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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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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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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew the Question Wide Open.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Dem seeks police probe into Trump over “threatening” posts
Scoop: Dem seeks police probe into Trump over “threatening” posts
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Death threats surge against Democrats targeted by Trump
Death threats surge against Democrats targeted by Trump
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Politico:
Alito lets Texas reinstate gerrymandered House map that could give GOP 5 more seats … Texas' petition formally asked the justices to weigh in on a matter that could determine control of the House in next year's midterm elections. A longer-term ruling by the high court restoring Texas …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Texas seeks Supreme Court order to use a congressional map judges held is likely racially biased — Texas on Friday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to be allowed to use a congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump that is favorable to Republicans …
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court allows Texas congressional map favoring GOP, for now
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Megan Stringer / Axios:
Supreme Court Justice Alito blocks hold on GOP-backed Texas map
Supreme Court Justice Alito blocks hold on GOP-backed Texas map
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court, For Now, Keeps in Place Texas Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
Supreme Court, For Now, Keeps in Place Texas Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
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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 …
Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
Trump is giving Russia almost everything it wants with his Ukraine peace plan
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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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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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Politico:
Trump, Mamdani make love — not war
Trump, Mamdani make love — not war
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House votes to denounce ‘horrors’ of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting
House votes to denounce ‘horrors’ of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting
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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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January — Ms. Greene, who was elected in 2020, positioned herself as a die-hard Trump supporter until a series of recent ruptures with the president, who recently unendorsed her. — Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene …
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Olivia Beavers / Wall Street Journal:
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Resign From Congress
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Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Resign From Congress After Trump Feud
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Resign From Congress After Trump Feud
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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.
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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 …
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Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi — The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza. — The editor Mark Guiducci has made two big moves since taking the helm of Vanity Fair in June.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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Lauren Gardner / Politico:
The White House has asked for the resignation of a top aide to FDA chief — Commissioner Marty Makary is pushing back on the demand, sources told POLITICO, in the latest development to roil the agency … Jain-Nagpal, whose promotion to deputy chief of staff Makary had previously sought …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI concludes Trump shooter Thomas Crooks acted alone after unprecedented global investigation — Kash Patel, Dan Bongino and a senior official involved in the FBI probe gave an hourlong exclusive interview to Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman — EXCLUSIVE: The FBI came …
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