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Reuters:
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies — U.S. citizens and families caught up in raid targeting alleged gang members — Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement in Democratic cities — Criticism over Border Patrol's aggressive tactics in Chicago
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Tom Schuba / Chicago Sun Times:
Federal agents shoot woman they say ‘boxed in’ authorities on Chicago's Southwest Side — U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side, marking the second shooting since President Donald Trump's administration launched an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the area last month.
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New York Times, WBEZ Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Block Club Chicago, Fox News and Times Now
Jim Vondruska / Reuters:
Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel — U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters faced off against federal immigration agents on the city's southwest side.
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Associated Press, UPI and Chicago Tribune
Siri Chilukuri / The Guardian:
Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago
Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago
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Thomas Peipert / Associated Press:
Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says — The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker says. — Pritzker, who called the move “absolutely outrageous and un-American,” said the Illinois National …
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Andy Mannix / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
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.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump is set to federalize the state's National Guard — The Illinois governor said there was “no need for military troops on the ground.” — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Saturday said he was informed by the Trump administration that the Defense Department plans …
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Mediaite and Democracy Docket
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard, Pritzker says
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland
White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Trump Goon Spills Bonkers Plan to Deploy 82nd Airborne to Blue City
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Send Witkoff, Kushner to Middle East to Seal Hostage Release Deal — Palestinians continued to report explosions and deaths in Gaza, adding to uncertainty around President Trump's peace plan — President Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Egypt …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive — Trump on Gaza deal push: “I said, ‘Bibi, this is your chance for victory’”
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New York Times:
Israel and Hamas Say They'll Work With Trump's Gaza Plan, but Gaps Remain
Israel and Hamas Say They'll Work With Trump's Gaza Plan, but Gaps Remain
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi / Reuters:
Israel strikes Gaza after Trump calls for end to bombardment
Israel strikes Gaza after Trump calls for end to bombardment
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
For Netanyahu, Trump's Nod to Peace Puts Him in a Tough Spot
For Netanyahu, Trump's Nod to Peace Puts Him in a Tough Spot
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas responds to peace plan
Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas responds to peace plan
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Bloomberg:
Vance Emerges as White House Frontman in US Shutdown Fight — The White House has increasingly made Vice President JD Vance the face of the government-shutdown fight, turning to a messenger who so far has taken a lighter touch — and more discipline — than President Donald Trump.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Republicans threaten return to Musk's chainsaw strategy to government
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
The White House Can't Decide: Is the Shutdown Bad or Good?
The White House Can't Decide: Is the Shutdown Bad or Good?
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CNN and The Daily Caller
The Guardian:
Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs — Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water — Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Damian Carrington in London
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New York Post
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
ADL split marks FBI shift away from targeting right-wing violence, scholars say — The FBI's split with the Anti-Defamation League this week is the latest evidence that the Trump administration is moving away from targeting hate groups in favor of investigating what it deems left-wing violence, scholars told Axios.
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Axios:
MAGA wages campaign to redefine “hate” after Kirk killing — MAGA activists have launched a crusade against two of the nation's most storied civil rights watchdogs, accusing them of smearing conservatives as extremists. — Why it matters: For decades, the Anti-Defamation League …
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Washington Post:
Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds — Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership. — Just now — Many American Jews sharply disapprove of Israel's conduct …
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NBC News:
Trump administration offering some unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, according to memo — Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the offer is a “strictly voluntary option to return home to their families.” — The federal government is offering unaccompanied migrant children 14 …
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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Federal court blocks ICE from detaining unaccompanied minors once they turn 18
Federal court blocks ICE from detaining unaccompanied minors once they turn 18
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NOTUS, Associated Press and ABC News
Jack Dunn / Variety:
Kristi Noem Says ICE Will Be ‘All Over’ Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show: The NFL 'Sucks and We'll Win and God Will Bless Us' … “I have the responsibility for making sure that everybody [who] goes to the Super Bowl has the opportunity to enjoy it and to leave. And that's what America is about,” she said.
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Noem: NFL 'won't be able to sleep at night' over Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance
Noem: NFL 'won't be able to sleep at night' over Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance
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New York Times, The Guardian, New York Post, NewsMax.com, Scripps News and The Daily Caller
Politico:
Johnson rallies House GOP after he calls off votes amid shutdown fight … “No change in message,” said one of the people, all of whom were granted anonymity to discuss the private call. “We've done our work, let the Senate do theirs.” — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said on the call …
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House GOP leaders urge unity in shutdown canceled-votes strategy
House GOP leaders urge unity in shutdown canceled-votes strategy
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Trump Heads to Golf Course Amid Government Shutdown — President shuns shutdown talks for golf trip — Trump took another unscheduled golf trip on Saturday, October 4, 2025, as the federal government remains shut down. Press pool reports from Ana Ceballos of the Los Angeles Times show …
Reuters:
Did Trump's crime crackdown in Washington work? It's complicated. — Crime rates typically fluctuate - making it hard to gauge success of crackdown, experts say — Washington was experiencing declining crime rates before the federal intervention — Arrests rose by about 2% during …
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Robert Tracinski / The UnPopulist:
Trump Hit Brazil With Punitive Tariffs for Prosecuting His Ally But Promised Argentina a $20 Billion Taxpayer Bailout to Help His Other Pal Win Election: An Executive Watch Roundup — Our early-October selection of the president's latest and greatest assaults on the rule of law
Daniel Klaidman / CBS News:
The FBI is weighing an arrest and perp walk for Comey — and suspended an agent for refusing to help, sources say — The FBI is considering carrying out a “showy” arrest and perp walk of the agency's now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, and has suspended an agent who refused to participate in the plan …
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