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Plus, Trump's former lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty in Georgia case [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [The House GOP blew up its speaker race escape hatch]( By Hayes Brown Thursday was a dizzying day, even by Washington standards, and yet it ended exactly as it began. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is [still in the running]( to become speaker of the House. He still doesn’t have the votes to win the gavel. And there’s still no solution Republicans are willing to accept to get themselves out of this mess they made. For a brief moment, it looked as though the paralysis that has taken hold of the House might be ending. As a tally of Jordan’s supporters showed shrinking support, momentum had built up around a potential escape hatch: [empowering Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, R-N.C.,]( to temporarily get things running again. Thursday morning, Jordan told reporters he was willing to back a proposal that would have seen McHenry run the show until January — but insisted he was still the speaker-designee and could call a new speaker election on the floor at any time before then. This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. [Read the full column here](.     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [LISA RUBIN]( [This ex-Trump Org executive abruptly stopped testifying. Now it seems we know why.]( But whether the former Trump Org CFO lied on the stand isn’t the New York attorney general’s largest concern, at least for now. [Read more.]( STEVE BENEN Facing GOP pushback, Jim Jordan scraps plan to empower McHenry]( There’s no great mystery as to why Jordan reversed course between the late-morning and the early-afternoon. [Read more.]( [JA'HAN JONES]( [MAGA troll is headed to prison for his 2016 anti-Clinton scheme]( Douglass Mackey's prison sentence may preview Trump's future. [Read more.]( [EDWARD STORY AND DENNIS AFTERGUT]( [Why canceling its ground invasion could help Israel defeat Hamas]( Israel has a big opportunity. It can still refuse to walk into the trap that Hamas has set. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [Sidney Powell]( [THE BEAT WITH ARI]( [Melber breakdown: Trump's 'crazy' lawyer pleads guilty, flips on Trump]( [Jim Jordan]( [THE REIDOUT]( ['Rule or ruin': Tactics of extreme right slammed by Rep. Raskin as House speaker fight continues]( [Joe Biden]( [ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR]( '[We cannot give up on peace': Biden vows support for Ukraine, Israel in address]( [Jen Psaki]( [ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR]( [Psaki: Biden address reminded America of 'stakes' of Israel-Hamas, Ukraine wars](     MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]   A new episode of “Prosecuting Donald Trump” is now available. MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord discuss how a federal judge has barred former President Trump from attacking witnesses, prosecutors and court staff in his Washington, D.C. election interference trial. Plus, why everyone should be keeping a close eye on the Georgia trial for two of Trump’s co-defendants. [Listen now.](   All episodes of the “Velshi Banned Book Club” podcast are now available. Ali Velshi features authors of banned books, such as Margaret Atwood and Nikole Hannah-Jones, to analyze literature and discuss why their work is part of the epidemic of book banning. [Listen now.](   MSNBC INSIGHTS [Alternate text] Have you ever wanted to provide MSNBC with your opinion about their TV programs, documentaries, and digital products, such as MSNBC.com, newsletters, and podcasts? Now is your chance! [Join the MSNBC Insights Community.](   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)