US-China déjà vu all over again  —  Trump's latest piece of brinkmanship is likely to result in another climbdown  —  Donald Trump's least appreciated quality is his lack of martial instincts towards China.  This puts him in a minority in Washington DC, including in his own administration.

Israelis and Palestinians celebrate as truce brings hope of ‘era of peace’  —  UN warns Gaza still needs ‘lifesaving aid’ as world leaders gather in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss 20-point proposal  —  Julian Borger in London, Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Daniel Boffey in Jerusalem

Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass  —  Today, NPR will lose access to the Pentagon because we will not sign an unprecedented Defense Department document, which warns that journalists may lose their press credentials for “soliciting” even unclassified information from federal employees …

The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump's GOP  —  As President Trump basks in his success in the Middle East, hairline fractures within his Republican base are cropping up on a smattering of domestic issues. … So the small pockets of resistance — on the National Guard deployments …

Airports say they won't air Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints  —  Travelers in Cleveland, L.A., Phoenix, Seattle and other cities will not see the footage, which blames congressional Democrats for shutdown-related flight delays.  —  Airports in more than a half-dozen U.S. markets …

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins  —  A two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview.  But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani … Walking with Zohran Mamdani can feel like an extreme sport.  During a mid-September stroll on Seventh Avenue, along the six blocks from his Manhattan campaign office to a favorite breakfast spot …

Mitt Romney's sister-in-law Carrie Elizabeth found dead at 64 on LA suburb street  —  The sister-in-law of former presidential nominee and ex-Utah senator Mitt Romney was found dead on a street in a Los Angeles suburb Friday evening, according to officials and reports.

North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat  —  The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year.  His party already holds 10 of North Carolina's 14 congressional seats.

Will the Supreme Court Use a Louisiana Case to Gut the Voting Rights Act?  —  The justices have shown a willingness to chip away at the landmark civil rights legislation.  A Louisiana case could unravel much of its remaining power.  —  In a landmark 2013 case, the Supreme Court struck …

Satellites Are Leaking the World's Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data  —  With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users' calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

Our Investments for National Security  —  JPMorganChase plans a 10-year, $1.5 trillion initiative to shore up America's resiliency.  —  The brutal invasion of Ukraine, the indescribable terrorist attack on Israel and other major conflicts should dispel any illusion that the world is safe.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers  —  NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.  —  JPL is NASA's only federally funded research and development center.

Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit  —  More than half of the roughly 1,300 CDC layoff notices have been rescinded, but workers at health agencies who work on biodefense and mental health still lost their jobs.  —  Officials have reversed more than half …

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: 'It's not fair...I'm a resident'  —  Rueben Antonio Cruz was sitting with a friend in Rogers Park when ICE agents pulled up onto the street.  —  The immigration officers stopped their truck and went straight after them on Oct. 9, Cruz told the Tribune.

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT  —  The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments …

Will SCOTUS Decide What Its “Essential Functions” Are?  —  The Supreme Court will hear oral argument today in Bowe v. United States, one of the many cases it resolves each year that fly under the radar of the general public but hold special interest for some subset of the legal community.

Obama stars in ad backing Newsom's redistricting measure … Obama never mentions President Donald Trump by name.  But as he accuses Republicans of “trying to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election,” images of the current president flash on-screen.

Trump to Award Posthumous Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk  —  President Trump was scheduled to attend a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday to honor the influential right-wing activist, who was assassinated last month.  —  President Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom …

Madagascar's embattled president dissolves parliament ahead of ouster vote  —  Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday dissolved the national assembly in a decree posted on Facebook a day after he uploaded a video declaring that he had left the country for a “safe place”.

Texas State upholds the firing of associate history professor Thomas Alter  —  TEXAS — Texas State University has made the decision to uphold the firing of associate history professor Thomas Alter.  —  Alter's termination occurred on Sept. 10, stemming from his remarks …