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8:25 AM ET, October 1, 2025

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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Trump mandates all federal agencies send email blaming Dems for potential gov't shutdown  —  Workers call the partisan email “a vile slap in the face.” … As the federal government teeters on the brink of a shutdown, workers across many agencies received identical emails late Tuesday afternoon blaming Democrats for the possibility.
Discussion: Politico, The Guardian and The Hill
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Punchbowl News:
10/1/25 ☀️ AM: … The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. this morning.  It's the first government shutdown since 2019. … The party looking to force a policy change via a shutdown rarely gets what it wants.  —  We know that from the Republicans' 2013 shutdown seeking …
The Hill:
Republicans refuse to swear in newly elected Democrat, delaying success of Epstein petition  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republican leaders refused requests from Democrats to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Tuesday, saying she will be sworn in when the House returns to regular session.
Associated Press:
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty  —  Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline.
Politico:
Shutdown is certain after Senate again rejects funding bills
Associated Press:
Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Congressman Jamie Raskin:
Navigating A Government Shutdown: One-Stop Resource Page
Discussion: GovExec.com and Defense One
Marcia Brown / Politico:
Trump cancels food research funding popular with Republicans
Discussion: NOTUS and New Republic
NBC News:
Federal employees are told to brace for a shutdown — and blame Democrats
Discussion: New York Post and NASA Watch
NPR:
Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown
Washington Post:
Government shutdown set to begin overnight as Congress hits impasse
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Government Shutdown Likely as No Last-Minute Deal Emerges
CNN:
White House withdraws Trump's controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data  —  The White House has sent paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination of E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, three sources told CNN.
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Withdraws Nominee to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics  —  The agency has been without a leader since August, when Trump fired its chief and nominated E.J. Antoni  —  WASHINGTON—The White House withdrew the nomination of conservative economist E.J. Antoni to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics …
Discussion: NBC News and Politico
Paul Schroeder / The Friends of the Bureau …:   Statement of the Friends of BLS on the White House's Withdrawal of Dr. Antoni's Nomination
Politico:
‘Could have been an email’: Officials balk at Hegseth's generals meeting … Defense officials, in the Pentagon and at bases around the world, spent much of Tuesday trying to make sense of the last-minute gathering at the Quantico base in Virginia.  Hegseth called out “fat generals,” and …
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Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Trump attempts a major step toward dictatorship  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🫡 Subscribe to PN 🫡  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday delivered a speech to the nation's top generals and admirals that laid out his plans …
Discussion: Forbes and Politico
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Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
Hegseth Lectures Military Brass on ‘Woke’ Leaders, Fitness and Grooming
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech  —  In a blistering opinion, a federal judge in Boston said the Trump administration used the threat of deportations to systematically intimidate certain campus demonstrators into silence.
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
‘To Terrorize Americans Into Quiescence’: Reagan Judge Excoriates Trump
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Federal agents grab and shove journalists outside NYC immigration court, sending one to hospital  —  Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in a hallway outside a New York City immigration court on Tuesday, sending one to the hospital in the latest clash between authorities enforcing …
Discussion: Reuters, Newsweek, AM New York and Mediaite
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AM New York:
ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove  —  ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests …
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Mike Johnson Caught Trashing Trump's Vulgar AI Video  —  TROUBLE IN PARADISE  —  The House Speaker was spotted discussing the president's bizarre video with a Democratic colleague.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson was recorded criticizing a bizarre AI-generated video posted by President Donald Trump …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump posts another deepfake video mocking Jeffries
Axios:
Pfizer-Trump deal blindsides other drug companies  —  Pfizer's decision to announce a deal with the Trump administration on drug prices Tuesday caused an uproar within much of the pharmaceutical industry, most of which was caught off guard by the announcement.
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Bloomberg:
Pfizer's Drug Price Cuts Yield Three-Year Trump Tariff Reprieve
Valentina di Donato / The Daily Register:
Pope Leo XIV Wades Into Durbin Debate  —  The number of bishops who have condemned Cardinal Cupich's decision to honor Durbin with a ‘lifetime achievement award’ has risen to 10, including two bishops emeritus.  —  Pope Leo XIV responded to controversy over the Chicago cardinal's plans …
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Pope Leo speaks up on Dick Durbin's behalf amid abortion rift
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
Oliver Darcy / Status:
WaPo's Ad Chief Wavers … Those departures have drawn the most public attention, but an equally consequential matter has been unfolding on the business side.  The task of selling advertising, already a challenge in today's digital media economy dominated by Meta and Google …
Jack Dunn / Variety:
Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’  —  Jimmy Fallon plans to keep “The Tonight Show” out of politics.  —  During a recent interview with CNBC's “Squawk on the Street,” the late-night frontman said his show has …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has bought access to a surveillance tool that is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data from hundreds of millions of mobile phones, according to ICE documents reviewed by 404 Media.
Heather Richards / Politico:
National parks will remain mostly open in shutdown … The Trump administration will keep most national parks open to the public if the government shuts down Wednesday, according to two people briefed on the plan.  —  With congressional leaders still gridlocked on a deal to fund …
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump makes numerous false claims to generals and admirals, some about the military  —  President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in a rambling Tuesday speech to hundreds of generals and admirals who were summoned to a military base in Virginia to listen to addresses …
Josh Moody / Inside Higher Ed:
Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida  —  Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up.  Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.  —  More than two years into a conservative takeover …
 
 
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
New High Say Supreme Court Is Too Conservative
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NPR:
Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut
Discussion: Raw Story
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Second immigrant shot in attack at ICE office in Dallas has died, family says
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Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans
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You don't have to swallow frogs  —  Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs …
Mackenzie Wilkes / Politico:
Trump says deal reached to end feud with Harvard
ACLU:
Legal Organizations Across the Ideological Spectrum Urge Court to Reinstate Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Attack on Academic Freedom
Discussion: Informed Comment
Jazmin Tolliver / HuffPost:
Ted Cruz Slams ‘Crazy’ Marjorie Taylor Greene Over ‘Suicidal’ Post Amid Push For Release Of Epstein's Client List
KFF:
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia
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The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person
 
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