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New York Times:
Trinidadian Family Says U.S. Military Killed Relative in Boat Attack  —  For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.  —  Chad Joseph, a 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago who had been living in Venezuela in recent months …
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New York Times:
Head of the U.S. Military's Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say  —  Adm. Alvin Holsey is leaving less than a year into his tenure, and as the Pentagon escalates attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea.  —  The military commander overseeing the Pentagon's escalating attacks …
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.
Discussion: ABC News
Reuters:
Exclusive: In a first, US strike in Caribbean leaves survivors, US official says  — At least 27 people killed in U.S. strikes so far  — Experts question whether U.S. strikes are legal  — Unclear whether US rescued survivors, if now in US custody  — Head of U.S. Southern Command resigns, stoking concerns
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Donald Trump: America First globalist
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Transom
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Boat Bombings Darken as Official Suddenly Resigns
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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”
Discussion: Popular Information
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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.
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 …
Safiyah Riddle / Associated Press:
‘No Kings’ protests return as Trump ramps up authoritarian practices, organizers say
NBC News:
John Bolton surrenders to authorities after federal indictment  —  The former Trump national security adviser is making his initial court appearance on federal charges that allege he mishandled classified information.  —  WASHINGTON — John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump's …
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Associated Press:
Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified information
Reuters:
John Bolton, former Trump adviser, charged with sharing classified information
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
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 Republic
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Andy Kroll / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Deep-State Wrecking Ball
Discussion: ProPublica
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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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
How would Putin, who faces an international arrest warrant, get to Hungary to see Trump?
Jesse Zanger / CBS News:
Who won the NYC mayoral debate?  What the candidates, and an expert, are saying  —  Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa were on the attack Thursday night in their first mayoral debate.  —  The took one another on across a host of issues including their plans to improve the cost …
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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials  —  A group of hackers from the Com, a loose-knit community behind some of the most significant data breaches in recent years, have posted the names and personal information of hundreds of government officials, including people working …
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Universities Are Standing Up to Trump  —  A White House proposal for special funding treatment crossed a line for several schools.  Some say it feels like a turning point in the federal government's battle with higher education.  —  The White House is confronting academia's most forceful pushback …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Democrats up 6, 10 points in new averages of New Jersey and Virginia governor polls  —  Aggregators take note: We found that many polls in these contests are sponsored by or affiliated with GOP campaigns, increasing the potential bias of (unadjusted) polling averages  —  Two announcements before we get started:
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.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Dream Palace of Puffery  —  The Pentagon's ban on real journalism looks to be a preview of where the White House is headed.  —  Two weeks into a federal-government shutdown, with no end in sight and President Donald Trump threatening to fire thousands of government employees …
Lauren Dezenski / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Threatened High Tariffs on China ‘Not Sustainable’  —  President Donald Trump said high threatened tariffs with China were not viable as tensions between the world's two largest economies intensify ahead of an expected face-to-face meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Discussion: Reuters, Mercury News and Fox Business
NOTUS:
Republican Frustration With Kristi Noem Has Reached a Boiling Point  —  Both publicly and privately, GOP lawmakers are frustrated with Noem's lack of communication and new rules that are delaying critical FEMA funds.  — Copy  —  Members of Congress are growing incensed with Secretary …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
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 …
Kevin T. Dugan / Wall Street Journal:
New York's Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall  —  The city's 1% realize their influence is waning: 'It's hard to be chill and relaxed'  —  It was just after finishing a set of pelvic floor exercises that a Pilates instructor on the Upper East Side recently brought …
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS:
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU has now fully cut IDS print.  What more is there to say?  —  Indiana University fully cut the Indiana Daily Student's print newspaper — including the special publications it had earlier indicated it wanted us to run — Tuesday evening, hours after firing its student media director.
Politico:
Trump unveils IVF policies, but no new funding or coverage requirements … The cost of EMD Serono's Gonal-F, a follicle-stimulating hormone injection commonly taken during a standard IVF cycle, will drop by anywhere between 42 and 79 percent in the cash-pay market, depending on the patient's income …
Samuel Benson / Politico:
GOP representative blames swastika flag in his office on a ‘ruse’ … In February, similar flags were delivered via the United States Postal Service “to multiple congressional offices,” a GOP Hill staffer, not from Taylor's office, told POLITICO.  An image obtained by POLITICO …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Thune to force Democrats to vote on paying the troops during the shutdown  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) plans to force Democrats to vote next week on legislation to pay more than 1 million military service members during the government shutdown, doubling down on his strategy …
Waging Nonviolence:
The resistance reaches into Trump country  —  As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.  —  Created with Sketch.  —  In recent articles, we've shared our Crowd Counting Consortium data about the widespread protests …
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: NOTUS and The Colorado Sun
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Exclusive: MTG goes after Johnson again — this time over Cory Mills comments  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) accused Speaker Mike Johnson of “hypocrisy” for brushing off questions about a protective order issued against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.).
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and LGBTQ Nation
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Iowa Senate candidate drops bid to focus on school board after superintendent was arrested by ICE  —  Des Moines School Board Chairwoman Jackie Norris is dropping her Senate bid in Iowa to focus on her job after it was revealed that a former superintendent of the district lived in the United States illegally.
Adam Wren / Politico:
What the DNC chair told us about 2025  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro  —  Happy Friday.  I'm Adam Wren.  Get in touch.  —  ABOUT LAST NIGHT: In the New York City mayoral debate last night, which was (expertly) co-moderated …
Discussion: The Hill
US Department of Justice:
Voting Machine Company Charged in Philippine Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida  —  MIAMI - A federal grand jury in Miami returned a superseding indictment today charging a multinational company …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
DC Woman Accused Of Assaulting Agent During ICE Encounter Found Not Guilty  —  Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro failed to secure a felony indictment against the woman three times, then lost a jury trial on a misdemeanor charge.  Ouch.  —  A Washington, D.C., woman accused of assaulting a federal agent …
 
 
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Pocharapon Neammanee / HuffPost:
Marine Colonel Who Resigned Because Of Trump Says Personnel Should Question ‘Illegal Orders’
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Rabbi Michael Barclay / PJ Media:
New York Jews Are Like Chickens Voting for Colonel Sanders
Discussion: The Forward
Adam Federman / Politico:
Trump preparing to reopen Alaska wildlife refuge for oil drilling
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Democrats eye Maryland and Illinois as Republicans press forward with redistricting push
Vox:
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene is suddenly trashing her party
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
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Discussion: Newsweek
Bloomberg:
Trump Says $20 Billion Project Schumer Wants Is ‘Pretty Much Dead’
Discussion: The Atlantic
Financial Times:
How dozens of Trump's donors have benefited from his second term
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump plans to leave his mark on Washington by building a Paris-like arch near the Lincoln Memorial
Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Mamdani maintains significant lead in NYC mayoral race
 

 
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