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Axios:
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 …
Dasha Burns / Politico:
What Trump told POLITICO about the impending government shutdown … There was no breakthrough and both sides seemed resigned to a funding lapse after midnight Oct. 1.  —  Democratic leaders are pushing for an extension of soon-to-expire health insurance subsidies, which the Trump administration …
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
Discussion: The Hill
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Trump, Democrats leave meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
Politico:
Playbook: Shutdown blame game
Discussion: The Message Box
Andrew Solender / Axios:
“Open mutiny”: Democrats angrily reject proposed shutdown fix
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Politico:
No deal at White House shutdown summit, but Trump broaches health care talks
Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
Shutdown Appears Inevitable After White House Meeting Ends Without a Deal
Associated Press:
Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
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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CNN:
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit
Kate Conger / New York Times:
YouTube Settles Trump Lawsuit Over Account Suspension for $24.5 Million
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
YouTube to pay $24.5M to settle Trump lawsuit over account suspension
Discussion: Politico and IJR
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” …
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
Discussion: Semafor and 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
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
Discussion: Drezner's World
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Opens New Front to Strip Harvard of Federal Funding  —  The government is starting a process that could make the university ineligible for future funding  —  The Trump administration is escalating its fight with Harvard University by starting a process …
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
HHS seeks to ban Harvard from federal funding in civil rights case
Discussion: The Hill and UPI
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
How Government Shutdowns Affect the Economy  —  Furloughs, delayed economic reports and closed national parks loom  —  The federal government will begin shutting down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday unless Democrats and Republicans can reach a deal on a short-term spending plan.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Government shutdowns usually have little economic impact. This time could be different
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
Paul Krugman:
Fossil Fuels and Fossilized Minds  —  What's driving the doomed attempt to revive coal?  —  I've just gotten back from the Netherlands, which is famous for its picturesque windmills.  But wind power in Holland is more than a historical curiosity.  There are also modern wind turbines almost everywhere you look, both onshore and off.
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
JB Pritzker Demands Americans Call Trump Exactly What He Is  —  Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker once again used his bully pulpit to rebuke President Trump after federal agents marched through downtown Chicago, kidnapped people, shot a pepper ball (essentially a paintball full of pepper spray) …
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Chicago Tribune:
Pritzker: Feds seeking to deploy military to Illinois to protect ICE agents
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Semafor
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 …
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.
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Exclusive: Nevada's acting US Attorney urged voter fraud probe to help Republicans, document shows  — Nevada Acting U.S. Attorney reveals she has asked FBI to launch sweeping voting fraud of 2020 election  — Chattah's actions may violate federal ethics rules, experts say
Financial Times:
How Jared Kushner brokered the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts  —  Trump's son-in-law used deep ties in Saudi Arabia to help pull off the largest buyout  —  Antoine Gara, James Fontanella-Khan and Oliver Barnes in New York, Arash Massoudi and Ivan Levingston in London
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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