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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.
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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.
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NBC News:
Once a loyal foot soldier for Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene is increasingly bucking her party
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CNN:
White House draws out mass federal firings timeline as GOP grows squeamish in funding fight
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Politico:
The case against Comey — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco — Good Wednesday morning.
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
There is no budget “deal” to be made — President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework …
Associated Press:
Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown to pressure reopening. See how Tuesday unfolded.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress erupts over Trump's shutdown backpay threat
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Alex Miller / Fox News:
Senate Republicans confirm more than 100 Trump nominees as government shutdown continues
Washington Post:
Democrats largely stand behind Jay Jones after violent texts
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Republican leaders clash on emergency troop pay vote
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next — We aren't at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon. — 1,349 — I don't like sending out “emergency” newsletters, but I've had my eye on the situation in Chicago …
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Bloomberg Law:
Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters — A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said. — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday morning filed …
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 …
Associated Press:
Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's ‘authoritarian march’
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ABC News:
Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources — Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned on federal charges Wednesday. — FBI Director James Comey speaks during a news conference, March 24, 2016 in Washington.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ex-FBI Director James Comey to be arraigned after Trump called for his prosecution
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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 …
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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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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 …
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.”
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Greene doubles down on remarks about Affordable Care Act subsidies
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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. …
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Dharna Noor / The Guardian:
More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows — Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy — Donald Trump has placed dozens of people with ties to the fossil fuel sector …
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 …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Inside Stephen Miller's Secret Plan to Normalize Trump's Dictator Rule … Stephen Miller has a theory about this political moment. As President Trump expands his lawbreaking and dictatorial rule, the powerful MAGA disinformation apparatus—at Miller's direction—is supercharging public attention …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
HarperCollins UK apologizes to Melania Trump over book's Epstein claim — Book publisher HarperCollins UK apologized to First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday and recalled a book that repeated unverified claims that child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was involved in introducing her to Donald Trump.
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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.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Wants to Overhaul Drug Sales. A Company Tied to His Son Stands to Benefit. — Family members of President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are poised to benefit from efforts to remake the industry — WASHINGTON—The country's top drugmakers are set to meet in early December …
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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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!
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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 …
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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 …
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling … While a ruling in time for next year's midterms is unlikely, the organizations behind the report said that it's not out of the question. Taken together, the groups identified 27 total seats that Republicans …
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Madison Mills / Axios:
Gold's rally signals investors' eroding trust in the U.S. — Gold — typically a safe-haven in times of turmoil — is soaring at the same time the stock market is hitting new highs, an unusual dynamic that is troubling some market insiders. … So far this year, the price of gold is up 51%.
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
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Paul Krugman:
Ingots We Trust — Are soaring gold prices telling us something important? — Here are two sentences I never expected to write: — 1. Ken Griffin may be right. — 2. The price of gold may be telling us something important. — Ken Griffin, for those who don't know …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrat: Bondi campaign contribution accusation 'simply isn't true' — Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) says Attorney General Pam Bondi's accusation at a hearing Tuesday that he accepted campaign contributions from Reid Hoffman, a major Democratic donor who knew convicted …
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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.
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