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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Brace Yourself for ... Full. Blown. Panic. — The craziest thing about Trump's slowly weakening grip over Republicans in Congress isn't that it's happening. It's that some Republicans are even starting to say it's happening, right out loud. “He'd be the outlier if it didn't happen …
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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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NBC News:
Trump says he wasn't threatening Democrats he accused of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’ — The president said that while he wasn't threatening the Democratic lawmakers with death, he does believe they are “in serious trouble.” — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he's …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Dem seeks police probe into Trump over “threatening” posts
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew the Question Wide Open.
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew the Question Wide Open.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Death threats surge against Democrats targeted by Trump
New York Times:
Here's the latest. — After months of warning voters against electing Zohran Mamdani, President Trump said the two found common ground in an Oval Office meeting, adding, “I think he is going to surprise some conservative people, actually.” — Watch Live: Trump Meets With Mamdani — LIVE
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House votes to denounce ‘horrors’ of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting — The House voted 285-98 to approve a resolution condemning the “horrors of socialism” Friday morning, just hours before President Donald Trump is set to meet with New York's incoming democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
MAGA Disarray And The Accumulated Debt Of Corruption
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump pivots from bashing Mamdani, predicting he will ‘do a great job’ as mayor
Trump pivots from bashing Mamdani, predicting he will ‘do a great job’ as mayor
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Zelensky says Trump plan forces Ukraine to choose between “dignity” and the U.S. — President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people on Friday and said President Trump's 28-point peace plan will force Ukraine to chose between “losing our dignity” or risking the loss of U.S. support.
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New York Times:
European Leaders Back Zelensky After U.S. Plan Leaves Them Out — A U.S.-Russian proposal would require Kyiv to give up territory and reduce its army. If Moscow complies with the terms, it could receive benefits including reintegration into the global economy.
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Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
The Witkoff-Dmitriev peace plan annotated — We now know a bit more about the process which led to the new peace plan and we now have a copy of its contents, to which I will turn soon. — Yesterday I noted that the plan, which was largely drafted by Steve Witkoff and Kirll Dmitriev …
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Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
Trump is giving Russia almost everything it wants with his Ukraine peace plan
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website's Language on Autism and Vaccines — In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives. — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
RFK Jr. says he directed CDC to remove claim that vaccines do not cause autism
RFK Jr. says he directed CDC to remove claim that vaccines do not cause autism
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Politico:
Texas asks Supreme Court to reinstate congressional map that could give GOP 5 more seats … Texas officials are asking the Supreme Court for an urgent ruling to revive the state's newly drawn congressional map expected to net five additional Republican seats.
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Texas Asks Supreme Court to Clear Way for Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
Texas Asks Supreme Court to Clear Way for Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
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Danny Nguyen / Politico:
Judge puts hold on IRS sharing taxpayer info for immigration crackdown … A federal judge on Friday barred the IRS from sharing tax return information that immigration officials aimed to use to deport undocumented immigrants. — U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Judge issues order blocking IRS from sharing taxpayer information with ICE
Judge issues order blocking IRS from sharing taxpayer information with ICE
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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.
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Washington Post:
The top 20 billionaires influencing American politics — Campaign donations from the country's richest are soaring. But only 12 percent of the public says billionaires have a positive impact on society. — In the past decade, billionaires have been more empowered than ever before to spend money to influence American elections.
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 …
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Iran International:
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens — Iran's capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain.
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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 …
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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.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Bipartisan House lawmakers float two-year ACA subsidy extension
Bipartisan House lawmakers float two-year ACA subsidy extension
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Reuters:
In reversal, DOJ says Comey indictment was reviewed by full grand jury — The prosecutor previously said only two members reviewed the final indictment. — Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
DOJ reverses, says grand jury approved Comey charges
DOJ reverses, says grand jury approved Comey charges
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FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth:
NTX men planned to murder men, enslave women on foreign island: Indictment — Two North Texas men have been indicted for plotting to invade a Haitian island, kill its men, and enslave women and children. — Gavin Weisenburg and Tanner Thomas face charges of conspiracy to murder abroad and producing child pornography.
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CNN:
Trump officials prepare for potential cabinet shakeup after one-year mark — The White House is preparing for possible turnover in the Cabinet after President Donald Trump reaches the one-year mark of his term, potentially shaking up his otherwise stable team of secretaries, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Arizona attorney general asks state supreme court to revive case against Trump's 2020 allies … An appeals court upheld that order, and Mayes had until Friday to ask the state's high court, consider seeking a new indictment or dropping the case altogether. Mayes' bid to resuscitate …
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Epstein survivors say they received death threats in new letter — A group of nearly 30 Jeffrey Epstein survivors said Friday that they have received death threats amid the ongoing push to release investigation files linked to the convicted sex offender.
ProPublica:
Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation — In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention by Paul Ingrassia a “brazen interference with a federal investigation.”
Josh Koehn / The San Francisco Standard:
San Francisco congressional candidate calls out-of-state house his primary home … Saikat Chakrabarti, a progressive tech millionaire who is running to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress, has spent years claiming that a home in Maryland is his principal residence while actually living 2,800 miles away …
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CNN:
More charges are possible against John Bolton, Justice Department says — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton could face more charges, Justice Department prosecutors suggested at a Friday court hearing in his criminal case.
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Dr. Jeffrey Epstein - the Long Island neurosurgeon Jasmine Crockett confused with notorious pedophile - floats epic revenge he could exact on the congresswoman — Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, the Long Island neurosurgeon who Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) suggested could be the notorious sex trafficker …

