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12:30 PM ET, October 7, 2025

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Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest - using photos of South America  —  A federal judge had blocked Trump's request to deploy California national guard to Portland  —  Before a federal judge blocked Donald Trump from putting members of California's national guard on the streets of Portland …
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NPR:
Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained  —  President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities such as Portland, Ore., and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.
New Republic:
Trump's Own Tweet on Portland Backfires as Judge Deals Him Harsh Loss  —  Over the weekend, a federal judge blocked President Trump from deploying the National Guard in Portland.  The judge blocked Trump from deploying the California National Guard to Oregon too.
Discussion: Fox News, CBS News and Associated Press
Stephen I. Vladeck / New York Times:
No, Trump Can't Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants  —  President Trump's escalating efforts to deploy armed troops onto the streets of several American cities run by Democratic officials are raising a question courts have been all but completely able to avoid since the Constitution was drafted …
Robert Reich:
Trump's Plan  —  The direction we're going is either martial law or civil war.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
CHICAGO'S ‘ICE-FREE ZONE.’ One of the main themes of the second Trump administration …
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump open to invoking the Insurrection Act
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to back pay  —  Furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown, according to a draft White House memo described to Axios by three sources.
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GovExec.com:
OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance  —  An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Democrats are winning the shutdown  —  🎉 It's PN's fourth anniversary and we're commemorating it this week by offering paid subscriptions at a special discounted price.  Click the button below to take advantage and support our work ⬇️  —  🥳 PN anniversary special offer 🥳
Discussion: Straight Arrow News and The Hill
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The Supreme Court's Dastardly Plan Makes Court Reform Obligatory  —  If Democrats can't avoid the trap Republican justices are setting, we'll never recover from the Trump fiasco.  —  ∙ Paid  —  For a few weeks in early 2021, when Joe Biden was popular and commanded narrow majorities …
Discussion: twitchy.com and Associated Press
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Pam Bondi and Senate Democrats spar amid Trump's troop deployments
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Flight Delays Begin as Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Worsen  —  The delays came just hours after the transportation secretary warned that flying could be disrupted by the government shutdown.  —  Flights into airports serving New York, Denver and the Los Angeles area were delayed on Monday night …
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Jory Rand / ABC7:
Burbank Airport air traffic control tower unmanned on Monday evening amid government shutdown
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Staffing issues see U.S. flights delayed as shutdown persists
David Struett / Chicago Sun Times:
Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol says agent said, ‘Do something b—  ’  —  Body-camera video of a Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting of a woman who was allegedly chasing agents in Brighton Park over the weekend shows an officer saying, “Do something, b—
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate votes for fifth time against advancing legislation to end the shutdown … But Monday evening, Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada — alongside Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, who caucuses with Democrats — were once again …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Greene ‘disgusted’ if health care tax credits expire and premiums double  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) signaled a willingness to negotiate with Democrats on their health care demands, breaking with her party on an issue at the core of the government shutdown standoff.
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MSNBC:
Top prosecutor is refusing to charge New York AG despite Trump pressure  —  A key federal prosecutor in Virginia, where James Comey was indicted, is resisting bringing charges against Letitia James.  —  A top prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges …
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
When in Doubt, Blame the Immigrants  —  Donald Trump seems determined to keep on practicing a radical regime of mental hygiene when it comes to the Epstein files controversy, as he goes on pretending that not a single fact about the months-long scandal has yet lodged in his brain.
Discussion: New York Post, Newsweek and Metro.co.uk
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court weighs challenge to bans on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ kids  —  Kaley Chiles, a Christian talk therapist in Colorado, argues that the state's ban violates her rights under the Constitution's First Amendment.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday considers …
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Malgorzata Wiatros-Motyka / Ember:
Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025  —  Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal's share in the global electricity mix.  —  Senior Electricity Analyst  —  Ember … Highlights  —  109%  —  Solar and wind growth exceeded global demand growth in the first half of 2025
Discussion: Axios, Semafor, Heatmap News and Fortune
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Justin Rowlatt / BBC:
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Discussion: The Guardian and Semafor
Christopher Caldwell / New York Times:
That Hegseth Speech Was Actually Pretty Good  —  When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of senior military officers worldwide to Quantico, Va., last week, fears quite naturally arose.  Was a major military adventure afoot?  If not, then why such a wasteful displacement?
Discussion: The Boston Globe
Rowena Mason / The Guardian:
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood  —  Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit  —  Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he …
Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
ICE kept most offices open in shutdown — but not the one inspecting detention centers  —  Agency's entire Office of Detention Oversight has been placed on furlough, despite surging numbers of detainees and the administration's promise that its deportation push remains unchanged.
Discussion: NPR
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
No more “owning the libs”: Ramaswamy pushes sharp break for GOP  —  Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday plans to call on the GOP to embrace a less overtly belligerent and oppositional posture, Axios has learned. … - According to his prepared remarks …
Washington Post:
Six surgeons general: It's our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.  —  We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them.  We're doing that again today.  —  The writers are all former U.S. surgeons general.  —  As former U.S. surgeons general appointed by every Republican …
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
FUCK THEM KIDS: A Fitting Mantra for the Trump Regime  —  From ICE Gestapo raids to vaccines, from economic policy to Epstein files, the Administration's priorities are summed up perfectly in those three words.  #FTK.  —  I. #FTK, Origin Story:  —  The ICE Gestapo Invades Chicago
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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NBC News:
The FBI analyzed Republican lawmakers' phone records during Jan. 6 probe, GOP senators say
Slate:
The National Failure at the Heart of the Jeffrey Epstein Story
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her ‘Safety.’ Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime
 Earlier Items: 
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Trump blasts ‘crazy’ NFL over Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show
Michael Stratford / Politico:
Trump administration considers sale of federal student loan debt
Discussion: IJR and NewsMax.com
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
Pentagon Relaxes Press Access Rules
Rhitu Chatterjee / NPR:
Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
How Bari Weiss Won
 

 
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