News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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In the first vote, Rep. Jim Jordan fails to secure enough support to become the next House speaker, with 20 fellow Republicans voting against him. Follow live updates. https://t.co/1WW4Qrrt6y
— CNN (@CNN) October 17, 2023
Scoop: The White House has been discussing the possibility of using military force if Hezbollah joins the war in Gaza and attacks Israel with its huge arsenal of rockets. https://t.co/lkJoJTH7JH
— Axios (@axios) October 17, 2023
Jordan's King Abdullah II will host a four-way summit in Amman Wednesday with President Biden, straight after the U.S. leader visits Israel, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. https://t.co/8OIbsIMH6R pic.twitter.com/0CkD865G4I
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 17, 2023
Hundreds killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital, Health Ministry says https://t.co/WxUBgcQJmb
— POLITICO (@politico) October 17, 2023
The IDF says that it's "preparing to implement a wide range of offensive plans" after mobilizing hundreds of thousands of reserves and several days of combat.
— ABC News (@ABC) October 17, 2023
Follow live updates on the Israel-Gaza conflict: https://t.co/ph3o41fFUh
Jordan, Egypt unwilling to take Palestinian refugees, Jordanian King Abdullah II says https://t.co/rj7cNJYkzu pic.twitter.com/iDMts12nxv
— The Hill (@thehill) October 17, 2023
Ukraine 'destroys Russian helicopters in Berdyansk and Luhansk' https://t.co/8r4Up5wjwz
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 17, 2023
Inside Biden’s decision to secretly send longer-range U.S. missiles to Ukraine https://t.co/QQ7qRh8120
— POLITICO (@politico) October 17, 2023
Former President Donald Trump is attending his civil fraud trial in New York on Tuesday, returning to a Manhattan courtroom for the fourth time since the trial began two weeks ago. https://t.co/nqUDBOHgys
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 17, 2023
NEW: Retail sales rose 0.7% last month — far above the 0.2% that analysts had expected — as a summer spending binge continued into the start of the fall.
— Axios (@axios) October 17, 2023
The Census Bureau also revised its August retail sales number up to 0.8%, from 0.6%.
https://t.co/Fsh64tFEyM
A Jan. 6 defendant who smashed a Capitol window with an ice axe and giant cardboard tube before using a bullhorn to instruct rioters how to "take" the building has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. https://t.co/Kz6qtMI5gf
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 17, 2023
JUST IN: Keith Rabois, a top GOP donor who recently called himself a "significant supporter" of Gov. Ron DeSantis, is now expected to host a fundraiser for Nikki Haley, sources say. https://t.co/KITuClSLlU
— ABC News (@ABC) October 17, 2023
