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7:30 AM ET, October 14, 2025

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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
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 …
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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 …
Punchbowl News:
10/14/25 ☀️ AM: … The government shutdown is now two weeks old.
Discussion: Politico
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Biden, Clinton praise Trump for Gaza peace deal
Washington Post:
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 …
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
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.
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Financial Times:
Bessent says China wants to ‘pull everybody else down’  —  US Treasury secretary tells FT that Beijing is trying to hurt the world's economy  —  US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has accused China of trying to hurt the world's economy after Beijing imposed sweeping export controls …
Discussion: Fortune, Semafor and Fox Business
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The Guardian:
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
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Associated Press:
After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Washington Post:
Trump and world leaders meet in Egypt on future of Gaza as Israel celebrates return of hostages
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline  —  The Washington Post joined the New York Times, CNN and the Atlantic in refusing to sign the restrictive new policy.  —  Journalists working at The Washington Post, the New York Times and other major news publications …
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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon's Reporting Restrictions  —  The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department's policies on news gathering ahead of a Tuesday deadline.  —  Several news organizations …
NPR:
A Statement from NPR on the Pentagon's Press Policy  —  From NPR Editor in Chief Thomas Evans:  —  NPR will never be party to limitations on the independence of the press and the objective, fact-based reporting of our journalists.  We will not sign the Administration's restrictive policy …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Deadline
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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 …
Gregory Royal Pratt / Chicago Tribune:
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.
Discussion: FOX 32 Chicago and Raw Story
Caitlin McCormack / New York Post:
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.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and TMZ.com
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Juby Babu / Reuters:
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.
Discussion: SpaceNews and CNBC
Washington Post:
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 …
Andrew Schwartz / Willamette Week:
Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver  —  Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester.  Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.  —  Late on Oct. 5, a Portland ambulance crew informed dispatchers …
Discussion: Civil Discourse … and Oregonian
Liam Knox / Bloomberg:
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 …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Maine Gov. Janet Mills launches Senate run against one of Democrats' top 2026 targets  —  Mills, who is 77 years old, told NBC News she doesn't plan to serve more than one term and cast herself as the Democrat best positioned to defeat GOP Sen. Susan Collins.
Fred Lambert / Electrek:
Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are buying Tesla's unsold Cybertrucks  —  Hundreds of Tesla Cybertrucks have been spotted being delivered Elon Musk's private companies, SpaceX and xAI, as Tesla is having issues selling the electric pickup truck.  —  Cybertruck turned out to be Tesla's first real commercial flop.
Discussion: France 24 and The Verge
MSNBC:
Jeffries slams GOP spending bill: ‘Gutting the health care of the American people’  —  Today is day 13 of the government shutdown.  House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) joins Katy Tur to share his concerns about the impact on Americans as the shutdown continues and why he blames Republicans for the stalled negotiations.
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Can Republicans turn out Trump voters when he isn't on the ballot?  They'll find out in New Jersey  —  Trump supporters less inclined to vote in an off-year election are key to Republican Jack Ciattarelli's path to victory in the New Jersey governor's race.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings  —  Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday.  And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.  —  ∙ Paid
Discussion: Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
A Historic Crypto Selloff Erased Over $19 Billion, but Two Accounts Made $160 Million  —  A timely bet raises eyebrows amid record crypto selloff  —  Total liquidations on crypto-derivatives exchanges, daily  —  President Trump's surprise announcement of 100% tariffs against China …
Discussion: CNN
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
What now for Israel and Gaza?  —  The end of fighting in Gaza and the return of the remaining 20 live Israeli hostages are cause for joy and celebration.  But there is also grief—grief for those Israelis whose loved ones will return in body bags (if at all), grief for loved ones …
Discussion: Associated Press and BBC
Politico:
Newsom rejects bill giving descendants of slaves preference in college admissions … Newsom's decision comes at a time of heightened tensions as the Trump administration has cracked down on diversity initiatives on college campuses by launching investigations and threatening to pull federal funding.
 
 
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Kristi Noem says Coast Guard members will get paid during the government shutdown
Discussion: UPI, Task & Purpose and CBS News
Ben Quinn / The Guardian:
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
Discussion: Reuters and The Daily Caller
Sophia Cai / Politico:
Trump administration to launch $500M drone program ahead of World Cup
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Independent
Meg Anderson / NPR:
Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Lee Ann Anderson / The Hill:
Conservative groups launch Latino outreach campaign tied to America's 250th anniversary
Discussion: Daily Kos, NewsMax.com and ABC News
 Earlier Items: 
Tyler Bridges / NOLA.com:
John Bel Edwards won't run for U.S. Senate, dashing Louisiana Democrats' hopes
Joseph MacKinnon / Blaze Media:
New poll shows Trump is beating Obama and Bush, winning over Americans
Discussion: Newsweek, Breitbart and RedState
Jake Wittich / Windy City Times:
Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Allies Sold Sponsorships to What Appeared to Be a Treasury Event. It Wasn't.
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Bloomberg:
Sources: WBD begins exclusive talks with Netflix to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max; Netflix is offering a $5B breakup fee if the deal isn't approved

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

James Faris / Business Insider:
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