House GOP completely caught off guard by MTG’s decision to trigger her motion to vacate against House Speaker Mike Johnson today, multiple Republican sources told CNN

House GOP leadership did not see this coming

“Replacement theory is real” Perry said according to the recording shared with CNN. “They added white to it to stop everybody from talking about it.”

It’s very easy to miss, but no less remarkable, that Great Replacement, the manifesto cry of half a dozen racist and antisemitic mass-murderers, has been sanitized and is now a regular, normal part of GOP election and immigration rhetoric.

Trump: Declares nine different 'Infrastructure Weeks,' derails them all with various antics and scandals, fails to sign any major legislation because everyone in Congress hates him.

Biden: Negotiates with Congress to pass a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Result:

Justice Merchan:

'I do not believe we have reached the point that a mistrial is on order.'

He also notes, 'The more times a story has been changed,' the more fodder the defense has for cross-examination.

Reports that Israel rejected are NOT true. It hasn't accepted either. Peak diplomacy happening now with Bill Burns in region, other senior US officials too, Egyptians and Qataris. Developing

op-ed from former GA Lt governor Geoff Duncan:

'Unlike Trump, I’ve belonged to the GOP my entire life. This November, I am voting for a decent person I disagree with on policy over a criminal defendant without a moral compass.' ajc.com/opinion/geoff-…

'Deny, deny, deny.'

— Hope Hicks, in a now-released exhibit advising her response to David Fahrenthold's press inquiry about his 'Access Hollywood' tape scoop in October 2016

Since we are talking about resurgent antisemitism, this might be a good time to remember when this happened ---> Donald Trump dined with white nationalist, Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes politi.co/3XwIUvw via POLITICO

Always thrilled to join 1A to break down the week's news — what a week it was. Pre Civil War abortion ban! Two SCOTUS oral args! Trump's trial! Foreign aid package! Elector scams! Good to share a studio with you Todd Zwillich Alex Thompson Arthur Delaney 🇺🇸 the1a.org/segments/biden…

Front page for the ages.

Ah wow. Look at that. Aged well.

This is absolutely amazing news and such a well deserved award. Breaking the Vote was an absolutely superb series and newsletter that shone a light on parts of the election denial movement that no one else was paying attention to

David Pecker admits National Enquirer made up that story about Ted Cruz's dad and Lee Harvey Oswald.

Cruz told Sahil Kapur that he's 'not interested in revisiting ancient history.''

nbcnews.com/politics/donal… by Rebecca Shabad w/ Adam Reiss Gary Grumbach Jillian Frankel

Donald Trump: I need a venue change and NYC is 'a purely Democrat area' where I can't get a fair trial because no one likes me.

Trump's campaign: New Yorkers are lining to streets for a glimpse of the man they love.

Vice News is dead, but democracy IS alive! Thrilled that Vice’s “Breaking the Vote” democracy reporting & show won the Webby. You can watch all 8 eps, w yours truth as host, starting here youtu.be/Zpfd89-MVTQ?si… Huge thanks to Eric Ortega Nikki Egan Sebastian Walker and the whole team

Mike Johnson lights all his fuses at once. And NYC has the jury that will sit in judgment of Donald Trump. All that and definitely some new Taylor Swift...hosting the Friday News Roundup on 1A with Taylor Popielarz Wendy Benjaminson Idrees Kahloon. On your NPR station and your pod!

A Manhattan jury selection concern: whether there has been and will continue to be the strategic dissemination of information by the Trump team about jurors who they see as problematic for them- in order to scare them off from jury service.

The *official* record on the GOP nominee:
-conspiracy to issue false records & commit fraud
-untrue testimony
-gag order violations
-persistent fraud
-sexual abuse
-defamation x3
-abuse of legal process
-tax fraud
-charity fraud
-dilution of Trump Foundation for self dealing x.com/rparloff/statu…

On the left:

NY Judges gag order prohibiting Trump from 'making ... public statements about any prospective juror or any juror in this criminal proceeding.'

On the right:

Trump making public statement about prospective jurors in this criminal proceedings.