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7:55 AM ET, October 12, 2025

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New York Times:
Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error  —  Friday's layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to disease outbreaks and running an influential journal.  Officials said the mistaken dismissals were being rescinded.
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Jeremy Faust / Inside Medicine:
Breaking News: RIFs in reverse.  Some CDC workers have been brought back, in latest whiplash.  —  This is breaking news.  We are in solidarity with CDC and other dedicated HHS federal employees affected by these terminations, professionals who work hard to keep us all safe.
Brandy Zadrozny / MSNBC:
‘CDC is over’: RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre  —  Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, The Hill and NBC News
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown  —  Some of the layoff notices, including for those leading the measles response and those responding to an Ebola outbreak, will be reversed.  —  More than 1,000 staff at the Centers for Disease Control …
NPR:
Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on  —  The Trump administration has laid off more than 100 employees at the nation's main mental health agency, NPR has learned.  —  Current and former employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA) …
Brenda Goodman / CNN:
‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC is facing another round of deep staff cuts  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  President Donald Trump says federal layoffs are targeting ‘Democrat-oriented’ workers  —  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday …
STAT:   CDC battered by government shutdown firings, while some are rescinded
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
Trump escalates his use of federal power to target Democratic states  —  Democrats see a pattern of inflicting pain on places that are politically unfriendly, while Trump has declared his intent to hurt liberal areas and policies.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump's move to cancel projects …
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Politico:
Pentagon will pay military troops, Trump says, shifting $8B … To scrounge up enough money to pay the troops, the Pentagon is tapping into its research and development accounts to use funding Congress made available for two years, according to an OMB official.
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Trump authorizes troop pay amid government shutdown  —  The president said he would direct Defense Department officials to pay military members on Oct. 15.  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he was directing Defense Department officials to pay members of the military next week …
Discussion: RedState and Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Military Will Get Paid Despite Shutdown
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Examiner and UPI
Antonio María Delgado / Miami Herald:
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years.  Moments after being released, ICE took him  —  On the morning of Oct. 3, 2025, Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam walked out of Huntingdon State Correctional Institution, the Pennsylvania prison that had confined him for more than four decades.
People:
Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in Father of the Bride, First Wives Club and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)  —  The actress' legendary career also included other films like ‘Annie Hall,’ 'Something's Gotta Give' and ‘The Godfather’  —  Diane Keaton has died.  She was 79.
Zachary Schermele / USA Today:
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says  —  The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Hill
Faris Tanyos / CBS News:
Appeals court temporarily blocks deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago  —  A federal appeals court Saturday blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area amid ongoing protests at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities that the Trump administration has vowed to crack down on.
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Telegraph:
Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job  —  US president's 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app's board  —  Barron Trump is being eyed for a top role at the streaming app TikTok.  —  The US president's son could be appointed to the board of the $14bn (£10.5bn) company …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Brad Reed / Common Dreams:
Trump's ‘Divorced From Reality’ Depiction of Portland Ridiculed by Local Officials  —  US President Donald Trump and his administration have been trying to depict the city of Portland, Oregon as a lawless apocalyptic wasteland in which roving bands of Antifa activists set fire to local businesses …
Discussion: NBC News, Le Monde and New York Post
Anthony J. Rivera / Washington Post:
Signs popping up around D.C. note: ‘ICE kidnapping happened here’  —  The signs range in style and mark numerous locations where people have been taken by federal agents.  —  Just now  —  The signs — nailed to trees or wrapped around electricity poles — have appeared across …
Discussion: Raw Story
Bonny Chu / Fox News:
Biden undergoes radiation therapy for cancer, spokesperson says  —  The former president was diagnosed with an ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer 4 months ago  —  Former President Joe Biden is entering a new phase of treatment for the prostate cancer he was diagnosed with in May.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Biden Is Receiving Radiation Therapy for Cancer
Discussion: Rolling Stone and ABC News
Emma Bussey / Fox News:
Mamdani caught on camera getting chased out of Manhattan square; protester blasts him as ‘antisemite’  —  The incident occurred after Mamdani showed support for embattled New York Attorney General Letitia James after her mortgage fraud indictment  —  A dramatic video shows Zohran Mamdani chased …
New York Times:
At the Center of Letitia James's Indictment, a House in Norfolk, Virginia  —  Attorney General Letitia James of New York purchased the $137,000 home for a grandniece who needed tranquillity.  Prosecutors say it is an impermissible investment property.  —  Five years ago, the door …
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Wall Street Journal:   Trump's Favored Prosecutor Is Moving at Full Steam
Jaclyn Ramkissoon / The Hill:
Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas  —  With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.
 
 
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Washington Post:
Zohran Mamdani's grand promises are a struggle bus
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump's ‘$17 trillion’ investment figure is fiction
David Kenner / Washington Post:
Arab states expanded cooperation with Israeli military during Gaza war, files show
Discussion: SpyTalk and NewsMax.com
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
RFK Jr.'s got advice for pregnant women. There's limited data to support it.
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You Have to See This Mamdani Ad  —  I wasn't planning to post anything today.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin endorses Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
MSNBC:
ICE isn't hiring the best people
Discussion: CBS News and Mercury News
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they're largely on their own.
Arwa Mahdawi / The Guardian:
Why is this Fox News host speculating about AOC's sex life?
Bloomberg:
HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts
Discussion: Mother Jones
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
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