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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.) …
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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.
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.) …
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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
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: GOP senator pushes Vance for help on Trump  —  Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) urged Vice President Vance during a closed-door lunch Tuesday to get President Trump to stop demanding that the Senate do away with the filibuster and traditions around judicial nominations, Axios has learned.
Melanie Zanona / NBC News:
In a heated call, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene chastises Republicans over their shutdown strategy
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
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 …
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 …
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.
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
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
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 …
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:   Pentagon removes key protections for civilian workers, moves to fire with ‘speed and conviction’
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
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 …
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 …
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
Associated Press:
White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Trump's visit to Navy celebration: AP sources  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The White House pressed U.S. Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead …
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.
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.
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
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 …
Jill Lawrence / The Contrarian:
The New York City mayor's race is an ethics test  —  Trump, Adams, and Cuomo have made it a choice between corruption and Mamdani.  —  If you like Eric Adams (and Donald Trump), you'll love me.  That seems to be former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's closing argument as New Yorkers start voting for their next mayor.
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 …
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.
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
9th Circuit Vacates Trump Judges' Ruling Allowing National Guard Troops To Deploy To Portland  —  The full 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted Tuesday night to vacate a panel's decision allowing the National Guard to deploy to Portland, and will rehear the case.
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Ben Blatt / New York Times:
F.C.C. Changes Course on the Price of Prisoners' Phone Calls  —  Brendan Carr, the F.C.C. chairman, cited security concerns in rolling back most of the lower costs he voted for last year.  —  Most inmates in American prisons now have a personal tablet provided by a telecommunications company …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Verge
Defense News:
US troops should be alarmed at Trump's strikes on alleged drug boats  —  By Anonymous DOD employee … U.S. service members make considerable personal and professional sacrifices to maintain America's advantage over its adversaries.  Yet many have a blind spot for how the recent U.S. strikes …
Discussion: Esquire and Mediaite
 
 
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Another Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney Found to be Serving Unlawfully, Federal Judge Rules
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What Zohran Mamdani Learned as an Africana Studies Major at Bowdoin
Claire Galofaro / Associated Press:
Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
US launches crackdown against Mexican air carriers citing competition issues
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Tom Ellison / McSweeney's:
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