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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 …
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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New York Times:
ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.
Discussion: HotAir and Bloomberg
Riya Misra / Politico:
Why Is ICE So Aggressive Now? A Former ICE Chief Explains.
Lauryn Azu / Chicago Tribune:
Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes
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 kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, 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
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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Reuters:
Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, clouding future of ceasefire  — Israel to restrict aid and keep border shut at least through Wednesday  — Hamas fighters demonstrate grip by executing men in the street  — U.S. President Trump threatens Hamas to disarm
Politico:
Trump's NatSec Strategy is almost ready
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
Israel to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for fragile ceasefire
New York Times:
U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry  —  The departures of Todd Gilbert and his deputy in the Western District of Virginia show the pressure being brought on prosecutors to pursue the president's perceived foes.  —  Career prosecutors at the Justice Department …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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
Fox News:
Charlie Kirk posthumously awarded Medal of Freedom on what would have been his 32nd birthday
Zeteo:
The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth's ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech... Or Else  —  Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don't watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.  —  ∙ Paid
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
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
Lizzy Acker / Oregonian:
U.S. House Speaker calls Portland naked bike ride 'most threatening thing I've seen yet'  —  Portlanders turned to a local tradition Sunday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Riding bikes in the nude.  —  Over a thousand riders, some naked, some with various amounts of clothing on …
Sophia Cai / Politico:
Trump threatens World Cup host cities over crime.  Some respond with a shrug. … The comments mark the second time in recent weeks Trump has suggested he would use international sporting events, including both the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, to pressure Democratic-run cities …
Discussion: masslive.com
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Trump: List of permanent Democratic program shutdowns coming Friday  —  President Trump said he will announce Friday the most “egregious socialist, semi-communist” Democratic programs being eliminated — and promised they won't reopen. … - Those cuts come after the Trump administration already dismissed …
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
White House to ax more ‘egregious’ programs Friday
New York Times:
Jack Smith Calls Idea That Politics Infected Trump Prosecutions ‘Ludicrous’  —  The former special counsel's first extended remarks since resigning in January were released the same day House Republicans summoned him to testify.  —  Jack Smith, the special counsel who twice secured indictments …
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Lawfare:   The Situation: Democracy Dies in Both Sides-ism
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
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
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 …
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.
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 …
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” …
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.
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 …
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.
Chuck Ross / The Washington Free Beacon:
EXCLUSIVE: Stefanik, Cotton Urge Treasury Department To Probe CAIR for ‘Financial Links to Hamas’  —  Treasury investigation could pull back curtain on CAIR's closely held foreign funding sources  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) are urging the Trump administration …
Discussion: New York Post and Fox News
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
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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Mother Jones:
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Judge temporarily blocks transfer of downtown Miami land for Trump's presidential library
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On the future of the Affordable Care Act, Republican leaders are proving Democrats' point
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NBC News:
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds
Discussion: The Japan Times
Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
Katie Porter's spiral has Dems keeping their distance
Discussion: HotAir
Jasmine Laws / Newsweek:
Full List of Airports Refusing To Show Kristi Noem's Shutdown Video
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Thanksgiving travel looms as shutdown risk, GOP leaders say
Discussion: New York Post
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Is He Lying or Crazy? Does It Matter?
Discussion: Raw Story