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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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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.
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 …
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
NBC News:
The GOP expected Democrats to relent on the shutdown by now.  That isn't happening.  —  Democrats have only hardened their position as the government shutdown enters its 23rd day, leaving Republican majorities in Congress with few answers — and many criticisms.
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Detroit's mayor diagnoses the problem for Democrats
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Faith Wardwell / Politico:
Rand Paul vows support for Thomas Massie amid Trump-backed primary challenge
Discussion: New Republic and Grabien
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.
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
White House East Wing demolished, new images appear to show
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Polls show voters now trust Democrats more to handle the economy  —  Donald Trump won the 2024 election because of inflation.  The issue was the most important to voters' choices in 2024, according to a Gallup poll.  And rising prices were generally a public relations nightmare for Joe Biden's presidency …
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Associated Press:
Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanics since January, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Discussion: Newsweek and WTOP News
Lakshya Jain / The Argument:
Can Democrats actually learn anything from Zohran?
Discussion: HuffPost and IJR
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 …
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The U.S. military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat …
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New York Times:
A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Politico:
After a lengthy wait, Jeffries to endorse Mamdani … The long-awaited nod from Jeffries is certain to prove divisive in the fractured party as it seeks a path out of the political wilderness ahead of next year's midterms.  Jeffries' decision leaves Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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 …
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 …
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
GOP redistricting effort in New Hampshire is frozen … Innis' decision to withdraw his bill deals the White House another setback in its pressure campaign to strong-arm GOP-led states into redistricting.  Indiana Senate Republican leadership said this week that they lack the votes to pass …
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Hill
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
National Democrats try to prod Maryland into action on redistricting
Discussion: New York Sun
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 …
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
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 …
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
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Hungary's Orbán vows to ‘circumvent’ US sanctions on Russian oil titans  —  “The battle is not over yet,” Hungarian prime minister says, teeing up a possible fight with the White House.  —  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that Budapest was working on how to …
Discussion: Reuters and Modern Diplomacy
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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.
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
A Republic, but Can We Keep It?  —  From the military and the Justice Department to the East Wing, there's reason to wonder and worry.  —  Donald Trump's supporters are feeling satisfaction after two astonishing achievements: He is the first president this century to establish order on the southern border …
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.
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 …
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Reveals 'There's a Plan' for Third Trump Term  —  R.I.P. THE CONSTITUTION  —  Bannon divulged that there are “many different alternatives” for securing a third term for Trump.  —  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon openly shared that there are plans …
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 …
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.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators disconcerted by possible $230M Justice Department payout to Trump  —  Reports this week that President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him $230 million in compensation for wrongful prosecution is making Republican senators uncomfortable amid the 24-day government shutdown.
 
 
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