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Nicole Foy / ProPublica:
We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents.  They've Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.
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Christine Fernando / Associated Press:
Federal immigration officers in Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, judge says  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Woman invoked Charlie Kirk's killing while threatening immigration agents, US charges
Discussion: Fox News and masslive.com
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Scoop: Dems plot Fetterman ouster … He's still popular with Pennsylvania voters, even as Democrats turn on him over his softened approach to President Trump.  — Potential Democratic challengers are already bashing Fetterman — and each other — years ahead of schedule.
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Ali Vitali / MSNBC:
Thune reveals to MSNBC he's offered Democrats a vote on Obamacare subsidies
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Jill Filipovic:
The GOP's Nazi Youth
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Racist Young Republican Chat Leaves GOP Stumbling to Respond
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Congressional Black Caucus PAC uses Young Republicans' texting scandal to hit Lawler
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
New York Times:
Head of the U.S. Military's Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say  —  Adm. Alvin Holsey is leaving less than a year into his tenure, and as the Pentagon escalates attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea.  —  The military commander overseeing the Pentagon's escalating attacks …
CNN:
Justice Department expected to ask grand jury to indict former Trump national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday  —  The Justice Department is expected to ask a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday to indict John Bolton, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, multiple sources tell CNN.
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Abbott to send National Guard to Austin for No Kings rally … His announcement was sharply criticized by Democrats.  “Sending armed soldiers to suppress peaceful protests is what kings and dictators do — and Greg Abbott just proved he's one of them,” Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu said in a statement.
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and Newsweek
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MSNBC:
The GOP's coordinated attack on the ‘No Kings’ rally is ridiculous
Dmitri Bolt / Townhall:
Antifa Members Face First-Ever Terrorism Charges from DOJ  —  Two Antifa members have been indicted by a federal grand jury on terrorism related charges in connection with a July 4th attack on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Texas.  —  Federal prosecutors …
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Tasha Tsiaperas / Axios:
First ever antifa-related charges filed in attack on Texas ICE facility
Doug Krugman / Washington Post:
I resigned from the military because of Trump  —  I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.  —  Just now  —  Doug Krugman served for 24 years in the United States Marine Corps.  —  On Sept. 30, at an unprecedented gathering …
Discussion: The Guardian, Mediaite and Raw Story
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million in Vegas playing blackjack  —  The billionaire Illinois governor who is on the 2028 presidential shortlist reported the earnings in his latest tax filings after playing blackjack at a Las Vegas casino.  —  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire …
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
ICE arrests police officer in Chicago suburb and accuses him of being in US illegally  —  ICE agents arrested a police officer Thursday morning in the Chicago suburb of Hanover Park, accusing him of being an unlawful immigrant from Montenegro.  —  The Department of Homeland Security says the officer …
Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine:
Graham Platner's Honeymoon Is Over  —  When Democrat Graham Platner entered the race to unseat incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins in August, he immediately clicked with Maine voters.  An oyster farmer and ex-marine who looks the part of a rugged Down-Easter, Platner's brand of left-wing populism …
Discussion: The Hill and Slate
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NBC News:
Multiple GOP congressional offices received flags with ‘optical illusion’ swastikas earlier this year  —  The news comes after a flag with a swastika was seen behind one of GOP Rep. Dave Taylor's staffers.  —  Multiple GOP congressional offices earlier this year received an American flag with an …
Penn rejects White House proposal …:
Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment  —  This story is developing and will continue to be updated.  —  Penn has rejected the White House's proposed preferential funding compact, according to a Thursday email to the University community.
Lauren Peller / ABC News:
Sen. Mitch McConnell falls in Capitol hallway  —  The 83-year-old fell on his way to Senate votes.  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell walks out of the Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C.  —  Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, 83, fell to the ground …
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New York Times:
White House Set to Announce Proposal Seeking to Make I.V.F. More Accessible  —  It is unclear whether the new guidance will substantively affect how many employers will choose to offer such benefits.  —  President Trump plans to announce a policy proposal on Thursday to make in vitro fertilization …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
DC attackers go free, showing limits of Trump crime crackdown  —  DC ATTACKERS GO FREE, SHOWING LIMITS OF TRUMP CRIME CRACKDOWN.  District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs was quite understanding with the 15-year-old who had pepper-sprayed a man while a friend pummeled him …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Jack Smith's Not-So-Subtle Message  —  One of those ledes that just pulls you up short, from the Chicago bureau chief of the New York Times: … Just another day in Stephen Millerland.  Happy Thursday.  —  Jack Smith Speaks  —  by Will Saletan  —  Jack Smith, the former special counsel …
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Glenn Beck says the FBI sought his advice on how to target antifa — here's who he wants them to go after  —  Glenn Beck has spent a decade and a half trying to make the case that various progressive organizations, activists, and funders are radicals bent on destroying the country.
Discussion: Blaze Media
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act  —  The ruling, when it comes, will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats.  —  Pocket  —  The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, a case about whether Section 2 …
Zoë Schiffer / Wired:
Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It's Like to Own a Cybertruck  —  “We were the targets.”  WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they're proud to drive it.  —  Aside from a MAGA hat, there is likely no object that feels …
emptywheel:
Revenge of the “Lib Tard:” Jeanine Pirro Wins First Humiliating Acquittal  —  Sydney Reid, who was arrested in July after a tussle as she was filming an ICE arrest, was just acquitted by a jury.  —  This was a case that should never have been charged, one of at least dozens just like it.
The Guardian:
Trinidad citizens believed killed in US airstrike off Venezuela coast identified  —  Rishi Samaroo and Chad ‘Charpo’ Joseph believed to have been on boat Trump alleged was carrying drugs to US  —  Natricia Duncan in Kingston, Kejan Haynes in Port of Spain and agencies
Associated Press:
Live updates: Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton charged in documents probe: AP source  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday …
Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Immigration agent who shot Chicago woman drove ‘rammed’ vehicle to Maine, attorneys reveal  —  The immigration agent who shot a woman earlier this month after she allegedly rammed his vehicle in Brighton Park was allowed by his supervisors to drive the government-issued SUV back to Maine …
Reuters:
Trump diverts anti-terror funds from Democratic strongholds to Republican states  — Washington DC and Illinois see largest percentage funding cuts  — DHS says changes based on risk analysis, not politics  — Federal judge blocks fund distribution pending legal challenge
Discussion: Daily Kos, Daily Mail, Salon and E&E News
 
 
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