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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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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Trump posts vulgar deepfake slam of Democratic leaders after White House meeting
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Explaining the G.O.P.'s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown
Explaining the G.O.P.'s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
A major Democratic demand in the shutdown fight could help the GOP in the midterms
A major Democratic demand in the shutdown fight could help the GOP in the midterms
The Atlantic:
Trump's Grand Plan for a Government Shutdown
Trump's Grand Plan for a Government Shutdown
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Trump, Democrats leave meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
Trump, Democrats leave meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
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Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Washington hurtles toward a shutdown
Washington hurtles toward a shutdown
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Axios:
Scoop: Schumer floats shutdown fix
Scoop: Schumer floats shutdown fix
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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
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Washington Post:
Trump defends using troops to police U.S. cities in address to military leaders
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Hegseth declares war on ‘fat’ generals, troops
Hegseth declares war on ‘fat’ generals, troops
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Why Does Hegseth Want More Than 800 Admirals and Generals in the Same Room?
Why Does Hegseth Want More Than 800 Admirals and Generals in the Same Room?
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Hegseth pledges to reshape War Department after ‘decades of decay’
Hegseth pledges to reshape War Department after ‘decades of decay’
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Hundreds of Top Military Officers Gather for Meeting With Trump and Hegseth
Hundreds of Top Military Officers Gather for Meeting With Trump and Hegseth
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump gives Hamas ‘3 or 4 days’ to agree to White House proposal or face a ‘sad end’ … President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would give Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his proposal to end the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza. — The president released a 20-point plan Monday during …
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Haley Ott / CBS News:
Hamas leaning toward accepting Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan quickly, source tells CBS News — Hamas and other Palestinian factions are leaning toward accepting President Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, and they will present the group's response to Egyptian and Qatari mediators on Wednesday …
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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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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Associated Press:
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attack
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Trump obtains another settlement as YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million
Trump obtains another settlement as YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million
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CNN:
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit
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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:
After Volatile Summer, Trump's Approval Remains Low but Stable, Poll Finds — A new Times/Siena survey shows the president retaining the support of nine out of 10 G.O.P. voters, even as the government races toward a shutdown on Wednesday. — President Trump's efforts to send National Guard troops …
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Newt Gingrich / New York Times:
How to Win a Shutdown Fight
How to Win a Shutdown Fight
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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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Associated Press:
FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws — On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country's police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed …
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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
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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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Florida Hands Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library — President Trump has not revealed any concrete plans for a future library, but his son and others have been scouting possible sites in South Florida for months. — Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top elected Republican state officials donated …
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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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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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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
Mahfouz Zubaide / BBC:
Flights in Afghanistan grounded after internet shutdown — Afghanistan's main airport is at a standstill as the country grapples with the fallout of a nationwide internet shutdown imposed by the Taliban government. — The Taliban has yet to give an official reason for the decision …
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American Prospect:
The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months — Today is the day we stop pretending that it's not. — Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, speaks alongside, from left, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and Vice President JD Vance …
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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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Vance, Trump Jr. tighten ties to Charlie Kirk's group … - Vance — who has credited Kirk with helping him land the vice presidential nomination last year — accompanied Kirk's widow, Erika, on Air Force Two to take the conservative activist's remains to the Kirks' hometown of Phoenix.
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Nicole Hemmer / New York Times:
The Right Didn't Catch Cancel Culture From the Left — When Vice President JD Vance sat down to host an episode of Charlie Kirk's podcast days after the conservative activist's assassination, he came with a directive. “When you see someone celebrating Charlie's murder, call them out,” he said.
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Get ready for the next big bailout — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🚜 Subscribe to PN 🚜 — When the Great Recession hit in 2008 and Americans stopped buying cars, it soon became clear that the auto companies might well go out of business.
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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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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Leonard Peltier Is Finally (Mostly) Free And Has A Lot To Say — In a sit-down interview, the Indigenous rights activist reflects on his nearly 50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to free him, and how tribes are “in danger” under Trump. — BELCOURT, N.D. …

