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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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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
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Kremlin pitches Musk on ‘Putin-Trump’ tunnel from Russia to Alaska
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Zelenskyy expected to press Trump for increased long-range weapons and targeting help
Zelenskyy expected to press Trump for increased long-range weapons and targeting help
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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.
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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”
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
“I'm not a king,” Trump says ahead of nationwide No Kings protests
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump's Very Own Basket of Deplorables
Trump's Very Own Basket of Deplorables
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Corina Knoll / New York Times:
What We Know About the Latest ‘No Kings’ Protests
What We Know About the Latest ‘No Kings’ Protests
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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.
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Associated Press:
New York Republicans suspend Young Republicans group after release of offensive group chat
New York Republicans suspend Young Republicans group after release of offensive group chat
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
New York GOP suspends state Young Republicans chapter over ‘vile’ group chat messages
New York GOP suspends state Young Republicans chapter over ‘vile’ group chat messages
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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 …
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 — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment …
Dasha Burns / Politico:
What Trump Is Really Up to in Chicago, According to JB Pritzker
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Washington Post:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it deploy troops in Illinois
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it deploy troops in Illinois
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight Chicago Military Takeover
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight Chicago Military Takeover
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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
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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.
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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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Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal:
Marc Benioff Apologizes for National Guard Comments
Marc Benioff Apologizes for National Guard Comments
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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 …
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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
Trump Threatens Democrats As Government Shutdown Enters Third Week: Live Updates
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Pushes Indiana Lawmakers to Redraw State Maps
Trump Pushes Indiana Lawmakers to Redraw State Maps
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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
Supreme Court to run out of funding due to shutdown
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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Maine Senate candidate downplayed sexual assault concerns in deleted posts — Democrat Graham Platner disavowed the comments in an interview with The Washington Post, saying, “I don't want people to judge me off the dumbest thing I said on the internet 12 years ago.” — just now
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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