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Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the AJC politics team. Relatives and friends mourn during the funeral of an Israeli soldier killed last week in Gaza. (Francisco Seco/AP) Today’s newsletter highlight: Test your knowledge with our weekly news quiz. John Kasich talks about faith and politics. Marjorie Taylor Greene is set to visit TV talk shows. Israel shift People gathered in Tel Aviv to watch a live broadcast of Israeli hostages released from Gaza earlier this month. sraey gninediw .raw sretov owt eht eht eht eht naht gnitroppus trats ngis tfir yramirp driht-eno fo fo fo lanoitan erom ylekil tsetal si lanretni .tseretni ni eveileb retfa tuoba a .S.U ylnO s’tI samaH-learsI learsI aigroeG citarcomeD ,regnuoy ohw erew reihtlaew sretov ot eht taht gnitroppus dewohs dluohs yas llop .ycilop fo ton erom erom ylekil larebil tsetal ngierof enotsrenroc eb eb dna gnoma a .S.U ehT s’noitutitsnoC-lanruoJ learsI atnaltA %44 saw .raw dereggirt ,neht eht eht eht eht ,yevrus gnitroppus yltrohs tfihs dias no fo elbaton lanoitan .tseretni ni morf gnitatsaved detcudnoc skcatta retfa a s’tahT learsI learsI del-samaH aigroeG starcomeD kcaB s’CJA %45 3202 erehw sretov eht eht troppus gnirts swohs tcelfer tnecer tnemssessaer degnolorp sllop fo fo srebmun won wen lanoitan lanoitan gninael-tfel si ni ni rof gnithgif .tceffe gnitaroireted gnol-sedaced erifesaec redaorb gnoma dima .ecnailla a a learsI–.S.U ehT learsI ,azaG A .lasrevinu dnert ot eht eht eht taht troppus .elbats ralimis yas sniamer gnimlehwrevo ton s’ti si ni sgnidnif laitnesse kcab dna .S.U ,snacilbupeR ,learsI aigroeG tuB gnomA tuobA %58 .3202 Friday news quiz Hunger Action Center volunteers packed food at the Atlanta Community Food Bank Distribution Center on Wednesday. er’uoy ruoy s’keew etov suoirav yrt ot ot siht eht eht eht eht eht eht llits .etats ziuq lacitilop ruo no fo .rettelswen .swen !gninrom doom ekam lacol tsal si ni ni stnemnrevog rof dnif dne snoitcele ylrae ,seciohc ecnahc ta srewsna dna ssorca ll’uoY yadoT ecivreS cilbuP fI dooG noissimmoC worromot ot eht eht naht .nwodtuhs margorp rehto fo noillim niam esol eussi sah tnemnrevog doof laredef gnitpursid dluoc ?stifeneb neeb esuaceb ecnatsissa ssecca a tahW eroM snaigroeG A) A backlog of applications, resulting in months of waiting to get approved for benefits. B) Fewer grocery stores are accepting EBT cards, making it difficult for people to use their benefits. C) A plastic shortage has made it difficult for the government to produce EBT cards. D) Blaming a cyberattack, Georgia officials closed a call center, which has made it difficult for beneficiaries to activate their EBT cards. lliw sretov yeht eht naht swohs yas yramirp llop driht-eno fo wen erom ylekil kcal riaf noitcele ecnedifnoc eb dna .etarucca ?yhW citarcomeD CJA A 6202 A) They believe President Donald Trump will rig the election results. B) They fear GOP efforts to rewrite election laws and redraw congressional districts. C) They don’t trust electronic voting machines. D) They fear violence at polling places. deirrow xat emos .tcejorp elpoep slaiciffo noillim egral ?ti rof gnieye tnempoleved kaerb era era tuoba a a yhW notluF ytnuoC 01$ A) The land for the project is contaminated by toxic waste. B) The company that wants to build it is close to going out of business. C) Neighbors who live near the project have vowed to shut it down. D) The project threatens the habitat of the Indiana bat, an endangered species. lliw keew ot siht eht etats dengiser laer no evitalsigel eussi detcapmi sih sih morf sucof etatse yb .ssenisub eb ?ecnesba rewodeiW tahW sucraM erutalsigeL A) Legalizing sports betting. B) Abolishing the state income tax. C) Reining in electricity rates. D) Tax breaks for data centers. Faith talk Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich will be speaking about his new book in Atlanta on Saturday. nevaeH“ worromot ot ot eht eht eht klat fo fo wen si sih gnimoc ,koob dna tuoba :sU nehtgnertS oihO ,sdoohrobhgieN sucraM hcisaK nhoJ hsiweJ eripsnI woH ,epoH pleH .voG ”.erutuF remroF lavitseF htiaF ytinummoC seitinummoC retneC dliuB kooB atnaltA htiw su ekops emos yltnecer .scitilop ruo morf rof htiaf stprecxe detide ,noitasrevnoc .ytiralc ytiverb era dna dna tuoba a ,nacilbupeR ,hcisaK ereH uoy kniht eseht lacitilop erom htiaf ?syad seitinummoc sehcruhc gnimoceb era dna :GP oD … uoy .sey sweiv .seulav gnisu yrt ot ot ot .sgniht rieht eht eht eht taht gniyduts emos snoitulos dluohs gnikees ro no fo fo ton ym ym ym tol enil evitalsigel .gnitalsigel ,wonk ,ti smrofni ,gnicneulfni ni esopmi tnemnrevog og ,eromrehtruf htiaf htiaf htiaf stroffe t’nod t’nod snoisiced ytinummoc seitinummoc ,yb eveileb eveileb eb era tuoba a emoS .erutpircS ,ylsuoivbO :HCISAK I I I tuB dnA gninroM“ uoy uoy saw .emit siht eht ?taht taht dias thgir tuo no naem yltcaxe did gnimoc yb koob deveileb ta uoY tahW :GP ”eoJ … erew saw detnaw weiv rednu .eurt ot ot derit .emit siht kniht kniht yeht rieht eht eht eht s’taht taht taht erus llits os thgir tnaveler yllaer tup .melborp elpoep elpoep tuo fo ton erom kool ekil ti ti woh xif stsif gnithgif gnithgif yltcaxe yreve .nwod t’nod yad .yzarc emac koob semoceb ta ta sa dna lla a er’eW :HCISAK m’I s’tI I I I — hcihw ll’ew ew yaw ot ot ,emit taerht .siht siht yeht ,sevlesmeht eht ydobemos ees yllaer lacitilop ,yhposolihp elpoep ytrap ylralucitrap revo ro ,citsimitpo no .swen ynam kool gnol .sredael ti si ni fi og teg xif laitnetsixe s’esle yrtnuoc retteb dab ta sa dna na a ooT s’erehT m’I ruoy eht seirots kcits tnangiop ylralucitrap tuo ro eno ?lufgninaem ni seod ,koob sa yna lla :GP fO ,lleW“ uoy uoy .skrow skrow erehw tahw ew saw detnaw tnaw .oot ot ot ot ot sgniht yeht eseht s’taht ”.taht taht taht erus seirots trats trats trats gnihtemos elpmis elpmis smees eracs ,yas .elbakramer raluger yllaer ytterp .nosrep .elpoep srehto ,seno ’lo fo reven reven ekam elttil .dael wonk tsuj tsuj ti otni evah dah worg taerg taerg t’nod od od t’ndid dluoc nac esuaceb sa sa dna dna gnizama yletulosba a tahW yehT yehT ehT oS oS :HCISAK m’I I I I SNAP acts Recipients of the main federal food assistance program are expected to lose access to benefits on Saturday due to the government shutdown. lliw ohw gnitiaw ot ot eht eht ees yler margorp elpoep redro no fo niam peek egduj ti fi tnemnrevog .dednuf doof laredef ecnatsissa era a snoilliM lliw worromot eht eht eht lacitpeks .nwodtuhs demees syas esuap fo fo egduj ti tnemnrevog laredef esuaceb .stnemugra s’noitartsinimda noitartsinimda a pmurT ,yadsruhT ehT latnemelppuS margorP nO noitirtuN ecnatsissA etov degru ot ot yeht eht eht taht tnes nepoer esaeler .seirtnap tuo eciffo swen ,emitnaem gnitsil tsisni .tnemnrevog doof laredef tcatnoc elbaliava dna dna osla a kconraW .S.U .sneS leahpaR ffossO s’pmeK noJ tI nI .voG snaigroeG citarcomeD nairB setats emos :gnitcaer rehto woh era era ereH Louisiana: The state Legislature OK’d Gov. Jeff Landry using $150 million to support benefits for children and the elderly and disabled. New Mexico: Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the state will temporarily backfill SNAP benefits with $30 million in state money. Vermont: The Democratic-controlled Legislature approved $6.3 million for Republican Gov. Phil Scott to use to cover 15 days worth of SNAP benefits. Virginia: Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared an emergency and is tapping the state’s budget reserves to keep benefits flowin gnigru ot ot meht eht eht seidisbus s’etats .nwodtuhs tnes tnes ,gninrom rettel htlaeh dnuf dne noitageled lanoissergnoc erac dna dna a sihT etaneS esuoH aigroeG POG starcomeD Campaign notes Former football coach Derek Dooley is a Republican U.S. Senate candidate. :tsetal ehT The latest AJC poll shows U.S. Rep. Mike Collins has an early advantage in the state’s Republican U.S. Senate primary with 30% of support among likely GOP voters. U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter is second at 20%, followed by former football coach Derek Dooley at 12%. Many voters, 38%, are undecided. Aides to former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan say his fundraising kickoff raised roughly $150,000 for his Democratic campaign for governor. Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones rolled out the endorsements of more than 50 county sheriffs backing his gubernatorial bid. The America First Tea Party, which boasts roughly 19,000 members, formally endorsed former football coach Derek Dooley’s U.S. Senate bid. Listen up yllacitiloP“ .yadot ot eht snoitseuq tsacdop no on .gabliam renetsil si morf eb kcab rewsna ll’eW erehT yadnoM ”aigroeG ruoy uoy reverehw ot ebircsbus .stsacdop ro netsil teg eerf rof nac dna na uoY yfitopS yllacitiloP ,stsacdoP aigroeG elppA uoy su su eht ?wohs noitseuq moc.cja@aigroegyllacitilop ro ro no evig erutuf rof derutaef .edosipe dluoc tnemmoc llac eb ta ta dna a a a evaH liamE 7925-018-077 yllacitiloP“ .yadot ot eht snoitseuq tsacdop no on .gabliam renetsil si morf eb kcab rewsna ll’eW erehT yadnoM ”aigroeG ruoy uoy reverehw ot ebircsbus .stsacdop ro netsil teg eerf rof nac dna na uoY yfitopS yllacitiloP ,stsacdoP aigroeG elppA uoy su su eht ?wohs noitseuq moc.cja@aigroegyllacitilop ro ro no evig erutuf rof derutaef .edosipe dluoc tnemmoc llac eb ta ta dna a a a evaH liamE 7925-018-077 Must see TV U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, is running for reelection in 2026. ehT“ laeR“ htiw lliw lliw s’thginot eht ehs no no no no fo fo nioj stsoh edosipe raeppa ”weiV .S.U ,yadseuT emiT nehT rolyaT .peR .xaM eirojraM ”rehaM OBH eneerG aigroeG lliB .CBA I“ tuB“ ew su siht siht sgniht gniht eht eht taht elbat dluohs ehs .dias ”.elpoep eno ”,no no fo ton ynam wonk wonk si woh t’nod tsoh-oc eb ta dna dna lla eerga eerga gnitceffa ipoohW I I grebdloG naciremA .sweiv ot rieht eht .nwodtuhs swohs gninoitseuq dehsup elpoep nekopstuo no no erom gninael-tfel nwonk detsoh reh sah tnemnrevog rof wollef gnirud noisiced msicitirc yb emoceb kcab raeppa tsniaga ehT emoR snacilbupeR nacilbupeR AGAM eneerG m’I“ ereH“ etorw ,namow gnitov taht yrros gnirahs nees niamer gnitar .noitazinagro no yebo gnihton ton ton ym s’nem ”,em si reh ”.draeh sah morf t’nod t’nod sdnamed evitavresnoc degnahc drac tub sa dna tuoba a a ,X yrroS nacilbupeR .YLNO m’I ,I I eneerG aciremA +A %000,000,1 Today in Washington President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump handed candy to children dressed as the tooth fairy and Abraham Lincoln during a Halloween event at the White House on Thursday. :sgnineppaH President Donald Trump is headed to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The House is in an indefinite recess during the shutdown. The Senate is done for the week. Condolences saw sah rof tcirtsid rotcerid .deid .S.U ehS .peR ,retsigeR yhtaK ,nosnhoJ tloH knaH ,ainohtiL-D .07 )elyaG( detcepxenu“ htiw ,efiw saw saw koot ecnis dias ”.lufecaep eciffo ni eh dah sdneirf rof tsrif tcirtsid rotcerid htaed tub tseb neeb osla ehS s’retsigeR retsigeR adereM s’nosnhoJ s’nosnhoJ .nosnhoJ nosnhoJ blaKeD sivaD ytnuoC renoissimmoC .7002 rednU“ ehS“ .sraey htiw lliw tahw sdnasuoht eht naht snet ffats evlos ehs .ecivres ylgnimees .dias nar msilanoisseforp ”,smelborp ruo eciffo fo fo ym erom dessim ,pihsredael ,redael si elbatcartni depleh sah ”.dneirf rof rof eye yreve tcirtsid did raed yad stneutitsnoc esolc tub eb sa sa dna dna na osla tsomla a tahT ehS s’yhtaK nosnhoJ 91 Shoutouts State Rep. Deborah Silcox (left), R-Sandy Springs, helped to lead a Georgia initiative for Nikki Haley's presidential bid before Haley suspended her campaign. syadhtrib s’yadoT State Rep. Deborah Silcox, R-Sandy Springs. Samuel Benjamin “Ben” Huggins. enotseliM Georgia WIN List celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend with a two-day event in Atlanta. The Georgia-based group focused on electing women who support abortion rights has trained more than 2,300 women how to campaign for office and elected more than 100 to the Georgia Legislature. Fifty-three members of the Legislature are Georgia WIN List candidates. ot eht eht .taht timbus .stuotuohs tuotuohs ton ?rettelswen wen tsuj ,sboj detseretni ni ni ereh mrof rof .cte ,stnemegagne .syadhtrib yadhtrib htrib ,stnemecnuonna osla a a er’eW tnaW s’erehT yllacitiloP s’tI aigroeG kcilC ot eht eht .taht timbus .stuotuohs tuotuohs ton ?rettelswen wen tsuj ,sboj detseretni ni ni ereh mrof rof .cte ,stnemegagne .syadhtrib yadhtrib htrib ,stnemecnuonna osla a a er’eW tnaW s’erehT yllacitiloP s’tI aigroeG kcilC Before you go Voting rights activists gathered outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington earlier this month. s’keew ot siht :ziuq srewsnA D) A closed call center. Georgia officials are calling it a cyberattack, although the company that runs the call center disputes this. B) They fear Republican efforts to rewrite election laws and redraw congressional districts. Interviews with voters show they worry the changes could restrict voting rights. B) The company that wants to build it is close to going out of business. Webstar Technology Group says there is “substantial doubt” the company will remain in business for more than a year. A) Legalizing sports betting. Wiedower has been the primary supporter of doing this in the House. His absence will make it tougher to pass. ruoy ruoy uoy su .yadot ot ot ,moc.cja@llehctim.ait tes dnes ,spoocs moc.cja@yhprum.aicirtap no ti redisni ofni ruoh ,moc.cja@nietseulb.gerg pissog tegrof rof od skcolc nac tseb kcab sa dna dna na ,syawla moc.cja@maeb.mada ll’tahT .yadnuS t’noD dnA ruoy ruoy uoy su .yadot ot ot ,moc.cja@llehctim.ait tes dnes ,spoocs moc.cja@yhprum.aicirtap no ti redisni ofni ruoh ,moc.cja@nietseulb.gerg pissog tegrof rof od skcolc nac tseb kcab sa dna dna na ,syawla moc.cja@maeb.mada ll’tahT .yadnuS t’noD dnA
