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Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Newsom Flags Telltale Sign Trump's Doctors Are ‘Worried’  —  BRAINFREEZE!  —  The California governor isn't afraid to say the quiet part out loud.  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a fresh swipe at President Donald Trump's mental fitness on Monday, suggesting that the president's doctors may have their own concerns.
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Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
A Donor-Funded Army Wouldn't Just Be Illegal—It Would be Dangerous
Discussion: MSNBC
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He'd ‘Love’ a Third Term
Riley Rogerson / NOTUS:
Lawmakers Say They Need Trump's Help to End the Shutdown
Discussion: Axios and Roll Call
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump acknowledges recent MRI but hedges on why doctors ordered it
New York Times:
Lawsuit Plunges New York Into the National Gerrymandering Fight  —  A suit filed by an election law firm contends that the state's 11th Congressional District, represented by a Republican, is drawn in a way that disenfranchises Black and Latino voters.  —  A lawsuit filed on Monday on behalf …
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David Weigel / Semafor:
Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats' brand, new report warns  —  THE SCOOP  —  Democrats have badly weakened their party with left-leaning ideas and rhetoric, growing only with self-described “white liberals” while losing ground with other voters, according to a new center-left group's report shared first with Semafor.
Politico:
Democrats get aggressive on remapping congressional lines … Virginia lawmakers on Monday began to amend the state's constitution to enable drawing new lines ahead of the 2026 midterms.  And in New York, a prominent Democratic election lawyer's firm filed suit Monday challenging …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown  —  Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats a proposal to pay all federal workers …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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NBC News:
Trump plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown  —  The White House has approved a list of ICE leaders to be replaced by Border Patrol officials in coming days amid disappointment with arrest numbers.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration …
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:   Trump administration quietly purges ICE leaders in five cities: Sources
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Trump administration to reassign ICE officials in bid to intensify deportation campaign
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Politico:
A judge slammed Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem over ‘troubling’ remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia … Crenshaw said Noem violated the rule by declaring that Abrego is a “MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator.”  And the judge said Bondi ran afoul of the rule …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why Biden's White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party  —  Karine Jean-Pierre feels that Democrats were so mean to Biden that she is becoming an Independent.  —  In a new book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,” …
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Top media analyst proposes Comcast hire Charlie Kirk's widow as editor-in-chief of NBC and CNN  —  ‘Sure, at first blush it sounds crazy, but Trump loves a deal, and Brian Roberts needs to think big and differently,’ media analyst Rich Greenfield wrote this week  —  Your support helps us to tell the story
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Shweta Sharma / The Independent:
Two US Navy aircraft go down 30 minutes apart in South China Sea
New York Post:
Zohran Mamdani didn't tell the whole truth about his hijab-wearing ‘aunt’ who feared for safety post-9/11  —  The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 is actually his dad's cousin.  —  The socialist mayoral front-runner made the revelation during …
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Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: “I won't turn against my neighbors”  —  Chicago — Two Illinois National Guard members told CBS News they would refuse to obey federal orders to deploy in Chicago as part of President Trump's controversial immigration enforcement mission …
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Politico:
Another shutdown consequence: Democrats can't visit ICE detention facilities … “ICE is no longer funding the operation of its detention facilities ... with any funds that were appropriated subject to [the requirement for lawmaker visits]” Justice Department attorneys indicated.
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:   ICE says it no longer has to allow Democrats access to facilities due to shutdown
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
HHS Employees Now Being Measured By Loyalty To Trump's Policies  —  In annual performance reviews, federal workers will be assessed on whether they “clearly and demonstrably support implementation” of Trump's agenda.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is using a new metric …
Discussion: Raw Story
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
California to Monitor Trump's DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference  —  California is preparing to send its own state observers to watch over federal monitors from President Donald Trump's Department of Justice.  The move underscores …
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Washington Post:
Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop  —  A Homeland Security agent shot at the man, leaving bullet holes in his car window, seat and jacket, attorneys said.  A D.C. police report about the arrest does not mention gunfire.
Discussion: Chicago Tribune and ABC7
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners … “I am extremely grateful for all that CBS gave me — the work, the audience's attention and the honor of being a part of the network's history — and I am grateful for my dear colleagues who've made me a better journalist and a better human.
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Former DOJ officials say Comey case is vindictive, call for dismissal  —  The amicus brief signed by more than 100 former Justice Department officials urged a federal judge in Virginia to dismiss charges against the former FBI director.  —  More than 100 former Justice Department officials urged …
Discussion: The Independent, Law & Crime and MSNBC
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Beege Welborn / HotAir:
‘I Was Born the Son of a Poor Black Sharecropper’  —  Oh, this greasy phony baloney.  —  There are times he outflimflams himself, and the performance is so bad, and such a flagrantly outrageous lie, you have to watch, mesmerized.  —  Like a chicken watching a cobra, cuz that's kind of what his twitchy hands look like.
Greg Bensinger / Reuters:
Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say  — Job cuts may affect HR, devices, services, operations  — CEO Jassy aims to reduce bureaucracy, increase AI use  —  Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning on Tuesday …
Politico:
Trump administration is racing to deport Abrego Garcia ahead of criminal proceedings … The Salvadoran native was illegally deported to his native country in March, despite a court order finding he was likely to be targeted by gang violence there.  —  After Abrego Garcia sued …
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
ICE Barbie Deports Trump-Fanatic Cuban Immigrant to Africa  —  PROMISES MADE...  MAGA devotee Roberto Mosquera thought Trump would unify the country.  Now he's 8,000 miles away.  —  Roberto Mosquera was once a self-proclaimed “super Trump supporter.”  Now, he's trapped in a maximum-security prison …
Discussion: Raw Story
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Obama's reaction to Nancy Pelosi's ‘surprise’ endorsement of Kamala Harris revealed: ‘What the f-k did you just do?’  —  Former President Barack Obama was “not happy” with Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) quick endorsement of then-Vice President Kamala Harris — and he let it be known in a phone call …
Discussion: Daily Mail, RedState and NewsMax.com
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
ICE's Hiring Surge Is Already a Disaster  —  It's cutting standards and racing to hire exactly the wrong people, precisely as predicted. … ICE, turbocharged by $75 billion in new dollars, is in a huge rush to hire, train, and deploy 10,000 new deportation officers.
Law and Chaos:
Will 9th Circuit Care That DOJ Lied Its Face Off In Oregon Invasion Case?  —  No mask can hide this BS.  —  If there's one lesson of the Trump era, it's that the president can lie with reckless abandon and face zero consequences.  The jury's still out on whether his underlings enjoy the same immunity.
Discussion: Raw Story
Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / The Post Millennial:
Trans teen pleads guilty to planning massacre at Indiana school—police say she built shrine to Parkland shooter  —  The plea deal calls for up to 12 and a half years in prison, followed by five years of probation. … Minute Read  —  A trans-identified female Indiana teenager has agreed …
Josh Campbell / CNN:
FBI employees ordered to dig for Jimmy Hoffa-related documents, sources say  —  The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, two law enforcement sources told CNN.
 
 
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Associated Press:
Local GOP official's social media post draws backlash in Kentucky for its depiction of the Obamas
Discussion: Newsweek
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: White House pulls Joel Rayburn's nomination for top State job
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
The Civil War Over Charlie Kirk's Legacy Has Gotten Even Uglier
Washington Post:
The mysterious rise of cancer among young adults in the Corn Belt
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 237. 10/27/25
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Will McCurdy / PCMag:
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