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Jim Jordan Retreats as GOP Considers Short-Term Speaker
By Sam Brodey
Rep. Jim Jordan is expected to continue running for the top job while the interim Speaker, Rep. Patrick McHenry, has expanded caretaker powers.
Solving the Mystery of George Santos’ Sham Campaign Staffer
By Roger Sollenberger, William Bredderman
For months, no one could figure out if Santos’ campaign treasurer was real. Well, as one campaign legal expert told The Daily Beast, “the truth is even stranger than that fiction.”
‘Kraken’ Lawyer Sidney Powell Avoids Jail With Guilty Plea
By Josh Fiallo, Jose Pagliery
Her election interference trial was set to start Friday.
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GOP Didn’t Just Reject Jim Jordan, They Made Him Squirm
By Matt Lewis
For once, the center actually held and Team Normal beat Team MAGA in the fight to find a new House Speaker.
The Real Reason Trump’s Challengers Are Still Hanging on
By Jake Lahut
The 2024 Republican primary was once expected to be competitive—but it’s not. Now, candidates are facing pressure to drop out.
Biden’s Israel Trip Was a Gamble That’s Already Paying Off
Humanitarian aid is finally entering Gaza, Israelis felt supported, and Netanyahu is unlikely to disrespect the U.S. president again any time soon.
Court Employee’s Bizarre Outburst Derails Trump Trial
The employee was “yelling out to Mr. Trump indicating she wanted to assist him,” a court spokesperson said.
CNN Boss Pushed Andrew Cuomo to Go on Chris’ Show: New Book
CNN’s top brass circumvented the normal channels to lure Andrew Cuomo on air during the COVID pandemic, says ex-aide Melissa DeRosa in her new book.
1. State Department Official Quits Over Arms Supply to Israel
‘MORAL COMPROMISES’
“I believe that in our current course with regards to the continued — indeed, expanded and expedited — provision of lethal arms to Israel — I have reached the end,” he wrote.
2. Trump Claims He ‘Has’ to Be at Trial—Then Skips It for Golf
‘I HAVE TO BE HERE!’
He told reporters that he would skip court on Thursday because he had “a very big professional golf tournament at Doral.”
3. Britney Says She Relied on One Drug During Her Party Days
MEMOIR REVELATIONS
It “made me high, yes, but what I found far more appealing was that it gave me a few hours of feeling less depressed,” she wrote.
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