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MSNBC:
Republicans' attacks on ‘No Kings’ protests reek of desperation  —  The GOP's fictional portrait is part of a strategy to stop the resistance before it flexes its growing power  —  By Jill Lawrence, author of “The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock”
Discussion: Political Wire
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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Three Reasons I Still Have Hope for America  —  This weekend's “No Kings” rallies stand as an important corrective amid a dark moment … Saturday's national “No Kings” protests seem likely to be huge, and the Trump administration appears especially concerned and worried about the public backlash it's facing this weekend.
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Exclusive: MTG slams parts of Trump's second-term agenda as “America Last”  —  One of President Trump's most visible MAGA allies in Congress is accusing Republicans of losing their “America First” identity. … But she told Axios that parts of his second-term agenda are “America Last.”
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
How would Putin, who faces an international arrest warrant, get to Hungary to see Trump?  —  Where Things Stand  — Ukraine talks: President Trump is mounting a new effort to reach a truce in the war in Ukraine and is scheduled to host President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday at the White House.
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NBC News:
John Bolton surrenders to authorities after federal indictment  —  The former Trump national security adviser is making his initial court appearance on federal charges that allege he mishandled classified information.  —  WASHINGTON — John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump's …
Washington Post:
Former Trump aide John Bolton indicted over handling of classified material
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump To Hold Putin Summit In Budapest - Where Russia Promised Not To Invade Ukraine
Associated Press:
Bolton arrives at court to surrender to authorities on charges in classified information case
Fox News:
Ex-National Security Advisor John Bolton indicted with improper handling of classified documents
New Republic:
Trump Boat Bombings Take Darker Turn as Top Official Suddenly Resigns  —  The other day, President Trump announced that he has bombed yet another boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean sea.  He has now struck six boats, with 27 people dead, and the bombings have been widely denounced as illegal.
Discussion: ABC News
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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 …
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Donald Trump: America First globalist
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Transom
Andy Kroll / ProPublica:
The Shadow President  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  This story is exempt from ProPublica's Creative Commons license until Dec. 19, 2025.  —  On the afternoon of Feb. 12 …
Discussion: New Republic
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Andy Kroll / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Deep-State Wrecking Ball
Discussion: ProPublica
Reuters:
Exclusive: In a first, US strike in Caribbean leaves survivors, US official says  — At least 27 people killed in U.S. strikes so far  — Experts question whether U.S. strikes are legal  — Unclear whether US rescued survivors, if now in US custody  — Head of U.S. Southern Command resigns, stoking concerns
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Reuters:   Exclusive: U.S. military holding rescued strike survivors on Navy ship, sources say
Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei  —  Prefer A One-Time Gift?  Donate Here  —  A report from InfoVaticana — a Spanish outlet with close Opus Dei ties — claims that Pope Leo XIV is on the verge of approving new statutes that would effectively dismantle Opus Dei as it exists today.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Rebecca Carballo / Politico:
Penn, USC join growing list of universities declining Trump's federal funding deal … Although Jameson did not outline his specific concerns, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution urging the university's leaders to decline the administration's offer, first reported by The Daily Pennsylvanian.
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Universities Are Standing Up to Trump
Politico:
‘Roots are so deep’: The GOP is straining to get past its Obamacare morass … Speaker Mike Johnson is downplaying prospects for nixing the ACA ahead of the midterms, saying this week he still has “PTSD” from the GOP's 2017 repeal-and-replace debacle.  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune …
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New York Times:
Trinidadian Family Says U.S. Military Killed Relative in Boat Attack  —  For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.  —  Chad Joseph, a 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago who had been living in Venezuela in recent months …
Jesse Zanger / CBS News:
Who won the NYC mayoral debate?  What the candidates, and an expert, are saying  —  Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa were on the attack Thursday night in their first mayoral debate.  —  The took one another on across a host of issues including their plans to improve the cost …
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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials  —  A group of hackers from the Com, a loose-knit community behind some of the most significant data breaches in recent years, have posted the names and personal information of hundreds of government officials, including people working …
Paul Krugman:
America First?  No, Billionaire Buddies First  —  Argentina: A very Trumpy debacle  —  The Trump administration is doing so many corrupt, destructive and simply stupid things that the failing attempt to rescue Javier Milei, Argentina's MAGAesque president, with billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars isn't even in the top 10.
Discussion: Reason and Financial Times
Gabrielle Fonrouge / CNBC:
Small businesses are being crushed by Trump's tariffs and economists say it's a warning for the economy … Viresh Varma can't sleep.  —  The CEO of AV Universal Corp., a small footwear company that sells through retailers like Macy's, Nordstrom and DSW, said he needed to take out a $250,000 loan …
Safiyah Riddle / Associated Press:
‘No Kings’ protests return as Trump ramps up authoritarian practices, organizers say  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Big crowds of protesters are expected Saturday in thousands of places around the U.S …
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Kevin T. Dugan / Wall Street Journal:
New York's Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall  —  The city's 1% realize their influence is waning: 'It's hard to be chill and relaxed'  —  It was just after finishing a set of pelvic floor exercises that a Pilates instructor on the Upper East Side recently brought …
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act  —  After the Supreme Court appeared poised to weaken a key provision of the landmark civil rights law, both parties began to reckon with an uncertain future.  —  After the Supreme Court appeared ready to dismantle …
Discussion: Slate, Ms. Magazine and Ayanna Pressley
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:   Democrats eye Maryland and Illinois as Republicans press forward with redistricting push
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Democrats up 6, 10 points in new averages of New Jersey and Virginia governor polls  —  Aggregators take note: We found that many polls in these contests are sponsored by or affiliated with GOP campaigns, increasing the potential bias of (unadjusted) polling averages  —  Two announcements before we get started:
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Republican Frustration With Kristi Noem Has Reached a Boiling Point  —  Both publicly and privately, GOP lawmakers are frustrated with Noem's lack of communication and new rules that are delaying critical FEMA funds.  — Copy  —  Members of Congress are growing incensed with Secretary …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS:
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU has now fully cut IDS print.  What more is there to say?  —  Indiana University fully cut the Indiana Daily Student's print newspaper — including the special publications it had earlier indicated it wanted us to run — Tuesday evening, hours after firing its student media director.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Dream Palace of Puffery  —  The Pentagon's ban on real journalism looks to be a preview of where the White House is headed.  —  Two weeks into a federal-government shutdown, with no end in sight and President Donald Trump threatening to fire thousands of government employees …
Lauren Dezenski / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Threatened High Tariffs on China ‘Not Sustainable’  —  President Donald Trump said high threatened tariffs with China were not viable as tensions between the world's two largest economies intensify ahead of an expected face-to-face meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Stephanie Armour / KFF Health News:
It's a Bird!  It's a Plane!  It's a Chemtrail?  New Conspiracy Theory Takes Wing at Kennedy's HHS  —  While plowing a wheat field in rural Washington state in the 1990s, William Wallace spotted a gray plane overhead that he believed was releasing chemicals to make him sick.
Discussion: The Colorado Sun and NOTUS
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Thune to force Democrats to vote on paying the troops during the shutdown  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) plans to force Democrats to vote next week on legislation to pay more than 1 million military service members during the government shutdown, doubling down on his strategy …
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Iowa Senate candidate drops bid to focus on school board after superintendent was arrested by ICE  —  Des Moines School Board Chairwoman Jackie Norris is dropping her Senate bid in Iowa to focus on her job after it was revealed that a former superintendent of the district lived in the United States illegally.
Politico:
Trump unveils IVF policies, but no new funding or coverage requirements … The cost of EMD Serono's Gonal-F, a follicle-stimulating hormone injection commonly taken during a standard IVF cycle, will drop by anywhere between 42 and 79 percent in the cash-pay market, depending on the patient's income …
Waging Nonviolence:
The resistance reaches into Trump country  —  As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.  —  Created with Sketch.  —  In recent articles, we've shared our Crowd Counting Consortium data about the widespread protests …
 
 
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