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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought: 'We don't control what he's going to do'  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune isn't endorsing the slash-and-burn campaign White House budget director Russ Vought has planned for the federal government during the pending shutdown.
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Washington Post:
Senior government officials privately warn against firings during shutdown  —  The Trump administration has telegraphed that mass firings are coming, but officials have cautioned that such moves could violate appropriations law.  —  Senior federal officials have quietly counseled several agencies …
NBC News:
Early polls show Trump and GOP taking more blame than Democrats for shutdown  —  The national surveys taken in the final days of September and the first day of the shutdown find that voters are more inclined to blame Trump and his party.  But many are uncertain.
Washington Post:
We asked 1,000 Americans who they blame for the shutdown  —  Here's what they said.  —  Just now  —  How concerned are Americans about the partial shutdown of the federal government and whom do they blame for causing it?  The Washington Post texted a nationally representative sample of 1,010 people on Wednesday to ask.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Weekend votes ‘unlikely,’ Thune says, meaning shutdown could push into next week
The Guardian:
US government shutdown: Donald Trump promises firings and cuts to ‘Democrats’ favorite projects' if shutdown continues - live
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Watchdog group alleges White House, agencies violating ethics law
Discussion: MSNBC and The Hill
New York Times:
Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told  —  A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.”  —  President Trump has decided that the United States is engaged in a formal …
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Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers From Both Sides Pressed Pentagon on Legal Basis for Cartel Boat Strikes  —  Defense Department general counsel faced questions from Republicans and Democrats in a closed-door briefing  —  Senators on both sides of the aisle pressed the Pentagon's top lawyer in a closed-door meeting …
Discussion: Semafor
Nick Turse / The Intercept:
Trump Declares He Can Wage Secret Wars Against Anyone He Calls an Enemy
Discussion: Associated Press
Fox News:
Trump admin tells Congress it determined US engaged in formal ‘armed conflict’ with ‘terrorist’ drug cartels
Discussion: Reuters, RedState and IJR
Cindy Hernandez / Chicago Sun Times:
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: ‘I feel defeated’  —  Dan Jones was jolted awake around 1 a.m. Tuesday to the sound of federal agents trying to break through his apartment door.  They couldn't get past his double lock, so he went back to bed.
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Mack Liederman / Block Club Chicago:
South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: ‘It Looks Like Hell’  —  A “now renting” sign outside touts granite countertops.  Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Discussion: New Republic and CWB Chicago
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Congressman Jamie Raskin:
Raskin Statement on Trump Administration's Use of Federal Departments and Agencies for Propaganda Purposes; Possible Violations of the Hatch Act  —  Washington, D.C. - Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement:  —  “I have been contacted by numerous constituents outraged …
Wired:
Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown
Discussion: New York Times and New Republic
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report  —  Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday …
Emma Bubola / New York Times:
‘A Crazy Moment’: Shock and Terror Spreads in Manchester Synagogue's Community  —  Many Orthodox Jews who live in the area reacted with horror to an attack that killed two people and seriously injured three on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day.  —  Observant Jews generally do not use …
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Matthew Xiao / The Washington Free Beacon:
Jihad Al-Shamie, Terrorist of Syrian Descent, Kills 2 in Car Ramming, Stabbing Attack Outside UK Synagogue on Yom Kippur
Chris Mason / BBC:
Two dead in Manchester synagogue attack, with suspect also believed to have been killed - police
Sky News:
Manchester synagogue latest: Suspect in killing identified, say police - as video shows moment officers confronted him
Michael Copley / NPR:
The Energy Department canceled billions in funding.  Democrats say it's retribution  —  The Department of Energy is cancelling more than $7 billion in funding for hundreds of projects that the agency said don't address the country's energy needs and aren't economically viable.
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Associated Press:
Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in blue states
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Trump making plans to send billions in cash bailouts to farmers with taxpayer money … Trump officials are still working on estimates of how big the first tranche of aid will be, according to the three people, who were granted anonymity to share private details.
Discussion: Axios and Newsweek
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Politico:
Farmers, a key GOP constituency, hit hard by shutdown
Discussion: Raw Story
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival  —  “It's easier to talk here than it is in America,” the comedian told an audience at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. … The comedian was one of more than 50 performers participating in the event …
Discussion: Deadline and Mediaite
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump embraces Project 2025 after disavowing it during 2024 campaign  —  President Trump referenced Project 2025 Thursday despite distancing himself from it during his 2024 campaign. … - Project 2025, never an official Trump platform, was built by some Trump allies and echoes moves from the early days of Trump's second presidency.
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Karoline Leavitt Says It's OK to Target Americans Repped by Democrats
Mike Fox / Orange County Register:
Rejecting injustice: The jury's role in a politicized justice system  —  The acquittal of Brayan Ramos-Brito is more than just a legal victory for one individual; it is a powerful reaffirmation of the American jury system.  After a federal jury in Los Angeles took just over an hour …
Bolts:
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections  —  Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California's redistricting measure.  But there's so much else on the ballot.
Discussion: Fox News
Anthony Clark / The Last Campaign:
EXCLUSIVE: NARA Ousts Eisenhower Library Director Over Proposed Trump Gift to King Charles  —  James Byron, Special Assistant to Acting Archivist Marco Rubio at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, this week forced Dr. Todd Arrington, director of the federal Dwight D. Eisenhower …
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor, pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child  —  Under a plea agreement, Morris was given a 10-year sentence, but he will serve only six months in an Oklahoma jail.  —  PAWHUSKA, Okla.— Robert Morris, the Texas megachurch pastor who built Gateway Church …
John Gramlich / Pew Research Center:
Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports  —  Public awareness of legal sports betting has grown in recent years - and so has the perception that it is a bad thing for society and sports, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Los Angeles Times:
Newsom threatens to cut state funding to universities that sign Trump's political compact  — The White House asks nine elite universities to adopt Trump's political priorities in exchange for priority access to federal grants.  — Gov. Gavin Newsom swings back and threatens to cut state funding if any California campus agrees.
Politico:
Lewandowski weighs bid against Gov. Ayotte amid White House pressure campaign … POLITICO first reported that the White House is considering a primary challenger to Ayotte as the president's team ratchets up pressure on the first-term governor to follow other Republicans in redrawing congressional maps …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Man pleads guilty to throwing Molotov cocktail at deputies during LA immigration protest  —  A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to throwing a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies during protests against immigration raids across the region last spring.
Dan Osborn / Central Nebraska Today:
Dan Osborn calls out U.S. government's Argentina bailout that hurts Nebraska soybean farmers  —  Central Nebraska Today  —  OMAHA — Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn today criticized the federal government's decision to provide a $20 billion financial bailout to Argentina …
Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos, WisPolitics and New Republic
 
 
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MSNBC:
Kash Patel fires FBI agent trainee for displaying gay pride flag
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds negativity on economy, job market and concerns about AI's impact
Discussion: Futurism
Washington Post:
Trump administration approval of new abortion drug infuriates the right
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump offers Qatar, which gave him a fancy plane, a NATO-like security guarantee
Discussion: HuffPost and Foreign Policy
Zach Everson / Forbes:
MGX Cites ‘Compliance History’ In Picking Brand New Trump-Linked Stablecoin USD1 For $2 Billion Binance Deal
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters
Thomas Chatterton Williams / The Atlantic:
The Other Martyr  —  MAGA has found its George Floyd.  —  During the summer of 2020 …
 Earlier Items: 
Joe Anuta / Politico:
Mamdani's path to City Hall does not include majority support at the moment
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Matt McGrath / BBC:
Pope Leo condemns climate change critics
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Corey Lewandowski Drops Menacing ICE Threat Over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Show
ProPublica:
Elon Musk's SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
Paul Krugman:
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