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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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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January — Ms. Greene, who was elected in 2020, had 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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Associated Press:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Trump and Greene have fallen out in a public feud.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign, after fallout with Trump … Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia announced on Friday night that she will resign her seat in the House of Representatives, with her last day in office being Jan. 5.
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Fox News:
Trump reveals ‘one thing in common’ he has with Mamdani after Oval Office love fest — President Donald Trump sat down with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office Friday, marking the first time the socialist politician whom the administration has labeled a “communist” met with the MAGA chief.
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Reuters:
MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump — Longtime Trump ally Greene to leave office in January — Departure will narrow Republican majority in House to 218-213 — Trump, Greene have had a public falling out in recent weeks
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The Independent, The Guardian, Palm Beach Post, DNYUZ, MS NOW and Mediaite
Olivia Beavers / Wall Street Journal:
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Resign From Congress — Georgia lawmaker has fought with Trump in recent months and will step aside in January — WASHINGTON—Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., Ga.), who has fought publicly with President Trump in recent months, said she will resign from Congress at the start of next year.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump and Mamdani Set Aside Differences During White House Meeting
Trump and Mamdani Set Aside Differences During White House Meeting
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Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Quit Congress After Trump Feud
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Quit Congress After Trump Feud
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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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Brace Yourself for ... Full. Blown. Panic.
Brace Yourself for ... Full. Blown. Panic.
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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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Megan Stringer / Axios:
Supreme Court Justice Alito blocks hold on GOP-backed Texas map — Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas' GOP-favored congressional map, meaning the state can use the new boundaries as the deadline to run for Congress nears.
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Election Law Blog, The Hill, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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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Politico:
‘Witkoff needs a psychiatrist’: Europeans fume at Trump's plan to profit from frozen Russian assets
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New York Times:
European Leaders Back Zelensky After U.S. Plan Leaves Them Out
European Leaders Back Zelensky After U.S. Plan Leaves Them Out
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Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
Trump is giving Russia almost everything it wants with his Ukraine peace plan
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 …
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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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Judge Places Hold on I.R.S. Data Sharing With ICE
Judge Places Hold on I.R.S. Data Sharing With ICE
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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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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Comey seeks dismissal over ‘fundamental errors’ in grand jury process — Former FBI Director James Comey has urged a federal judge to dismiss his case without a trial over “fundamental errors” in the grand jury process that resulted in his indictment. — In a 29-page motion Friday …
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CNN:
Washington resident dies of complications from bird flu strain never before reported in humans — A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.
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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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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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Scientific American, HotAir and Washington Times
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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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
86 Democrats Condemn Socialism as Zohran Mamdani Meets With Trump — In a country where the cost of living skyrockets while wages remain low, where a few broken bones can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans …
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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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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John Sexton / HotAir:
Rapper Gets 14 Years for Funneling Millions to Obama Campaign — It's not every day that a Grammy-winning rapper gets sent to prison for election fraud, but yesterday was one of those days. A rapper who was a founding member of the Fugees got sentenced to 14-years, partly for funneling millions …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew the Question Wide Open. — House Speaker Mike Johnson is outraged—absolutely outraged—that Democrats dared to suggest in that viral video this week that military and intelligence professionals should be wary of following illegal orders.
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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.”
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.
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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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Death threats surge against Democrats targeted by Trump — A group of congressional Democrats with national security backgrounds say threats coming into their offices have surged dramatically after President Trump said comments they made are “punishable by DEATH!”
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