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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon — A federal judge Sunday night issued a new broader order barring any National Guard members from being relocated from any state for federal service in the state of Oregon.
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Robert Reich:
The Mad King's Television — How Trump is making potentially lethal decisions — When over the weekend federal Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump appointee) blocked Trump from deploying Oregon's National Guard to Portland, Trump said she “should be ashamed of herself” because “Portland is burning to the ground.”
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The Nation, New York Post, Political Wire, Newsweek, Talking Points Memo, The Hill and Oregonian
Politico:
Judge blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in Portland for second time … A federal judge has, for the second time in two days, blocked President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops into Oregon, ruling that the administration appeared to defy her Saturday order that Trump lacked …
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Politico:
'Tonight the rule of law said 'hell no" — JUDICIAL CLAPBACK — Gavin Newsom took a victory lap Sunday night after a federal judge once again blocked President Donald Trump from sending the National Guard into Oregon — including 300 California troops he deployed over the weekend.
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Dakin Andone / CNN:
Illinois and Chicago sue Trump administration over deployment of National Guard
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Associated Press:
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon
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Axios:
California, Oregon suing Trump in bid to stop troop deployment to Portland
California, Oregon suing Trump in bid to stop troop deployment to Portland
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens — Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks. After they arrived at 7500 S. South Shore Drive, agents from Border Patrol …
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HuffPost, Chicago Sun Times and The.Ink
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Paul Krugman:
State Terror, American Style — Over the weekend I talked to a couple of people, people who generally try to keep abreast of the news, about the Chicago apartment raid last Tuesday — and discovered that they hadn't heard about it. And that's extremely worrying.
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
We Found the ‘Enemy from Within’
We Found the ‘Enemy from Within’
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Capitol Fax.com, Associated Press and NOTUS
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of her criminal conviction — Maxwell was convicted for her role in recruiting and grooming girls who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's challenge …
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell — The onetime employee and friend of Jeffrey Epstein argued that a secret agreement between prosecutors and the multimillionaire financier invalidated her conviction. — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal …
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Miranda Jeyaretnam / Time:
House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze — The home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein was set on fire after she had reportedly received death threats. — State law enforcement is investigating the house fire on Edisto Beach which began …
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Daily Mail, Raw Story, Daily Kos and New Republic
Provided / Post and Courier:
SLED investigating fire at SC circuit judge's Edisto home, 3 injured — EDISTO ISLAND — The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a fire that started the morning of Oct. 4 at Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein's Edisto Beach home off Planters Retreat in the Jeremy Cay Community.
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Cindy Von Quednow / CNN:
South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge
South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge
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New York Times, WCSC-TV, Salon and WIS-TV
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Buys Bari Weiss's the Free Press for $150 Million — Weiss to take control of CBS News's editorial vision, aiming for ‘news that reflects reality’ — Can Bari Weiss reinvent CBS News? — That is what Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison is betting on with a $150 million deal …
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Tom Jones / Poynter:
Today is MSNBC's first day apart from NBC. Here is its new code of principles.
Today is MSNBC's first day apart from NBC. Here is its new code of principles.
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Associated Press:
The Supreme Court will evaluate Trump's expansive claims of presidential power in its new term — The Supreme Court is beginning a new term with a sharp focus on President Donald Trump's robust assertion of executive power. Pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people also are on the agenda.
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court v. Democracy
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New York Times and Christian Science Monitor
Bari Weiss / The Free Press:
The Future of The Free Press — We've sent more than 4,000 emails since we started The Free Press five years ago. This one is different. — We're a news organization, so I'll get right to it: This morning, The Free Press is joining Paramount. — This move is a testament to many things …
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Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency … Last year, in the months before the 2024 presidential election, the magazine surveyed 50 members of what might be called the Washington legal establishment about their expectations for the Justice Department and the rule of law if Donald Trump were re-elected.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Associated Press:
French PM resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos — France's new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say — Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth — On Tuesday, a Christian legal group …
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ABC News, STAT, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, The 19th, LGBTQ Nation and HuffPost
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for US Senate in Texas, defying GOP leaders to take on Cornyn and Paxton — Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new element to an already contentious primary campaign.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Washington Post economics columnist moves to The Bulwark — The News — A high-profile columnist who left The Washington Post amid the paper's ongoing editorial upheaval is joining a growing anti-Trump digital news startup. — Former Washington Post opinion columnist Catherine Rampell …
Molly Roberts / Lawfare:
Next Up: Letitia James — It's hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York. — Meet The Authors … New York Attorney General Letitia James may be next in the line of President Trump's political enemies to be prosecuted by the Justice Department.
ABC News:
Ex-special counsel John Durham undercut case against James Comey in interview with prosecutors: Sources — As special counsel, Durham investigated the origins of the FBI's Russia probe. — Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in while testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee …
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Straight Arrow News, Raw Story and Mediaite
Adam Wren / Politico:
Michigan's Mallory McMorrow has shifted her stance on the war in Gaza … “I'm not accepting AIPAC support,” McMorrow told the questioner. “I'm not seeking their endorsement. I've never accepted their support. And what we are seeing in the Middle East is a moral abomination.”
Politico:
Mike Johnson rebuffs Hakeem Jeffries' request for a live shutdown debate — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a floor debate on the government shutdown Monday as agencies remained closed into a second workweek. “Given the urgency of the moment …
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Alexander Saeedy / Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk Gambles Billions in Memphis to Catch Up on AI — xAI aims to win tech arms race with ‘Colossus’ data centers, thrown up at lightning speed; city divided over massive power and water demands — | Photography and Video by Kevin Wurm for WSJ — MEMPHIS—For Elon Musk …
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Politico:
Democrats see a path to flipping the crime debate … Voters also reported preferring Republicans to Democrats with preventing and reducing crime and cracking down on violent crime — gaps that grew among swing voters. — But, in a hint of hope for the party looking to neutralize …
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The Liberal Patriot and Raw Story
Ruchir Sharma / Financial Times:
America is now one big bet on AI — It's seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy … Despite mounting threats to the US economy — from high tariffs to collapsing immigration, eroding institutions, rising debt and sticky inflation — large companies and investors seem unfazed.
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New York Times
Craig DeLuz / The Hill:
Trump's DC takeover is working — in fact, it has already worked — President Trump's action this summer asserting federal control of the District of Columbia police force was a bold and necessary step toward confronting the rampant crime that has plagued our nation's capital for years.
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Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion and Fox News
Politico:
Trump says US, Brazil will ‘do very well together’ following call with Lula … The two spoke for 30 minutes via videoconference, discussed meeting in person and exchanged phone numbers, according to a readout from Lula's office. Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, who addressed Brazilian media …
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Chicago journalists sue Trump over “extreme brutality” at ICE protests — A coalition of Chicago journalists, organizations and protesters sued President Trump and top administration officials over federal agents' “pattern of extreme brutality” at a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
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Migrant Insider, more at Mediagazer »
Politico:
CDC endorses vaccine panel changes to Covid, MMRV shot recommendations … Public health experts have expressed concern about potentially breaking up the MMR shot into three vaccines, which would mean more needles in arms and more doctor visits — creating barriers that could lower vaccination rates for extremely contagious infections.
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The Hill, CBS News, Reuters, Scripps News, STAT and Mercury News
Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Chicago police ordered to ignore Border Patrol agents' plea for help while surrounded by angry mob of protesters — Chicago police officers en route to help federal agents who were being surrounded and menaced by an angry mob of ICE protesters were seemingly ordered by their chief of patrol …
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Ely Brown / ABC News:
Judge denies government's request to delay Abrego Gargia's legal proceedings — The government had requested a delay due to the government shutdown. — In this Aug. 25, 2025, file photo, Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a rally and prayer vigil for him before he enters a U.S. Immigration …
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