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New York Times:
Hakeem Jeffries Gives Mamdani Last-Minute Endorsement for N.Y.C. Mayor  —  Mr. Jeffries, the House minority leader, had resisted backing Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, for months.  But his support gives the nominee a late boost.  —  Representative Hakeem Jeffries …
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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 …
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: 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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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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Adam Cancryn / CNN:
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members  —  The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Department confirmed on Friday.
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey  —  For Immediate Release  —  WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency …
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Khaya Himmelman / Talking Points Memo:
Justice Department Announces Plans to Monitor Polling Sites in New Jersey and California
Discussion: Washington Post
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
Ari Altstedter / Bloomberg:
Ontario Premier Stands By Reagan Ad After Trump Cancels Trade Talks
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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NBC News:
New York Attorney General Letitia James pleads not guilty in federal bank fraud case  —  A grand jury indicted James this month after President Donald Trump called for her to be prosecuted.  —  NORFOLK, Va. — New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime political foe of President Donald Trump …
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 …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
President Bystander stumped when asked about pardon he signed hours earlier
Discussion: USA Today
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.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators disconcerted by possible $230M Justice Department payout to Trump
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Donald Trump has built a regime of retribution and reward
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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, Gizmodo and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: MSNBC
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
Associated Press:
Live updates: US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup  —  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 is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America …
Tim Fang / CBS News:
Police shoot at truck outside Coast Guard base during protests against San Francisco Bay Area immigration crackdown  —  Officers opened fire Thursday night at a vehicle backing into a line of Coast Guard and law enforcement personnel outside the U.S. Coast Guard base in Alameda …
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Fox News:
Security at California Coast Guard base opens fire on U-Haul truck posing ‘direct threat’
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) …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rips Out Presidents' Historic Trees for New Ballroom  —  TIMBER!  —  Satellite images show that six trees, including magnolias commemorating two presidents, have been erased from the White House grounds.  —  Not even historic trees are safe from President Donald Trump's path of destruction at the White House.
Discussion: Associated Press and ABC News
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
Discussion: The Daily Boulder and Raw Story
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
 
 
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Trump Pushes for New Classes of Navy Warships
Craig McCarthy / New York Post:
Eric Adams could block Zohran Mamdani's signature NYC ‘rent freeze’ plan — possibly with help from reality TV star: sources
Discussion: CBS News
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Three Days In Chicago: A City on the Brink
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
GOP redistricting effort in New Hampshire is frozen
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Hill
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
AG Pam Bondi announces investigation into another Trump foe: Nancy Pelosi
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