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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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Washington Examiner, Vox, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, The 19th, Breitbart and Semafor
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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 and The Independent
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 …
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The Hill, NewsMax.com and Daily Kos
Punchbowl News:
9/30/25 ☀️ AM: … In less than 19 hours — at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday — the federal government will shut down for the first time since 2018. — This shutdown is the most predictable development of the year. … GOP leaders will bring up both the House-passed Nov. 21 CR …
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The Hill, ABC News, Associated Press, RUMBLE, HotAir, CBS News, Politico, E&E News, Political Wire and Roll Call
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Trump posts vulgar deepfake slam of Democratic leaders after White House meeting
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Bloomberg, The Guardian, New York Times, New York Post, Truthout, NBC News, Fox News, Mediaite, Deseret News, NOTUS, HuffPost, Newsweek, San Diego Union-Tribune, The Free Press and Associated Press
Kit Maher / CNN:
Trump posts racist, AI-generated video of Schumer and Jeffries ahead of looming government shutdown
Trump posts racist, AI-generated video of Schumer and Jeffries ahead of looming government shutdown
Newt Gingrich / New York Times:
How to Win a Shutdown Fight
How to Win a Shutdown Fight
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The Guardian, New York Magazine, Breitbart, France 24, RedState, Fox News, CBS News and Washington Examiner
Andrew Solender / Axios:
“Open mutiny”: Democrats angrily reject proposed shutdown fix
“Open mutiny”: Democrats angrily reject proposed shutdown fix
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The Hill and NewsMax.com
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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Michigan Advance, PoliticusUSA and Newsweek
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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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
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Associated Press:
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attack
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attack
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Business Insider, The Register, Scripps News and Mercury News
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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USA Today, CBS News, Reuters, The A.V. Club, Times Now, HotAir, RedState, France 24, NPR, NewsMax.com, The Information, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Variety, Bloomberg, Deadline and ABC News
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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Raw Story, Daily Mail, The Independent and Metro.co.uk
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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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
Live updates: Trump and Netanyahu agree on a plan to end Gaza war and await Hamas to accept terms
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CNBC, The Hill, New York Times, Reuters, El País, Jewish Insider, Telegraph, Washington Post, BBC, The Times of Israel, CBS News, Al Jazeera, MSNBC, Algemeiner.com, Foreign Policy, Military and Veteran …, Washington Examiner, twitchy.com, Raw Story, New York Sun, France 24, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, The Independent, IJR, Fox News, Politico, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Mediaite, Straight Arrow News, New Jersey Online, Deseret News, New Republic, NOTUS, Grabien, GB News, Axios, Bloomberg, Times Now, NPR, San Diego Union-Tribune, Scripps News, Associated Press, Daily Mail, New York Post, CNN and Gazette
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
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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 …
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Wired, more at Mediagazer »
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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New York Times, WBUR, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Raw Story, Times Now and Bloomberg
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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 …
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, Tasnim News Agency, Chicago Tribune and Reuters
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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Raw Story, NewsMax.com and Daily Mail
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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Axios, France 24, GovExec.com, Associated Press, Mercury News, Michigan Advance and Straight Arrow News
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Government shutdowns usually have little economic impact. This time could be different
Government shutdowns usually have little economic impact. This time could be different
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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.
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The Guardian, E&E News, New York Times and Washington Times
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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Associated Press and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
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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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 …
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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 …
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Mediaite, New Republic, Orlando Sentinel and Raw Story
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
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