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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
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”
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 …
Politico:
Supreme Court gets first chance to weigh Trump's bid to deploy National Guard … In response to the appeal, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, said on X: “Donald Trump will keep trying to invade Illinois with troops — and we will keep defending the sovereignty of our state.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight Chicago Military Takeover
Discussion: Bloomberg
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 … Five members of the private Telegram chat featuring jokes about gas chambers, Adolf Hitler and rape had close ties to the state GOP.  Peter Giunta is a former chair of the Young Republicans group and Bobby Walker at the time of the chat was its vice chair.
Evan Dotas / McSweeney's:
Young Republican Kids Say the Darndest Things
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Metro.co.uk
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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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
Heather Knight / New York Times:
Benioff Apologizes for Saying Trump Should Send Troops to San Francisco  —  Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, said he no longer believed that National Guard troops were needed in the city.  —  Marc Benioff apologized on Friday for saying President Trump should send …
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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: MSNBC and 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
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
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Politico:   Judges don't trust DOJ anymore
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.
April Rubin / Axios:
Republican lawmakers suggest Jack Smith should lose law license  —  GOP lawmakers on Friday asked the Justice Department to refer former special counsel Jack Smith for investigation, claiming that he improperly obtained call logs. … - An attorney for Smith could not immediately be reached.
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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 and SCOTUSblog
Sawyer Loftus / Bangor Daily News:
Graham Platner asked why Black people 'don't tip' and referenced rape in old Reddit posts  —  In Reddit posts from 2013, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner asked why Black people “don't tip” and suggested people concerned about being raped shouldn't be inebriated around people they don't feel comfortable with.
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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Maine Senate candidate downplayed sexual assault concerns in deleted posts
Discussion: HotAir, The Maine Wire and The Hill
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
Issuu:
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Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
Nancy Pelosi faces primary challenge from California state lawmaker … One person familiar with Wiener's thinking said he's eager to launch his campaign now to start fundraising, noting Chakrabarti has poured $700,000 of his money into the race.  —  Wiener's move will upend politics …
 
 
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Jacob Silverman / New York Times:
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Sharon Lerner / ProPublica:
House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA, a Toxic Forever Chemical
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Fox News employees expressed concerns network was intentionally aiding Trump, legal filings reveal
Discussion: Raw Story
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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
Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
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