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Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Caution White House on Inflicting Shutdown Pain — Some GOP lawmakers have warned the president's aides against mass layoffs and sharp cuts to government assistance — WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other senior GOP lawmakers have quietly advised the White House …
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Axios:
Scoop: Senate Republicans eye piecemeal government reopening — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is considering bringing full-year appropriations bills — such as one to fund the Pentagon and pay the military — to the floor for a vote, he told Axios on Wednesday.
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Punchbowl News:
10/9/25 ☀️ AM: … President Donald Trump has notched a ceasefire-and-hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas.
NBC News:
Senate Democrats clash with House Speaker Mike Johnson over government shutdown and Jeffrey Epstein
Senate Democrats clash with House Speaker Mike Johnson over government shutdown and Jeffrey Epstein
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Axios:
Mike Johnson faces growing internal revolt over shutdown
Mike Johnson faces growing internal revolt over shutdown
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Trump muddies the GOP shutdown message
Capitol agenda: Trump muddies the GOP shutdown message
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Swalwell: Republicans planning ‘jail break’ revolt over Epstein files
Swalwell: Republicans planning ‘jail break’ revolt over Epstein files
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Reuters:
National Guard poised to enter Chicago as Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders — Trump threatens to jail mayor of Chicago, Illinois governor — National Guard troops gather outside Chicago despite local opposition — Ex-FBI chief Comey pleads not guilty in case Trump pushed for
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Talking Points Memo:
Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach — This is your TPM evening briefing. — A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the Chicago area accused of assaulting law enforcement, the latest in a shocking string of failures by the Trump Department of Justice.
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NBC News:
Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say — A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
The Bad Blood Between Trump and Pritzker Goes Back Decades
The Bad Blood Between Trump and Pritzker Goes Back Decades
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Forbes
Samy Magdy / Associated Press:
Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says — Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday.
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Washington Post:
Trump announces ceasefire deal to begin ending the war in Gaza
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment
With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment
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Washington Post:
Jack Smith's lawfare and James Comey's arraignment on pathetically weak charges — Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward. — Just now — Anyone surprised by the news that former special counsel Jack Smith collected …
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pbump:
Thawing out ‘Arctic Frost’ and the new Biden-was-worse argument
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New York Post, The Federalist and One America News Network
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
James Comey trial set for Jan. 5 on charges sought by Trump
James Comey trial set for Jan. 5 on charges sought by Trump
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Associated Press:
Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a series of fatal strikes …
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Axios:
Senate rejects effort to curb Trump's power to target alleged drug boats
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Washington Post:
Bipartisan measure to restrict Trump's war powers fails in Senate
Bipartisan measure to restrict Trump's war powers fails in Senate
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NPR, The Hill, Semafor and Al Jazeera
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
DHS secretary accuses local officials of ‘covering up’ terrorism on Portland's streets
DHS secretary accuses local officials of ‘covering up’ terrorism on Portland's streets
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The Guardian, Truthout and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots — With an accidental social-media post, Trump showed how much had changed since his first term — WASHINGTON—In his second term, President Trump has taken control of the Justice Department in ways he could have only dreamed of during his first.
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Holly Baxter / The Independent:
Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House ... it was so much worse than you're imagining — Holly Baxter reports on a meeting which, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got rid of freedom of speech’
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
PORTLAND: Fake News Ignores Antifa Violence, Residents' Pleas for Help
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NBC News:
Trump to get a ‘routine yearly’ medical check-up — his second in 6 months — The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility. — President Donald Trump will sit for a “routine yearly check up” …
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Politico:
‘Get out of my f—king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video … “You also were in my shot before that. Stay out of my shot,” Porter said. — The staffer, whom POLITICO is not identifying out of privacy concerns and who was not the source of the video, declined to comment.
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Bloomberg:
Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump's Deportation Push — The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump's deportations and said it would dismiss anyone …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops — NEW COMMANDMENT — The Chicago-born pontiff has sharpened his criticism of the Trump administration and reportedly decided to take action. — Pope Leo has escalated his growing feud with the Trump administration …
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Faith Wardwell / Politico:
Pope Leo will ‘stand with’ Catholic leaders in protecting immigrants' rights, advocates say
Pope Leo will ‘stand with’ Catholic leaders in protecting immigrants' rights, advocates say
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Aria Bendix / NBC News:
California becomes the first state to phase ultraprocessed food out of school meals — The law, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Wednesday, sets a 10-year deadline for the change to take place. — A new law will make California the first state to phase some ultraprocessed food out of school meals.
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New York Times:
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration … Robert E. Primus, the first Black board chairman of the federal regulator responsible for approving railroad mergers, at first thought there was something wrong with his work phone. When he couldn't unlock it he switched …
Adam Wren / Politico:
Vance heads to Indiana after Republicans warn White House of stalled redistricting push … Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, a Republican, conveyed his concerns about the redistricting effort's chances in the state Senate to the White House last week, two people familiar with those discussions told POLITICO.
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Sophie Gardner / Politico:
CDC, its advisers quietly expand access to Covid-19 shot for pregnant women … Neither ACIP nor the CDC in its endorsement of the change specifically mentioned that the new Covid-19 recommendations would alter Kennedy's recommendation — which the health secretary changed in May without waiting for a vote from the committee.
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data — The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the agency and could put other priorities at risk — Nearly a quarter of FBI agents across the country are currently assigned to immigration enforcement …
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KFF:
KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Tylenol-Autism Link and Vaccine Policies — Authors: Alex Montero, Grace Sparks, Mardet Mulugeta, Julian Montalvo III, Ashley Kirzinger, Lunna Lopes, and Liz Hamel — News Release: Poll: After President Trump's Warning …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Jeffries, Lawler get into confrontation over ObamaCare: 'You're embarrassing yourself' — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) traded pointed barbs in the halls of the Capitol on Wednesday, after the moderate Republican confronted the Democratic leader …
