Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly two-year war and return all the remaining hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness  —  The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Treasury …

FBI agent relieved of duty over refusing Comey perp walk, four people familiar say  —  An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a “perp walk” of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said on Friday.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show  —  A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

DOJ orders investigation into ‘wrongful arrest’ of conservative influencer Nick Sortor in Portland  —  The Justice Department has ordered an investigation into Portland, Oregon, police over the arrest of Nick Sortor late Thursday, the conservative influencer announced Friday morning.

House GOP cancels more votes in escalation of shutdown strategy  —  House Republicans on Friday cancelled plans to vote next week as the federal government shutdown dragged into its third day. … - The House voted last month to pass a bill that would extend 2024 funding levels until November …

Supreme Court Lets Trump Revoke Deportation Protections for Venezuelans  —  The Trump administration has tried to end deportation protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants.  —  The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to lift protections …

Getting Away with Murder  —  During his first presidential campaign Donald Trump famously claimed that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose any voters.  At the time it felt like an empty boast.  No more.  Between September 2 and September 19 the US military …

“Attack on Free Speech”: Journalist Mario Guevara Deported After Covering Anti-Trump Protest  —  UPDATE: Mario Guevara was deported from the United States early on October 3, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.  —  The Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara may be deported …

Kavanaugh's attempted assassin sentenced to 8 years in prison  —  GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge handed down a just more than eight year prison sentence Friday for the person who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in 2022, far less than prosecutors' request of at least 30 years.

Hegseth fires top Navy official … Harrison declined to comment.  —  The Navy secretary's chief of staff has traditionally been a behind-the-scenes job, the senior aide who keeps everything moving smoothly.  But Harrison, a Trump administration appointee who joined the service in January, had a rare level of power.

Chicago alderperson says federal agents handcuffed her at Humboldt Park medical facility  —  Video shows tear gas deployed across Chicago; Gov. Pritzker calls for investigation into South Shore raid  —  A Chicago alderperson said federal immigration agents handcuffed her …

‘F***ing Dumbass’: Trump Officials Want Howard Lutnick Sidelined After Epstein Comments  —  The Trump administration claims Jeffrey Epstein didn't blackmail anyone.  His commerce secretary just called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever.’  —  ∙ Paid

Dem AG Nominee Jay Jones Fantasized About Shooting Former Virginia GOP Speaker: ‘He Receives Both Bullets’  —  On August 8, 2022, a Republican state legislator received a disturbing string of early-morning text messages from a former colleague, Jay Jones, this year's Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general.

Trump is finally ready to talk about Project 2025  —  They're questions that could be asked of any number of President Donald Trump's social media posts:  —  Was he telling the truth before?  —  Did he just not understand that thing that he said earlier?  —  Is he just trolling all of us?

Trump Administration Reverses $187 Million in N.Y. Counterterrorism Cuts  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul had described the cuts, which would have devastated New York's intelligence and counterterrorism operations, as “utterly shocking.”  —  The White House will restore $187 million in cuts …

Lawsuit filed over the Education Department's manipulation of employees' email messages  —  NBC News reported that Education Department employees found their nonpartisan out-of-office messages were automatically changed to ones criticizing Democrats for the shutdown.

'It's not a good place right now': CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom  —  EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday - feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

Newsom chides USC to ‘do the right thing’ for academic freedom and resist Trump compact  —  Gov. Newsom on Friday again waded into the controversy surrounding President Trump's higher education compact, which has roiled USC since being extended to the university.

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low  —  Many of the slots would go to white South Africans and others facing “unjust discrimination,” according to people familiar with the matter and documents obtained by The New York Times.

Manchester synagogue terrorist was on bail for alleged rape  —  Exclusive: Jihad al-Shamie had been under investigation over alleged sexual attack earlier this year, sources say  —  The Manchester synagogue terrorist was on police bail for an alleged rape when he carried out the attack, the Guardian can reveal.