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Jenny Gross / New York Times:
Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters — President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators.
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump posts wild AI video showing him flying fighter jet, dropping sewage on No Kings protesters — President Trump took a massive dump on his adversaries. — The president posted a wild AI-generated video of himself late Saturday as a fighter pilot wearing a crown on his head, unloading sewage on “No Kings” protesters.
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Trump jabs ‘No Kings’ protesters with AI videos of himself wearing crown — President Donald Trump and the White House responded to the millions of protesters who took to the streets at “No Kings” rallies by jabbing them with a series of apparently AI generated videos and a photo of Trump wearing a crown.
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Rolling Stone, NOTUS, Vanity Fair, Breitbart, Mother Jones and Variety
Kevin Schofield / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Has Posted An AI Video Of Himself Dumping S**t On Protesters
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The Post Millennial, Newsweek, HuffPost, Raw Story, The Independent and Reuters
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Speaker Johnson doubles down on ‘No Kings’ criticism following demonstrations nationwide
Speaker Johnson doubles down on ‘No Kings’ criticism following demonstrations nationwide
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
‘King’ Trump, 79, Dumps on Protesters in Bonkers AI Video
‘King’ Trump, 79, Dumps on Protesters in Bonkers AI Video
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
Associated Press:
Israel strikes Gaza after it says Hamas attacked across ceasefire line — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — Israel on Sunday struck targets in the southern Gaza Strip after it said its troops came under fire from Hamas militants …
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israel Strikes Gaza and Temporarily Halts Aid, Saying Hamas Broke Truce — Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines. Both sides say they are still committed to the truce.
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New York Post, Fortune, NewsMax.com and UPI
Axios:
U.S. scrambles to save Gaza peace deal amid new clashes
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BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, israelhayom.com and Semafor
Washington Post:
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump's El Salvador prison deal — To secure Washington's access to El Salvador's most notorious prison, the secretary of state made an extraordinary offer to President Nayib Bukele. — In the days before the Trump administration deported hundreds …
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The Parnas Perspective, Salon, emptywheel and Raw Story
Financial Times:
Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin's terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia — US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting — Christopher Miller in Kyiv, Max Seddon in Berlin, Henry Foy in Brussels and Amy Mackinnon in Washington
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Reuters, The Kyiv Independent, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
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Freddie Clayton / NBC News:
Zelenskyy urges Trump to get tougher with Putin, says he's ready to meet in Budapest
Zelenskyy urges Trump to get tougher with Putin, says he's ready to meet in Budapest
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The Kyiv Independent, The Hill, New York Post, France 24, Washington Post, HuffPost and LewRockwell
Associated Press:
Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces an end to US aid to the country — 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 Sunday he would slash U.S. funding to Colombia …
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BBC:
Colombia accuses US of ‘murder’ after strike on boat
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New York Times, RedState, Crooks and Liars and Washington Times
Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Trump administration strikes a seventh alleged drug boat, killing 3, Hegseth says
Trump administration strikes a seventh alleged drug boat, killing 3, Hegseth says
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The Hill, The Daily Caller and The Post Millennial
Wall Street Journal:
Congress Is Running Out of Time to Decide the Fate of Obamacare Subsidies — Republicans decry the ‘Biden bonuses’ of enhanced ACA, while Democrats say pressure will rise on GOP to extend subsidies — WASHINGTON—The window for extending billions of dollars in Americans' healthcare subsidies is closing rapidly.
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Daily Kos and Orange County Register
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care
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masslive.com
Alex Gangitano / Politico:
Nearly 3 weeks in, White House and GOP remain aligned on shutdown
Chris Hayes / New York Times:
Mamdani, Jeffries and How to Beat Trump at His Own Game — This essay is the third installment in a series on the thinkers, upstarts and ideologues battling for control of the Democratic Party. — During the first night of the recent government shutdown, congressional Democrats organized …
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Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Target Democrats Over Transgender Policies in This Year's Races
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Althouse
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
It's 2025, and Democrats Are Still Running Against Trump
It's 2025, and Democrats Are Still Running Against Trump
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Crooks and Liars
Fox News:
FBI investigates hunting stand with sight line to Trump's Air Force One exit area at Palm Beach airport — EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Secret Service uncovered a suspicious hunting stand with a direct line of sight to where President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport, officials told Fox News Digital.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Second “No Kings Day” protests the largest single-day political protest ever*, with 5.2-8.2 million participants — UPDATE 10:00 AM Oct. 19: After adding new data, our median estimate is 5.2 million, and the upper bound is 8.2. The numbers in this article have been updated.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
David Cohen / Politico:
Rand Paul: ‘All of these people have been blown up without us knowing their name’ … He said that given the distance these boats are from the United States, it's more likely that if there are indeed drug smugglers, they are bringing them to nearby islands such as Trinidad and Tobago, instead of the U.S.
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NewsMax.com
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Rand Paul says Venezuela boat attacks ‘go against all of our tradition’
Sen. Rand Paul says Venezuela boat attacks ‘go against all of our tradition’
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The Hill, The Wrap, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, NewsMax.com and Vox
Katherine Dee / Politico:
Why the Young Republicans Felt Comfortable Saying Such Vile Stuff … There is some truth to the idea that people just post whatever online. — I do it constantly across platforms myself: random shower thoughts, sentence fragments that strike me as funny in the moment …
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The Times of Israel
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Former Rep. George Santos says he will only pay restitution if he's required by law — The former congressman had previously been ordered to pay approximately $374,000 in restitution. President Donald Trump commuted his sentence last week. — WASHINGTON — Former Rep. George Santos …
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NOTUS, The Hill, Gothamist, Daily Mail, The Guardian, Mediaite, New York Daily News, New York Times and Washington Post
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
No “glitter, stars and glam”: Santos dismisses critics after Trump commutation
No “glitter, stars and glam”: Santos dismisses critics after Trump commutation
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CNN, The Hill, New York Times, Politico, New York Post, Mother Jones, Washington Times, Newsweek, ABC News, al.com, The Populist Times, Mediaite and France 24
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Sanders at ‘No Kings’ rally: Mega-billionaires have ‘hijacked’ economy — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said at a “No Kings” protest on Saturday that mega-billionaires have “hijacked” the economy, slamming some of the wealthiest people in the nation. — “This is about a handful …
New York Times:
Booking Big Guests and Irked by Leaks: Bari Weiss's First Days at CBS — Ms. Weiss, an unusual leader for a broadcast news division, has floated ideas for live events and asked journalists why they are seen as biased. — Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News …
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