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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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Politico:   Trump and the troops  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro
CNN:
Democrats not swayed by call to end shutdown from largest federal workers' union
Punchbowl News:
10/28/25 ☀️ AM: … This is Day 28 of the government shutdown.
Discussion: Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Lawsuit Plunges New York Into the National Gerrymandering Fight
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
Alex Thompson / Axios:   House report reveals post-debate turmoil on Biden's team
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Biden White House doctor Kevin O'Connor referred for investigation of ex-prez health cover-up — could lose license
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Trump administration quietly purges ICE leaders in five cities: Sources
Discussion: 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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Axios:   Behind the Curtain: The power to do almost anything
Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole
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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Sarah Todd / STAT:
When SNAP benefits run out, ‘people can die,’ say health experts
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
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost and IJR
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.
Discussion: MPR News and The Independent
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
California to Monitor Trump's DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference
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,” …
Discussion: Mediaite, Townhall, twitchy.com and Fox News
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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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:   ICE says it no longer has to allow Democrats access to facilities due to shutdown
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!
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.
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 …
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
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 …
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.
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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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Exclusive: Republicans plan to “weaponize” Mamdani in 2026
Nick Reisman / Politico:
Trump holds all the cards in New York's mayoral contest
Discussion: NewsMax.com and CNN
Associated Press:
Local GOP official's social media post draws backlash in Kentucky for its depiction of the Obamas
Discussion: Newsweek
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
The Civil War Over Charlie Kirk's Legacy Has Gotten Even Uglier
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
A Donor-Funded Army Wouldn't Just Be Illegal—It Would be Dangerous
Discussion: MSNBC
 Earlier Items: 
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Zohran Mamdani didn't tell the whole truth about his hijab-wearing ‘aunt’ who feared for safety post-9/11
Greg Bensinger / Reuters:
Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners
Liz Dye / Law and Chaos:
Will 9th Circuit Care That DOJ Lied Its Face Off In Oregon Invasion Case?
Discussion: Raw Story and OPB
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
HHS Employees Now Being Measured By Loyalty To Trump's Policies
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Ted Sarandos met with President Trump in November, and both agreed WBD should go to the highest bidder; Sarandos argued that Netflix wasn't a monopoly

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
A look at Hamlet, a startup that uses AI to process local government meeting videos and which plans to provide the tool to local journalists for free

Kat Tenbarge / Wired:
Some Reddit moderators say a surge of AI slop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on AI content

 
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