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7:55 PM ET, October 18, 2023

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Washington Post:
Live updates Jordan failing to secure votes needed for speaker on second ballot  —  With a roll-call vote underway, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is failing to secure the votes he would need to be elected speaker on a second ballot.  On Tuesday, 20 members of his own party refused to back him.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Republicans Fear Jordan Speaker Bid Could Cost Them House Majority  —  Nearly 200 G.O.P. lawmakers have supported Representative Jim Jordan, the hard-right Ohio lawmaker, in the speaker fight.  Some Republicans say that may doom the party in coming elections.
Newt Gingrich / Gingrich 360:
Speaker McHenry  —  If the House Republicans cannot resolve the speakership in the next few days, they may be better off empowering Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry to run the House through at least the end of the year.  —  by Newt Gingrich  —  The second effort to replace Speaker Kevin McCarthy just ended in failure.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Boehner, Gingrich: House should empower McHenry as interim Speaker
NBC News:
Jordan says House must choose between Republican speaker or coalition with Democrats
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
'I Couldn't Shift Anything': Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Biden's Gaza Policy  —  Josh Paul, who spent a decade in State's bureau overseeing arms sales, exclusively spoke with HuffPost after quitting over the U.S. approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Discussion: The Hill
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Washington Post:
Biden's pick for ambassador to Israel spars with Republican opponents
Associated Press:
Gaza carnage spreads anger across Mideast, alarming US allies and threatening to widen conflict
Nidal Al-Mughrabi / Reuters:
Hundreds dead in Gaza hospital bombing, local authorities say
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Protesters urging ceasefire booted from Israel ambassador hearing
Associated Press:
Biden pledges solidarity with Israelis and suggests ‘other team’ to blame for Gaza hospital blast
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Biden announces $100 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza and West Bank
Associated Press:
Donald Trump told to keep volume down after getting animated at New York civil fraud trial  —  A judge warned Donald Trump and others at his New York civil fraud trial to keep their voices down Wednesday after the former president threw up his hands in frustration and spoke aloud to his lawyers …
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New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Acknowledged Political Agenda in Election Suit, Emails Show  —  Kenneth Chesebro said that even long-shot litigation would hold political advantages, undercutting assertions that Donald J. Trump's lawyers were simply providing legal advice in challenging the 2020 results.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Social media influencer charged with election interference in 2016 sentenced to prison  —  Social media influencer Douglass Mackey was sentenced to seven months in prison on Wednesday for interfering with the 2016 election.  —  The Justice Department announced Wednesday that Mackey …
Jillian Smith / WTTG-TV:
Hundreds arrested after Pro-Palestinian demonstrators flood Cannon Rotunda, Capitol complex  —  WASHINGTON - A pro-Palestinian protest is underway on Capitol Hill as demonstrators are occupying the Cannon Rotunda and large crowds are growing around the Capitol complex.
Politico:
Dems consider McHenry  —  Presented by With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  TICK TOCK: The government will shut down in 30 days if Congress can't pass a funding patch ... and it's day 15 of the House not having a speaker.  —  MCHENRY SUPPORT GROWS ... WITH DEMS
Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:
Trump Told Mitt Romney's Son He Would ‘Drop’ Melania: Book  —  An excerpt from Romney: A Reckoning details some of the Utah senator's first encounters with the former president  —  IN A NEW biography of Sen. Mitt Romney, Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins, the Atlantic staff writer claims …
Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost:
At Least A Quarter Of A Million People Were Arrested For Weed Last Year, FBI Says  —  The FBI reported 227,108 arrests related to cannabis, which is legal in 23 states.  —  LOADING  —  Police made more than a quarter of a million arrests for weed-related offenses in 2022 …
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Cornel West draws max donation from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow  —  The professor is challenging President Joe Biden from the left in the 2024 presidential election, running as an independent after dropping a Green Party bid.  —  Progressive activist and independent presidential candidate Cornel West received …
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles newscaster Christina Pascucci announces California Senate bid  —  Los Angeles newscaster Christina Pascucci announced Wednesday morning that she is running for the U.S. Senate vacancy created by the death of Dianne Feinstein.  —  The 38-year-old Democrat is the latest entrant …
Nicholas Fondacaro / Newsbusters:
Maddow: Trump Wants ‘MSNBC on Trial ... So that He Can Execute Us’  —  The incendiary language from MSNBC host Rachel Maddow was one of the things that inspired James T. Hodgkinson's attempted assassination of multiple congressional Republicans at a baseball practice in 2017.
Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Biden would lose in matchup vs. Trump, according to CNBC survey; Israel funding has strong support  — President Joe Biden's approval rating fell to just 37%, according to CNBC's All-America Economic Survey.  It's the second lowest approval rating of Biden's presidency.
Marist Poll:
The 2024 Presidential Contest  —  NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll  —  Biden and Trump Competitive in Potential 2024 Matchup... Biden Benefits in Three-Way Contest with RFK Jr.  —  In a potential presidential re-match, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump remain competitive …
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Nancy Vu / Washington Examiner:
EPA takes step toward regulating small aircraft emissions  —  The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it has found emissions from small planes run on leaded fuel can cause and contribute to air pollution, posing a danger to public health, a finding that marks a significant step toward regulation.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
EPA takes step toward regulating lead in fuel for small planes
 
 
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