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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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Pam Kruger / RNS:
Catholic, evangelical leaders condemn public execution plan of Fort Hood gunman — Get RNS' thoughtful, essential religion reporting every morning. Sign up for free! — (RNS) — Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is joining evangelical faith leaders …
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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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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, a Firing Squad on Livestream Becomes the Latest Spectacle — The idea seemed to surprise even some inside the Trump administration. — President Trump loves a public spectacle. After 14 years on reality television, he has brought one show after another to his presidency …
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Washington Post, The Guardian, The Hill, Associated Press, CBS News, The Enterprise, The Spectator, New York Magazine and KTVZ-TV
Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Soldiers Are Already Looking for a Way Out of Hegseth's Livestreamed Firing Squad
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Associated Press, Stars & Stripes, The Hill, NewsMax.com, Forbes and KTVZ-TV
Sophie Hurwitz / Mother Jones:
Pete Hegseth Wants to Livestream a Snuff Film
Pete Hegseth Wants to Livestream a Snuff Film
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New York Post, Bloomberg, CNN, The Guardian, The Spectator, MS NOW, Wall Street Journal, The Independent, Associated Press, Law Dork and RTÉ
Vatican News:
US Archbishop Coakley: Livestreaming execution promotes a ‘culture of death’
US Archbishop Coakley: Livestreaming execution promotes a ‘culture of death’
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Task & Purpose, Joe.My.God., vaticannews.va and Erick Erickson's Show Notes
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth's Plans To Livestream an Execution Are Getting Pushback. Here's What To Know.
Hegseth's Plans To Livestream an Execution Are Getting Pushback. Here's What To Know.
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The Hill, The Washington Sun, The Guardian, National Review, Washington Examiner and The Independent
David Shepardson / Reuters:
FCC chief defers to Pentagon on airing US execution on TV networks
FCC chief defers to Pentagon on airing US execution on TV networks
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MS NOW, NewsMax.com, Deadline and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Hill, The Atlantic and Newsweek
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Vance Says He Would Not Watch Livestreamed Execution
Vance Says He Would Not Watch Livestreamed Execution
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Associated Press, Reuters, NBC News, Daily Kos, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Politico, BBC and Mediaite
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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Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Who is Katie Zacharia, Trump's next White House press secretary?
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Bloomberg, Salon, New York Post, RedState, RTÉ and The Post Millennial
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
International Criminal Court ‘firmly rejects’ new US sanctions — The International Criminal Court (ICC) strongly pushed back on Friday after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on its financial assets, slamming the move as “an assault on the rule of law.” — ICC President Tomoko Akane …
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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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Bloomberg, Axios, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Foreign Policy, MS NOW, KTVZ-TV, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and Middle East Monitor
New York Times:
Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions — U.S. officials announced new punishments aimed at the court, just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge. — The Trump administration announced on Friday …
Jakub Krupa / The Guardian:
US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge Pillay wins Nobel peace prize - as it happened
US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge Pillay wins Nobel peace prize - as it happened
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New York Times, Daily Kos, Reuters, Washington Post, The Wrap, Fox News, MeidasTouch, The Daily Sceptic, GB News, Truthout, Al Jazeera, Mediaite, CBS News, RTÉ, Metro.co.uk, CNBC, Politico, CityNews Montreal and The Floridian
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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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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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 DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson
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MS NOW, CBS News, The Federalist, Blaze Media, New Republic and The Daily Caller
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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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
If Dems Win, Inscribe This Chart on Trump-MAGA's Political Gravestone — With a bit of luck, this midterm election could finally break what we might call the Myth of Multiracial MAGA. That pervasive notion held that Trump's 2024 gains with Latinos heralded the birth of a new multiethnic …
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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New Republic
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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Democracy Docket, Daily Kos and NewsMax.com
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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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Politico, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Newsweek, NewsMax.com and Bloomberg
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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Mediaite, Ace of Spades HQ, Reason, NewsMax.com and Joe.My.God., more at Techmeme »
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:
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Joe.My.God.
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Katie Miller Throws Wild House Parties After Fleeing to Military Base … Katie Miller, the wife of American deportation czar Stephen Miller, has reignited the convivial traditions of Washington's elite by throwing grandiose bashes at the military base where her family abruptly moved.
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Joe.My.God. and Vanity Fair
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back — Moscow has used tactics of fear and ambiguity to try to divide NATO and limit support for Ukraine. But how should Europe retaliate? And how hard? — Russia is escalating its campaign of sabotage in NATO countries …
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Council on Foreign Relations and The Japan Times
Priyanka Salve / CNBC:
India calls JD Vance's comments about immigrants ‘deeply offensive’ … Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
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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New York Post and Jewish Insider
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Chris Murphy plans midterm travel blitz, fundraising for Nixon in Florida — Sen. Chris Murphy wants Democrats to go big for Angie Nixon in Florida's Senate race — and he's pushing to raise some “serious money” to help. “I do believe that we'd make a big mistake if we slept on Florida,” …

