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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
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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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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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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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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Associated Press:
Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies
ABC News:
At least 10 shot, 1 fatally, at Michigan church set on fire by the gunman: Police
At least 10 shot, 1 fatally, at Michigan church set on fire by the gunman: Police
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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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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: Ty Cobb on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 28, 2025 — The following is the transcript of the interview with Ty Cobb, who served as White House Special Counsel during President Trump's first term, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 28, 2025.
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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 …
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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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 …
ABC News:
3 dead, 8 injured after shooter in boat opens fire on North Carolina waterfront bar: Official — Someone on the boat opened fire on the American Fish company, an official said. — PHOTO: An ambulance responds to an emergency call in an undated stock photo.
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Politico:
How House Republicans plan to rewrite history of Jan. 6 … “They were not invested in actual investigative work anyway,” said Higgins, who has pushed an unfounded theory that FBI agents helped coordinate the events at the Capitol. “That thing was never legitimate. It was always biased.
Washington Post:
White House considers funding advantage for colleges that align with Trump policies — The proposal could potentially transform the government's vast research funding operation, which has long awarded university grants based on scientific merit. — Just now
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Trump's Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock — When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict. — According to the law, Robert Morris was a criminal. The second Black lawyer in the history of the United States …
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Missouri governor signs Trump-backed plan aimed at helping Republicans win another US House seat — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new U.S. House map into law Sunday as part of President Donald Trump's plan to try to hold on to a narrow Republican majority in next year's congressional election.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump says Gaza peace deal in “final stages” — President Trump told Axios in an interview Sunday that negotiations over his plan to end the war in Gaza are “at their final stages” and contended a deal could open the way for wider peace in the Middle East.
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NBC News:
Leader Thune says government shutdown ‘totally up to the Democrats’: Full interview — In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) weighs in on the battle over federal funding, just days away from a potential government shutdown.
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Politico:
China weaponizes ag imports to target Trump and US farmers — China's freeze on U.S. soybean purchases hits a key GOP constituency in the run-up to 2026 midterm elections … The dramatic shift echoes China's response to the tariff war during Trump's first term when the value …
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Associated Press:
Police: Deadly shooting in North Carolina was ‘highly premeditated’ and location was ‘targeted’ — A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a picturesque, seaside town in North Carolina was a “highly premeditated” attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said Sunday.
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