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6:00 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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Mike Johnson's shutdown plan gets a hall pass from furious Freedom Caucus
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
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 …
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Politico:
Senate Dems take major step towards ending Tuberville's military holds  —  It will now require at least nine Republicans to support it on the Senate floor.  Those prospects are iffy.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   McConnell not ready to back resolution to break Tuberville military holds
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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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Greene calls GOP colleague a p‑‑‑‑  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) called fellow GOP Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.) a p‑‑‑‑ Tuesday after he attacked her for lacking the “maturity and experience” to understand the proper way to bring …
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
8 Republicans Voted With All House Democrats to Block Mayorkas Impeachment
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 …
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
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: NBC News, Fox News and The 19th
Politico:
Dems prepare to save another GOP speaker from a shutdown  —  In a private caucus meeting, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries outlined all the ways Speaker Mike Johnson's spending bill was a win for the party.
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.
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Trump's Truth Social has lost $73 million since its launch, faces potential shutdown  — Trump Media and Technology Group, Truth Social's parent company, lost $50 million in the fiscal year ending Dec. 2022 and $23 million in the first half of 2023.  — The losses come as TMTG tries …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Citadel chief Griffin weighs backing Haley in Republican primary  — Billionaire Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is “at the finish line” of deciding whether to financially support former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary
Discussion: Axios, Bloomberg, RedState and The Messenger
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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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Alaska lieutenant governor announces bid to unseat Peltola  —  Republicans have said Alaska's at-large House seat is one of their top targets in 2024.  —  Alaska's lieutenant governor announced on Tuesday that she's running to unseat the state's at-large Democratic congresswoman …
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Megan Janetsky / Associated Press:
Thousands in Mexico demand justice for LGBTQ+ figure found dead after death threats  —  Thousands marched in Mexico's capital Monday night demanding justice for Jesús Ociel Baena, an influential LGBTQ+ figure who was found dead at home in the central city of Aguascalientes after receiving death threats.
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 …
 
 
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US Department of Justice:
Congressional Campaign Staffer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Axios and Reuters
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
Influencers Boosted Biden in 2020. Now Some Are Turning on Him
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Moskowitz, Comer get into tense exchange at hearing: ‘You look like a smurf here’
ABC News:
DeSantis says Romney ‘never fought for us.’ An unearthed yearbook photo shows he once campaigned for him
Discussion: Twitchy and Florida Politics
Politico:
Schumer and White House greenlight Johnson's stopgap funding bill
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
WHO Paying Off It's Congo Rape Victims (Poorly)
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Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Sen. Markwayne Mullin stands up to fight Teamsters boss during Senate hearing
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Forbidden Russian oil flows into Pentagon supply chain
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to applesauce pouches, CDC 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.
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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Threads begins testing an option to set For You, Following, or a custom feed as the default feed, another improvement seemingly sparked by Bluesky competition

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