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6:55 PM ET, November 16, 2023

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House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative George Santos  —  Pursuant to House Rule XI Clause 3(q)(1), today the Chairman of the Committee on Ethics, Representative Michael Guest, and the Ranking Member, Representative Susan Wild …
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Politico:
Santos ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ of criminal wrongdoing  —  The report doesn't recommend expulsion, but a vote to oust the New York Republican is likely regardless.  —  A bipartisan ethics report concludes there is “substantial evidence” that George Santos violated federal criminal laws …
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Rep. George Santos won't seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking  —  The House Ethics committee in a scathing report Thursday said it has amassed “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York.  Santos later said he would not see re-election.
Brian Mann / NPR:
Ethics report finds Santos used campaign funds to pay for OnlyFans, Botox, Sephora
NBC News:
Appeals court temporarily lifts Trump gag order in civil fraud case  —  The ruling came after the former president's lawyers argued that he'd been improperly barred from complaining about Judge Arthur Engoron's law clerk.  —  A New York appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked a gag order …
Discussion: Insider, Axios, New York Times and Raw Story
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Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump Secures Change in Key Hearing Dates From Judge Cannon Amid Conflict With New York Hush-Money Case
Discussion: The Dispatch
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Payback Scheme: Trump Tries to Get Michael Cohen's Phone
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and The Messenger
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk's Disturbing ‘Truth’  —  The billionaire affirmed the deadliest anti-Semitic conspiracy theory in recent American history.  —  The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society “likes to bring invaders in that kill our people ... Screw your optics, I'm going in.”
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2024 Poll: Brown Tops Potential GOP Opponents in the U.S. Senate Race  —  Home Polls Ohio 2024 Poll: Brown Tops Potential GOP Opponents in the U.S. Senate Race  —  Trump and Biden Comfortably Lead Republican and Democratic Primaries  —  A new Emerson College Polling/WJW-TV Fox 8 Cleveland survey …
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Paula Reid / CNN:
Special counsel investigating Joe Biden's handling of classified material is not expected to bring charges  —  Special counsel Robert Hur is not expected to charge anyone in connection with the mishandling of classified documents at two locations connected to President Joe Biden, two sources close to the investigation told CNN.
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Politico:
Capitol Police confront fallout from violent protest at Democratic headquarters  —  The Hill's police force has been on edge after recent assaults on lawmakers and the Jan. 6 insurrection.  —  The Capitol Police announced that a protest that turned violent outside of Democratic Party …
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Associated Press:
Police and protesters clash outside Democratic HQ during a demonstration over the Israel-Hamas war
NBC News:
Verdict reached in Paul Pelosi hammer attack case  —  A federal jury reached a verdict in the trial of David DePape, accused of breaking into the San Francisco home of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A federal jury on Thursday reached …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Sean Combs Is Accused by Cassie of Rape and Years of Abuse in Lawsuit  —  In the suit, the singer says Mr. Combs, known as Puff Daddy or Diddy, subjected her to a pattern of control and abuse over about a decade.  Mr. Combs “vehemently” denied the allegations.
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United States Capitol Police:
USCP Statement on the Unlawful Demonstration outside the DNC  —  Last night approximately 200 people gathered in front of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters to protest the conflict in the Middle East.  —  We have handled hundreds of peaceful protests, but last night's group was not peaceful.
Associated Press:
More pandas will be coming to the U.S., China's president signals  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.”  —  “We are ready to continue …
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Special counsel using California grand jury in Hunter Biden probe, subpoenas his uncle James Biden  —  Special counsel prosecutors are using a Los Angeles grand jury to seek documents and possible testimony from multiple witnesses as part of the ongoing federal investigation …
Washington Post:
A rare look at the devastation caused by AR-15 shootings  —  Editor's note: The photos, videos and personal accounts below are extremely disturbing and may be too upsetting for some people.  Read why The Post is publishing this story.  —  When a gunman fires an AR-15 ...
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Rep. Becca Balint becomes the first Jewish member of Congress to call for a ceasefire in Gaza  — Democratic Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont is now calling for a ceasefire in Israel's war on Hamas.  — She's the first Jewish member of Congress to do so.  — Killing civilians …
Discussion: The Hill and VTDigger
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Mike Gallagher argues it's time to ban TikTok as app ignites sympathy for Osama bin Laden  —  Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) argued it's time to ban TikTok after 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden's “Letter to the American People” went viral and stoked sympathy with younger users.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court declines Florida's request to enforce anti-drag show law  —  The law makes it a crime to admit minors to shows that the state deems too sexually explicit.  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Florida's bid to enforce statewide a contentious law that targets drag show performances that …
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Pentagon fails sixth audit in a row  —  The Pentagon has failed its annual audit for the sixth year in a row, according to the Defense Department's chief financial officer.  —  Out of 29 individual sub-audits of the department, only seven passed this year, the same as the year prior, Comptroller Mike McCord told reporters Wednesday.
 
 
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New Hampshire Democratic office is vandalized with antisemitic and white supremacist symbols
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
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Matt Holt / The Messenger:
Arizona Poll: Democrat Ruben Gallego Holds Lead In Hypothetical Three-Way Race
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Santul Nerkar / New York Times:
Starbucks Workers Walk Out on Red Cup Giveaway Day
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Rudy's Ukraine caper looks even worse now
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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

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

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies

 
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