's Congo Rape Victims (Poorly)
Discussion: Associated Press and BizPac Review
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Sen. Markwayne Mullin stands up to fight Teamsters boss during Senate hearing
Washington Post:
Forbidden Russian oil flows into Pentagon supply chain
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Daily Caller
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Jose Luis Magana / Washington Examiner:
Black for Palestine: Meet Rashida Tlaib's favorite Israel-hating group with terror ties
Associated Press:
Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to applesauce pouches, CDC says
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
'He'll be out': Santos' GOP critics anxiously await report they hope will help boot him
Discussion: Forbes and Bloomberg
Tesnim Zekeria / Popular Information:
These companies spent over $100 million to avoid accountability for drinking water contamination
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 …
 

 
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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

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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