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8:05 PM ET, October 28, 2025

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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump's Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way … Imagine for a moment that it's late on Election Day, November 3, 2026.  Republicans have kept their majority in the Senate, but too many House races are still uncalled to tell who has won that chamber.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate rejects Trump tariffs on Brazil  —  The Senate voted Tuesday to repeal President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans joining Democrats.  —  Why it matters: The vote serves as a symbolic rebuke of Trump's trade policies.  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The DOJ's “election monitoring” is really voter suppression  —  Trump's Big Lie has become government policy.  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🗳️ Subscribe to PN 🗳️  —  Well, if you were wondering …
Alex Kaplan / Media Matters for America:
Right-wing figures and Trump allies are calling for Trump to declare a “national emergency” to prevent supposed election fraud
Discussion: Newsweek
Paul Krugman:
The Hunger Games Begin  —  40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps  —  There's a bodega around the corner from my apartment where I often make small purchases, especially fruit, vegetables and bread.  No, I'm not afraid to cross the street to buy bread.
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New York Times:
Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts  —  The states petitioned a federal court days after the Agriculture Dept. said it would not take emergency steps to provide aid during the government shutdown.  —  More than two dozen states sued the Trump administration …
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
States sue Agriculture Department over looming suspension of SNAP food assistance
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says What Everyone's Been Thinking About Mike Johnson  —  “He refused to give one policy proposal to our GOP conference on our own conference call,” the GOP congresswoman fumed about her party leader.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) …
Discussion: New Republic and Mediaite
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Axios:
Fresh Republican shutdown divisions erupt in private call  —  Republican dissent over House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) shutdown strategy spilled out on a private GOP call this afternoon, with Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas.) adding himself to the growing list of lawmakers questioning whether they should still be home in their districts.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Politico:
Blue states blame Republicans for looming SNAP shutoff on government websites
Discussion: them., Boston.com and WBUR
Andrea Cavallier / The Independent:
US citizen, 67, ‘has ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents after being dragged out of car while driving home into street they'd blocked off  —  The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago's Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children's Halloween parade
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Bill Hutchinson / Reuters:
Border Patrol agents under fire for allegedly disrupting children's Halloween parade in Chicago  —  “You're scaring our children to death,” one resident yelled at federal agents.  —  A woman walks next to what appears to be smoke as U.S. federal agents (not pictured) detain people …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Johnson Dismisses Trump 2028 Talk — But Applauds the ‘Trolling’  —  The speaker said he did not see a path to amending the Constitution to allow the president to seek a third term, but that it was fun to pretend he could to inflame Democrats.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday …
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J. Michael Luttig / The Atlantic:   President for Life … in the normal course of history, the president of the United States …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
No ‘path’ for a third Trump term, Mike Johnson says
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects  —  The moves come as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.  —  The White House on Tuesday fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Netanyahu orders “powerful” strikes in Gaza as ceasefire breaks down  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that he had ordered “powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip immediately.” … It's now looking incredibly fragile.  — The Trump administration has been focusing …
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Melanie Lidman / Associated Press:
Gaza ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he has ordered the army to immediately carry out …
Angela Williams / WAPT:
Escaped monkeys killed after truck accident in Heidelberg  —  One monkey is still on the run, Jasper County sheriff says  —  JASPER COUNTY, Miss. —  All but one of the rhesus monkeys that escaped from an overturned truck in Jasper County were euthanized, according to officials.
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump, 79, Wanders Off While Meeting Japanese Prime Minister  —  During a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo Tuesday, Donald Trump appeared to forget where he was going as he walked through a room filled with dignitaries and a military band, at one point even leaving Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi behind.
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David Goldman / CNN:
Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change  —  In a stunning and significant pushback to the “doomsday” climate activist community, Bill Gates, a leading proponent for carbon emissions reductions, published a remarkable essay Tuesday that argued resources must be shifted away from the battle against climate change.
Discussion: UPI, Breitbart and New York Post
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Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Bill Gates changes his tune on ‘doomsday outlook’ of climate change
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks  —  The lawsuit follows claims by President Trump that linked use by pregnant women of acetaminophen to autism, a connection that is unproven.  —  Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas, sued the makers of Tylenol on Tuesday …
Politico:
Judge extends order barring mass firings of federal workers during shutdown … The Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget “and the federal agency defendants are enjoined from issuing any more RIF notices because of the shutdown,” said Illston, a San Francisco-based Clinton appointee.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘Washington Post’ editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties  —  A year ago, in explaining why he had blocked the publication of an endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Washington Post owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos conceded that …
Reuters:
Kennedy directs CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reports  —  U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:
Hegseth refuses to meet American troops with beards during South Korea trip: report  —  Secretary of War continues campaign against facial hair on Pacific tour  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Steven Hatfill, Covid Vaccine Critic, Is Ousted From H.H.S.  —  Dr. Hatfill said he was pushed out by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s chief of staff, who fired him when he refused to resign.  —  Steven J. Hatfill, a biosecurity expert who has publicly backed Health Secretary Robert …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The Strategist's Fallacy in American politics  —  The average American voter does not think about politics the way elite strategists and pundits do  —  I was going to write today's post about social media, attention, and politics — specifically, why I think the increasing use …
Tara Copp / Washington Post:
Pentagon moves to fire civilian personnel with ‘speed and conviction’  —  A memo from the Defense Department's top personnel official makes it easier to remove underperforming employees and warns managers that they will be held accountable.  —  The Pentagon removed key protections …
Discussion: NOTUS, Raw Story and The Hill
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
After Law Firm Deals With Trump, D.C. Bar Warns of Ethical Jeopardy  —  The bar group's ethics committee says firms that make a deal with the government may need to get waivers from clients with opposing interests.  —  Months after law firms made deals with President Trump …
Discussion: The Red Letter
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Grokipedia Is the Antithesis of Everything That Makes Wikipedia Good, Useful, and Human  —  I woke up restless and kind of hungover Sunday morning at 6 am and opened Reddit.  Somewhere near the top was a post called “TIL in 2002 a cave diver committed suicide by stabbing himself during a cave diving trip near Split, Croatia.
Reuters:
Elon Musk's politics cost his firm Tesla more than one million EV sales, report reveals  —  Elon Musk's polarizing political actions since acquiring Twitter, later rebranded X, in 2022 dramatically hurt the automaker's U.S. sales, underscoring how deeply its fortunes are intertwined with the billionaire's persona.
Discussion: Fortune and NBER
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission, sources say  — NDAs raise questions about military buildup in Latin America  — Pentagon's use of NDAs for Latin America not previously reported  — Trump ties Venezuela, Colombia to drug trade, raising military concerns
Discussion: The Guardian and MSNBC
Associated Press:
Trump administration shakes up ICE leadership across the country in major overhaul, AP sources say  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The Trump administration is reassigning at least half the top leadership …
 
 
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Trump has forgotten why he won in 2024
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New York Times:
Official's Access to F.B.I. Files in Charlie Kirk Case Drew Pushback
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: 11 false claims Trump made to the troops in Japan
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404 Media:
ICE Is Using a University Building as a Deportation Office and the University Says It Can't Do Anything About It
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
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Discussion: The Hill
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Discussion: MSNBC and Salon
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