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12:30 PM ET, October 8, 2025

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Reuters:
Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment  — Trump threatens to jail Johnson, Pritzker  — Former FBI chief due in court to face criminal charges  — National Guard troops gather outside Chicago despite local opposition
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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.
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Live Updates: Longtime Trump Target James Comey to Appear in Court  —  The former F.B.I. director, scorned by the president since he ordered the inquiry into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, will be arraigned in Virginia.  —  Here's the latest.  —  James B. Comey, the former F.B …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Calls for Jailing of Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor  —  The president in a social-media post says Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker have failed to protect ICE  —  President Trump escalated his battle with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker …
The Bulwark:
Bondi to Congress: 🖕  —  The attorney general came to the Hill to deliver a message to Democrats: Your ‘oversight’ couldn't matter to us less.  —  JVL fired off an emergency Triad last night on a breakpoint moment: the deployment of Texas National Guardsmen to Chicago, Illinois over the objections of state and local leaders.
Chicago Tribune:
Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’ and obsessive fixations  —  In a scathing critique of President Donald Trump, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday accused the Republican president of deploying National Guard troops to the Democratic cities of Chicago …
Associated Press:
Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment
New York Times:
How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies
Discussion: twitchy.com and Grabien
WTOP News:
Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
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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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
“The House is done”: Johnson rules out standalone vote on paying troops during shutdown  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday ruled out taking up legislation to ensure military paychecks keep flowing during the government shutdown, telling reporters the House “already had that vote.”
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown Fight
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Johnson hammers Senate Dems with shutdown impacts in their states
Discussion: IJR
CNN:
Speaker Johnson said he'd swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are backtracking
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next  —  I don't like sending out “emergency” newsletters, but I've had my eye on the situation in Chicago all day and tonight Texas National Guard troops arrived on Illinois soil, in defiance of the wishes of the Illinois governor and the Illinois National Guard's adjutant general.
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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 …
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
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 …
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 …
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 …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Post Traumatic Disorder … Last Thursday, at least a half-dozen staffers on The Washington Post's opinion desk were quietly sent an email from the section's new editor, Adam O'Neal.  The note, which surprised some of its recipients, informed them that their positions had been “impacted as part of our organizational change.”
Mark Peake / Fox News:
Virginia Democrats have a violence problem  —  Jay Jones wished death on former House Speaker Todd Gilbert's children in 2022 messages  —  Last week, Virginians across the political spectrum were shocked to read text messages from Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones fantasizing …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Jay Jones cancels Virginia fundraiser amid “two bullets” backlash
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis  —  In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.  —  Dayen Labor Department food crisis
Discussion: Civil Eats and UFW
Financial Times:
IMF and BoE warn AI boom risks ‘abrupt’ stock market correction  —  Kristalina Georgieva and UK financial stability watchdog say valuations are closing in on dotcom bubble levels  —  Global stock markets are at risk of a sudden correction as the artificial intelligence boom pushes valuations …
more at Techmeme »
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Kalyeena Makortoff / The Guardian:
Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst
Discussion: Gizmodo, Futurism and NewsMax.com
Axios:
“Tennessee Three” member Justin Pearson runs to oust Rep. Steve Cohen  —  Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, who rose to national prominence in 2023 when he was expelled from his legislative seat as one of the “Tennessee Three,” is launching a primary challenge against Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.).
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Kelly Kasulis Cho / Washington Post:
Bob Ross artwork to be sold to help public television after funding cuts  —  Thirty of the late painter's works will be auctioned starting next month.  The net proceeds will benefit stations threatened by reductions in federal funding.  —  Dozens of Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
California governor candidate Katie Porter cuts off interview after testy Trump exchange  —  California gubernatorial candidate and former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) tried to end an interview with a reporter after she was asked what she would say to voters in the state who voted for President Trump.
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Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
On Tuesday, the Trump admin said furloughed feds were not guaranteed back pay.  On Wednesday, it sent notices saying they were  —  Just one day after taking a different argument, the Trump administration notes federal law guarantees back pay for employees sent home during a shutdown.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 7, 2025  —  The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea …
Discussion: HotAir and The Guardian
Henry J. Farrell / New York Times:
What Civil Society Can Do to Beat Trumpism  —  President Trump is trying to seize power that he is not entitled to under the law or the Constitution.  —  But Mr. Trump will fail in remaking American politics if people and institutions coordinate against him, which is why his administration …
Discussion: The Contrarian
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: STAT and The Guardian
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.
 
 
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Politico:
Trump's pick to oversee VA benefits withdraws nomination
Walter Olson / The Dispatch:
DHS Says Videotaping ICE Agents Is Illegal. Federal Courts Disagree.
Arthur Jones II / Associated Press:
Democrats want investigation into shutdown out-of-office email replies
Bethany Mandel / New York Post:
Parents flex their power with anti-woke ‘Cancel Netflix’ boycott
Discussion: Washington Times
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling
Discussion: MSNBC, @amuse and Slate
Madison Mills / Axios:
Gold's rally signals investors' eroding trust in the U.S.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Ted Cruz Wants to Make It Easier to Sue the Government for Censorship
Discussion: NewsMax.com
CNN:
Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the seventh day of government shutdown impacts travelers
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Man With 200 Explosives And Leftist Manifesto Arrested Outside Supreme Court Event At Church: Police
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here  —  The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.
 

 
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson are retiring, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's chief legal officer, will replace Adams in March

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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