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CNN:
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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Insidious Effort to Rationalize Trump's Lawfare  —  Donald Trump and Greg Abbott's deployment of Texas National Guardsmen to Chicago has hit a legal wall—for now.  A federal judge in Illinois handed down an order Thursday night temporarily blocking the deployment, saying she had seen …
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 …
Politico:
How Trump's message to ‘Pam’ got exactly the results he wanted
Discussion: Futurism
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Oklahoma's Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago
Hurubie Meko / New York Times:   How Letitia James, Now Indicted, Will Stay as New York's Attorney General
Shaun Robinson / VTDigger:
Gov. Phil Scott says Trump's national guard deployments are unconstitutional
Discussion: New Republic and ArkansasTimes
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
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
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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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 …
Richard Milne / Financial Times:
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado  —  Win dashes hopes of Donald Trump after US president repeatedly claimed he should be awarded prize  —  The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to María Corina Machado, Venezuela's main opposition leader …
Discussion: Politico and IJR
Reuters:
Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced, in a year overshadowed by Trump
Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Norway braces for Trump's reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize
Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Why Trump wasn't awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal
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).
Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press
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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.”
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
The impossibly dumb reason for Trump's invasion of Portland
Discussion: CounterPunch
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA media wages asymmetric warfare on antifa
Discussion: NBC News and New York Times
Paul Waldman / MSNBC:   Trump's war on ‘antifa’ is both buffoonish and sinister
Politico:
Timely troop pay is now in Trump's hands  —  President Donald Trump is now the only person with the power to keep 1.3 million active-duty military members from missing their paychecks Wednesday after the Senate failed to act on spending legislation Thursday then left Washington for the long holiday weekend.
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CNN:   Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints across the country
Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
John Thune's shutdown strategy: Wait for the Democrats to fold
Discussion: Semafor and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:   White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second week
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.
Associated Press:
Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for ending the war  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, the military said …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump promised not to let Israel break Gaza ceasefire to get deal
Associated Press:
US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the Gaza ceasefire deal
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 …
Kayla Steinberg / NBC News:
UPS is ‘disposing of’ U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems  —  Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.  —  Thousands of U.S.-bound packages shipped by UPS are trapped …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Reuters
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.
Discussion: Telegraph
New York Times:
Live Updates: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Troop Deployment in Chicago Area  —  The Trump administration's attempts to justify a military presence were “simply unreliable,” the judge said.  A federal appeals court is weighing a similar case regarding National Guard troops in Portland, Ore.
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Sally Kornbluth / orgchart.mit.edu:
Regarding the Compact  —  The U.S. Department of Education recently sent MIT and eight other institutions a proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” along with a letter asking that MIT review the document.  —  From the messages I've received, I know this is on the minds …
Discussion: Bloomberg and masslive.com
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
 
 
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