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5:40 PM ET, October 4, 2025

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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard, Pritzker says … President Donald Trump will soon federalize 300 National Guard troops in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday, a move that comes despite the governor's opposition.  —  “This morning, the Trump Administration's Department …
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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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite and Democracy Docket
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:   Trump Goon Spills Bonkers Plan to Deploy 82nd Airborne to Blue City
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.
CNN:   37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments
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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New York Times:
Israel and Hamas Say They'll Work With Trump's Gaza Plan, but Gaps Remain
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive — Trump on Gaza deal push: “I said, ‘Bibi, this is your chance for victory’”
Nidal Al-Mughrabi / Reuters:
Israel strikes Gaza after Trump calls for end to bombardment
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
For Netanyahu, Trump's Nod to Peace Puts Him in a Tough Spot
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas responds to peace plan
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
Discussion: New York Post
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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 …
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.
Discussion: Washington Post and NewsNation
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
The White House Can't Decide: Is the Shutdown Bad or Good?
Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Eschaton
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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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House GOP leaders urge unity in shutdown canceled-votes strategy
Discussion: NewsMax.com and UPI
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Fox News
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
New York Times:
The Billionaire Behind Trump's Deal for Universities  —  The conservative ideas behind the Trump administration's “compact” for universities were developed in part by Marc Rowan, a wealthy financier who has sought to shape higher education.  —  The Trump administration shook higher education …
Gabriel Castillo / The Hill:
Woman shot after allegedly attempting to hit ICE agents with car  —  CHICAGO (WGN) — Federal authorities opened fire on a woman who was allegedly armed with a gun shortly after their vehicle was rammed and blocked in by a group of cars in Chicago on Saturday afternoon.
 
 
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NBC News:
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Daniel Hampton / Raw Story:
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