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Matt Gaetz denounced GOP Biden impeachment effort in online fundraiser, report says

‘I don’t believe that we are endeavoring upon a legitimate impeachment of Joe Biden,’ Matt Gaetz said

The Independent UK

Trump drops Cohen suit before deposition

Trump sued former fixer Michael Cohen for $500 million — then backed out after repeatedly delaying deposition

Salon

Is Donald Trump Eligible to Be Speaker of the House?

For a brief moment, some Republicans were arguing the disgraced and indicted President should be the next Speaker of the House.

Reason

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Group of Texas Republicans in U.S. House want to change the rules for removing a speaker

The members are sick of the leverage the rule has had over the conference, saying it pushed leadership into the hands of the most extreme right-wing members.

The Texas Tribune

Donald Trump’s lawyers seek to halt civil fraud trial and block ruling disrupting real estate empire

Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked a New York appeals court to halt his Manhattan civil fraud trial while they fight a ruling last week that calls for dissolving companies that control some of the former president’s most prized assets, including Trump Tower

The Independent UK

Louisiana voters will decide on Amendment 1 on Oct. 14 that would prohibit private or foreign funding of elections

Amendment 1, on the ballot for Oct. 14, 2023, in Louisiana, would ban private, non-governmental, and foreign funding of elections in the state. While there has been legislation in several states to ban private funding for elections, Louisiana Amendment 1 is the first time that voters will decide the issue.

Ballotpedia

Experts trash Trump's "Nixon" defense

Trump claims he has presidential immunity in Jan. 6 case. The Supreme Court already rejected a similar claim

Salon

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House Speaker candidates will no longer appear in TV interview

Ohio Rep Jim Jordan, Louisiana Rep Steve Scalise and Oklahoma Rep Kevin Hern were set to participate in the event

The Independent UK

Trump’s Fundraising Soars Amid Indictments And Mug Shot Buzz

Trump raises $7 million in campaign funds using viral mug shot.

Zenger

Could Donald Trump stand for US speaker? An expert explains

The roiling civil war on Capitol Hill that’s led to the ousting of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House of Representatives has left Republicans scrambling for a replacement. With no clear successor, the risk of further acute embarrassment to the party, and a slew of legislative priorities on…

The Conversation

Louisiana voters will decide on eight constitutional amendments in 2023 – four on Oct. 14, four on Nov. 18

In Oct. and Nov. 2023, voters in Louisiana will decide on eight constitutional amendments. The state Legislature referred four of the amendments to the ballot on Oct. 14, and the other four of the amendments to the ballot for Nov. 18.

Ballotpedia

Casualties of the GOP's civil war

How can funding for Ukraine survive the fight to replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House?

Salon

Hillary Clinton says Trump followers need ‘deprogamming from his cult’

Hillary Clinton went on to admit that she thinks Mr Trump will ‘likely’ be the Republican 2024 presidential nominee, but predicts a victory for President Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Often in error but still seductive: Why we can't quit election polls

Their record is uneven. They misfired in one way or another in the past three presidential elections. And yet the prevalence of election polls is undiminished. Thirteen months before the 2024 election, polls are many – and inescapable.

The Conversation

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Evening Standard

Joe Biden approves controversial new Texas border wall section

US president accused of hypocrisy after vowing on entering the White House ‘no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct a border wall’

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump backs hard-right loyalist Jim Jordan for House speaker

Ohio congressman is one of two leading candidates alongside Steve Scalise in race to fill role after Kevin McCarthy’s ousting

The Independent UK

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s lawyers quit Dominion case en masse

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell owes millions of dollars in unpaid legal fees

The Independent UK

Georgia's governor continues rollback of state gas and diesel taxes for another month

Georgia's state taxes on gasoline and diesel will be suspended for another month

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The Guardian - US

Why do eight radicals hold power over the entire US House of Representatives?

There are hundreds of Congresspeople representing millions of Americans – yet undemocratic rules give people like Matt Gaetz outsized sway

The Guardian - US

The McCarthy debacle barely scrapes the surface of how dysfunctional Congress is

Gerontocracy, corruption, laziness – we need to ask more of US legislators, starting with making their job feel like work

Salon

"The Donald Trump show is over"

Sorry, Donald: Trump wanted to look tough, but instead New York Attorney General Tish James ran him out of town

Ballotpedia

State ballot measure certifications move past 10-year average

Welcome to the Friday, October 6, Brew.

Salon

One nation on two divergent paths

Joe Biden and Donald Trump offer two very different lessons about America

Salon

Trump uses classified docs to push delay

Will Judge Aileen Cannon let Trump upend the trial schedule she already set?

The Independent UK

Who will replace ousted Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker?

The House has been left in turmoil after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on Tuesday. As Republicans scramble to find his successor, here’s a look at some of the possible contenders. Rachel Sharp reports

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