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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 …
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Politico:
Trump and the troops — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro
Politico:
Democrats get aggressive on remapping congressional lines
Democrats get aggressive on remapping congressional lines
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CNN:
Democrats not swayed by call to end shutdown from largest federal workers' union
Democrats not swayed by call to end shutdown from largest federal workers' union
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Punchbowl News:
10/28/25 ☀️ AM: … This is Day 28 of the government shutdown.
10/28/25 ☀️ AM: … This is Day 28 of the government shutdown.
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Riley Rogerson / NOTUS:
Lawmakers Say They Need Trump's Help to End the Shutdown
Lawmakers Say They Need Trump's Help to End the Shutdown
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Roll Call, Straight Arrow News and NBC News
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Democrats plan to sue over food aid as GOP splits on legislative patch
Democrats plan to sue over food aid as GOP splits on legislative patch
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Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal:
GOP-Led House Panel Urges DOJ to Probe Biden's Executive Actions — Former president's top aides are accused of exercising presidential authority and using autopen without Biden's authorization — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee recommended that the Justice Department investigate …
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CNN:
GOP-led Oversight Committee says Biden pardons signed by autopen are ‘void’ in final report — Former President Joe Biden experienced such “cognitive decline” while in office that it remains a serious question as to whether he was aware of the substance of the various pardons and commutations signed …
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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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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Trump administration to reassign ICE officials in bid to intensify deportation campaign
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Trump administration quietly purges ICE leaders in five cities: Sources
Trump administration quietly purges ICE leaders in five cities: Sources
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Townhall, New York Post and Raw Story
J. Michael Luttig / The Atlantic:
President for Life … in the normal course of history, the president of the United States is a figure who inspires optimism in the American people. The 47th president prefers to stir feelings of fear, vulnerability, hopelessness, and political inevitability—the sense that he, and only he, can rescue the nation from looming peril.
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Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole
Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole
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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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Jonathan Mattise / Associated Press:
Federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry starting Saturday if shutdown continues
Federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry starting Saturday if shutdown continues
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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 …
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Andreas Kluth / Bloomberg:
Hegseth Is Waging War Against the Laws of War — If you're still not sure whether the United States is at risk of sliding into authoritarianism, talk to some Americans who know all about the proper and improper uses of violence. They are the men and women who are or were in the military's so-called Judge Advocate General's Corps.
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 …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Coming Election Mayhem … 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. Control seems like it will come down to two districts in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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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,” …
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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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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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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Texas attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claims — This lawsuit comes a month after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a possible cause of autism. — TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!
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Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone's Privacy at Risk — A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone. — President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have spent the better part …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Doctor Identifies Possible Reasons for Trump's Secret MRI — EXPERTS WEIGH IN — A neurological issue was the first possibility the doctor mentioned. — A prominent cardiologist believes President Donald Trump may have quietly had an MRI scan because he showed symptoms associated with a neurological issue.
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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 …
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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 …
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Jesús Rodríguez / Washington Post:
MAGA singles are looking for love in Washington. It's a challenge. … When Morgan Housley, 29, moved to Washington for her job in April, she had some non-negotiables for the conservative man she was looking to date: He had to “love the Lord,” genuinely enjoy going to church, and be able to …
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 …
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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.
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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 …
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