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7:45 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 …
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 …
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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Darren Samuelsohn / The Messenger:
Trump Co-Defendant Mark Meadows Requests Two-Month Delay in His Georgia Criminal Case
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Ex-Trump allies detail efforts to overturn election in Georgia plea videos
Politico:
GOP frets as Senate Dems move to break Tuberville's military holds  —  He's put them in a tough spot between anti-abortion activists and the military community.  But they're not ready to bench the friendly, back-slapping “Coach.”  —  Several Senate Republicans have made a public show …
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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 …
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: Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   McConnell not ready to back resolution to break Tuberville military holds
Politico:
Conservatives hold back on Johnson ouster threat — but plot other payback  —  The House GOP's right flank is furious the new speaker worked with Democrats to avoid a shutdown, a move that essentially mirrored Kevin McCarthy's last act on the job.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is averting …
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Mike Johnson's shutdown plan gets a hall pass from furious Freedom Caucus
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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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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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Gaetz makes ethics complaint against McCarthy over Burchett elbowing accusation
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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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 …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Moskowitz, Comer get into tense exchange at hearing: ‘You look like a smurf here’  —  Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and chair of the House Oversight Committee James Comer (R-Ky.) got into a heated exchange on Tuesday.  —  During a hearing focused on oversight of the U.S. General Services Administration …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Paul Pelosi's Alleged Attacker Bursts Into Tears on the Witness Stand  —  David DePape testified that he'd become caught up in a slew of conspiracies after listening to podcasters like Tim Pool and James Lindsay.  —  David DePape, the man accused of breaking into Rep. Nancy Pelosi's home …
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
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 …
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.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
New Perspectives on the Feel-Bad Economy  —  Almost two years have passed since I began trying to draw people's attention to the widening gap between economic perceptions and economic reality.  At the time the economic picture was mixed, with rapid job growth yet also rising inflation …
STAT:
STAT+: UnitedHealth pushed employees to follow an algorithm to cut off Medicare patients' rehab care  —  The nation's largest health insurance company pressured its medical staff to cut off payments for seriously ill patients in lockstep with a computer algorithm's calculations …
Discussion: The Hill and WJXB
 
 
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Lucas Thompson / NBC News:
Global heat deaths could quadruple if action is not taken on climate change, study finds
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New York Times:
Israeli Shells Hit Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital as Battle With Hamas Intensified
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
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Alaska lieutenant governor announces bid to unseat Peltola
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and The Daily Caller
Politico:
Ex-fundraiser for George Santos pleads guilty to posing as congressional aide to raise campaign cash
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Schumer and White House greenlight Johnson's stopgap funding bill
Discussion: Daily Kos
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Sen. Markwayne Mullin stands up to fight Teamsters boss during Senate hearing
Associated Press:
Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to applesauce pouches, CDC says
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