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Washington Post:
GOP leaders face unrest amid chaotic, bungled votes — Former president Donald Trump has used his perch as the GOP frontrunner to bend Congress to his political whims — Moments before pandemonium broke out on the House floor on Tuesday evening, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer approached Rep. Ken Buck …
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Sen. Murphy calls GOP border meltdown ‘bizarre, maddening’ — Good morning, Early Birds. We're running our weekly Q&A, which typically appears on Fridays, a day early this week. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here. Thanks for waking up with us.
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NBC News:
The Biden administration is considering executive action to deter illegal migration at the southern border — With border security legislation unlikely in Congress, the White House wants to take action. Migrant crossings are expected to soar back to last year's record levels.
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Legal Newsline and The Hill
Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:
Hell Yes, I Miss George Santos — Another day, another spin in the clown car for the Republicans' Red Trickle Majority™ in the House of Representatives. — Congressional ineptitude in the Grand Old Party is nothing new, but the current group in the House is really trying to become infamous.
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PoliticusUSA, Axios and The Gateway Pundit
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Biden's unlikely Republican surrogates
Biden's unlikely Republican surrogates
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Roll Call:
House GOP had lowest win rate on ‘party unity’ votes since 1982
House GOP had lowest win rate on ‘party unity’ votes since 1982
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Notes from the Middleground
Washington Post:
Senate GOP blocks border deal; future of Ukraine, Israel aid unclear
Senate GOP blocks border deal; future of Ukraine, Israel aid unclear
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Christine Zhu / Politico:
Two conservative media stalwarts push GOP on border bill
Two conservative media stalwarts push GOP on border bill
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Ann Coulter, Mother Jones and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid
Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside the “very tough” vote for House Democrats on Israel aid
Inside the “very tough” vote for House Democrats on Israel aid
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ABC News:
Authorities investigating online threats made to potential witness related to Trump classified docs case — The threats are cited in a court filing from the special prosecutor. — Former President Donald Trump arrives at the New York State Supreme Court in New York, on Oct. 2, 2023.
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
What Nikki Haley isn't saying about Trump — She's sharpened her attacks. But it's not nearly enough. — ∙ Paid … Nikki Haley remains in the Republican primary race despite two straight losses in Iowa and New Hampshire. While no one is particularly bullish about her chances …
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Meet the lawyers arguing Trump's Supreme Court Colorado ballot case
Meet the lawyers arguing Trump's Supreme Court Colorado ballot case
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New York Times and CBS News
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Supreme Court considers whether Trump can be removed from a primary ballot
Supreme Court considers whether Trump can be removed from a primary ballot
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The Hill:
Trump's 14th Amendment case reaches Supreme Court: What to expect
Trump's 14th Amendment case reaches Supreme Court: What to expect
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court hears landmark election case seeking to kick Trump off ballot over Capitol attack
Supreme Court hears landmark election case seeking to kick Trump off ballot over Capitol attack
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Daryl Huff / Hawaii News Now:
Bill that could ban Trump from Hawaii ballot passes first test
Bill that could ban Trump from Hawaii ballot passes first test
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American Military News, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Washington Examiner and HuffPost
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Joe Biden is currently losing the election — I try not to spend my days being a doomer or a catastrophist, but in both casual and formal conversations I've come to think that there is one very basic point about politics in 2024 that is being broadly underrated — Joe Biden is currently …
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Marianne Williamson suspends her presidential campaign, ending long-shot primary challenge to Biden
Marianne Williamson suspends her presidential campaign, ending long-shot primary challenge to Biden
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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Senior Biden campaign officials kick-start coordination with House Democrats for 2024 race
Senior Biden campaign officials kick-start coordination with House Democrats for 2024 race
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NBC News and Political Wire
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Marianne Williamson ends her 2024 presidential run
Marianne Williamson ends her 2024 presidential run
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The Gateway Pundit, DNyuz and The Daily Beast
Robert Draper / New York Times:
How Mark Meadows Became the Least Trusted Man in Washington — The untold story of the rise and fall of Trump's former chief of staff — and his role in the prosecutions that may determine the 2024 election. — On most Monday mornings, Mark Meadows commutes from his home in South Carolina to his workplace in Washington.
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Politico:
Playbook: SCOTUS has entered the 2024 chat
Playbook: SCOTUS has entered the 2024 chat
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HuffPost, Joe.My.God., Washington Post, NPR, Plain Dealer and Breitbart
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats sound alarm, take action against Biden's third-party threats
Democrats sound alarm, take action against Biden's third-party threats
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The Hill
Alex Woodward / The Independent:
Bounced cheques and Trump's ‘unpaid fees’: Rudy Giuliani lays bare his finances in bankruptcy hearing — Over three hours in the fifth-floor room of a court building, Donald Trump's one-time attorney reeled off a list of assets that revealed the strained state of his finances, from a Bronx storage unit to a $1m tax bill.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Top Republican, flush with corporate cash, embraces racist conspiracy theory — Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby — Proponents of the great replacement theory in the United States claim that Democrats are attempting to “replace” white Americans with non-white immigrants.
Mia Cathell / Townhall:
America's Favorite Cookie Takes a Hard Left Turn — Nothing is immune to woke ideology, not even cookies. — Oreo's latest partnership signifies a disturbing trend in U.S. corporations advancing the LGBTQ+ agenda, as far-left ideologues impose it on children through programs …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Biden classified document case ends without charges — Attorney General Merrick Garland notified Congress that the special counsel had concluded his investigation. — An independent investigation into classified documents found at the home of President Joe Biden and a think tank office …
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Angela Dewan / CNN:
Scientists just set a nuclear fusion record in a step toward unleashing the limitless, clean energy source — Scientists and engineers near the English city of Oxford have set a nuclear fusion energy record, they announced Thursday, bringing the clean, futuristic power source another step closer to reality.
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The Guardian
Jon Passantino / CNN:
An NYC vigilante group tackled what they claimed was a shoplifting ‘migrant’ live on Fox News. They were wrong. — Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night was interviewing the founder of a New York City-based vigilante group known for its targeting of migrants when a disturbance suddenly broke out behind the live shot.
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Judge criticizes Trump's midtrial mistrial request in E. Jean Carroll defamation case — The federal judge who presided over the jury trial that resulted in an $83 million award to writer E. Jean Carroll for her defamation claims against former President Donald Trump said Wednesday …
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Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
200-plus tech companies join consortium to assist with AI Safety Institute — More than 200 companies and entities have agreed to form a new consortium designed to enable the safe deployment of generative artificial intelligence in the United States, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced Thursday.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Biden Confuses European Leaders, Swaps Kohl and Merkel — Mistake comes days after confusing France's Macron, Mitterrand — Biden, 81, battling concerns over his age in reelection bid — President Joe Biden once again mixed up European leaders, twice conflating former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl …
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