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7:25 AM ET, October 20, 2025

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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 …
Discussion: Paul Krugman, Mediaite and PoliticusUSA
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Kevin Schofield / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Has Posted An AI Video Of Himself Dumping S**t On Protesters
Jenny Gross / New York Times:
Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters
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
Associated Press:
Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces tariffs and an end to US aid
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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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 …
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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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.
Discussion: 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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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
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.
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) …
Discussion: Semafor
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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 …
Discussion: 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
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Ups The Ante As He Calls For A General Strike  —  It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.  —  Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson boldly called for Americans to stage a general strike during his speech at his city's ‘No Kings’ rally on Saturday.
 
 
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