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8:50 PM ET, October 17, 2025

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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Says He Is Commuting George Santos's Fraud Sentence  —  The disgraced Republican had been sentenced to prison, after his credentials and career unraveled.  He was the sixth member of the House to be expelled.  —  President Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of former Representative George Santos …
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Amanda Terkel / NBC News:
Trump former Rep. George Santos' prison sentence  —  The former New York congressman had been sentenced to seven years in prison.  In a social media post, Trump said his commutation would release Santos from prison “immediately.”  —  President Donald Trump said Friday that he had signed …
Associated Press:
Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos …
Alec Dent / Washington Post:   Trump orders disgraced former congressman George Santos released from prison
Saige Miller / NPR:
President Trump commutes the prison sentence of George Santos
Discussion: RedState and PBS NewsHour
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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Washington Post:
Trump urges armistice at current battle lines in Ukraine after Zelensky meeting
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.
Associated Press:
New York Republicans suspend Young Republicans group after release of offensive group chat
Discussion: IJR
Evan Dotas / McSweeney's:   Young Republican Kids Say the Darndest Things
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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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 …
Discussion: CNN, RedState and Task & Purpose
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area
Dasha Burns / Politico:
What Trump Is Really Up to in Chicago, According to JB Pritzker
Discussion: New Republic, Townhall and Raw Story
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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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.
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Alex Acosta cleared Trump of wrongdoing in the Epstein case, GOP says … Acosta replied, according to the interview transcript, “The entire time — let me be more clear.  I did not speak with President Trump, with Donald Trump before I was considered for Secretary of Labor.”
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
The ‘Domestic Terrorists’ Who Weren't: Chicago Protest Cases Collapse in Court
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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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  —  The Supreme Court is about to run out of money, and federal courts across the country are expected to run out by early next week because of the government shutdown.  —  The nation's top court “expects to run out of funding on October 18 …
New York Times:
Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States  —  Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums.  —  Health insurance prices for next year under …
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’
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
Jared Serbu / Federal News Network:
Court extends restraining order to shield more feds from shutdown RIFs  —  At an emergency hearing, a federal judge clarified that her restraining order prohibiting RIFs also applies to unions the government has stopped recognizing.  —  A federal judge on Friday moved to protect …
Discussion: GovExec.com, NOTUS, NPR and Law & Crime
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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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Anxiety grows over ACA tax credits stalemate
Discussion: Capitol News Illinois and al.com
Nathalie Baptiste / HuffPost:
There's About To Be An Awful New Consequence Of The Shutdown
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Trump admin cancels more than $11 billion in mostly blue state projects
Sharon Lerner / ProPublica:
House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA, a Toxic Forever Chemical
Discussion: Pingree
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Fox News employees expressed concerns network was intentionally aiding Trump, legal filings reveal
Politico:
‘It just seems so messy’: How Chris Wright went wrong with the White House
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Nancy Pelosi faces primary challenge from California state lawmaker
Jay Willis / Balls & Strikes:
Roger Taney's Contemporaries Hated Him As Much As You Probably Do
Wall Street Journal:
The John Bolton Indictment
New Republic:
Trump Boat Bombings Take Darker Turn as Top Official Suddenly Resigns
Discussion: Raw Story
Gabrielle Fonrouge / CNBC:
Small businesses are being crushed by Trump's tariffs and economists say it's a warning for the economy
Discussion: Bloomberg
 

 
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