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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Democrats and Some Republicans Pan Hegseth's Plan to Air Execution — Some G.O.P. members of Congress said that broadcasting the execution of the Fort Hood shooter was inappropriate, though others gleefully applauded it. — A handful of Republicans in Congress joined Democrats on Friday …
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David Smith / The Guardian:
‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation — Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live — The US is facing worldwide condemnation over a “barbaric” plan to execute …
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Politico:
Hegseth faces bipartisan backlash over public execution for Fort Hood shooter — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's surprise plan to livestream the military's first execution in six decades drew fierce blowback from both sides of the aisle. — Senior lawmakers from both parties said the plan …
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Sophie Hurwitz / Mother Jones:
Pete Hegseth Wants to Livestream a Snuff Film — This week, President Donald Trump approved the military's first execution by firing squad since 1945. The Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced, will livestream it. — The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan …
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Los Angeles Times:
U.S. plan to livestream execution by firing squad draws bipartisan, international outrage
U.S. plan to livestream execution by firing squad draws bipartisan, international outrage
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Trump backs public firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer: ‘Deserves it’
Trump backs public firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer: ‘Deserves it’
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New York Times:
Katie Zacharia Picked as the New White House Press Secretary — Ms. Zacharia is a conservative commentator who briefly worked at the Department of Homeland Security. She succeeds Karoline Leavitt. — Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who briefly worked at the Department of Homeland Security …
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
White House has found replacement for Karoline Leavitt as press secretary — WASHINGTON — Katie Zacharia, a former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, has been offered the position of White House press secretary, The Post has learned. — Zacharia, a frequent guest on Fox News …
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Washington Post:
Mullin says ICE didn't know 5-year-old boy was in car when officer fired — Federal authorities said Oscar Belgal used his car to ram government vehicles and endanger officers. — SummaryLoading... Federal authorities on Friday strongly denounced the reaction of New York officials …
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Wired:
ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests — Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
ABC News:
Judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE in New York City
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NBC News:
ICE officer shoots man in New York City
ICE officer shoots man in New York City
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Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Establishment of a Committee of Inquiry to Investigate Allegations of False Statements by Lisa DeNell Cook — MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT — THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC POLICY — THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS …
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Politico:
Trump sets up committee to investigate, potentially remove the Fed's Lisa Cook — President Donald Trump established a committee of inquiry to investigate whether Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook made “false statements in connection with one or more mortgage instruments,” his latest effort to remove her from the central bank.
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Reuters:
US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize — US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.
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Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions
Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions
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New York Times:
How Trump's Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil — The president's allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.
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Hugo Lowell / Wired:
The DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson — The Justice Department is considering a perjury and obstruction of justice case against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who testified against Donald Trump to the January 6 committee.
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Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets … President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia will supply more than 4 million tons of diesel to the global market under a deal he struck with President Vladimir Putin during a phone call.
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Michelle Price / Associated Press:
Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms — President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt …
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Zach Despart / ProPublica:
Ken Paxton's Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose. — In the summer of 2023, after he was impeached on charges of abusing his office for personal gain, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was suspended and barred from conducting …
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Politico:
House Republicans are bracing for catastrophe in once safe red seats — In late September, top Republicans across House GOP leadership, leading political operations and individual campaigns received a trove of internal polling. It sparked a new level of panic.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Cook Political Report tilts 18 House races toward Democrats
Cook Political Report tilts 18 House races toward Democrats
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Maria Curi / Axios:
Scoop: AI companies plot “the day after” … - The first example of significant real-world harm caused by unsafe AI would turn an already wary public further against the technology and its leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as well as President Trump for his reluctance to regulate it.
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The Hill:
Read Guilfoyle's texts to GOP donor Deters: 'You'll literally cost me my ambassadorship' — Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece and former fiancee of Donald Trump Jr., is under new scrutiny for allegedly requesting a direct deposit of $100,000 from a MAGA donor to clear …
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MS NOW:
Patel's FBI wants to give UFC exclusive contract to train agents — CEO Dana White has long been an ally of President Donald Trump and his administration. Agents would be trained in hand-to-hand combat. — The FBI plans to offer the Ultimate Fighting Championship an exclusive one-year contract …
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New York Times:
Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize — Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa and on international courts investigating war crimes. She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.
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Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
Trump's Security Chief Says Plane Ruse Breach Is Regrettable — US Secret Service Director Sean Curran said it's regrettable that a ruse to secretly switch President Donald Trump's plane for a flight out of Turkey came to light, saying publicity about the maneuver risks making it harder to use the tactic again.
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
‘I Need Some Pepto-Bismol’: Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Ad Bombs in Focus Group — It's not *just* the corruption that bothers them. It's the actual content, too. — October Surprise: 30% OFF Bulwark+ for a year. Upgrade now. — IF YOU'VE SPENT MUCH TIME watching the NFL, college football …
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
AOC accuses Target of allowing stores to be used as ‘staging sites’ for ICE — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused Target of letting Immigration and Customs Enforcement use the retail giant's stores as “staging sites” for immigration operations. — The congresswoman …
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Abby Vesoulis / Mother Jones:
Rep. Max Miller's Girlfriend Was Just Indicted — A grand jury formally charged Jaclyn Alatrash, the congressman's partner of nearly two years, with grand theft. — On Thursday, the woman Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) has been dating for nearly two years was indicted by a grand jury on three criminal counts:
Jenna Monnin / The Washington Sun:
Trump Raised Big Bucks for Freedom 250 — But Most Events Appear to be Funded by Taxpayers — President Donald Trump touted a tranche of corporate funding for Freedom 250's private-public partnership to celebrate the semiquincentennial of the nation's founding.
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now — Not long ago, Georgia gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson eagerly compared himself to his fellow billionaire in the Oval Office. He promised to be Donald Trump “with a Southern tone.”
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