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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Texas House votes to issue arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting — The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.
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Associated Press:
Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left the state over Trump-backed redistricting — Texas Democrats on Monday prevented their state's House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump to shore …
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Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Abbott orders arrest of Democrats who fled Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the arrest of the Democrats who fled the Lone Star State in an effort to halt the advancement of new congressional maps that could benefit Republicans in next year's midterms.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Gov. Greg Abbott's options to force a redistricting vote are more limited than they appear
Gov. Greg Abbott's options to force a redistricting vote are more limited than they appear
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Hochul vows to explore ‘every option’ to redraw NY House maps
Hochul vows to explore ‘every option’ to redraw NY House maps
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The Mahablog, RedState, Axios and The Post Millennial
Office of the Texas Governor:
Governor Abbott Orders Texas Department Of Public Safety To Arrest Delinquent House Democrats
Governor Abbott Orders Texas Department Of Public Safety To Arrest Delinquent House Democrats
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Opposition Party Decides to Oppose
Opposition Party Decides to Oppose
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Jasmine Crockett Rips ‘Piece of S**t’ Trump in Scathing Attack
Jasmine Crockett Rips ‘Piece of S**t’ Trump in Scathing Attack
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Office of the Texas Governor:
Governor Abbott Statement On House Democratic Quorum Break
Governor Abbott Statement On House Democratic Quorum Break
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Sam Skove / Politico:
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon … President Donald Trump named Duffy as interim administrator in July after abruptly withdrawing the nomination of billionaire Jared Isaacman amid a spat with the nominee's ally, Elon Musk. — Duffy also offered a directive to more quickly replace …
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Kana Inagaki / Financial Times:
Tesla board awards $30bn of shares to Elon Musk — Billionaire chief executive threatened to leave electric-vehicle maker if he was not given more stock — Tesla's board has approved the award of 96mn shares worth about $30bn to Elon Musk as part of a new pay deal after the billionaire …
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Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Tesla Grants Musk $29 Billion in Stock to Keep 'Elon's Energies Focused' — The “interim” package announced on Monday was intended to help retain Elon Musk, whose previous pay plan was invalidated by a judge. — Tesla granted shares to Elon Musk worth nearly $30 billion, the company said on Monday …
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Chris Kirkham / Reuters:
Exclusive: Tesla's brand loyalty collapsed after Musk backed Trump, data shows
Exclusive: Tesla's brand loyalty collapsed after Musk backed Trump, data shows
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Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
US links $1.9 billion in state disaster funds to Israel boycott stance — U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness, the Trump administration has announced, tying routine federal funding to its political stance.
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NPR:
Sen. Klobuchar says Congress must ‘reassert’ itself after weak jobs report — President Trump insists that tariffs are driving an economic boom, but the data tells a more complicated story. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., denounced Trump's tariffs and firing of a senior Labor official, saying Congress must “get its power back.”
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
Trump to Appoint New Top Labor Official Within Days
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The looming Trumpcession — 🗣️ Paid subscribers keep Public Notice free.
The looming Trumpcession — 🗣️ Paid subscribers keep Public Notice free.
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Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
Kristi Noem says “Alligator Alcatraz” to be model for ICE state-run detention centers — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says “Alligator Alcatraz” will serve as a model for state-run migrant detention centers, and she told CBS News in an interview that she hopes to launch a handful …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Noem: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to serve as model for detention centers nationwide
Noem: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to serve as model for detention centers nationwide
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US — The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.
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New York Times:
This Attack on a Federal Judge Is Preposterous — Last week, in a post on social media, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Justice Department filed a misconduct complaint against James Boasberg, the chief judge of the Federal District Court in Washington, claiming he made …
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Statue of Confederate General Albert Pike to be reinstalled in Washington — A statue of Confederate General Albert Pike, which was overturned in 2020 during the “Black Lives Matter” protests after George Floyd's murder, will be reinstalled in Washington, the National Park Service said on Monday.
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Casey Gannon / CNN:
Victim in Epstein case decries ‘political warfare’ in effort to release grand jury transcripts — Two victims of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse have filed letters to the court condemning the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury testimony and cited the lack of respect they feel …
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Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:
Epstein Victims Express Disgust, Fear at Handling of Files
Epstein Victims Express Disgust, Fear at Handling of Files
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Washington Post:
Netanyahu government votes to dismiss attorney general — Israel's cabinet voted to dismiss Israel's attorney general, a key Netanyahu critic, as the U.S. grows increasingly impatient with the war in Gaza. — TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government …
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Start the presses! New York Post will expand to LA with launch of The California Post — The New York Post is going Hollywood. — The nation's most popular tabloid will launch The California Post early next year — delivering its brand of fearless, common-sense journalism and legendary headlines …
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Elizabeth Warren / Rolling Stone:
Elizabeth Warren on Why Billionaires Are Doing All They Can to Stop Zohran Mamdani — The Massachusetts Democrat explains why Wall Street is spending big to boost Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo — Zohran Mamdani pulled off an inspiring 12-point victory to become the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York.
Associated Press:
How US adults are using ‘buy now, pay later’ services, according to a new AP-NORC poll — The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Top Hegseth aide tried to oust senior White House liaison from Pentagon — The unusual dispute received White House intervention and appears rooted in deeper frustrations over failed attempts to fill jobs on the defense secretary's staff. — Just now — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's acting chief …
Axios:
Scoop: Brown interviewing campaign managers for Ohio Senate race — Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is interviewing campaign managers for a 2026 comeback bid, a clear indication that he's preparing to jump into the race to defeat Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), according to three people familiar with the matter.
Fox News:
DOJ launching grand jury investigation into Russiagate conspiracy allegations — Pam Bondi acts on Tulsi Gabbard's criminal referral claiming intelligence community suppression — EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi directed her staff Monday to act on the criminal referral from Director …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Nunes defamation lawsuit over Rachel Maddow comment dismissed — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif) against MSNBC personality Rachel Maddow nearly five years ago. — U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel ruled this week that Nunes failed …
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Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Trump moves to bar nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs hospitals — The proposed rule would repeal a Biden-era VA policy that allowed for abortions in some cases, including rape and incest. — Pregnant veterans would no longer be allowed to receive abortions at Department …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Praises ‘HOTTEST’ Sydney Sweeney Ad, Bashes Taylor Swift — The debacle over the Euphoria star's great “jeans” — and her politics — has made it all the way to the president … “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there.
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Ben Austen / New York Times:
Community Colleges Have Been Hit by Trump's War on Elite Universities — Measures intended to punish elite universities are inflicting collateral damage on the nation's two-year colleges, which educate 40 percent of all undergraduates. — A welding class at Delta College, a community college near Saginaw, Mich.
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
New Hegseth Leak Reveals Secret Plan for Years of Troops on U.S. Streets — OH BROTHER — Phil Hegseth wrote the document laying out how the Pentagon and DHS could help Donald Trump's immigration plans “for years.” — The Department of Homeland Security is looking to boost its deployment …

