Former Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty In Georgia Election Investigation Conservative media figure admits facilitating false statements, sentencing includes probation and community service. Zenger · Oct 25, 2023
Leader of anti-immigration group Texans for Strong Borders also runs anonymous, hate-filled social media accounts Chris Russo has anonymously aligned himself with Nick Fuentes’ white supremacist movement on various social media platforms under the username “Optics Respecter.” The Texas Tribune · Oct 25, 2023
Trump shares screenshot of private texts from House speaker candidate Chuck Fleischmann said ‘all five’ House Speaker candidates were backing Donald Trump The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Mike Johnson Is the Unlikely New Speaker of the House Johnson is a relative newcomer to Congress who has never even chaired a committee, and he is a close ally of former President Donald Trump. Reason · Oct 25, 2023
House finally has a speaker as Mike Johnson wins after weeks of chaos Mike Johnson is a hardliner on abortion and LGBT+ rights and led an amicus brief to overturn the 2020 election results in swing states The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
House chooses speaker — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has Trump’s backing Republicans hope electing Johnson will unite their fractious majority and end weeks of chaos by elevating a little-known conservative to one of the highest seats of U.S. power. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 25, 2023
Texas Republicans unite to elect Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker All Texas Republicans in the U.S. House voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson to be speaker, ending a stalemate that has left the chamber leaderless for three weeks. Johnson is a deeply religious conservative who won the support of the party’s disparate factions. The Texas Tribune · Oct 25, 2023
Judge fines Trump $10,000 for violating gag order and says he is ‘not credible’ as witness In court on Wednesday, Judge Arthur Engoron tells former president: ‘Don’t do it again, or it will be worse’ The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
OPINION - Open revenge, payback and blood hatred in the race for Speaker of the House: this is Republican politics Almost every aspect of current Republican Party politics defies historical precedent and obvious logic. Even in the House of Representatives, where, traditionally, a save-our-jobs mentality has always maintained a relative stability, Congressional Republicans, over the past several weeks, have publicly broken down in comic and operatic ways. Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2023
Samantha Woll’s friend recounts slain synagogue leader’s ‘happy, fun’ final hours ‘She was happy, she was having fun,’ Michigan Senator Stephanie Chang told FOX The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Meadows gets immunity, Trump berserk Donald Trump's former chief of staff just cut an immunity deal with special counsel Jack Smith Salon · Oct 25, 2023
Trump narrowly avoids another gag order sanction in fraud trial The judge warns the former president he is ‘very protective’ of his staff The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
George Santos mocked for bizarre pitch in House speaker race ‘Santos for Speaker?’ the New York Republican asked and provided only one possible response The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Tennessee voters reject mayoral candidate who refused to disavow neo-Nazis Residents of Franklin turn out in force to rebuff Gabrielle Hanson, who failed to denounce support of white supremacist group The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
The Texas Tribune · Oct 25, 2023 Gov. Greg Abbott, House at impasse over school voucher bill as special session winds down Vouchers are the governor’s top legislative priority. But he has signaled opposition to a proposed House compromise that would tie them to increased funding for public schools.
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 Republican Mike Johnson elected House speaker after weeks of chaos Louisiana congressman – and the party’s fourth nominee – wins support of all 220 Republicans who cast a ballot
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 ACLU sides with Trump against gag order given in federal criminal case Liberal human rights group says order given by federal judge is overly broad and deprives Trump of his free speech rights
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 DeSantis seeks to ‘deactivate’ pro-Palestinian student groups in Florida Governor accuses of undermining free speech after move against Students for Justice in Palestine in wake of Israel-Hamas war
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 Who is Mike Johnson, the new Republican House speaker? Louisiana congressman is solid part of party’s right wing and played role assisting Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 MSNBC host can’t contain laughter as McCarthy mulls new speaker bid ‘As your laughter suggests, this is probably not going to happen, but it’s being floated and we just report the news here,’ Ali Vitali says
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 Jimmy Kimmel: ‘The House is now un-gaveling before our eyes’ Late-night hosts discuss Tom Emmer’s short-lived bid for the House of Representatives speakership and Trump’s mounting legal woes
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 Republicans heckle reporter for asking about efforts to overturn 2020 election Republicans boo Rachel Scott of ABC News for asking the latest speaker pick, Mike Johnson, question
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 Trump fined $10,000 for violating gag order and described as ‘not credible’ on witness stand - as it happened Judge fines ex-president for violating gag order; Trump was called to witness stand but asked not to testify after judge calls him ‘not credible’
Salon · Oct 25, 2023 The centrist plan to save Donald Trump Trump has convinced these supposedly principled centrists that corrupting the election is perfectly reasonable
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 Trump congratulates speaker nominee Mike Johnson after slamming Emmer ‘I am not going to make an Endorsement in this race, because I COULD NEVER GO AGAINST ANY OF THESE FINE AND VERY TALENTED MEN,’ Trump says even as he urges GOP to ‘GET IT DONE, FAST!’