- Trump loses bid to delay October 2 fraud trial where New York attorney general will try to run him out of state (businessinsider.com)
- Adults in the playroom: Biden and Romney try to rescue order from chaos — but is that enough? (salon.com)
- Will Republicans blow up the global economy by sabotaging the national debt ceiling? They seem eager to try (salon.com)How ‘Extraordinary Measures’ Can Postpone a Debt Limit Disaster (nytimes.com)
- Twitter’s Rivals Try to Capitalize on Musk-Induced Chaos (nytimes.com)
- Republicans try to (but can’t) distance themselves from Tucker Carlson’s lies (salon.com)
- Biden to promote Baltimore infrastructure spending as Republicans try to force cuts (reuters.com)
- Kevin McCarthy makes fresh concessions to try to woo hard-right Republicans in speaker bid (washingtonpost.com)McCarthy offering rule change that would let any Freedom Caucus member call a vote to fire him at any time (rawstory.com)House begins third day without speaker (theguardian.com)‘Nobody Is in Charge’: A Ragged G.O.P. Stumbles Through the Wilderness (nytimes.com)Gaetz, a McCarthy Foe, Accused Him of Squatting in the Speaker’s Office (nytimes.com)Key McCarthy Ally Appears Ready to Throw in the Towel: ‘More Than Four’ Who Will ‘Never Vote’ for Him (mediaite.com)Jonah Goldberg Loses It on Anti-McCarthy Holdouts, Says They’re Smelling ‘Their Own Farts’ and Getting ‘High’ (mediaite.com)Brian Kilmeade Calls McCarthy Holdouts ‘Insurrectionists,’ Then Scrambles to Take it Back: ‘Probably Shouldn’t Use That Word’ (mediaite.com)






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