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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Racist Young Republican Chat Leaves GOP Stumbling to Respond  —  IS THERE A PLACE in the Republican operative class for people who “love Hitler”?  How about those who like making jokes about black people eating watermelon?  —  That's the debate consuming the MAGA movement this week …
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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 …
Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
No One in the GOP Hitler Chat Was a “Kid”  —  We checked.  Sorry, JD Vance.  —  Vice President JD Vance would like you to do anything but pay attention to those abhorrent leaked texts from young Republicans that Politico covered on Tuesday.  And if you do read them, he wants you to think they're just …
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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Nancy A. Youssef / The Atlantic:   The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
What Do the New Pentagon Press Reporting Rules Say?
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules
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.  — Americans Detained: The government doesn't track how many citizens are held by immigration agents.  We found more than 170 cases this year where citizens were detained at raids and protests.
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups  —  Effort would install at the IRS's criminal unit an ally of President Trump who has drawn up a list of investigative targets  —  The Trump administration is preparing sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service …
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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Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
Ossoff Walks Political Tightrope in Georgia as Shutdown Drags On
CNN:
Takeaways from Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez's CNN town hall on the government shutdown
Washington Post:
U.S. Special Operations helicopters near Venezuela expand Caribbean mission  —  The elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment appears to have flown within 90 miles of Venezuela, according to a Post visual analysis.  Trump has authorized CIA covert action inside the country.
Discussion: CBS News
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 …
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump May Launch Missiles from Warships into California this Friday and Saturday as Part of “Vanity Parade”  —  Sources tell MeidasTouch the White House will shut down portions of the I-5 for Vice President JD Vance's Marine Corps spectacle during No Kings Protests, triggering chaos …
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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 …
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Empire Rakes in Over $1B in Colossal Crypto Cash Grab  —  KING $TRUMP  —  The president's son said the true total is “probably more.”  —  President Donald Trump and his family have reaped more than $1 billion in crypto cash over the past year, thanks to an industry boom fueled …
Discussion: Financial Times
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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 …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money  —  The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.
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Washington Post:
Trump is opting some of the government out of the shutdown
CBS News:
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre details her claims in posthumous memoir mentioning many famous names  —  New York — A posthumous memoir by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre offers an expanded account about her longstanding claims to have been sexually trafficked …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
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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 …
John Schwartz / New York Times:
A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian's Vault  —  Jim Sanborn planned to auction off the solution to Kryptos, the puzzle he sculpted for the intelligence agency's headquarters.  Two fans of the work then discovered the solution.  —  The sculptor Jim Sanborn opened …
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” …
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.
ARLnow:
Top White House official selling Arlington home after activists write chalk messages on sidewalk  —  White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is selling his Arlington home after it was repeatedly targeted by activists.  —  The nearly 6,000-square-foot house, custom built with interiors that …
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Trump, RFK Jr. lose America's trust on health care  —  Americans who say the U.S. is less healthy under the leadership of President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now outnumber believers 2-to-1, per the latest Axios-Ipsos American Health Index.
Discussion: Ipsos and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
When the Trump Guardrails Fall  —  The president's second term is telling us a lot about the constraints that he faced during his first administration.  —  Since Donald Trump first became president in 2017, I have written many articles — and even a book — that focused on the efforts …
Discussion: Associated Press
Public Notice:
Scenes from Portland's imaginary insurrection  —  “It would be funny if it wasn't so f**king serious,” Tim Dickinson says.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🐸 Subscribe to PN 🐸
E. J. Dionne Jr / New York Times:
The Sewer Socialism of Zohran Mamdani  —  Zohran Mamdani's mayoral candidacy has become a litmus test for the Democratic Party, particularly its broad center-left.  —  Mamdani friendlies see him as representing youthfulness, hope, energy and a shrewd response to the discontents over the cost …
Politico:
San Francisco DA says she 'won't hesitate' to bring charges against federal agents … But this time is different. … (Benioff later walked it back; Salesforce did not respond to request for comment.)  —  Jenkins is at the center of the crisis.  She has publicly disavowed Benioff …
Cate Latimer / The Brown Daily Herald:
Brown University rejects Trump administration compact  —  President Christina Paxson P'19 P'MD'20 said that the compact would “restrict academic freedom and undermine the autonomy of Brown's governance.”  —  President Christina Paxson P'19 P'MD'2 announced that she formally rejected …
MSNBC:
Sen. Thune considers future vote on extending health care subsidies  —  Way Too Early host Ali Vitali sits down for an exclusive one-on-one discussion with Senate Majority Leader, Sen. John Thune, R-SD, about the continued government shutdown.
Alan Etter / WTOP News:
VOA employees hope a comedy show in DC will raise awareness for laid off journalists  —  In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order firing hundreds of journalists and other employees at the Voice of America, an international multimedia broadcast news service funded …
 
 
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Ben Geman / Axios:
DOE closes $1.6 billion transmission loan guarantee for utility giant
CBS News:
Trump says he authorized CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Pelosi tells LindellTV reporter to ‘shut up’ after Jan. 6 question
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Hispanic support is dropping from Trump. Will Democrats take advantage?
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben Fox / Politico:
Shutdown fallout hits San Diego ahead of Vance's Marine Corps visit
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Lara Trump Offers Herself Up to Perform at MAGA Super Bowl Halftime Show
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Dozens of Dem candidates won't commit to backing Jeffries
Discussion: Townhall, NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
NBC News' 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams
 

 
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