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2:45 PM ET, October 9, 2025

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Sean James / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Trump Admin ‘Seriously’ Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC  —  President Donald Trump is “seriously” considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of his push to thwart crime, NBC reported on Wednesday …
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Greg Bovino Emerges as Trump's Man For Conjuring Up a Blue-City Insurrection  —  Elected officials, activists, and at least one former high-ranking Department of Homeland Security official have all noticed the same thing: when the Trump administration wants to turn up the heat, they send in Gregory Bovino.
Discussion: The NewsGuild and JONATHAN TURLEY
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump is the insurrection  —  🎉 It's PN's fourth anniversary and we're commemorating it this week by offering paid subscriptions at a special discounted price.  Click the button below to take advantage and support our work ⬇️  —  🥳 PN anniversary special offer 🥳
David Wallace-Wells / New York Times:
ICE May Not Be a Secret Police, but They Sure Look Like One
Discussion: To the Contrary, CNN and Raw Story
Ian Gordon / Mother Jones:   The Vast, Terrifying Scale of Trump's Detention State
Punchbowl News:
Why Schumer thinks Dems have momentum … It's Day 9 of the government shutdown.  There's no resolution in sight to this crisis.  —  When you take stock of where things stand, it's not difficult to see why House and Senate Democrats feel good about their strategy — for now.
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CNN:
Democrats say even missed paychecks for US troops won't be enough to end shutdown alone  —  Congressional Democrats are privately preparing to hold their position in the shutdown standoff for several more weeks if Republicans do not agree to their health care demands - and not even a missed paycheck …
HuffPost:
Federal Workers Urge Democrats To Hold Firm On Government Funding
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump suggests tariffs played a role in peace deal  —  Trump said during a Fox News interview tonight that his tariffs may have played a role in getting Israel and Hamas to sign off on the first phase of a peace deal.  —  “I think we shocked everybody by a lot with the tariffs and all of that.
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Ashley Carnahan / Fox News:
Trump says ‘whole world came together’ to secure Israel-Hamas peace deal after months of deadlock
Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth / Bloomberg:
Norway on Edge Over Trump Ahead of Nobel Peace Prize Verdict  —  Norway is bracing for the aftermath of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday as the Nordic nation has faced increasing pressure from Donald Trump and his administration to award it to the US leader.
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Ronny Reyes / New York Post:
Gazans join Israelis in chanting Trump's name over cease-fire: ‘Nobel Prize to Trump!’
Pavan V. Thakkar / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Must Take a Stand Against Trump's Compact  —  The Trump administration's authoritarian offensive is accelerating.  —  It is now openly persecuting opponents, bullying media to silence critics, and sending masked security forces to terrorize cities, and the president recently told …
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New York Times:
Harvard Seeks Assurances as Talks Restart in Washington
Discussion: RedState
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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Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Marco Rubio Caught Telling Donald Trump, 79, What to Post on Truth Social
Reuters:
Trump's war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups  — Powerful Trump aide Stephen Miller key part of crackdown  — ICE agents being redeployed to target activist groups  — George Soros' charitable network on White House list  — Trump using isolated ICE clashes to justify national crackdown
New York Times:
This Is Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up  —  You do not have to care about climate change to believe that clean energy is an important and strategic resource.  Solar and wind power are now cheaper than coal in many places and sometimes cheaper than oil and gas.
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Alana Wise / NPR:
Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport  —  Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled  —  A Rutgers University professor who taught a course on anti-fascism was blocked from leaving the US …
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Americans' Job Ratings of Six Key U.S. Agencies Worsen  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' ratings of six prominent federal government agencies have deteriorated markedly since last year.  The job ratings of each of these agencies — the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
Discussion: Axios, HotAir, The Hill, NewsMax.com and Semafor
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Problem Is a Lack of Focus  —  He's directing his energy at too many issues and needs to set some priorities.  —  Click for Sound  —  There's so much happening, it's overwhelming—for news junkies watching events unfold and for the White House trying to manage it all.
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NBC News:
Trump to get a ‘routine yearly’ medical check-up — his second in 6 months
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 …
Discussion: Politico
Elissa Nadworny / NPR:
This 4-year-old's heart is failing.  A federal grant that might help him was canceled  —  The device is about the size of a AA battery, and it has the potential to help a baby or infant heart keep beating in the face of failure.  —  It's called the PediaFlow, an implantable artificial heart for the littlest, most vulnerable humans.
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 …
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate strikes deal to vote on defense bill, breaking impasse  —  The Senate broke a monthlong impasse on its annual defense policy bill and secured a deal that could see the legislation pass as soon as Thursday.  Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) locked in an agreement …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Daniel Ruetenik / CBS News:
In cell where Jeffrey Epstein died, a scene of disarray that never underwent thorough inspection, experts said  —  The federal investigation into the death of convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was marred by significant lapses, experts told CBS News, including the failure by investigators …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Alex Jones asks Supreme Court to block massive defamation judgment  —  Jones says the court must act immediately to prevent his site, InfoWars, where he has spread conspiracy theories, from being handed over to the satirical news site The Onion.  —  WASHINGTON — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones …
Discussion: New York Times
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
DOJ defends employees reposting Trump's comments about Luigi Mangione  —  Two DOJ employees reposted a video of President Donald Trump saying Mangione “shot someone in the back as clear as you're looking at me.”  —  Federal prosecutors on Wednesday challenged arguments that two Justice …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate won't touch filibuster to end shutdown, Thune says  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune shot down speculation that Republicans would deploy the so-called nuclear option to break the funding stalemate.  The idea has gained traction on social media, particularly among Democrats …
Discussion: Fox News, Townhall and Breitbart
Renee Hickman / Reuters:
Bodycam footage conflicts with DHS account of Chicago woman's shooting by Border Patrol, lawyer says  — Lawyer says footage from Border Patrol agent's bodycam shows their vehicle struck woman's car  — DHS said agents fired defensive shots and woman was armed  — Woman never touched her gun, says attorney
Politico:
Hegseth's firing of Navy official compounds ‘culture of fear’ inside Pentagon … There is an emerging “culture of fear; there's a culture of intimidation and retaliation,” said a senior defense official.  “It's better just to keep your head down and not necessarily try to do anything …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump promises cuts to programs favored by Democrats
Discussion: NOTUS, CNBC, New Republic and NewsMax.com
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Porter snaps at staffer in video: ‘Get out of my f‑‑‑ing shot’
Mother Jones:
Inside the Hell of Alligator Alcatraz
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Epstein bank records sought by top House Democrat from Jamie Dimon, other CEOs
Discussion: Fortune and Semafor
 Earlier Items: 
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Court Battles Must Continue During Shutdown, Judges Rule
Discussion: NOTUS and Mother Jones
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Why Is Megyn Kelly Afraid to Take on Candace Owens?
Discussion: Mediaite and New York Post
Bloomberg:
FEMA Tells Staff to Name Whistleblowers or Risk Losing Jobs
Discussion: Raw Story
Steve Vladeck / One First:
Bonus 182: Damages as a (Missing) Deterrent
Associated Press:
Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say
 

 
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