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Politico:
Trump's off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP … Within hours, Trump walked it back: “I am happy to work with the Democrats on their Failed Healthcare Policies, or anything else, but first they must allow our Government to re-open,” he wrote on Truth Social hours after his initial comments.
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Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown Fight  —  HERE'S HOW YOU CAN TELL Democrats have the upper hand in the week-old shutdown fight: Marjorie Taylor Greene just endorsed their key demand.  —  “WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ABSOLUTELY INSANE COST OF INSURANCE FOR AMERICANS,” the Georgia House Republican tweeted Monday evening.
NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on her unexpected break with Republicans over health care in shutdown fight  —  The MAGA firebrand sparked criticism from GOP leadership after giving voice to a key Democratic demand — extending expiring Obamacare funding to avoid premium hikes.
Politico:
The case against Comey  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  Good Wednesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  —  Important question of the day: Who'll be the next politician forced to take a stance on Gen Z favorite Bad Bunny?  “I don't know who he is,” …
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
There is no budget “deal” to be made  —  President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible. … The original budget justification for the State Department for FY2025, which ended September 30th last week, stretched to hundreds of pages and totaled nearly $60 billion.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress erupts over Trump's shutdown backpay threat
Punchbowl News:   10/8/25 ☀️ AM: … We have a tremendous amount to talk to him about …
CNN:
Speaker Johnson said he'd swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are backtracking
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal
Discussion: Washington Times
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown
South Side Weekly:
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children  —  Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes.  Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.  —  Residents of a South Shore apartment building …
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
CNN:
Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the seventh day of government shutdown impacts travelers  —  There will not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration is warning.
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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 …
Alex Miller / Fox News:
Senate Republicans confirm more than 100 Trump nominees as government shutdown continues  —  Mass confirmation includes ambassadors and senior officials as shutdown enters seventh day  —  Senate Republicans confirmed a staggering tranche of President Donald Trump's nominees on Tuesday as the government shutdown continues.
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Evan Bush / NBC News:
Senate confirms scientist with ties to ‘Sharpiegate’ as top NOAA official
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
Washington Post:
Democrats largely stand behind Jay Jones after violent texts  —  Amid concerns about political violence, some say the party risks looking hypocritical by sticking with the nominee for Virginia attorney general.  —  Democrats are largely standing by their nominee for Virginia attorney general …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Jay Jones cancels Virginia fundraiser amid “two bullets” backlash
Associated Press:
Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's ‘authoritarian march’  —  Gov. JB Pritzker accused the president of using troops for political gain.  —  Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on …
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
GOP senator: ObamaCare messaging ‘very challenging,’ polls ‘asking the wrong questions’  —  Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Democrats are taking Republicans “hostage” with their demands to extend ObamaCare tax credits, but he conceded that winning the public relations battle over the issue was “very challenging.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Man With 200 Explosives And Leftist Manifesto Arrested Outside Supreme Court Event At Church: Police  —  Two days after a Biden judge gave light sentence to attempted Kavanaugh assassin, church event historically attended by conservative justices targeted  —  Washington, D.C. …
Kristen Gelineau / Associated Press:
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar  —  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died” because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program.  But in Myanmar, families tell The Associated Press …
Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97  —  He led his parents' appetizing store, Zabar's, for more than 70 years, turning it into an institution synonymous with New York.  —  Saul Zabar, who across more than seven decades as a principal owner of the Upper West Side food emporium bearing …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here  —  The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.  —  To capture a democratic nation, authoritarians must control three sources of power: the intelligence agencies, the justice system, and the military.
Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You're doomed … To: Bari Weiss  —  RE: Good luck, babe!  —  I honestly cannot believe you've willingly decided to go into the worst kind of job that exists: management at a dying company. … Managing sucks!  It sucks even when you like the people you're managing and it's a low-stress position!
Jack Jenkins / RNS:
In Chicago, clergy and faith-based protesters say ICE is threatening their religious freedom  —  (RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide.  Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar …
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War.  Neither Is Stephen Miller.  —  President Trump has unleashed new weaponry in his war against Democrats, liberals and the left.  Over the past four weeks, he has initiated what amounts to a unique form of partisan civil war designed to amass power …
Joshua McElwee / Reuters:
Pope Leo tells US bishops to address Trump's immigration crackdown  —  Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue.
ProPublica:
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools.  Now They Run the Education Department.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been clear …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Don't Believe the Hype: Trump Bum-Rushing DC Reporters Edition … News comes today that Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought is now threatening not to pay back pay to federal employees after this shutdown ends.  There's both more and less here than meets the eye.
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Ted Cruz Wants to Make It Easier to Sue the Government for Censorship  —  Senator says he hopes the reaction to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension might help his new bill find bipartisan support  —  WASHINGTON—Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) is calling for changes to the legal system to better protect consumers …
Samantha J. Gross / The Boston Globe:
Critics of Trump's immigration crackdown are using the term ‘Kavanaugh stop.’ Here's what it means.  —  The phrase, a reference to a legal case about the administration's immigration enforcement efforts, is ‘a window into where they can go next,’ some advocates say.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Josh Campbell / CNN:
FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, sources say  —  The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, and New York to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart …
Emily Peck / Axios:
Trump administration cuts federal support for disabled Americans facing homelessness … - SOAR-trained caseworkers help qualifying Americans apply for a few things, primarily SSI), a federal program that provides monthly cash payments to people who are very poor and unable to work — typically because they're disabled.
Patrick Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
America's Soybean Farmers Are Panicking Over the Loss of Chinese Buyers  —  China hasn't booked any U.S. soybean purchases in months; farmers warn of ‘bloodbath’  —  American soybean farmers are in panic mode as they harvest what is expected to be a bumper crop without their biggest customer: China.
 
 
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
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Steve Neavling / Detroit Metro Times:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Mix / Wall Street Journal:
Josh Hawley Chooses Unions Over Workers
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Jackson Thompson / Fox News:
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