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Scoop: Schumer floats shutdown fix … He and Senate Democrats are also starting to think about how to get out of one. — A 7-10 day spending bill would require unanimous consent in the Senate, which could put pressure on Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Republicans to abandon their plans for a seven-week bill.
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Explaining the G.O.P.'s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown — Republicans have been falsely asserting that Democrats are shutting down the government to fund free health care for unauthorized immigrants. — With Congress at an impasse over federal spending …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Trump posts vulgar deepfake slam of Democratic leaders after White House meeting — If a government shutdown wasn't already exceedingly likely, President Donald Trump might have made it a near certainty Monday night. The president posted a vulgar AI-generated deepfake video …
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Washington hurtles toward a shutdown — The News — Washington is still on the same course it was taking before Monday's big White House meeting: headed straight into a government shutdown at midnight on Wednesday. — The first sit-down between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders …
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Trump, Democrats leave meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown — Congressional leaders on Monday left a White House meeting with President Trump without a deal to avoid a government shutdown before government funding lapses in a little more than 24 hours.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
“Open mutiny”: Democrats angrily reject proposed shutdown fix
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Politico:
No deal at White House shutdown summit, but Trump broaches health care talks
No deal at White House shutdown summit, but Trump broaches health care talks
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Associated Press:
Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
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Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
Shutdown Appears Inevitable After White House Meeting Ends Without a Deal
Shutdown Appears Inevitable After White House Meeting Ends Without a Deal
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Politico:
Jeffries privately rallies House Dems ahead of shutdown deadline
Jeffries privately rallies House Dems ahead of shutdown deadline
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Wall Street Journal:
YouTube to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Brought by Trump — Google subsidiary is the last of three Big Tech companies to resolve personal litigation Trump filed against social-media platforms — WASHINGTON—YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit …
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YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit — Goodbye to the $7,500 EV tax credit. What's that mean for EV prices? — Government shutdowns usually don't hurt the economy. This time could be different — Hot Stocks — New York — YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million …
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Associated Press:
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attack
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
YouTube Settles Trump Lawsuit Over Account Suspension for $24.5 Million
YouTube Settles Trump Lawsuit Over Account Suspension for $24.5 Million
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Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Pentagon Pete's ‘Manic’ Meltdowns Exposed by Aides — PRESSURE COOKIER — The former Fox News host is reportedly spiraling out of control. — Pete Hegseth is crumbling under the pressure of leading the Pentagon. — The defense secretary—who prefers the moniker “Secretary of War” …
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New York Times:
Trump and Netanyahu Tell Hamas to Accept Their Peace Plan, or Else — President Trump said Israel would have a green light to “finish the job” if Hamas refused to agree to the cease-fire deal. — President Trump on Monday cast his plan for a cease-fire in Gaza as a landmark deal to bring peace …
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New York Times:
Americans' Support for Israel Dramatically Declines, Times/Siena Poll Finds
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The Times of Israel
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump and Netanyahu agree on a plan to end Gaza war and await Hamas to accept terms
Live updates: Trump and Netanyahu agree on a plan to end Gaza war and await Hamas to accept terms
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Laura Rodríguez Presa / Chicago Tribune:
Mother, children detained by ICE at Millennium Park Sunday held at O'Hare with other families: ‘We never imagined’ — Dasha Ramirez, 8, and her little brother were playing with the water at the Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park when federal agents approached their parents on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
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Mack Liederman / Block Club Chicago:
ICE Fires Chemical Weapon At TV Reporter In Broadview; ‘Unprovoked’ Attack Under Investigation
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Washington Post:
Military leaders voice concern over Hegseth's new Pentagon strategy — The critiques from multiple top officers, including chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, come as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reorders U.S. military priorities. — Just now
Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI's New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out — Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week — OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator that creates videos featuring copyright material unless …
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MSNBC:
How Tom Homan wound up ensnared in an FBI contracts-for-cash sting — A former associate of Trump's border czar allegedly proposed a $1 million scheme last year that put FBI agents on Homan's trail. — Tom Homan, the White House border czar, became entangled in an FBI sting last year …
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Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite:
Bombshell Report Says Tom Homan Investigation Began After ICE Colleague Bragged He Was For Sale
Chicago Tribune:
Pritzker: Feds seeking to deploy military to Illinois to protect ICE agents — Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he had received a report that federal officials are seeking to deploy troops to Illinois in support of President Donald Trump's surge in immigration enforcement.
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
JB Pritzker Demands Americans Call Trump Exactly What He Is
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Perry Bacon / New Republic:
With Portland, Trump's Police State Is Getting Bigger and More Radical
With Portland, Trump's Police State Is Getting Bigger and More Radical
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
HHS seeks to ban Harvard from federal funding in civil rights case — The Department of Health and Human Services is referring Harvard University to the agency's office responsible for suspension and debarment decisions over alleged antisemitism inaction, the HHS announced Monday.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City has been returned to duty …
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Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Lally Weymouth, Post journalist from storied Graham family, dies at 82 — She interviewed world leaders for The Post's Opinions section, maintaining a longtime connection to the paper that was once run by her mother, Katharine Graham. — Lally Weymouth, a roving journalist and high-society fixture …
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Detroit Free Press:
Michigan church shooting suspect went on anti-LDS tirade, political candidate said — Andrea May Sahouri Clara HendricksonDetroit Free Press — This story has been updated with additional information. — When Burton City Council candidate Kris Johns heard that someone shot churchgoers …
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New York Times:
U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say — The deportation flight to Iran is the most stark push yet by the Trump administration to deport migrants even to places with harsh human rights conditions. — The Trump administration is deporting a planeload …
New York Times:
Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro From Power in Venezuela — An opposition movement whose figures have met with U.S. officials says it is communicating with Washington on plans to dismantle Nicolás Maduro's “criminal structure.” — The push by top aides to President Trump …
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Judge suspends Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded …
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Private Jet-Flying, Charlie Kirk-Wannabe Teen Sets Off MAGA Firestorm — ASPIRING CONSERVATIVE PUNDIT Brilyn Hollyhand had a good thing going. Charlie Kirk's assassination had put new energy into the pro-Trump speaking circuit on college campuses, giving Hollyhand—a 19-year-old …
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Raw Story and American Thinker
David Ingram / NBC News:
Senators call for investigation into Tesla's ‘Full Self-Driving’ after train crossing incidents — The senators' letter comes after NBC News reviewed dozens of driver complaints alleging Tesla's software mishandled train crossings. — Two U.S. senators urged safety regulators on Monday …
