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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.
Discussion: Mediaite, Salon and Raw Story
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.
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
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
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: New York Post, Fortune, NewsMax.com and UPI
Morgan Ofori / The Guardian:
Israel suspends aid into Gaza and launches ‘massive wave of attacks’ - Middle East crisis live
NBC News:
Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza, accusing Hamas of ‘bold’ ceasefire violation
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 …
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  —  Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US of committing “murder” following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters in September.  —  In a social media post, Petro accused the US of violating …
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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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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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care
Discussion: 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
Discussion: Althouse
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
It's 2025, and Democrats Are Still Running Against Trump
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 …
Discussion: The Times of Israel
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:   ‘Meanest people I have ever met’: Chat leak resurfaces internal fights among Young Republicans
David French / New York Times:
Trump Is Dragging Us Down to His Level
Discussion: Politico
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.
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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Avery Lotz / Axios:
No “glitter, stars and glam”: Santos dismisses critics after Trump commutation
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.
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite and IJR
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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Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
The ‘enormous conflict of interest’ at centre of Jared Kushner's Gaza ceasefire deal
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New York Times:
‘Everything Is Gone’: Gazans Return Home to Find Devastation and Little Hope
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
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CNN:
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 Earlier Items: 
David Cohen / Politico:
Rand Paul: ‘All of these people have been blown up without us knowing their name’
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Sunday Pages: My “No Kings Day” Speech
Discussion: Mid Hudson News
New York Times:
Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.
Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
Trump's 2024 gains in New Jersey hang over November's race for governor
Discussion: The Hill
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today, millions of Americans and their allies turned out across the United States and around …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
 

 
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