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3:55 PM ET, October 7, 2025

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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  —  The Office of Management and Budget on Friday quietly revised a shutdown guidance document to remove references to a law passed in 2019 to guarantee that all federal workers are provided backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.
NBC News:
White House looks for a loophole in the law that ensures federal workers get paid after a shutdown  —  The memo suggests furloughed workers are not entitled to back pay, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.  —  WASHINGTON — A draft White House memo argues …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:   Trump says backpay for furloughed workers 'depends on who we're talking about'
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
Trump Plans to Stiff Federal Workers Furloughed During Shutdown
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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.
Chicago Tribune:
Texas National Guard arrives in the Chicago area  —  The Texas National Guard has arrived in the Chicago area despite the repeated objections of Illinois officials, who have rejected President Donald Trump's pledge to deploy the military domestically in response to increasingly heated immigration …
Reuters:
Trump's threat to invoke Insurrection Act escalates showdown with Democratic cities  — Democratic leaders oppose Trump's military deployment in cities  — Legal battles ensue over National Guard deployment in Chicago, Portland  — National Guard deployment raises concerns over militarization of cities
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 …
Associated Press:
National Guard members from Texas are in Illinois in Trump's latest move to send troops to cities
Josephine Walker / Axios:
“Insurrectionists”: Trump blasts Democrats over shutdown, immigration
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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John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court's conservative majority prepared to rule against conversion therapy ban
Washington Post:
Supreme Court sounds skeptical of Colorado ban on conversion therapy for minors
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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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
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:   There is no budget “deal” to be made  —  President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework …
River Page / The Free Press:
The Shutdown Is a Meme War
Discussion: The Atlantic
NBC News:
Airport delays hit second day amid government shutdown  —  Staffing shortages have already caused delays at airports in Denver; Burbank, California; and Newark, New Jersey.  —  Flight delays across the United States stretched into a second day Tuesday as the Federal Aviation Administration braced …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Bondi tells Schiff he should ‘apologize’ for impeaching Trump  —  Just weeks weeks after Sen. Adam Schiff was called a “buffoon” and a “fraud” by FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, the California Democrat was similarly pilloried Tuesday by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Discussion: CBS News, Raw Story and Roll Call
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April Rubin / Axios:
Bondi dodges senators' questions on Comey, Epstein probes
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 …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
“Unprecedented threat”: Six former surgeons general sound alarm on RFK Jr.
Discussion: MSNBC
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Mike Johnson brushes off Marjorie Taylor Greene's health care attack  —  Speaker Mike Johnson sought to play down fiery criticism of his leadership from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in comments to reporters Tuesday, after she accused top Republicans of having no plan to address …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with the GOP on Obamacare, calling to avoid premium hikes
Associated Press:
FBI Analyzed Phone Records Of Some GOP Senators In Trump Jan. 6 Probe, Republicans Say  —  The records enabled investigators to see basic information about the date and time of the calls but not the content of the communications, the senators said.  —  The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records …
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) paid $825,000 earlier this year to a company that manufactures vehicles equipped with various technologies for law enforcement, including fake cellphone towers known as …
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
New York Times:
Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Mechanics  —  John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis were recognized for work that made behaviors of the subatomic realm observable at a larger scale.  —  John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis were awarded …
Sabrina Moreno / Axios:
Jay Jones scandal throws Virginia Democrats into crisis  —  A scandal over resurfaced texts from Virginia Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones has Democrats in a catch-22. … - But standing by him risks reinforcing Republican attacks about double standards on political violence.
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
Reuters:
Mayor in western Germany in intensive care after stabbing  — Authorities say they are not ruling out family involvement  — Stalzer due to take office as mayor next month  — Police searching for evidence seal off road around house  —  The newly elected mayor of a town …
 
 
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