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Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City — Mayor Adams's campaign was left foundering after repeated scandals, a federal indictment and his courtship of President Trump. — Mayor Eric Adams of New York City announced on Sunday that he will abandon his foundering campaign …
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Eric Adams drops out of NYC mayoral race amid increasing pressure: ‘I know I cannot continue my campaign’ — Mayor Eric Adams is dropping out of New York City's mayoral race amid escalating pressure to clear the crowded field in a last-ditch attempt to stop socialist Zohran Mamdani's election to City Hall.
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Marcia Kramer / CBS News:
Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayor's race, ending his bid for reelection
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Gloria Pazmino / CNN:
New York City Mayor Eric Adams suspends his reelection bid
New York City Mayor Eric Adams suspends his reelection bid
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Swaggering, Scandalous, Strange: There Will Never Be Another Eric Adams
Swaggering, Scandalous, Strange: There Will Never Be Another Eric Adams
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Associated Press:
New York City Mayor Eric Adams abandons his reelection campaign
New York City Mayor Eric Adams abandons his reelection campaign
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Washington Post:
Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans — Hundreds of top military officers and staff have been summoned to Virginia on short notice for a speech by Pete Hegseth. Trump decided this weekend to attend the meeting, adding new security concerns.
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NBC News:
Trump says he'll attend Pete Hegseth's gathering of generals to tell them 'how well we're doing militarily' — In an interview with NBC News, Trump discussed the meeting and what he'll tell the military leaders: “You know the expression ‘esprit de corps’? That's all it's about.”
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Associated Press:
Multiple people shot at Mormon church in Michigan and shooter is down, police say — Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan and the shooter is down, police said Sunday. The shooting occurred at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc …
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ABC News:
At least 10 shot, 1 fatally, at Michigan church set on fire by the gunman: Police — Police said the shooting erupted during a packed service. — to put out a fire at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, after a gunman shot multiple people, according to police.
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New York Post:
Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford ID'd as gunman who attacked Grand Blanc LDS church, killing 2 and setting it ablaze — The deranged madman who killed at least two people and wounded eight others at a Michigan Latter-day Saints church is a 40-year-old Iraq War veteran who served in the US Marines, The Post can confirm.
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Robert Costa / CBS News:
Trump confident ahead of Monday showdown, says Democrats' position makes shutdown likely: “I just don't know how we're going to solve this issue” — Washington — President Trump said Sunday that a government shutdown is likely unless top Democrats back down from their negotiating position.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Lawmakers dig in heels as shutdown deadline looms
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NBC News:
Leader Thune says government shutdown ‘totally up to the Democrats’: Full interview
Leader Thune says government shutdown ‘totally up to the Democrats’: Full interview
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Van Hollen says Democrats ‘not going to write a blank check’ to avert shutdown
Van Hollen says Democrats ‘not going to write a blank check’ to avert shutdown
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CNN:
Marine veteran in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say — A 40-year-old Marine veteran who pulled up to a waterfront North Carolina bar by boat fatally shot three people Saturday night, authorities say …
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Adam Downer / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 79, Shares Weird AI Video Shilling Magic Beds — SCI-FI SCAM — The “medbed” that Trump promoted is a far-right conspiracy theory. — President Donald Trump posted an AI version of himself promoting a fake product called “medbeds” to his 10.8 million followers on Truth Social Friday night.
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
What Is the ‘Med Bed’ Conspiracy Theory Trump Promoted?
What Is the ‘Med Bed’ Conspiracy Theory Trump Promoted?
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Ethan Bronner / Bloomberg:
Netanyahu to Meet Trump as US Intensifies Gaza Ceasefire Push — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a crucial White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday amid assertions from Washington that an ambitious plan to end the war in Gaza is nearly complete.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump says Gaza peace deal in “final stages”
Exclusive: Trump says Gaza peace deal in “final stages”
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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying troops to Portland — Oregon's Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Sunday that the state has filed a lawsuit to block President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland, a day after Trump authorized federal troops to protect what he dubbed “War ravaged Portland.”
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NOTUS:
Oregon Officials Tell Trump to ‘Stay the Hell Out’ of Portland
Oregon Officials Tell Trump to ‘Stay the Hell Out’ of Portland
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines — This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
What the Trump regime doesn't want you to know about Dallas ICE shooting — The blood hadn't yet dried after a deadly Wednesday morning sniper attack on the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention site in Dallas when top government officials started flooding the zone with the story …
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CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 28, 2025 — The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 28, 2025. — MARGARET BRENNAN …
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Chicago Sun Times:
Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border chief says people arrested based on ‘how they look’ — While dozens of federal immigration agents took individuals into custody during a winding patrol through downtown Chicago on Sunday, a top U.S. Border Patrol official told WBEZ …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Greene, Straying From Trump, Reflects an Emerging MAGA Split … Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the right-wing Republican from Georgia, did not appreciate being threatened by the White House over her backing for a bill ordering the release of the Epstein files.
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Isabel Keane / The Independent:
‘I do not work for you’: MTG speaks out on growing rift with Trump's White House over Epstein files
‘I do not work for you’: MTG speaks out on growing rift with Trump's White House over Epstein files
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Nikole Hannah-Jones / New York Times:
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed — For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the mainstreaming of formerly extremist views. — The day Charlie Kirk was killed …
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Not ‘the gospel.’ Ahead of Supreme Court term, Clarence Thomas weighs in on precedent — WASHINGTON - As the Supreme Court is about to revisit some major decisions, one of the nine justices - and a key member of the conservative majority - has offered his view that there's nothing sacred about precedent.
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Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Clarence Thomas says precedent might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket
Clarence Thomas says precedent might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket
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Seth Masket / Tusk:
When the right broke, according to the right — I've written here and in my forthcoming book about a transformation within the Republican Party over the past few decades, with a once-fringe conservative populist faction now overwhelmingly in charge. There are a number of key moments to focus …

