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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 …
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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MSNBC, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Moderate Voice, Ace of Spades HQ, Los Angeles Times, TMZ.com and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »
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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New York Post
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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
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On the future of the Affordable Care Act, Republican leaders are proving Democrats' point
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 Caller and The Daily Signal
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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New Republic and NewsMax.com
Lauryn Azu / Chicago Tribune:
Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes
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New Republic, The Hill, SFist, Gizmodo, The Verge and RedState, more at Techmeme »
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 and CBS News
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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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, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Hill, New York Magazine, HotAir, France 24 and Foreign Affairs
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatened legal action against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday for failing to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
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NOTUS, The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Parnas Perspective, Washington Times, Raw Story, Mediaite and Axios
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Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene, tearing into her own party, says GOP men in Congress are ‘weak’
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HuffPost, Daily Mail, The Dispatch, New Republic, The Independent, The Guardian, The Hill and Mediaite
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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USA Today, twitchy.com, The Hill, The Independent, Orlando Sentinel and Daily Kos
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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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USA Today, UPI, The Guardian and Variety, more at Mediagazer »
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting
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Mediaite, New Republic, New York Times, JURISTnews, All Rise News, One America News Network, ABC News, Washington Post, Townhall, The Wrap, Washington Examiner, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit, NewsMax.com, Washington Times, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, Axios, The Hill, NBC News, Deadline, Straight Arrow News, MSNBC, CBS News, Al Jazeera, Daily Kos, NewsNation and Blaze Media
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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Slate
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 …
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
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.
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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Raw Story
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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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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HotAir, Telegraph, Reuters, The Washington Free Beacon, RedState, Washington Examiner and New York Sun
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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New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, KING-TV, The Guardian, Newsweek, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com, People and The Hill
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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Breitbart, Washington Times, HotAir, Townhall, IJR and New York Sun
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:
Senior ICE Barbie Official Posts Totally False Information About Violent Arrest of Teen Girl — CAUGHT OUT — DHS communications lead Tricia McLaughlin made the false claim over a video that went viral. — A top official at the Department of Homeland Security has been caught posting …
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Representative Krishnamoorthi, New Republic and Raw Story
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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Raw Story
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Cory Mills slapped with restraining order after Florida judge sides with accuser … Koberlein said Mills was not allowed to go to Langston' home or place of employment and that he was not allowed to directly refer to Langston on social media. The injunction is in place for the state of Florida.
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Orlando Sentinel and Blaze Media
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.
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.
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HotAir
Emily Mullin / Wired:
A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone — Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January. — After the latest round of mass firings at the Centers for Disease Control …


