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Associated Press:
US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The United States took survivors into custody after its military struck …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. military holding rescued strike survivors on Navy ship, sources say  —  The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them in the aftermath of a U.S. strike on Thursday on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean that killed two others …
CNN:
US Navy detaining two survivors of strike against alleged drug boat
Discussion: NOTUS and CBS News
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump To Hold Putin Summit In Budapest - Where Russia Promised Not To Invade Ukraine  —  Asked who chose Budapest given that history, top White House aides told HuffPost: “Your mom.”  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is touting another meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin …
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Financial Times:
How Vladimir Putin's history rant in Alaska nudged Donald Trump closer to Ukraine  —  Fraught summit in Anchorage marked a nadir that reshaped how the presidents approach each other  —  Max Seddon in Berlin, Henry Foy in Brussels, Christopher Miller in Kyiv and Amy Mackinnon in Washington
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Kremlin pitches Musk on ‘Putin-Trump’ tunnel from Russia to Alaska … An investment envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday entreated Elon Musk and his tunneling business, the Boring Company, to commit to building an undersea rail tunnel through the Bering Strait to be partly funded by Moscow.
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
How would Putin, who faces an international arrest warrant, get to Hungary to see Trump?
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.
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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”
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump's Very Own Basket of Deplorables  —  Tech CEOs are another breed, exhibit 42,205: … Happy Friday.  —  A Noun, A Verb, and Antifa  —  by Andrew Egger  —  “Those who love Trump are the devout, virtuous patriots that must be protected no matter what; those who hate him are the vile demons …
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Trump Selfie Snub Triggered MAGA Civil War That Leaked Racist Young Republican Chat  —  PHOTO BOMB  —  Young GOP leaders are fighting like rats in a sack over the alleged betrayal of one of their own.  —  A Donald Trump-appointed official accused of leaking hundreds of racist …
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Emily Ngo / Politico:
New York State Young Republicans disbanded after racist group chat
Associated Press:
New York Republicans suspend Young Republicans group after release of offensive group chat
Discussion: NBC News, IJR and The Hill
Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Prince Andrew gives up his Duke of York title as Epstein allegations refuse to fade  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Prince Andrew said Friday he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York and other honors …
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Nick Duffy / NBC News:
Prince Andrew to give up Duke of York title and honors amid Jeffrey Epstein developments  —  King Charles III's brother said that “the continued accusations about me” were distracting from the work of the royal family.  —  Britain's Prince Andrew will stop using his Duke of York title …
Mark Landler / New York Times:   Prince Andrew Surrenders Duke of York Title
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Secret Police Shot a Citizen.  Then Damning New Info Emerged.  —  As President Donald Trump's consolidation of authoritarian power escalates, he and his allies have been employing undisguised state-sponsored propaganda to a degree unmatched by any president in modern times.
Discussion: FOX 32 Chicago
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Jeffries Goes Nuclear on ‘Sick’ and ‘Demented’ Karoline Leavitt  —  ‘STONE COLD LIAR’  —  The House Minority Leader blasted the White House press secretary over her criticism of Democrats.  —  Hakeem Jeffries torched White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday, calling her …
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Hakeem Jeffries unleashes personal attack against Karoline Leavitt, calls her ‘sick’ and ‘demented’
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump Threatens Democrats As Government Shutdown Enters Third Week: Live Updates
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Dasha Burns / Politico:
What Trump Is Really Up to in Chicago, According to JB Pritzker … JB Pritzker has been clashing with Donald Trump for years, but the acrimony reached new heights with the president's recent declaration that the Illinois governor should “be in jail.”  In a new interview with The Conversation, Pritzker brushed it off.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Jury Acquittal Hands Jeanine Pirro a Big L  —  Three-Time Loser  —  In a closely watched case, a federal jury acquitted a woman Thursday on charges of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer over the summer during a transfer of detainees to ICE outside of the D.C. jail.
United States Courts:
Judiciary Funding Runs Out; Only Limited Operations to Continue  —  The judicial branch announced that beginning on Monday, Oct. 20, it will no longer have funding to sustain full, paid operations.  Until the ongoing lapse in government funding is resolved, federal courts …
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Supreme Court to run out of funding due to shutdown
Discussion: Washington Times
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 Yorker and New Republic
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.
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 …
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.
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
Jay Willis / Balls & Strikes:
Roger Taney's Contemporaries Hated Him As Much As You Probably Do  —  If asked to name the very worst Supreme Court justice of all time, most people would put Roger Taney, who served as chief justice between 1836 and his death in 1864, at or near the top of their shortlists.
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Fox News employees expressed concerns network was intentionally aiding Trump, legal filings reveal  —  Survey responses cited in $2.7bn defamation lawsuit filed against Fox by voting technology company Smartmatic  —  Multiple Fox News employees expressed concerns about the network's editorial standards …
Discussion: Raw Story
Issuu:
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight Chicago Military Takeover  —  President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court Friday to stay a lower court order barring his attempted military deployment in Chicago.  —  The stay application marks the first time that a block to Trump's troop deployments around …
Wall Street Journal:
The John Bolton Indictment  —  Prosecutors fulfill Trump's call to punish his former national security adviser and frequent critic.  —  Click for Sound  —  Opposing Donald Trump is a perilous business, but working for him can be equally as dangerous.  That's one lesson from Thursday's indictment …
Stratos Pahis / Lawfare:
The IEEPA Tariffs Are Based on Pretext  —  The U.S. trade deficit is not an “unusual and extraordinary threat.”  —  Meet The Authors … On April 2, President Trump declared that the U.S. trade deficit in goods was a national emergency and raised tariffs to the highest level in 100 years to address it.
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Pushes Indiana Lawmakers to Redraw State Maps  —  A call Friday morning by the president to Republican state senators is part of an escalating pressure campaign by the White House.  —  President Trump called Indiana Senate Republicans on Friday morning to encourage them to redraw …
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
Politico:
Johnson refuses to swear in Grijalva, brushes aside Democrats' legal threat — for now … Speaker Mike Johnson is brushing off escalating threats of legal action from Democrats if Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is not sworn in during Friday afternoon's House pro forma session.
 
 
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Sharon Lerner / ProPublica:
House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA, a Toxic Forever Chemical
Discussion: Pingree and E&E News
Politico:
‘It just seems so messy’: How Chris Wright went wrong with the White House
Discussion: E&E News
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
Trump's focus on looks — from ‘central casting’ to ‘those lips’
Discussion: Raw Story
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Sawyer Loftus / Bangor Daily News:
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Connor Stringer / Telegraph:
Pam Bondi ordered to explain Ghislaine Maxwell prison move
Discussion: The Independent
Tania Myronyshena / The Kyiv Independent:
Ukraine war latest: Russia ‘shoots down own fighter jet’ during drone attack on Crimea, Sochi
Rebecca Carballo / Politico:
Penn, USC join growing list of universities declining Trump's federal funding deal
NOTUS:
Republican Frustration With Kristi Noem Has Reached a Boiling Point
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Kevin T. Dugan / Wall Street Journal:
New York's Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall