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New Republic:
Trump's Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly  —  On Thursday, President Trump called for the execution of a number of members of the opposition party.  This came after Democratic lawmakers released a powerful video informing military and intelligence officials …
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Politico:
The House is scrambling to avoid a censure death spiral … “The only thing we can apparently do is condemn each other,” said Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), slamming the legislative agenda.  “I've not seen the House hit this low of a point since I've been here.”
The Independent:
Democrats fear political violence after Trump accuses Congress members of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   Brace Yourself for ... Full. Blown. Panic.
NBC News:
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death,’ for urging military to ignore illegal orders
Politico:
Capitol agenda: Things are not normal on the Hill
Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill and Axios
Mark Satter / Roll Call:
Democratic hawks defiant after Trump accuses them of ‘seditious’ act
Carl Hulse / New York Times:   Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump
Washington Post:
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols  —  The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”  —  The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika …
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Washington Post:
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols  —  The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.  —  The U.S. Coast Guard issued a new …
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
Washington Post:
U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support  —  The U.S. is now sending “signals” that everything could be off the table if Kyiv does not quickly sign a proposal, which was drawn up by special envoy Witkoff.  —  just now  —  KYIV — The White House is pressuring Ukraine …
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Associated Press:
U.S. and Russia draw up peace plan for Ukraine that includes big concessions from Kyiv  —  The U.S. and Russia have drawn up a plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine that calls for major concessions from Kyiv, according to a person familiar with the matter, including granting some demands …
Axios:
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
GOP barrels toward ObamaCare cliff as prospects dim for subsidy extensions  —  Prospects look dim for Congress to agree to an extension of ObamaCare's enhanced subsidies, as Republicans run headlong toward a December cliff without a clear plan to break their fall.
Discussion: Punchbowl News
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Robert King / Politico:
Rick Scott releases Obamacare subsidy alternative
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal  —  Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings  —  The FBI spied on a private Signal group chat of immigrants' rights activists who were organizing …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
How the redistricting fight has scrambled dozens of midterm campaigns across the country  —  A domino effect is shifting candidates into new seats, pushing incumbents to retire and exposing deep political rifts in state parties.  —  The national redistricting battle triggered by President Donald Trump …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Republicans' Redistricting Push Is at Risk of Backfiring
Discussion: NOTUS and CalMatters
Washington Post:
How billionaires took over American politics  —  The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires' influence in politics.  —  Just now  —  New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in politics.
Discussion: The Free Press
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Washington Post:   We asked 2,500 Americans how they really feel about billionaires
Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
Lawrence Summers' extraordinary fall from grace  —  The reputation of one of America's leading economists is in tatters since the emergence of emails to Jeffrey Epstein  —  Sheryl Sandberg's encomium to her mentor, Lawrence Summers, could hardly have been more effusive.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, DNYUZ and WBUR
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Elon Musk Could ‘Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,’ Grok Says  —  Elon Musk is a better role model than Jesus, better at conquering Europe than Hitler, the greatest blowjob giver of all time, should have been selected before Peyton Manning in the 1998 NFL draft …
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
What the Cheney funeral says about current U.S. and GOP politics  —  Those sitting in the pews summoned images of a bygone era when raw partisanship was not what defined leadership.  —  What was not said at former vice president Dick Cheney's funeral on Thursday was as clear as anything that was.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Dick Cheney's Long, Strange Goodbye
Wall Street Journal:
Middle Class Is Buckling Under Almost Five Years of Persistent Inflation  —  Workers growing tired of economy in which everything seems to get more expensive  —  America's middle class is weary.  —  After nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life would be more affordable by now.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Bloomberg
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell enters crowded California governor's race  —  Swalwell, a fervent Trump critic, is the latest in a long list of Democrats who have launched bids to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.  —  Rep. Eric Swalwell announced Thursday that he will run for California governor …
New York Times:
Trump Promised Lower Prices.  His Policies Are Raising Them.  —  “From the day I take the oath of office, we'll rapidly drive prices down and make America affordable again,” Donald Trump promised Americans last summer as he ran for president.  “Prices will come down.  You just watch.
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
ICE Suddenly Loses Key Evidence One Day After Being Sued  —  ICE is claiming the computer ate its records the day after it was sued for abuse.  —  404 Media reports that after ICE's Broadview Detention Center outside Chicago was sued October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees …
Discussion: 404 Media
New York Times:
A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme  —  A New Jersey man convicted of defrauding investors of roughly a quarter-billion dollars is among a growing number of people granted clemency only to to be charged with new crimes.  —  A New Jersey fraudster who was pardoned …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Judge Shreds Lies and Provocations of ICE Barbie's Goons  —  “IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE”  —  Federal judge says Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino lied as body-cam videos show tear gas, brake-checks, and even ChatGPT-written reports.  —  A federal judge has sharply criticized Kristi Noem's Border Patrol agents …
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Party of one: Trump chews up and spits out his inner circle  —  President Trump's blowup with Marjorie Taylor Greene is just the latest spectacular split with a one-time confidante who held prized status in his inner sanctum. … - Those who have secured a spot as a trusted Trump lieutenant …
Politico:
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards … In Pennsylvania, Democrats flipped at least two dozen school board seats, per an ongoing tally from progressive recruitment group Pipeline Fund.  The under-the-radar trend was enabled by voters' increasing weariness with the culture wars …
Reuters:
White House was unaware US ambassador to Israel met with convicted spy  —  The White House was unaware of a meeting between U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Navy analyst who spent three decades in prison for spying for Israel, spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday.
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign  —  Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars …
Adam Downer / The Daily Beast:
Pentagon Pete's War Goons Accidentally Invade Mexico  —  WHOOPSIE DAISY  —  U.S. “contractors” planted signs declaring that a Mexican beach was U.S. territory.  —  Department of Defense “contractors” landed on a Mexican beach and accidentally declared it United States territory in a bizarre incident on Monday.
Discussion: Daily Mail and El País
Mary Hudetz / ProPublica:
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech.  Doctors Say They're Being Censored.  —  Officials have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations.  —  Change Appearance Change Appearance
Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to D.C. is illegal  —  A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump's months-long deployment of thousands of National Guard forces to the streets of Washington, D.C., violates federal law.  —  U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb sided …
 
 
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Trump's Policy Failures Are Even Worse Than We Realize
Punchbowl News:
Dems push to block Venezuela ops spending
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Basil John / The Hill:
Congress considers bill to equip first responders with EpiPens
Will Standring / Bloomberg:
Ex-Farage Ally Gets 10.5 Years in Jail for Taking Pro-Russian Bribes
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New York Times:
Trump's All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Banks Shelve $20 Billion Bailout Plan for Argentina
Discussion: Bloomberg
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson wants changes after being outflanked on Epstein files
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Hill
Sophie Gardner / Politico:
Cassidy after CDC vaccine website change: ‘Life is lived forward’
 

 
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Karl Bode / Techdirt:
The TikTok deal is the worst of all possible outcomes, shifting ownership of TikTok to Trump's allies, while maintaining the supposed problematic links to China

Paul Glynn / BBC:
HarperCollins UK drops children's author and comedian David Walliams following allegations of inappropriate behavior toward young women

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