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Politico:
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans' racist chat … NEW YORK — Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway. — They referred to Black people as monkeys and …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says — In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists. — The United States killed six men aboard a boat …
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Associated Press:
US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela …
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Billal Rahman / Newsweek:
JB Pritzker Looking at Prosecuting ICE Agents in Chicago — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Sunday suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. — “The tables will turn one day,” Prtizker told FOX 32 Chicago.
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Riya Misra / Politico:
Why Is ICE So Aggressive Now? A Former ICE Chief Explains. … As President Donald Trump has ramped up immigration enforcement, the scenes playing out across the country have been stunning to many. And that includes top veterans of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
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Department of Homeland Security:
Bounties Originating From Mexico Offered to Shoot ICE and CBP Officers in Chicago
Bounties Originating From Mexico Offered to Shoot ICE and CBP Officers in Chicago
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Thanksgiving travel looms as shutdown risk, GOP leaders say — The Thanksgiving travel season could be put at risk by an extended government shutdown, Republican leaders warned Tuesday on Capitol Hill, ratcheting up warnings about flight cancellations and airport chaos amid the ongoing standoff with congressional Democrats.
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
White House to continue RIFs as shutdown drags on
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Trump: List of permanent Democratic program shutdowns coming Friday
Trump: List of permanent Democratic program shutdowns coming Friday
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Reuters, New York Times, Bloomberg and Forbes
Ben Johansen / Politico:
White House to ax more ‘egregious’ programs Friday
White House to ax more ‘egregious’ programs Friday
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Raw Story, The Daily Signal and The Daily Caller
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other
Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other
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Paris Martineau / Consumer Reports:
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead — Protein supplements are wildly popular, but CR's tests of 23 products found that more than two-thirds of them contain more lead in a single serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day — Much has changed since Consumer Reports …
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New York Times:
Israel Pressures Hamas to Return Bodies, but Gaza's Destruction Poses Challenge — The Israeli government is considering limits on aid to Gaza to penalize Hamas for not turning over more bodies of former hostages. But devastation in the enclave complicates the retrieval of all remains.
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Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene, tearing into her own party, says GOP men in Congress are ‘weak’ — “There's a lot of weak Republican men and they're more afraid of strong Republican women,” Greene said. — Just now — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) spent part of last week fielding angry texts …
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva
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James Downie / MSNBC:
Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House closed is backfiring
Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House closed is backfiring
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New Republic:
MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump — President Trump's allies are suddenly raging over the October 18 No Kings protests. MAGA Mike Johnson and MAGA-fied Representative Steve Scalise are angrily sliming expected attendees as America-haters, antifa, Marxists, and terrorists.
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments …
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Tom Bowman / NPR:
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 …
Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
Dr Phil faces ‘total collapse’ after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report — Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure and financial turmoil, according to a new report.
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John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones' effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment — The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist's effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered …
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’ — To hear him tell it, Gavin McInnes' recent return to the site formerly known as Twitter is the result of a collaborative effort that included leading members of the British far right and Elon Musk.
NBC News:
U.S. Capitol Police officers miss first full paychecks due to government shutdown — Officers were only partly paid last week, but members of Congress will continue to receive their full paychecks. — Officers with the U.S. Capitol Police, tasked with protecting elected officials …
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New York Times:
Total affected funding, by congressional district — $17.84 bil. — Ill. 7th — $2.37 bil. — Calif. 12th — $1.40 bil. — Wash. 10th — $995.1 mil. — Calif. 7th — Doris Matsui — $655.3 mil. — Calif. 32th — Brad Sherman — $499.5 mil. — Minn. 4th
David Brooks / The Atlantic:
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now … Other peoples have risen. Other peoples have risen up to defend their rights, their dignity, and their democracies. In the past 50 years, they've done it in Poland, South Africa, Lebanon, South Korea, Ukraine, East Timor, Serbia, Madagascar, Nepal, and elsewhere.
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Daily Mail:
Mitt Romney breaks silence on sister-in-law's shock death amid divorce revelation — Mitt Romney has spoken out after the sudden death of his sister-in-law, as it emerged his brother had filed for divorce just four months before she was found dead in California.
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Anthony Blair / New York Post:
Hamas carries out public executions — just hours after peace treaty signing — Hamas carried out mass public executions in Gaza on Monday, gruesome video shows — as the bloodthirsty terror group desperately seeks to maintain control over the Palestinian enclave and punish those it deems “collaborators with Israel.”
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CRIMEWATCH:
BALMER PLEADS GUILTY AS CHARGED AND RECEIVES STATE PRISON SENTENCE OF 25 TO 50 YEARS — DETAILS MAP — Today, Cody A. Balmer pleaded guilty to attempted murder of Governor Josh Shapiro, aggravated arson, 22 counts of arson, one for each of the 22 victims within the residence endangered by the arson, burglary, and related offenses.
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Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Adviser Has Shock Theory for Trump's ‘Dementia’ and Cankles — MAKE TRUMP HEALTHY AGAIN — Controversial doctor who has been advising RFK Jr. thinks he knows what is causing the president's “brain fog” and swelling. — EXCLUSIVE — An adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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New York Times:
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.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Is He Lying or Crazy? Does It Matter? — One stage in ending the conflict in Gaza is over; another begins. And as the New York Times notes this morning, the hardest questions may be the ones that remain outstanding: whether Hamas will give up its weapons, whether the Palestinians will agree …
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Trump's Bailout Of Argentina Gives Democrats A Big Opening — “For Trump, the leader of Argentina is more important than American families struggling with rising costs for health care,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday. — WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's unprecedented bailout …
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Robby Soave / The Hill:
Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize after freeing Israeli hostages — Give Donald Trump a Nobel Peace Prize! — Seriously, there's a good argument to be made that the president deserves it. Thanks to Trump, there is finally peace in Gaza, and all remaining living Israeli hostages have been returned.
Jasmine Laws / Newsweek:
Full List of Airports Refusing To Show Kristi Noem's Shutdown Video — A number of airports have refused to play Department for Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem's video, which blames congressional Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown and the recent travel delays.
US Department of Justice:
Chairman of Prince Group Indicted for Operating Cambodian Forced Labor Scam Compounds Engaged in Cryptocurrency Fraud Schemes — For Immediate Release — Department of Justice Files Largest Ever Forfeiture Action Against Approximately $15B in Bitcoin Currently in U.S. Custody
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Eric Kaufmann / UnHerd:
Why are fewer young people identifying as trans? — A surprising shift is taking place in the gender and sexual identities of young Americans. Data from my new Centre for Heterodox Social Science report, “The Decline of Trans and Queer Identity among Young Americans” …
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Washington Times, HotAir, Townhall, IJR and New York Sun
Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
Katie Porter's spiral has Dems keeping their distance … In an effort to contain the damage, a handful of labor unions and other allies, including Orange County Rep. David Min, who succeeded Porter in the House, have reaffirmed their support in recent days.
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Trump complains about ‘really weird’ Time magazine photo — The president says the publication “deserves to be called out” for using an unflattering image of him for its cover story about his efforts in the Middle East. — Just now — As he was returning to Washington aboard Air Force …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds — The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria's largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour away …

