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The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

School board deep dives continued—to Pennsylvania we go!

Welcome to the Thursday, October 19, 2023, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Claims His Defense Lawyer Ineffectively Used AI Program That Led to Botching Closing Argument

"Kenner used an experimental AI program to write his closing argument, which made frivolous arguments, conflated the schemes, and failed to highlight key weaknesses in the Government's case."

Reason

Joe Biden’s peace mission to Israel exposed the limits of US global influence

The stakes couldn’t be higher. A wider war in the Middle East could embolden Russia in Ukraine and encourage China over Taiwan, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

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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

The Independent UK

White House nominee to lead the FAA glides through a Senate committee vote

The Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance the nomination of Michael Whitaker to head the FAA, at a time when aviation experts say the U.S. air travel system shows mounting signs of stress.

WEKU

Who is Jack Lew? Biden’s Israel ambassador nominee prepares for confirmation hearing

In September, President Joe Biden nominated longtime Washington bureaucrat Jack Lew to serve as the US ambassador to Israel

The Independent UK

Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

Through October 16, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 69 vacancies. Sixty-eight of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships.

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The danger of leaving things be: how the world ‘failed miserably’ in the Middle East

Amid Israel’s turn to the right and the resurgence of armed groups in the Palestinian territories, recent horrific events highlight the dangers of diplomatic inaction

The Guardian - UK

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

What is the US up to in its dealings with Israel over Gaza?

The Biden administration knows it cannot be seen to be lecturing or criticising and may have set itself irreconcilable goals

The Guardian - UK

Trump bizarrely claims that Republicans ‘eat their young’

Former President compared himself to a baby animal in bizarre rant against some Republicans

The Independent UK

The rise and fall of the BlackBerry

Dubbed the ‘crackberry’, it was a tech gamechanger and status symbol. So what happened to the first smartphone and why didn’t the execs see it coming?

The Guardian - UK

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

The Independent UK

Halfway built, the Obama Presidential Center is already a South Side landmark

The signature tower at the Obama Presidential Center, under construction in Jackson Park, already looms over the community. It will house the museum dedicated to the former president.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Salon

Radical SCOTUS is "not an accident"

Salon talks to the Emmy-winning documentarian about SCOTUS corruption, Mitch McConnell and the court's rich history

The Independent UK

Billie Jean King still globetrotting in support of investment, equity in women’s sports

Billie Jean King is still globetrotting for women's sports

Roll Call

At the Races: Not the way they drew it up - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

The Guardian - US

Dysfunction in Washington leaves Middle East without key US diplomats

Having no US ambassador to Israel in place and Republicans holding up military promotions is a threat to democracy, experts say

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The Independent UK

Disaffected Republicans seek alternatives to Trump at Romney-Ryan donor summit

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan reunited for a gathering with some of their former top donors this week

The Independent UK

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

Zenger

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.

Ballotpedia

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.

Reason

Archives: November 2023

Excerpts from Reason's vaults

The Independent UK

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.

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