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New York Times:
U.S. Military's Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance  —  The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.  —  Before the Trump administration began attacking people suspected …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord  —  The relationship between the Pentagon chief and military leader had been deteriorating since Trump's inauguration  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shocked official Washington in mid-October when he announced that the four-star head …
Discussion: The Independent and Mediaite
Politico:   Playbook: The case for the defense
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The President Who Never Grew Up
Discussion: Axios and Alternet.org
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:   Real Reason for Pentagon Pete Commander's Shock Retirement Revealed
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
The shifting responses of Hegseth, Trump and others on the lethal boat strikes
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future … Representative Elise Stefanik of New York called Speaker Mike Johnson a habitual liar.  —  Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina has told people she is so frustrated with the Louisiana Republican and sick of the way he has run …
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Axios:
Scoop: Johnson blindsided by Trump's Cuellar pardon
Axios:
Mike Johnson faces widespread Republican revolt
Kadia Goba / Washington Post:
Stefanik spars with GOP House speaker as she seeks GOP nod for N.Y. governor
Discussion: MS NOW and New York Post
NBC News:
Live updates: Trump says he would release video of Sept. 2 boat strikes; Democrats release new images and videos from Epstein's private island
CNN:
Exclusive: Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say  —  Pete Hegseth Federal agencies US military  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops …
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The Atlantic:
Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages
Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon's Signalgate Review Finds Hegseth Violated Defense Department Regulations
Wall Street Journal:
Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers  —  Commander of September attack to provide account of his role for the first time in closed briefing  —  WASHINGTON—Two survivors of a Sept. 2 U.S. strike on a boat in the Caribbean were killed …
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights  —  The company said in a lawsuit that the Defense Department's new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists.  —  The New York Times sued the Pentagon on Thursday, arguing that the Defense Department infringed …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
New York Times sues Hegseth over Pentagon press crackdown
Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself  —  Workers installed Mr. Trump's name to a Washington building on Wednesday, thrusting the institute back into the spotlight as it is set to host the signing of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Punchbowl News:
Republicans on edge about 2026  —  Republicans were already antsy about the midterms.  Then the Tennessee special election happened.  —  Republican Matt Van Epps beat Democrat Aftyn Behn by nine points in a seat Trump won overwhelmingly in 2024, stoking fears that the GOP may be in for a brutal 2026.
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CNN:
Trump pardons former top entertainment executive who was charged by his own Justice Department  —  Federal agencies Donald Trump  —  President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president's own Justice Department earlier …
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Lucy Campbell / The Guardian:
Trump says he will repeal Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks  —  Move marks president's latest effort to dismantle pollution regulations and support for cleaner-running vehicles  —  Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is repealing the Biden-era federal fuel economy standards …
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New York Times:
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden's Climate Policy  —  The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a “scam.”  —  President Trump on Wednesday threw the weight …
New York Times:
Trump's Former Campaign Manager Assisted Honduran Presidential Candidate  —  Brad Parscale advised the campaign of Nasry Asfura, a right-wing candidate who was endorsed by the U.S. president.  —  President Trump's former campaign manager assisted the campaign of a right-wing Honduran presidential candidate …
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Joe.My.God. and Bloomberg
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Politico:
‘Some of you are probably fine with it’: Newsom confronts business elite on Trump … Speaking between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, Newsom repeatedly pivoted his interview responses toward Trump.  He bemoaned the Trump administration's deployment …
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Halle Berry bashes Gov. Gavin Newsom at NYT summit just before he takes stage: ‘Should not be our next president either’
Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
FBI Seeks ‘Seditious Conspiracy’ Probe of Democratic Lawmakers  —  FBI headquarters is pressuring the bureau's domestic terrorism agents to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into six Democratic lawmakers who advised military service members to defy unlawful orders, according to three people familiar with the situation.
Discussion: DNYUZ and Raw Story
Ece Yildirim / Gizmodo:
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business  —  Alex Karp vows to use his “whole influence” on immigration and defense policy.  —  READING TIME 3 MINUTES  —  Read Later Read Later  —  Palantir CEO and Trump ally Alex Karp is no stranger to controversial (troll-ish even) comments.
Washington Post:
Most immigrants arrested in Trump's D.C. crackdown had no criminal records  —  The “crime emergency” declared by President Donald Trump resulted in 932 arrests of immigrants with no criminal conviction or pending charge, federal data shows.  —  Just now
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network  —  Amazon has long been the Postal Service's top customer, providing more than $6 billion in annual revenue to the agency in 2025.  —  Just now … Bogage has covered the Postal Service since 2020.
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Prosecutors expected to seek reindictment of Letitia James this week  —  Federal prosecutors are expected to seek to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday in Norfolk, Virginia, on charges related to alleged mortgage fraud, according to a source with knowledge of the plans.
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Main Street bust threatens the entire economy  —  Economic pain is mounting quickly for America's small businesses, raising the chances of a Main Street recession despite an AI-powered growth boom. … The dynamic is not new, but the divide is getting bigger, faster.
 
 
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Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Press Firms About Trump Ballroom Donations
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Politico:
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Politico:
Texas exodus underscores the state's fading relevance in the House GOP
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Drew Friedman / Federal News Network:
Fired EPA employees challenge agency, alleging free speech violations
Miami Herald:
'I'm a U.S. citizen.' Agents pull woman from car in Keys. Feds said she wouldn't show ID
Discussion: Raw Story
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
The Operator  —  It is a rare thing to see Josh Shapiro sweat.  For all the grief …