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Associated Press:
Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump administration must pay SNAP benefits despite government shutdown, judge rules … A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ceasing to pay SNAP benefits that help feed 42 million Americans during the U.S. government shutdown.
NBC News:
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund  —  The ruling came one day before funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, was set to lapse.  —  A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture …
Breanne Deppisch / Fox News:
Two judges rule Trump admin must keep SNAP benefits in place as shutdown drags on
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts: “Alarm Bells” … Two weeks ago, the military commander overseeing President Trump's bombings of boats in the Caribbean Sea abruptly resigned.  Admiral Alvin Holsey, the head of U.S. Southern Command, offered no explanation for the move.
Discussion: The Mahablog
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Antonio María Delgado / Miami Herald:
U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime  —  The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald …
Reuters:
Trump says he is not considering strikes within Venezuela  —  President Donald Trump on Friday denied he was considering strikes inside Venezuela, even amid reports that the United States may expand its counter-drug campaign in the Caribbean.  —  The United States has built up a large military presence …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Eyes Striking Venezuelan Military Targets Used for Drug Trafficking
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The GOP's top think tank just defended an open Nazi  —  On Thursday night, the president of the Heritage Foundation — the MAGA right's leading think tank — welcomed an open Nazi into his political coalition.  —  You might think I am exaggerating.  I assure you I am not.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Cruz, McConnell slam Heritage president's defense of Tucker Carlson
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
More than 100 judges have ruled against the Trump admin's mandatory detention policy … The new ICE policy, they note, doesn't just subject millions more people to detention while they fight deportation, it also bars them from even asking an immigration judge to consider releasing them on bond.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
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New York Times:
In Trump's America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?  —  ARE WE LOSING OUR DEMOCRACY?  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.
Politico:
Judges really don't like this detention policy
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jake Lahut / Wired:
Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report  —  At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report.  —  Nancy Mace, the South Carolina …
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New York Times:
Mace Unleashes Diatribe at Airport Police for Missing Security Escort
Discussion: The Hill
NBC News:
Police report: Nancy Mace cursed and berated officers in airport altercation
Discussion: Washington Post and CBS News
Associated Press:
US judge blocks Trump order requiring proof of citizenship to vote  —  Federal judge rules proof-of-citizenship directive an unconstitutional violation of separation of powers  —  Donald Trump's request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot …
Discussion: Raw Story and FOX 32 Chicago
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Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:   US judge permanently blocks Trump order requiring voters to prove citizenship
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
In Big Win for Voters and Democrats, Court Blocks Trump's Demand for Voter ID on Registration Form
Discussion: Election Law Blog
MSNBC:
Frustration mounts inside FBI over thwarted ‘potential’ terror plot  —  Senior officials believe FBI Director Kash Patel acted hastily in attempt to grab credit.  —  Senior Justice Department and FBI officials expressed frustration Friday that FBI Director Kash Patel publicly disclosed …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Fox News
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CNN:
AK-47s, online chats and a ‘pumpkin day’ reference lead FBI to avert a potential ISIS-inspired terror attack
Associated Press:
Multiple people have been arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot, FBI director says
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Republicans quickly push back on Trump's call to nix filibuster … Thune has defended the filibuster multiple times during the shutdown, calling it a “bad idea” to suggest eliminating it.  “The 60-vote threshold has protected this country,” he said earlier this month.
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Politico:
The White House thought the shutdown would be quick. Now they're frustrated.
Discussion: Raw Story
Bellingcat:
‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’: Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Protesters in Illinois  —  To stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcat's new WhatsApp channel here.  —  This investigation is part of a collaboration between Bellingcat and Evident.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover  —  Nearly nine months into the president's oversight, sales for orchestra, theater and dance performances are the worst they've been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.
Emily Atkin / HEATED:
The fall of the CBS News climate team  —  🌎 HEATED's climate journalism is 100 percent reader-funded, which means it can never be cancelled by a right-wing billionaire.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of the climate crisis, please support us.  👇  —  Subscribe now
ABC News:
JD Vance defends saying he wants his wife Usha to convert to Christianity  —  “I hope she may one day see things as I do,” the vice president said.  —  In this June 11, 2025, file photo, Usha Vance and Vice President JD Vance attend the opening night of “Les Miserables” at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
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Washington Post:
Vance defends saying he hopes his wife converts to Christianity
Discussion: New Republic
CBS News:
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag  —  A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Discussion: New York Post
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
‘Happy Halloween!’:  DHS spokeswoman responds to report of immigration agents wearing horror masks in L.A.  —  The story by a local news site featured images posted to social media showing what the outlet says were agents in unmarked cars donning Chucky and Momo masks.
Discussion: New York Times and Joe.My.God.
Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi / Fox News:
SNAP beneficiaries threaten to ransack stores over government shutdown  —  One mother claims taxpayers must feed her children as SNAP benefits face cuts  —  SNAP beneficiaries have expressed outrage on social media over the government shutdown that could affect their grocery benefits starting next month …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Tim Dickinson / The Contrarian:
Why Are the Feds Criminalizing a Clarinetist?  —  She's a mother, a musician, and a social worker.  The feds are claiming she's a violent criminal.  —  The story of how Oriana Korol, a protest-band clarinetist, got arrested, spent two nights in jail, and is now facing a felony charge …
Discussion: Raw Story
pbump:
The racist subtext to the SNAP discussion (that isn't always subtext)  —  Clay Higgins, U.S. representative from the state of Louisiana, thinks it's the poor's own fault that they might go hungry if and when SNAP benefits aren't distributed in November.  —  “Any American who has been receiving …
Washington Post:
A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme.  He spent a month in jail.  —  The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post.  Free-speech advocates say it's a symptom of a wider crackdown.  —  As a liberal in a deep-red Tennessee town …
 
 
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
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