Hamas attack surprised some Iranian leaders, says US source, citing initial intelligence

https://www.reuters.com/world/initial-us-intelligence-shows-hamas-attack-surprised-iranian-leaders-ny-times-2023-10-11/

BREAKING: Steve Scalise has dropped out of the Speaker race, per Fox News

This is a massive shakeup for the House GOP

Emmer is in the wings trying to throw his name is

Trump has endorsed Jim Jordan

Axios reports the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the IDF have notified the UN to evacuate its staff and notify Palestinians living north of Wadi Gaza that they should evacuate to the southern part of the Gaza Strip in the next 24 hours

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/13/israel-gaza-hamas-evacuate-un-ground-operation

DEVELOPING: Jim Jordan Re-Enters Race For Speaker After Scalise Drops Out

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/developing-jim-jordan-re-enters-race-speaker-after/

Ground invasion of Gaza ‘imminent,’ Israeli officials say

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/13/gaza-ground-invasion-israel-00121452

Harvard president Claudine Gay rejects punishing students behind anti-Israel letter

https://nypost.com/2023/10/13/harvard-president-claudine-gay-rejects-punishing-students-behind-anti-israel-letter/

Supreme Court Upholds “Actual Malice” Requirement of Defamation Cases

https://reclaimthenet.org/supreme-court-upholds-actual-malice-requirement-of-defamation-cases

Prosecutor files case against Argentina's frontrunner Javier Milei days before presidential election

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/prosecutor-files-case-argentinas-frontrunner-javier-milei-days-103971903

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not appeal a recent court ruling that found it was wrong to reject an application from Grayscale Investments to create a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), said a source familiar with the matter.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/13/us-sec-does-not-plan-to-appeal-court-decision-on-grayscale-bitcoin-etf-source-says.html

Antony Blinken warned a small group of lawmakers last week the State department is tracking the possibility that Azerbaijan could soon invade Armenia to create a “corridor” from mainland Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/13/blinken-warned-lawmakers-azerbaijan-may-invade-armenia-in-coming-weeks-00121500

Iran sent a message to Israel on Saturday stressing that it does not want further escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, but that it will have to intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues, two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the situation told Axios.

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/14/iran-warning-israel-hezbollah-hamas-war-gaza

Louisiana Governor’s Mansion flips RED as Trump-endorsed Jeff Landry elected in stunning victory

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-louisiana-flips-red-elects-trump-endorsed-republican-jeff-landry-as-governor

New Zealanders resoundingly elected a new conservative government Saturday, with incumbent Prime Minister Chris Hipkins conceding his centre-left Labour party's six years in power were over.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231014-polls-close-as-centre-right-parties-look-to-dethrone-new-zealand-government

Thank you, Mr. Resident.

Suzanne Somers, ‘Three’s Company’ and ‘Step by Step’ Star, Dies at 76

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/suzanne-somers-dead-threes-company-1235756992/

Iran releases more mature statement than most in the West.

Will not come to the aid of Hamas. Will only attack Israel if they are attacked.

Stunning gesture of peace.

“Iran’s armed forces will not engage Israel provided it does “not dare to attack Iran, its interests, nationals”

Ye West and Ty Dolla $ign are shopping for a partner to distribute their forthcoming collaborative album — and sources tell Billboard they are considering five different offers

https://www.billboard.com/pro/kanye-west-new-album-ty-dolla-sign-shopping-distributors/

JUST IN - U.S. military has selected roughly 2,000 troops to prepare for a potential deployment to support Israel ahead of an expected ground invasion of Gaza, defense officials told the WSJ.

@disclosetv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked to make a solidarity visit in the wake of the Hamas onslaught on Israel but was told “the time is not right”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/zelensky-wanted-to-make-solidarity-visit-but-was-told-time-not-right-reports/