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Associated Press:
Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies  —  The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court temporarily restores full access to abortion pill  —  The decision means mifepristone remains available nationwide without an in-person meeting required while litigation continues.
Discussion: The Guardian and The Status Kuo
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Abortion Pill by Mail
Discussion: NOTUS, STAT and The Federalist
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Fetterman … It's a few days after the election this November, and the results have become clear: Democrats have netted the four seats they need to claim a Senate majority.  —  But then there's a disturbance in the force: Senate Republicans …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans see GOP dysfunction as major liability ahead of midterms
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
“He wants action”: Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit  —  President Trump was fed up with the “no deal, no war” stalemate in Iran.  The operation he ordered to change that dynamic could ultimately lead back to war.  — “The president wants action.
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Wall Street Journal:
Fighting Flares Up in Iran War as U.A.E. and Ships Are Attacked  —  The Emirates accused Iran of its first attack during the cease-fire as the U.S. deployed warships and jets to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz  —  Fighting in the Iran war flared for the first time in weeks …
NBC News:
U.S. denies Iranian claim that it hit American warship as Trump launches mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis signs Florida's new GOP-friendly congressional map into law — and is swiftly sued … The civil rights group Equal Ground Education Fund — along with a group of 19 Florida voters living in congressional districts across the state — asked a state judge to block the new map and reinstate …
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Cody Butler / WCTV:
DeSantis signs new congressional map
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 months  —  The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a massive spike in detainee deaths and medical crises.  —  On October 3, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly stopped paying third-parties for medical care provided …
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Charlie Sykes / To the Contrary:
Elon Musk's Racist Screed-Storm  —  Rudy Giuliani is in critical condition in a Florida hospital and Donald Trump makes an unexplained, unscheduled visit to the “dentist,” reminding us how much of the breaking news in our gerontocracy will be medical bulletins.
Matthew Bartlett / MS NOW:
The GOP whispers about JD Vance are getting louder  —  Expect the jockeying for the 2028 Republican nomination to continue - but only behind the scenes.  —  “JD Vance sucks.”  I've heard that sentiment from Democrats ever since Donald Trump chose the junior senator from Ohio as his running mate in 2024.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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Spencer Neale / The American Conservative:   Donald Trump Jr.: The Candidate No One Is Talking About
Robert Downen / Texas Monthly:
He Remade the Southern Baptist Convention in His Image.  Then Came the Abuse Allegations.  —  Paul Pressler helped ordain the marriage between white evangelicals and the Republican Party, all while accusations of sexual abuse piled up.  Right-wing groups are still using his political playbook.
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Eric Swalwell Sent Women ‘Videos of Him Masturbating’ and Other Perverted Messages After Joining Snapchat to Restore ‘Faith’ in ‘Democracy’: Report
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Wall Street Journal:
Why Almost Everyone Loses—Except a Few Sharks—on Prediction Markets  —  A WSJ analysis shows a small number of accounts on Polymarket and Kalshi—often pros using data-driven algorithmic trading—take home most of the winnings  —  John Pederson, 33, couldn't work.
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Most Americans say Trump is mentally, physically unfit to serve effectively: Poll  —  A new poll found that most Americans say they believe President Trump is mentally and physically unfit to serve as commander in chief.  —  The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 59 percent …
Discussion: Townhall, The Guardian and PoliticusUSA
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders release of contractor accused of sharing classified info with Wapo reporter … “The government has no way of knowing what he has retained and what he is able to provide to others,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia McLane said during a hearing Monday.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Judge on challenge to Trump golf course takeover: 'I'm no Amy Poehler'  —  A federal judge declined to immediately block the Trump administration from closing East Potomac Golf Links, saying recent reports about renovation plans aren't enough for her to step in.  —  “I don't want to be the overseer of Parks and Rec.
Theo Farrant / Euronews:
Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks - and it's working  —  A new report reveals that children across the UK are outwitting online safety measures with fake birthdays, borrowed IDs, and some surprisingly creative facial hair.
Aaron Blake / CNN:
Trump keeps saying the quiet part out loud on changes to the 2026 election  —  Donald Trump Election security Supreme Court Voting rights  —  President Donald Trump doesn't need any invitation — or any evidence, really — to claim that an election is “rigged,” as he's done many times over the last 11 years.
Peter Slevin / New Yorker:
Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump  —  The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country.  What are his obligations to it?  —  In Barack Obama's final days in office, he found himself in the painful position of trying to console his staff …
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Hegseth twice made a false claim to Congress about troops being sent to voting places under Biden  —  Pete Hegseth Joe Biden Federal agencies US military  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a false claim about the military in his testimony to the House on Wednesday.
Christof Rühl / Financial Times:
The oil price crunch is looming  —  The longer the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, the more likely a crisis-like adjustment in rich economies becomes  —  The writer is an adjunct senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, and on the advisory board of Crystol Energy
New York Times:
White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released  —  The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available.
Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
GOP Senate candidate recruiting off-duty Detroit cops to intimidate voters  —  Mike Rogers, a leading Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from Michigan, recently told a GOP group that he's recruiting former and active police officers to serve as poll watchers in Detroit for the upcoming election, according to The Detroit News.
 
 
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Ryan Burke / Just Security:
Hegseth's Intellectual Purge is an Insult to His Officer Corps
Emily Davies / Washington Post:
White House lawyers prep staff for dealing with a Democratic Congress
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