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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 …
Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Strikes Another Boat It Says Was Trafficking Drugs
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.
Discussion: New York Post
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
White House to continue RIFs as shutdown drags on
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On the future of the Affordable Care Act, Republican leaders are proving Democrats' point
Discussion: Bloomberg
Ben Johansen / Politico:
White House to ax more ‘egregious’ programs Friday
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.
Discussion: New Republic and NewsMax.com
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 …
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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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Republican Shows Up In DC To Demand House Reconvene
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
James Downie / MSNBC:   Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House closed is backfiring
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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Victoria Albert / Wall Street Journal:
State Department Revokes Visas Over Charlie Kirk Comments
Discussion: Axios and The Post Millennial
Fox News:
Charlie Kirk posthumously awarded Medal of Freedom on what would have been his 32nd birthday
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Associated Press:
Israel to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for fragile ceasefire
Reuters:
Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, clouding future of ceasefire
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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New Republic:
Transcript: MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—Exposing Trump as Weak
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting
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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: 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 …
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.”
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.
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” …
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Time and Axios
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.
Discussion: 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 …
 
 
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Andrew Kerr / The Washington Free Beacon:
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New York Times:
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
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Reuters:
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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Trump complains about ‘really weird’ Time magazine photo
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Wired:
Satellites Are Leaking the World's Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
New York Times:
Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins