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New York Times:
Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines' Celebration, California Officials Say — The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday's event at Camp Pendleton.
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Los Angeles Times:
Shrapnel fell onto CHP vehicle during U.S. military live-fire exercise over I-5, agency says — The U.S. military exercise that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel onto a California Highway Patrol protective services detail for Vice President JD Vance, agency officials said Sunday.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's response to ‘No Kings’ marches only proved the protesters' point — A president steeped in constitutional lore might have been offended by claims he's acting as a king. — But Donald Trump and his entourage responded with mockery to weekend “No Kings” protests by millions of Americans …
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Paul Krugman, Mediaite and PoliticusUSA
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Washington Post:
Why protesters against Trump are wearing frog, chicken and T. rex costumes — Democrats say the use of silly inflatable costumes is a way to undercut Republican portrayals of such events as violent “hate America rallies.” — A frog wearing a crown stood next to a unicorn, a rooster and two chickens in Washington.
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New York Times, Portland Mercury, Althouse, Slate, The Verge, Willamette Week, al.com and KGW-TV
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump calls ‘No Kings’ protests a ‘joke’: ‘I work my ass off’
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IJR, Issues & Insights, CBS News, Raw Story, France 24, NPR, Newsweek and Al Jazeera
Kevin Schofield / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Has Posted An AI Video Of Himself Dumping S**t On Protesters
Donald Trump Has Posted An AI Video Of Himself Dumping S**t On Protesters
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Mediaite, Metro.co.uk, Mother Jones, HuffPost, OutsideTheBeltway, The Wrap, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, The Post Millennial, USA Today, New York Post and Raw Story
New York Times:
U.S. Kills 3 on Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs for Colombian Rebels — It was the seventh known strike in President Trump's military campaign of attacking, rather than arresting, those suspected of running drugs in the Caribbean. — The U.S. military has killed three men …
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New York Times:
Colombia's Leader Accuses U.S. of Murder, Prompting Trump to Halt Aid
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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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UPI, The Daily Caller, The Hill and The Post Millennial
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.
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Fox News:
Trump boards AF1 quickly, using small stairs due to ‘increased security measures’: WH official
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Washington Examiner, Newsweek and The Post Millennial
Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Secret Service found a “suspicious stand” near Florida airport used by Trump, FBI says
Secret Service found a “suspicious stand” near Florida airport used by Trump, FBI says
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Townhall, TMZ.com, MSNBC, Palm Beach Post and NewsMax.com
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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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Fired Justice Department lawyer says he refused to lie in the Abrego Garcia case — Erez Reuveni, a fired Department of Justice lawyer who's now blowing the whistle, says he witnessed a disregard of due process and for the rule of law at the DOJ. — Reuveni previously won commendations …
Politico:
Prosecutors may move to oust James Comey's defense lawyer … The prosecutors asked the judge to quickly approve a proposal for a “filter team” of lawyers to sift through evidence in Comey's criminal case that could clarify Fitzgerald's role in the eight-year-old disclosures — without breaching Comey's attorney-client privilege.
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Washington Examiner
Dana Bash / CNN:
George Santos defends commutation: ‘If President Trump had pardoned Jesus Christ off the cross, he would have had critics’ — On GPS: Justice Anthony Kennedy on America's checks and balances — DNC Chair to Democrats: 'Don't hang your head, the wind is at our back'
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New York Sun, The Gateway Pundit, Salon, The Hill, New York Post, Axios, Mother Jones and ABC News
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Dana Bash / CNN:
GOP senator says “there would have to be adjustments” to Obamacare subsidies
GOP senator says “there would have to be adjustments” to Obamacare subsidies
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Washington Examiner, NewsMax.com, al.com and New York Post
Jerusalem Demsas / The Argument:
No Kings wasn't cringe — Needing to seem cool in the face of authoritarian takeover is cringe — At 10:16 a.m., the Berkeley No Kings march kicked off. A crowd full of men, women, students, seniors, babies, and dogs left the campus meetup spot to march west through the college town.
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The Hill and Strength In Numbers
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Progressive candidate recruitment org urges Dems to invest beyond Blue Wall … “The core Blue Wall states, which Democrats have invested in for years, are not sufficient,” said Amanda Litman, co-founder of Run For Something. “We cannot keep hyper-targeting our work to only places that are seen as competitive right now.
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Trump's revenge tour is putting the ‘petty’ in petty tyrant — The recent string of indictments against Trump's political enemies highlights his use of the power of the presidency for the smallest, saddest of reasons. — More than any other president before him, Donald Trump has sought to put the “petty” in “petty tyrant.”
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Witkoff, Kushner reveal turning points in Israel-Hamas negotiations: An apology call and a moment of human connection — An apology phone call from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a moment of personal connection between U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Hamas' top negotiator marked …
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Axios, France 24, New York Post, The Times of Israel, Frontpage Mag, Mediaite and Jewish Insider
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Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
The ‘enormous conflict of interest’ at centre of Jared Kushner's Gaza ceasefire deal
The ‘enormous conflict of interest’ at centre of Jared Kushner's Gaza ceasefire deal
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CBS News, Israpundit, Fox News and Washington Post
Punchbowl News:
10/20/25 ☀️ AM: … Today is Day 20 of the government shutdown. There's no resolution in sight to the crisis. — This is now the third-longest government shutdown in U.S. history. It's already the longest full government shutdown ever. The 2018-2019 (partial) …
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Semafor
Washington Post:
Travel ban separates Cuban families, divides community loyal to Trump — Cuban Americans trying to bring relatives from the island to the U.S. are seeing their claims rejected. The denials have exacerbated tensions in Florida over Trump's immigration policies.
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Raw Story
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
George Santos Is Back on TV Two Days After His Release From Prison — Mr. Santos, the disgraced congressman from Long Island, lashed out at the warden of the prison where he had been held and suggested he was now free to get Botox. — Two days after his release from federal prison …
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The Independent
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Former Rep. George Santos says he will only pay restitution if he's required by law
Former Rep. George Santos says he will only pay restitution if he's required by law
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JURISTnews, Straight Arrow News, Politico, Reuters, The Guardian, NOTUS, Daily Mail, The Hill, Mediaite and New York Times
Morgan Ofori / The Guardian:
Israel suspends aid into Gaza and launches ‘massive wave of attacks’ - Middle East crisis live — Ceasefire close to total collapse as health officials say 29 Palestinians killed in Gaza — IDF confirms it has begun ‘wave of attacks’ in southern Gaza — Hamas rejects US claim …
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nltimes.nl:
Dutch intelligence services cut back on sharing information with U.S — The Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD have reduced the amount of information they share with their American counterparts, citing political developments in the United States under President Donald Trump …
