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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump orders Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons ‘immediately’  —  The U.S. voluntarily halted nuclear explosive testing in 1992, though it has the ability to resume tests at a site in Nevada.  —  GYEONGJU, South Korea — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had instructed the Pentagon to …
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Washington Post:
Trump directs Pentagon to test nuclear weapons for first time since 1992  —  The president said he wanted testing to occur “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, just before he met his Chinese counterpart for high-stakes trade talks.  —  just now  —  GYEONGJU, South Korea …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons
New York Times:
The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger  —  By withholding soybean purchases and rare-earth exports, China extracted relief from U.S. tariffs and delayed export controls, without conceding much in return.  —  When Xi Jinping walked out of his meeting with President Trump …
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Politico:
‘Amazing meeting’: Trump touts progress on multiple fronts with China after meeting Xi
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Rare earth stocks rally as China delays export controls after Trump-Xi meeting
Discussion: Reuters and KRDO
Axios:
Trump-Xi meeting wraps up in less than two hours
Brendan Ruberry / Semafor:
British newspaper spoke to the wrong de Blasio, not an ‘imposter’  —  The Scoop  —  The man at the heart of a high-stakes mix-up that rippled through global political journalism in the final days of the New York mayoral campaign was neither “falsely claiming” to be former Mayor Bill de Blasio …
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The Bulwark:
What We Choose to Nazi  —  The Department of Labor is posting Heroic Realism propaganda.  What, exactly, are they telling us?  —  Good morning to everyone, including Long Island wine importer Bill DeBlasio—who accidentally provoked a minor media scandal this week when a reporter from the Times …
USA Today:
Republicans' refusal to fund SNAP will hurt their own voters most.  They don't care.  —  Do Republicans not care enough about the people who voted them into office to feed them next month?  —  We're 30 days into the government shutdown, and congressional Republicans don't seem to care enough …
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Food banks brace as people face federal aid stoppage: ‘We cannot meet the gap’
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
It Sure Looks Like Kash Patel Used the FBI's Jet to Go on a Date … FBI Director Kash Patel met his girlfriend at Penn State this past weekend to watch a wrestling match—but his travel to the university stadium appears to have been on the American public's dime.
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Adam Downer / The Daily Beast:   Keystone Kash Accused of Using $60M FBI Jet for Date Night
The Atlantic:
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases  —  Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.  —  The former white house adviser Katie Miller—mother of three young children, and wife of the presidential right-hand man Stephen …
CNN:
National Guard orders in DC extended through February 2026  —  National Guard troops deployed in Washington, DC, will remain mobilized in the city at least through February 2026, according to people familiar with the guard's orders.  —  The troops' orders had been expected to lapse at the end …
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Paul McLeary / Politico:   Trump's National Guard DC deployment extended into 2026
New York Times:
Florida Universities to Stop Hiring Foreign H-1B Workers Under DeSantis Plan  —  The governor's announcement follows a Trump administration plan to charge institutions $100,000 to bring in workers from other countries using the visas.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis directed Florida education officials to …
CNN:
Exclusive: Three-star general pushed out amid tensions with Hegseth  —  A three-star general serving on the Pentagon's Joint Staff has been pushed out of his position following months of sustained tensions with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, according to people familiar with the matter.
Washington Post:
Most Americans oppose East Wing demolition for Trump ballroom, poll finds  —  Fifty-six percent say they oppose President Donald Trump's decision to tear down part of the White House to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom building.  —  Just now  —  Americans oppose President Donald Trump's demolition …
Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina's Chief Justice Transformed His State and America  —  In early 2023, Paul Newby, the Republican chief justice of North Carolina's Supreme Court, gave the state and the nation a demonstration of the stunning and overlooked power of his office.
Wall Street Journal:
Binance Boosted Trump Family's Crypto Company Ahead of Pardon for Its Billionaire Founder  —  Giant crypto exchange facilitated $2 billion purchase of World Liberty's stablecoin and built its technology; clemency for Changpeng Zhao surprised some in administration
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Pentagon orders ‘quick reaction force’ of 500 troops per state: Reports  —  The National Guard is building a “quick reaction force” (QRF) of some 23,500 troops trained in crowd control and civil disturbance that can be ready to deploy to U.S. cities by early next year, according to a leaked memo reported by multiple outlets Wednesday.
Discussion: The Guardian and Task & Purpose
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New York Times:
Geert Wilders's Party for Freedom Loses Seats in Dutch Election  —  A center-left party was poised to become the country's largest political party, according to exit polls.  The anti-immigrant Party for Freedom, led by Mr. Wilders, was expected to lose 12 seats.
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Farm-state Republicans finally reach their breaking point … So far, the burst of objections has not generated a U-turn from the administration, which is going ahead with a beef import plan that Trump officials argue will both lower steak and hamburger prices for American consumers …
Washington Post:
Trump nominee at U.S. export bank withdraws amid scrutiny of Russia ties  —  Bryce McFerran is a former senior executive at a steel-trading business co-owned by one of Russia's richest oligarchs and is married to a member of a Russian family with extensive ties to the Kremlin.  —  Just now
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Politico:
Trump EXIM pick withdrew nomination following scrutiny over Russia ties
Discussion: Raw Story
Punchbowl News:
Ohio Republicans cut redistricting deal with Dems … Editorial photos provided by Getty Images.  Political ads courtesy of AdImpact.  —  PUNCHBOWL NEWS PRESENTS  —  Our new weekly show, Fly Out Day, brings you inside the most consequential decisions shaping Congress with the people at the center of the story.
Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:
JD Vance says only ‘really terrible’ people mistreat dogs - apparently forgetting his cabinet colleague shot hers dead  —  Vice President overlooks Homeland Security Secretary Krisi Noem's notorious execution of her puppy, Cricket in a discussion on animal cruelty and personal morality
Wired:
Federal Workers Are Barely Making It Through the Government Shutdown  —  The US government shut down 30 days ago.  WIRED spoke with more than a dozen federal workers who have struggled to pay bills, worked side gigs, and relied on free food programs to get by.
Petter Törnberg / arXiv.org:
Shifts in U.S. Social Media Use, 2020-2024: Decline, Fragmentation, and Enduring Polarization  —  View a PDF of the paper titled Shifts in U.S. Social Media Use, 2020-2024: Decline, Fragmentation, and Enduring Polarization, by Petter T\"ornberg  —  Using nationally representative data …
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
SCOOP: Trump Swaps Decorated Admiral With 33-Year-Old DOGEr  —  The highly unorthodox personnel change affects a critical government research role.  —  ∙ Paid  —  THE EXPERIENCED HEAD OF A CRITICAL OFFICE that helps organize important technical research and disburse billions of dollars …
Discussion: Politico
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New York City Mayor and New Jersey Governor 2025  —  New Jersey Voters Give Sherrill Slight Edge; Mamdani Holds 25-Point Lead over Cuomo in NYC  —  The final Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill surveys of the New Jersey election for Governor and the New York City election for Mayor find …
Sarah Owermohle / CNN:
Confirmation hearing delayed for Trump's surgeon general nominee as she goes into labor with her first child  —  The Senate hearing for President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, is postponed as the nominee goes into labor with her first child, according to a Senate Health …
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Jack Ciattarelli Called for ‘New Constitution’ to Bypass Courts, Legislators  —  Ciattarelli: “I really don't believe we can afford to allow the courts to decide our public policy anymore”  —  In a pair of 2020 interviews, Jack Ciattarelli called for a New Jersey constitutional convention to …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Americans have a secret weapon against Trump  —  A new strategy to stop business elites from bending the knee. … President Donald Trump is clearly unpopular: Most Americans disapprove of his performance and millions recently turned out for “No Kings” protests.
Discussion: CBS News
NBC News:
Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators — and allowed them to keep abusing children  —  NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world's largest Pentecostal denomination.  —  A children's pastor was caught filming girls in a church bathroom in Arkansas.
Discussion: Deseret News
Matthew Cooper / Washington Monthly:
Mikie Sherrill Braces for Landing in New Jersey Governor's Race  —  During the Trump years, the Navy helicopter pilot soared.  Next stop, Trenton?  —  Almost a year ago, I wrote “A Very Rough Day in Jersey” in these pages about Donald Trump's surprisingly strong showing in the Garden State in the 2024 presidential race.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Carrie Shepherd / Axios:
Pritzker asks Trump admin to suspend immigration raids for Halloween
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
Discussion: New York Times, Politico and RedState
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Crime in U.S. Seen as Less Serious for Second Straight Year
Discussion: Semafor
The Guardian:
Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks
Mark Tyson / Tom's Hardware:
Grieving family uses AI chatbot to cut hospital bill from $195,000 to $33,000 — family says Claude highlighted duplicative charges, improper coding, and other violations
ProPublica:
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated. Trump Halted Efforts to Fix It.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Crockett inches toward Senate run
Discussion: NBC News
Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
How Newsom has capitalized on anger with Trump in California ballot fight
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Government shutdown could lead to $14B in lost GDP, CBO reports
John O'Connor / Associated Press:
Jurors convict Illinois deputy of killing Sonya Massey but can't agree on first-degree murder charge
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump DOJ Indicts Congressional Candidate for Protesting ICE
 

 
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