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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Vance says Trump is ‘looking at all his options’ as the president threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act — The Insurrection Act would allow the president to deploy the U.S. military domestically for law enforcement purposes. — WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance indicated in an interview …
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Isabella Murray / ABC News:
‘Come and get me,’ Pritzker says of Trump threat; Vance says governor ‘should suffer some consequences’ — Illinois' Democratic governor spoke on ABC's “This Week” after VP Vance. — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks with ABC News while appearing on This Week, Oct. 12, 2025.
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Fox News, RedState, Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
Donica Phifer / Axios:
Vance: DOJ doesn't prosecute based on Trump's opinions
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Newsbusters, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
David Cohen / Politico:
Vance, Stephanopoulos bicker over Homan questions
Vance, Stephanopoulos bicker over Homan questions
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The Independent, The Post Millennial, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Faith Wardwell / Politico:
Johnson says he had ‘thoughtful’ conversation with MTG about bucking Republicans on healthcare … “Marjorie does not serve on those committees so I offered to have her come in the room and be a part of that discussion if indeed she wants to do that,” he said.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pressure growing on Johnson to call House back amid shutdown fight
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Washington Examiner and CNN
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government
The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government
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Western News and USA Today
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.
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Raw Story
CNN:
More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated — Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.
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Sophie Gardner / Politico:
HHS rehiring some people fired through reduction-in-force efforts
HHS rehiring some people fired through reduction-in-force efforts
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Time, STAT, New York Sun, The Independent and New York Times
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Purge, Merge, and Surge — As Trump deploys a combination of ICE, National Guard troops and other paramilitary forces to multiple American cities, he is implementing a three-step plan. The plan involves different parts of the national security state, immigration enforcement, and the military:
Task & Purpose:
Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards — The Texas Military Department has removed an unspecified number of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago for not being “in compliance” with its validation process. — A spokesperson for the Texas …
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Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
‘Using us as political pawns’: federal workers reel over threats of firings and withheld back pay — Employees express growing anxiety over their pay - and the future of their jobs - amid the US government shutdown — With no end of the federal government shutdown in sight, an estimated 750,000 workers remain furloughed.
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Maga figures back Bukele's call for Trump to crack down on US judges — Experts say El Salvador president's intervention comes as Trump is employing tactics used by autocrats abroad — Donald Trump is not known for taking advice, especially from foreign leaders who often seek to flatter and compliment the US president.
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New York Times:
Trump leaves for a visit to Israel, and will later co-chair a meeting in Egypt on the Gaza peace plan. — Where Things Stand — Trump's Israel trip: President Trump set off on Sunday for Israel, where he was scheduled on Monday to meet with hostage families and address Parliament …
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Politico, vaticannews.va, Reuters and CBS News
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump picks longtime aide Dan Scavino to head White House personnel office
Trump picks longtime aide Dan Scavino to head White House personnel office
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UPI, One America News Network, New York Post, New York Times, Washington Examiner and NewsNation
Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different. — Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers. — Joblessness for Black workers is rising again, two years after reaching a record low.
Discussion:
Politico
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people — Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’ — A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent …
Phelim Kine / Politico:
Trump's 100% tariff threat sparks defiance from Beijing … The White House didn't respond to a request for comment. — Trump announced the 100 percent tariff on Chinese imports — a hefty increase on the current average 55 percent levy on those goods — in a fiery Truth Social post Friday …
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Four dead, at least 20 injured in South Carolina island shooting — Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in a shooting at a restaurant in a South Carolina island town on Sunday, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said. — Deputies were called to Willie's Bar and Grill …
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
Trump's Addiction to Watching Fox Is Killing American Democracy — Our country is falling apart because one old man, Trump advisers and former administration officials say, won't stop ‘yelling’ at his TV. — ∙ Paid — The course of America's future, and therefore the fate of the world …
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Mediaite
Maanvi Singh / The Guardian:
‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities? — Border agents have become a key force in Trump's migrant crackdown - operating far from their traditional rural range — Border patrol officers have become ubiquitous footsoldiers in Donald Trump's mass deportation plan …
David Sirota / The Guardian:
Bari Weiss's ascent at CBS News was 50 years in the making — A half-century ago, CBS's own president was boasting of his support for an antidemocratic political project. Our new book uses never-before-reported documents to tell the story of a scheme to undermine accountability journalism
Washington Post:
Bracing for war, Venezuela's Maduro starts Christmas early — again — It's become an annual tradition: President Nicolás Maduro, feeling pressure from opponents or enemies, plays Santa. Venezuelans aren't buying it. — CARACAS, Venezuela — Trees around the presidential palace …
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Prepares to Receive Its Last Living Hostages Held by Hamas — The militant group told mediators it has 20 live captives in hand, its first confirmation of the number it still holds — Israeli authorities were preparing to receive the last hostages still alive in Gaza …
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CNBC, The Daily Signal, New York Times, UPI, The Times of Israel, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Politico and BBC
New York Post:
Mamdani mayoral campaign took in $13,000 in illegal foreign donations, records show — Lefty socialist and mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani's campaign quietly took in nearly $13,000 in potentially illegal foreign donations — including one from his mother-in-law in Dubai, The Post has learned.
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The Daily Caller, The Post Millennial, Washington Post and NewsMax.com
Financial Times:
Ukraine hit Russian energy sites with US help — Trump administration has supported Kyiv's operations since summer in co-ordinated push to weaken Moscow — Christopher Miller in Kyiv, Amy Mackinnon in Washington and Max Seddon in Riga — The US has for months been helping Ukraine mount …
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Washington Examiner, Politico, BBC and WTOP News
