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6:25 PM ET, October 16, 2025

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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.
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Statements Regarding Indictment of Former National Security Advisor John Bolton  —  For Immediate Release  —  A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging former National Security Advisor John Bolton, 76, of Bethesda, Maryland, with serious crimes related to the mishandling of classified information.
Associated Press:   Live updates: Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton charged in documents probe: AP source
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.
Discussion: Block Club Chicago
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Christine Fernando / Associated Press:
Federal immigration officers in Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, judge says
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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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Racist Young Republican Chat Leaves GOP Stumbling to Respond
Associated Press:
Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown?  Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds …
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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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MSNBC:
The GOP's coordinated attack on the ‘No Kings’ rally is ridiculous
HuffPost:
‘No Kings’ Rally Organizer: ‘Quite Clear’ Why Mike Johnson Is Attacking Our Protests
Discussion: Straight Arrow News
NOTUS:
Trump's Long-Awaited IVF Policy Falls Far Short of His Campaign Pledge  —  The administration issued guidance to encourage employers to cover IVF costs, but offered no incentives for them to actually do so.  — Copy  —  The Trump administration has entered into a most-favored-nation pricing deal …
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Isabella Murray / ABC News:
Trump announces deal to reduce cost of specific IVF medication
Madeline Fry Schultz / Washington Examiner:
The surprisingly controversial IVF alternative dividing Washington
Discussion: Axios and National Review
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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Daniel Miller / Los Angeles Times:
USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right
Ali Vitali / MSNBC:
Thune reveals to MSNBC he's offered Democrats a vote on Obamacare subsidies  —  “We can guarantee you get a vote by a date certain,” Senate Republican leader John Thune said.  —  In a wide-ranging sit-down interview with MSNBC, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. …
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Joshua Goodman / Associated Press:
US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising …
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Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Smartmatic charged in alleged scheme to bribe election officials in Philippines
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
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
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 …
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.
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
CNN:
‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful's raw views on politics, war, and police  —  Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer who is now a rising Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, once called himself a “communist,” dismissed “all” …
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Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine:
Graham Platner's Honeymoon Is Over
Discussion: Slate and The Hill
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and Blaze Media
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.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR ‘founding mother’ Susan Stamberg has died  —  Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, died Thursday at the age of 87.  —  Few figures have informed the sensibility of NPR more than Stamberg.
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 …
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 
 
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Brian Faler / Politico:
GOP lawmakers largely duck on report of IRS political meddling
Discussion: New Republic, The Hill and Grabien
Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
The Cap Times:
200 teacher sexual misconduct, grooming cases shielded from public
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Townhall
Sophie Rosenthal / WUSA:
Woman found not guilty of assaulting FBI agent during ICE arrest outside DC Jail
Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
 Earlier Items: 
Lauren Peller / ABC News:
Sen. Mitch McConnell falls in Capitol hallway
Reuters:
Trump diverts anti-terror funds from Democratic strongholds to Republican states
Discussion: Daily Kos, Daily Mail and Salon
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Jack Smith's Not-So-Subtle Message
Zoë Schiffer / Wired:
Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It's Like to Own a Cybertruck
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
Discussion: Blaze Media
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to buy WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal; the transaction is expected to close after Q3 2026

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

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
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