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12:15 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 …
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:
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,” …
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).
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
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.
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.
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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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 …
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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).
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 …
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 …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster sees Haley benefiting from Tim Scott's exit … - “Despite the narrative that the DeSantis team is trying to push, it's clear that other candidates dropping out is not causing voters to consolidate around him,” the memo argues.  — Trump (43%) continues to boast …
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Trump Denies Report He Threatened to Leave GOP: ‘That’ Bulls-t'  —  ABC News' Jonathan Karl's book, ‘Betrayal,’ first revealed the reported conversation between RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and Trump  —  Former President Donald Trump says that a 2021 report that he threatened to leave …
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 …
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
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The Hill:
House shelves Greene's resolution to impeach Mayorkas
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
Discussion: The Messenger
 

 
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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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