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Jim Jordan is a conservative hellraiser in the House. Now he’s Trump’s top choice for speaker

Eric Garcia chronicles how the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, is now trying to replace Kevin McCarthy after Steve Scalise bows out

The Independent UK

Former U.S. Presidents Obama And Clinton Condemn Hamas Attacks On Israel

Statements issued by Obama and Clinton express solidarity with Israel and call for a just and lasting peace.

Zenger

Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count for October 2023

Welcome to the Oct. 9 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Labour’s position on China would not boil down to the word ‘threat’ – Lammy

The shadow foreign secretary attacked the Conservatives’ ‘six positions’ on Beijing.

The Independent UK

David Lammy: Voters do not want razzmatazz of Blair era

The Labour frontbencher said the party must focus on reassuring the electorate that it can run the economy.

The Independent UK

Presidential pets can breed controversy. A dog was once suspected of being a spy

Historically, pets — everything from birds to cats to dogs — have been part of the White House. And Biden's dog Commander isn't alone. More than a few have ended up embroiled in some controversy.

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McCarthy's fall marks new low in the speakership's declining status

The status of the speakership has been declining for years. McCarthy's ouster is an extreme example in a sequence of events that have made the speaker more vulnerable — and thus weaker.

WEKU

Iowa risks millions of dollars as it faces losing first-vote status

Democrats moving from Iowa to South Carolina for first vote in primary cycle means less money for Midwestern state.

Al Jazeera

Jim Jordan is a conservative hellraiser in the House. Now he’s Trump’s top choice for speaker

Eric Garcia chronicles how the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, is now an odds-on favorite to replace Kevin McCarthy

The Independent UK

Republicans just made history with McCarthy’s ouster. Who is it actually going to hurt?

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster is only the beginning of a painful process in the House of Representatives, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

French Footballer Kylian Mbappe Overtakes Obama As Most Influential Black Man: Survey

Mbappe scores highest in social media influence with over 98.9 million Instagram followers and 11.7 million Twitter followers.

Zenger

A leaf out of John McCain's playbook

Chris Eichbaum argues Chrstopher Luxon could do with a dose of John McCain-style leadership and integrity

Newsroom.co.nz

"Trail of death" sparks Kaiser strike

A healthcare staffing crisis that existed before the pandemic has only worsened

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GOP can't flip McCarthy's mess onto Dems

Democrats are sick of bailing the GOP out of their own messes, and boy, are Republicans whining about it

The Independent UK

Republicans just made history with McCarthy’s ouster. Who is it actually going to hurt?

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster is only the beginning of a painful process in the House of Representatives, Eric Garcia reports

Reason

A Federal Judge Enjoins Several Maryland Restrictions on Carrying Handguns

The decision is another rebuke to states that have imposed broad, location-specific limits on the right to bear arms.

The Conversation

The Nobel Peace Prize offers no guarantee its winners actually create peace, or make it last

The Norwegian Nobel Committee is set to announce the recipient of the annual Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 6, 2023, drawing from a pool of 351 nominees.

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Do 'sputnik moments' spur educational reform? A rhetoric scholar weighs in

Ever since the USSR surprised the United States with the Oct. 4, 1957, launch of the world’s first artificial satellite – Sputnik 1 – U.S. politicians and other public figures have used the term “sputnik moment” to describe times of crisis, where some sort of action is urgently needed in…

The Independent UK

Barack and Michelle Obama celebrate their 31st anniversary with sweet tributes: ‘A lifetime to go’

‘I love going through life with you by my side,’ former first lady writes to her husband

Reason

New Net Neutrality Rules Could Threaten Popular Services

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel has initiated a new rulemaking that would enact what are largely the same net neutrality rules tried back in 2016.

The Guardian - UK

The insider: how Michael Lewis got a backstage pass for the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

The long read: As author of The Big Short and Moneyball, Michael Lewis is perhaps the most celebrated chronicler of his generation. Now he delivers an astonishing portrait of the fallen crypto billionaire. But did he get too close?

Evening Standard

Remembering the BlackBerry: the keypad to happiness

It came, conquered all… then before you knew it, BlackBerry was gone. But not forgotten, especially by Joanna Taylor

Chicago Sun-Times

A penny for your thoughts

The federal government came within a few hours of shutting down Saturday night. That — and the presence of the penny — remind us: We ain’t as great as we imagine we are.

Salon

How to survive your heartbreak years

Salon talks to author Minda Honey about her new Aughts-in-LA memoir about looking for love and finding herself

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