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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
60 Minutes Edits Donald Trump Telling Them 60 Minutes Should Edit Donald Trump Talking About How 60 Minutes Paid Him For Editing Kamala Harris  —  from the the-absurd-stupidity.-it-burns dept  —  60 Minutes is under new management and things are getting stupid faster than you might expect.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Dems want FCC probe of “60 Minutes” omission of Trump's Binance pardon exchange … An extended version released by the program was around 73 minutes long and did not include parts of the full transcript posted to CBS News' website.  — An accompanying editor's note said the extended version …
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
CBS Cuts Trump's Corruption Tantrum From ‘60 Minutes’ Edit
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
CBS News:
Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here.
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
CBS News heavily edits Trump 60 Minutes interview, cutting boast network ‘paid me a lotta money’
CNN:
Trump administration will provide only half of usual food stamp benefits in November  —  The Trump administration said Monday that it will provide only half of the normal food stamp benefits for November by tapping into the program's contingency fund amid the government shutdown.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
SNAP update: Trump admin will pay 50% of food stamp benefits in November amid shutdown … The Trump administration told a federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday that it would tap billions of dollars in contingency funds to pay 50% of the normal amount of SNAP benefits in November as the U.S. government shutdown persists.
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Trump Administration to Send Only Partial Food Stamp Payments This Month
Chicago Tribune:
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability  —  Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street.
NBC News:
Democrats brace for Nancy Pelosi's possible retirement  —  The former House speaker is expected to make an announcement about her political future after Tuesday's elections.  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats are bracing for the possible retirement of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi …
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Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
Democrats are more enthusiastic about the midterms as Trump's approval hits a second-term low, CNN poll finds
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Bari Weiss' security detail costs CBS $10,000 a day as network undergoes layoffs  —  At the same time that CBS is being slammed with layoffs, an awkward number is circulating around the halls of the Tiffany Network.  —  Page Six hears that as staffers watch their colleagues pack up their desks …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Townhall
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
8 Democrats sit at center of potential deal to end government shutdown this week  —  At least eight moderate Senate Democrats are meeting in hopes of finding a deal to end the monthlong government shutdown, but sources familiar with the closely held conversations say they will need strong assurances …
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:   Travel Industry Sounds Alarm Over Government Shutdown
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
It's My Party and I'll Leave When I Want To  —  Talking to the gerontocracy.  —  Last year's election debacle, rooted in the rapid decline of the then-81-year-old Joe Biden, took a heavy toll on New Hampshire congresswoman Annie Kuster.  “It was the most painful thing I've been through since …
Discussion: Inside Elections
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Pablo Manríquez / Migrant Insider:
SCOOP: Latino Tenants Told to Vacate After Georgetown ICE Raid  —  Eyewitnesses describe multi-agency sweep at Wisconsin & O St. NW; 10-12 taken; Latino units “tossed;” ammunition left in the floor, and tenants told to vacate.  —  WASHINGTON — A pre-dawn raid on Friday …
NBC News:
Jury selection begins in the trial of D.C.'s ‘sandwich guy’  —  Sean Dunn went viral this summer for throwing a salami sub at a Customs and Border Protection agent.  —  WASHINGTON — Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of former Justice Department employee Sean Dunn, also known as the …
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Trial starts for assault case against DC man who tossed sandwich at federal agent on viral video
Discussion: New York Times and NewsMax.com
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Is a Commie  —  Bernie's democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy.  Trump's national socialism is not.  Thank you for your attention to this matter!  — Trump wants to build nuclear power plants.  — He has chosen Westinghouse to build them.
MSNBC:
'If it was anybody else, we'd arrest him tomorrow,' Justice Department aide said of Trump  —  A handful of documents found by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were so sensitive that even a senior Justice Department official didn't have authorization to see them.  —  This story is adapted …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump administration faces a deadline to tell judges whether it will fund SNAP  —  EDITED BY CURTIS YEE, MICHAEL WARREN AND BRIDGET BROWN  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share
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Paul Krugman:
We're Number Two!  —  Does Donald Trump realize that he has ceded world leadership to China?  Probably not: During his recent Asian trip, foreign leaders flattered him and showered him with personal gifts, so he came home with his ego even more inflated than usual.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New York Times
Gordon Rayner / Telegraph:
Exclusive: BBC ‘doctored’ Trump speech, internal report reveals  —  Corporation edited footage to make it seem president was encouraging Capitol riot, according to whistleblowing dossier  —  The BBC “doctored” a Donald Trump speech by making him appear to encourage the Capitol Hill riot …
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Top 10 US billionaires' collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year - report  —  Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights - but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap  —  The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year …
NBC News:
Trump administration is planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, current and former U.S. officials say  —  The new operation would include U.S. troops on the ground in Mexico striking drug labs and cartel leaders, according to current and former U.S. officials, though a deployment is not imminent.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Paramount renews Jon Stewart's ‘Daily Show’ hosting gig, resolving speculation about his future  —  Paramount has renewed Jon Stewart's deal to continue hosting Comedy Central's “The Daily Show” once a week through the 2026 midterms, resolving months of speculation about the media company's plans for the late-night show.
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Bickering over Bovino: Lawyers swap complaints of obstruction, ‘sandbagging’ during deposition  —  Frustration boiled over in a federal courtroom halfway through last week's deposition of U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino, where a government lawyer said he felt “sandbagged” …
Discussion: Above the Law and Chicago Tribune
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Jack Smith, Trump's Target, Shifts From Defense to Counterattack  —  The former special counsel has told people in his orbit he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against the president denied to him by adverse court rulings and the 2024 election.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders: 'There Ain't Much of a Democratic Party'
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety
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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Tom Emmer Is the GOP's Smear Machine
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
New CR date under discussion, Johnson says
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The Ballroom Blitz Should Be a Bigger Scandal
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
It's clear why Zohran Mamdani is leading in the New York mayoral race
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Why is Trump politicizing the military? Ask the fired generals.
Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story and Reason
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
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Christina Shaw / Fox News:
Judge blocks Trump National Guard deployment to Portland, citing lack of justification
 

 
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