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9:45 PM ET, October 4, 2025

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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 on the Southwest Side, marking the second shooting involving federal agents in Chicago since President Donald Trump's administration launched …
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CNN:
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in Portland  —  A federal judge in Oregon has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard into Portland after the president announced he would send in troops to protect what he calls a “war-ravaged” city.
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 …
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
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times and The Hill
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CNN:
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments  —  Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
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.
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’”
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas responds to peace plan
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
For Netanyahu, Trump's Nod to Peace Puts Him in a Tough Spot
New York Times:
Israel and Hamas Say They'll Work With Trump's Gaza Plan, but Gaps Remain
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Kavanaugh's attempted assassin to be sentenced Friday  —  The individual who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in 2022 will be sentenced Friday.  —  Federal prosecutors are seeking up to life imprisonment as the defendant, Sophie Roske, pushes for just eight years.
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
California resident gets over 8 years in prison for attempt to assassinate Justice Kavanaugh
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Would-be Brett Kavanaugh assassin sentenced to eight years in prison
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: The Moderate Voice and NewsNation
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Daniel Hampton / Raw Story:
‘Digs us a deeper hole!’ GOP senator warns White House may ‘destroy’ their credibility
Discussion: American Thinker and NewsMax.com
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Republicans threaten return to Musk's chainsaw strategy to government
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Trump Goon Spills Bonkers Plan to Deploy 82nd Airborne to Blue City  —  SIGNALGATE 2.0  —  A senior White House aide's messages were shared with a newspaper after he used Signal in a crowded public place.  —  A senior White House official accidentally disclosed that the Trump administration …
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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
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
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  —  House Republican leaders urged unity in their shutdown fight against Democrats on a call with GOP members Saturday morning, with members on the call backing up Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) move to cancel previously-scheduled votes next week …
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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
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
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 …
David McAfee / Raw Story:
Stephen Miller accused of ‘incitement to violence against judges’ with new ‘purge’ comment  —  U.S. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller Saturday was accused of “incitement to violence against judges.”  —  Miller, who has been accused of making his subordinates cry at work …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Coral Murphy Marcos / The Guardian:
Arkansas man, arrested over perfume bottle police mistook for ‘opium’, seeks to restore visa
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
Time is short for an ACA premium fix in the shutdown fight, says GOP insurance leader
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Hill
NBC News:
With a Democratic Party leadership vacuum, Obama steps up his criticism of Trump
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Kash Patel's Challenge Coin Is Perfect for Him
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Jay Jones's 2022 text messages roil race for Virginia attorney general
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
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Jens Stoltenberg / The Guardian:
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Reuters:
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Discussion: twitchy.com and Fox News
 

 
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