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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 …
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Woman invoked Charlie Kirk's killing while threatening immigration agents, US charges
Woman invoked Charlie Kirk's killing while threatening immigration agents, US charges
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Associated Press:
Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged in probe of mishandling of classified information — 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 …
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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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Politico:
John Bolton is indicted for allegedly keeping and sharing classified information … The charges against Bolton come as Trump has pressured his Justice Department to pursue criminal indictments of his longtime political foes. Former FBI Director James Comey was charged in September with lying …
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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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Associated Press:
Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows
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New York Times:
Trump's Unilateral Spending Cuts Complicate Shutdown Deal
Trump's Unilateral Spending Cuts Complicate Shutdown Deal
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate Democrats tank military funding bill amid shutdown feud
Senate Democrats tank military funding bill amid shutdown feud
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MSNBC:
'I trust no Republican's word': Democrats dismiss Thune's shutdown offer
'I trust no Republican's word': Democrats dismiss Thune's shutdown offer
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Exclusive: Why the White House is convinced it's winning the shutdown
Exclusive: Why the White House is convinced it's winning the shutdown
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Punchbowl News, The Daily Signal and Townhall
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 …
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HuffPost:
Photo Shows Trump Backstage At Rally With Republicans In Racist Texts Scandal — JD Vance said the “kids” were just being “edgy” by praising Hitler. Except they were adults, and they rubbed shoulders with everybody in Republican politics. — WASHINGTON — A photo from 2024 shows President …
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Jill Filipovic:
The GOP's Nazi Youth
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Racist Young Republican Chat Leaves GOP Stumbling to Respond
Racist Young Republican Chat Leaves GOP Stumbling to Respond
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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.
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Heather Knight / New York Times:
Venture Capitalist Ron Conway Resigns From Board Over Benioff National Guard Comments — Ron Conway stepped down from the board of Salesforce's philanthropic arm after the company's chief executive, Marc Benioff, said he supported President Trump and wanted the National Guard to come to San Francisco.
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Noah Baustin / Politico:
California AG vows to sue if Trump sends troops to San Francisco
California AG vows to sue if Trump sends troops to San Francisco
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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 …
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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
First ever antifa-related charges filed in attack on Texas ICE facility
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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Anastasia Tsioulcas / NPR:
President Trump envisions D.C. arch to mark 250th anniversary of U.S. — On Wednesday, President Trump showed off plans for a major new monument to be potentially added to Washington, D.C.: a grand, classically styled arch topped with eagles and a gilded, winged statue that suggests Victory.
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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 …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says … President Donald Trump's tariffs will cost global businesses upward of $1.2 trillion in 2025, with most of the cost being passed onto consumers, according to a new analysis from S&P Global.
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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.
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.
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
More than 100 people cover the Pentagon. These are the 15 who signed its new press policy. — The Federalist, the Epoch Times and One America News signed the Defense Department's press rules. The rest are freelancers, independent or work for media outfits based overseas.
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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
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Madeline Fry Schultz / Washington Examiner:
The surprisingly controversial IVF alternative dividing Washington — In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture.
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 …
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