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10:15 AM ET, October 1, 2025

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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 …
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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.
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Some Democrats Want to Upsize Trump's New Tax Cuts
Discussion: Hartford Courant
Politico:
Shutdown is certain after Senate again rejects funding bills
Associated Press:
Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Government shutdown begins as House GOP campaign arm heaps pressure on Dems
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Democrats embrace a shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Last Thursday, September 25, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly announced he was calling about 800 of the nation's top military generals and admirals, along with their top enlisted advisors, to meet at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Virginia, today.  Such a meeting was unprecedented …
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The Bulwark:
The Silence of the Generals  —  And the searing words of a veteran on the bench.  —  Well, here we go: The federal government has shut down.  Senate Democrats have vowed to oppose any spending measure that doesn't restore some of the health care cuts of this summer's One Big Beautiful Bill Act …
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 …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay  —  Trump put on a disturbing show for America's generals and admirals.  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's convocation of hundreds of generals and admirals today turned out to be, in the main, a nothingburger.  Hegseth strutted and paced and lectured and hectored …
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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New York Times:
White House Withdraws Nomination of E.J. Antoni, Trump's Pick to Lead BLS  —  E.J. Antoni, a conservative economist, had faced bipartisan criticism as President Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  —  The White House has withdrawn the nomination of E.J. Antoni …
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 …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
E.J. Antoni's failed nomination makes the White House look even more incompetent
Discussion: UPI and Washington Times
Paul Schroeder / The Friends of the Bureau …:   Statement of the Friends of BLS on the White House's Withdrawal of Dr. Antoni's Nomination
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Unions sue Trump admin over mass layoff plan during government shutdown … - The government shut down after the Senate failed to pass a funding measure Tuesday. … - The lawsuit names the Office of Management and Budget and its director, Russell Vought, and the Office of Personnel Management …
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
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NPR:
Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut  —  The so-called Department of Government Efficiency effort has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency, NPR's latest analysis of federal data finds.
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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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
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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Greg Ryan / Bloomberg:
Boston Mayor's Blowout Victory Jolts CEOs Seeking New Direction  —  Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is coasting to reelection after her main opponent quit the race, giving her a commanding mandate that's putting city business leaders on edge.  —  The progressive Democrat defeated Josh Kraft …
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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Noah Lanard / Mother Jones:
A Reagan-Appointed Judge Just Wrote a Blistering Anti-Trump Decision
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 …
Sasha Rogelberg / Fortune:
Leaked texts on Scott Bessent's phone suggest the White House got played bailing out Argentina—and U.S. soybean farmers are the casualties  —  The White House's plan to aid Argentina appears to have backfired.  —  According to a photo of a private text on the phone of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent …
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: Colin Allred raises $4.1 million for Texas Senate bid  —  Texas Democrat Colin Allred raised more than $4.1 million since launching his campaign for Senate in July, Axios has learned. … - Allred, a former three-term congressman, raised the money through more than 100,000 contributions during the third fundraising quarter.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Rage at Zohran Just Backfired in a Surprisingly Revealing Way  —  The Democrats who are capturing media and public attention right now all share something in common.  They are openly and urgently leveling with the American people about a singular basic reality: President Trump …
Discussion: HuffPost and Mediaite
Chris Tye / CBS News:
Pritzker compares Trump to Putin, calls for invoking 25th Amendment for suggesting military use Chicago as “training grounds”  —  After President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested cities like Chicago should be used as “training grounds for our military,” Gov. JB Pritzker said the 25th Amendment …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
New High Say Supreme Court Is Too Conservative  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-three percent of Americans think the current Supreme Court is too conservative.  Though that proportion is not meaningfully different from 2022-2024 readings, it is the highest Gallup has measured by one percentage point.
Discussion: Semafor
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.
 
 
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