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Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in federal court on Thursday as President Donald Trump's Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents …
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Live Updates: N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump's Pressure Campaign — Ms. James is accused of committing mortgage fraud, and her indictment follows a case brought against the former F.B.I. director James Comey. — Here's the latest.
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Associated Press:
New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday on mortgage fraud charges …
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Politico:
New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump's DOJ
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Hurubie Meko / New York Times:
How Letitia James, Now Indicted, Will Stay as New York's Attorney General
Politico:
How Trump's message to ‘Pam’ got exactly the results he wanted
How Trump's message to ‘Pam’ got exactly the results he wanted
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
NY AG Letitia James indicted on federal bank fraud, false claims charges
NY AG Letitia James indicted on federal bank fraud, false claims charges
NBC News:
Grand jury indicts N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump opponent, on bank fraud charges
Grand jury indicts N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump opponent, on bank fraud charges
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Letitia James criminally charged in Trump's latest effort to punish rivals
Letitia James criminally charged in Trump's latest effort to punish rivals
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NobelPrize.org:
Announcement, Nobel Peace Prize 2025 — The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace - to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness. — The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado.
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Jonathan Wolfe / New York Times:
Live Updates: María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize — The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised the opposition politician for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.” — Here's the latest. — María Corina Machado …
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Associated Press:
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday …
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Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Norway braces for Trump's reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize — US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says — With hours to go until the announcement of this year's Nobel peace prize, Norwegian politicians …
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Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Truly, madly, deeply: Trump's desire for a Nobel peace prize is driving diplomacy
Truly, madly, deeply: Trump's desire for a Nobel peace prize is driving diplomacy
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Richard Milne / Financial Times:
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump, the Self-Styled “President of PEACE” Abroad, Makes War at Home
Trump, the Self-Styled “President of PEACE” Abroad, Makes War at Home
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Oklahoma's Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago — Gov. Kevin Stitt, the current chairman of the National Governors Association, broke with Texas, saying, “Oklahomans would lose their mind” if Illinois sent troops to their red state.
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Washington Post:
Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now
Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now
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New York Times:
Read the Indictment of Letitia James
Read the Indictment of Letitia James
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Illinois judge blocks federal authorities from using force against Chicago journalists
Illinois judge blocks federal authorities from using force against Chicago journalists
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment … What's not disputed is that the two ended up sharing a room on the business trip, and that it resulted in an official investigation. — The fallout from the incident has been the talk of the upper echelons of DHS ever since.
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New Republic:
Transcript: Trump ICE Raids Worsen as Pritzker Drops Bombshell Warning — The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — (After we recorded, a judge temporary blocked National Guard deployments in Illinois).
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Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
The impossibly dumb reason for Trump's invasion of Portland
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Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Trump and White House Busted Using Red State Footage to Show ‘Chaos’ in Chicago
Trump and White House Busted Using Red State Footage to Show ‘Chaos’ in Chicago
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Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
John Thune's shutdown strategy: Wait for the Democrats to fold — The Senate majority leader hopes Democrats will soon vote to reopen the government: “It's up to them.” — In the nine months since John Thune became Senate majority leader, the South Dakota Republican has held …
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Jael Holzman / Heatmap News:
Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says — The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada has been canceled amidst the Trump administration's federal permitting freeze. — Esmeralda 7 was supposed to produce a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power …
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Oregonian:
Trump's antifa roundtable made some wild claims about Portland. Here's the truth about 7 of them — President Donald Trump held a roundtable on Wednesday, which featured prominent administration officials and independent journalists, billed as a “Roundtable on antifa.”
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms — President Donald Trump acted to help an ally in Latin America even as some MAGA supporters grumbled. — The Trump administration finalized plans for a financial rescue of Argentina on Thursday, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent …
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Rachel Saslow / Willamette Week:
An Interview With the Portland Chicken — Jack Dickinson, 26, says, “We're winning this.” — The Portland Frog didn't show. — On the evening of Oct. 8 at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on South Macadam Avenue, there was an inflatable cow, the Disney cartoon dog Stitch and the Portland Chicken, but no frog.
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Associated Press:
US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the Gaza ceasefire deal — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor …
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Washington Post:
Inside billionaire Peter Thiel's private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction — The Washington Post reviewed leaked audio from four off-the-record lectures the tech investor delivered in San Francisco over the last month that fused beliefs about religion and technology.
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CNN:
Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints across the country — Video Ad Feedback — Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints — Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints
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Preston Mizell / Fox News:
Noem airs clip blasting Democrats for government shutdown at every airport in America
Noem airs clip blasting Democrats for government shutdown at every airport in America
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official … - Liberty is owned by Scott Leiendecker, who in 2011 created a software program focused on enabling election workers to verify voters and check them in at polling locations. — According to Leiendecker's LinkedIn page …
Politico:
Mike Johnson sticks to no-show shutdown strategy as resistance mounts … “There is absolutely no reason for the House to be out of session — it's embarrassing,” Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) said in an interview. “The government is shut down, Americans are losing access to critical services …
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Mike Johnson: “Of course” we'd give back pay to federal workers
Mike Johnson: “Of course” we'd give back pay to federal workers
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Washington Post:
As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’ — Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements. — VATICAN CITY — Since the bells tolled …
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