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New York Times:
Republicans Who Have Rarely Opposed Trump Raise Questions About His Drug War  —  The president said he wouldn't seek congressional approval for his expanding military offensive against cartels, but some in his party believe Congress should weigh in.  —  A growing number of Republicans …
Adam Wren / Politico:
Detroit's mayor diagnoses the problem for Democrats
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Daily Caller
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
The risks of letting Trump become the military paymaster  —  President Trump's personalist presidency is driven by a simple logic: protect friends and punish enemies.  The shutdown encapsulates this worldview.  Trump is cancelling spending in blue states and cities and firing employees in “Democrat programs.”
Discussion: Fox News and Task & Purpose
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
King Trump turns US Treasury into his personal piggy bank  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ✊ Subscribe to PN ✊  —  For years, conservatives loudly complained that government spending was opaque, that their hard-earned dollars …
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
The Trump Supremacy  —  Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order  —  At September's rally-scale memorial for Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump rejected the assassinated Christian nationalist's spirit of forgiveness.
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  President Donald Trump said late Thursday that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television …
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New York Times:
Trump Says He's Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada  —  The president said he was motivated by an ad, paid for by the province of Ontario, that featured Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs in a 1987 radio address.  —  President Trump said late Thursday that he was terminating negotiations …
Ari Altstedter / Bloomberg:
Ontario Premier Stands By Reagan Ad After Trump Cancels Trade Talks
Mike Crawley / CBC News:
Trump claims Canada ‘CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT’ with Ontario tariff ad, calls off trade talks with Ottawa
Associated Press:
Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanics since January, a new AP-NORC poll finds  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  President Donald Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanic adults since the beginning of the year …
Discussion: Newsweek and WTOP News
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Lakshya Jain / The Argument:
Can Democrats actually learn anything from Zohran?
Discussion: New Jersey Globe and HuffPost
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Exclusive: Senate Dems move to condemn Trump's Binance pardon  —  Senate Democrats are moving to officially condemn President Trump's pardon of Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, the founder of crypto exchange Binance, Axios has learned. … - Trump's pardon of CZ, who was facing four months …
Bloomberg:
NY Attorney General James Pleads Not Guilty to US Charges  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty on Friday to criminal charges that she committed bank fraud and made false statements to a lender when she bought a house in Norfolk, Virginia, five years ago.
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Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
Average Obamacare premiums are set to rise 30 percent, documents show  —  The price increases — affecting up to 17 million Americans who buy coverage on the federal marketplace — are by far the largest annual premium increases in recent years.  —  Premiums for the most popular types …
Discussion: KFF Health News and The Hill
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
DHS Tries To Unmask Ice Spotting Instagram Account by Claiming It Imports Merchandise  —  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is trying to force Meta to unmask the identity of the people behind Facebook and Instagram accounts that post about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law … Since he returned to office nine months ago, President Trump has sought to expand executive power across numerous fronts.  But his claim that he can lawfully order the military to summarily kill people accused …
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
DHS Posts Video Featuring Song Popular With Nazi Creators  —  The agency denied making “Nazi propaganda” in a statement that could be characterized as “very online.”  —  READING TIME: READING TIME 4 MINUTES  —  Read Later Read Later  —  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security posted …
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Big Tech Helped Bankroll the East Wing Destruction  —  Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google have a lot riding on their relationships with the Trump administration.  They all cut checks for the ballroom.  —  Donald Trump is finishing what the British started.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Trump's run-in with D.C. protesters still haunts his team  —  After protesters got within a few feet of President Trump at a D.C. restaurant last month, his team was so alarmed it had a tense talk with Secret Service officials about Trump's security, Axios has learned.
Discussion: MSNBC, The Independent and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
American ‘State Capitalism’ Is Destined for Failure  —  Call it industrial policy, state capitalism, old-fashioned socialism: It's a bad idea.  Across several recent administrations, the US government's role in the economy has grown increasingly intrusive.  The current White House has taken things to an extreme.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Will Freeman / New York Times:
You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator  —  President Dina Boluarte this month became the third Peruvian leader to be impeached in five years.  With an approval rating hovering around 3 percent, she had become, by some estimates, one of the most loathed elected heads of state in the world.
Chelsea Clinton / USA Today:
Trump is wrecking the People's House |  Exclusive  —  What was dismantled today isn't just marble or plaster; it is a reflection of how easily history can be erased when power forgets purpose.  —  Although I spent many of my formative years living in the White House, I always knew it wasn't my house.
Jessica Blake / Inside Higher Ed:
What Did the University of Virginia Agree To?  —  One legal expert told Inside Higher Ed that the flagship institution essentially agreed to be bound by what was nonbinding guidance.  —  In agreeing to follow sweeping guidance from the Department of Justice earlier this week …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
AG Pam Bondi announces investigation into another Trump foe: Nancy Pelosi  —  Pelosi suggested those who break the law should be held accountable, even if those people are federal agents.  The attorney general wasn't pleased.  —  As this week got underway, Donald Trump's decision …
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Winsome Earle-Sears' Official Schedule Is Empty for Months at a Time  —  The government website of Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears highlights that she has “traveled over 28,000 miles across the Commonwealth since coming into office” and “headlined numerous events across the Commonwealth and across the nation.”
Discussion: Blue Virginia
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Three Days In Chicago: A City on the Brink  —  YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE ENFORCEMENT AGENTS will show up in Chicago, a fact that leaves everyone on edge.  —  Agents are moving quickly in and out of neighborhoods.  They're doing so, in part, to avoid angry community members who are moving swiftly to try to stop abductions.
Financial Times:
Trump Jr-linked drone company wins Pentagon contract  —  Unusual Machines secures deal as US military accelerates domestic production of unmanned aircraft  —  Joe Miller and Alex Rogers in Washington, Steff Chávez in Mexico City and George Steer in New York
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Lawsuit: D.C. man detained for playing “Star Wars” song at National Guard  —  A D.C. man filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming he was detained for playing Darth Vader's theme from the “Star Wars” while protesting National Guard troops patrolling the city during President Trump's crime crackdown.
New Republic:
Transcript: Jamie Raskin's Harsh New Takedown of Trump Lays MAGA Bare  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 24 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump Crypto Partner Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Falls 74%  —  Topline  —  Alt5 Sigma, which bet its future on a Trump family crypto venture and has since seen its stock price plummet 74%, suspended its CEO last week with pay but without a public explanation …
Associated Press:
Colorado woman found guilty of voter fraud for casting ballots for late ex-husband and son  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  A Colorado woman has been found guilty of voter fraud for casting ballots for both her late ex-husband and son, prosecutors said.
Discussion: Colorado Politics and Denver Post
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump's dramatic rhetoric on tariffs ramps up pressure on Supreme Court  —  The president has frequently spoken about the potentially drastic consequences if the Supreme Court strikes down his sweeping tariffs, a view contested by his opponents.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's strategy …
Discussion: Washington Post
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Whitmer: ‘No one is worried about building a ballroom’  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Thursday brushed off debate over the demolition of the East Wing of the White House and President Trump's plans to build a ballroom, saying the focus should instead be on the government shutdown's impact on federal workers in her state.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 23, 2025  —  Julia Ainsley and Didi Martinez of NBC News reported today that Immigration and Customs Enforcement's rush to get new recruits onto the street has meant they have pushed into their training program more than 200 people who have disqualifying criminal backgrounds …
 
 
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Trump orders US carrier strike group to Caribbean
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Security at California Coast Guard base opens fire on U-Haul truck posing ‘direct threat’
NBC News:
Senators demand Linda McMahon ask DHS to stop immigration enforcement near schools
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
GOP redistricting effort in New Hampshire is frozen
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Hill
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
A Republic, but Can We Keep It?  —  From the military and the Justice Department to the East Wing …
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Shock — the White House is still there
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Social Security check increase is in line with inflation but trails key expenses
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Crypto and Trump Corrupted America
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