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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
Scoop: Johnson blindsided by Trump's Cuellar pardon
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Politico:
Trump pollster's health care advice for Republicans: pivot to drug prices
Trump pollster's health care advice for Republicans: pivot to drug prices
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DNYUZ, ACA Signups, CBS News and Fox News
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Republican Burchett on Tennessee special election: ‘We got a real problem’
Republican Burchett on Tennessee special election: ‘We got a real problem’
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Tal Axelrod / Axios:
“Double down”: Trump's base sees ultra-MAGA as answer to GOP stumbles
“Double down”: Trump's base sees ultra-MAGA as answer to GOP stumbles
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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 — An inspector-general report finds that the defense secretary violated his department's policies. — For nearly nine months, Trump-administration officials have defended top national-security leaders who shared information …
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Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon's Signalgate Review Finds Hegseth Violated Defense Department Regulations
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Associated Press:
Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth's use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say
Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth's use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say
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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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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say — The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Steve Kennedy / Slate:
Dear Troops: Please Don't Go to Jail for Pete Hegseth
Dear Troops: Please Don't Go to Jail for Pete Hegseth
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump pardons real estate developer indicted under his own DOJ
Trump pardons real estate developer indicted under his own DOJ
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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 …
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Noah Robertson / Washington Post:
Republicans begin to tighten the screws on Hegseth's Pentagon
Republicans begin to tighten the screws on Hegseth's Pentagon
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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 — Trump said he is pardoning Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was indicted last year on bribery and money laundering charges, and his wife.
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CNN:
Photos and video from Epstein's private island released by House Democrats
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The Committee on Oversight …:
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on Production of Photos and Videos from Epstein's Island
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on Production of Photos and Videos from Epstein's Island
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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 …
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Rachel Roubein / Washington Post:
A dozen former FDA commissioners condemn plan to tighten vaccine approvals — In the New England Journal of Medicine, the former leaders wrote they were “deeply concerned” at how the top vaccine regulator is raising the bar for approvals. — just now
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Miami Herald:
'I'm a U.S. citizen.' Agents pull woman from car in Keys. Feds said she wouldn't show ID — A woman in medical scrubs who was driving on U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning was stopped by federal immigration agents and forcibly removed from her car, despite screaming she was an American citizen.
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Raw Story
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
The Operator — It is a rare thing to see Josh Shapiro sweat. For all the grief the Pennsylvania governor gets for imitating Barack Obama—the staggered cadence, the side-of-the-mouth delivery for effect—their essential shared trait is self-possession. If Pennsylvania's governor has a superpower …
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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.
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Department of Homeland Security:
Miles from Nation's Capital, ICE Arrests ISIS-K Afghan Terrorist Who Was Released into the U.S. Under Biden's Operation Allies Welcome — This marks the third Afghan national terrorist arrested in recent days that was brought into the country by the Biden Administration under Operation Allies Welcome
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Politico:
Trump asserts executive privilege to thwart Jan. 6 lawsuit … It's unclear precisely which records Trump is attempting to keep out of the hands of the plaintiffs in the Jan. 6 lawsuit. However, a White House spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that the president has decided to fight disclosure …
Drew Friedman / Federal News Network:
Fired EPA employees challenge agency, alleging free speech violations — Former Environmental Protection Agency employees who were fired after signing a letter criticizing the Trump administration are now appealing their dismissals before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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