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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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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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Washington Post:
Asked if he approved live-streaming execution, Trump says ‘absolutely’ — The Pentagon said this week that the execution by firing squad, scheduled for Dec. 3, would be live-streamed for the public to watch. — SummaryLoading... Asked Friday whether he had personally authorized or approved …
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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 …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, a Firing Squad on Livestream Becomes the Latest Spectacle
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Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Soldiers Are Already Looking for a Way Out of Hegseth's Livestreamed Firing Squad
Soldiers Are Already Looking for a Way Out of Hegseth's Livestreamed Firing Squad
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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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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 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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Wall Street Journal:
Kalshi Examines Bets on Trump's Pick for New White House Press Secretary
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Washington Post:
Trump taps conservative commentator as next White House press secretary
Trump taps conservative commentator as next White House press secretary
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Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Who is Katie Zacharia, Trump's next White House press secretary?
Who is Katie Zacharia, Trump's next White House press secretary?
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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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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin “not fair and not honest” — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in a phone interview on Friday that President Trump's decision to unilaterally lift sanctions on Russia and allow it to export diesel was “not fair and not honest.”
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Ross Ibbetson / Daily Mail:
Putin throws Trump midterm lifeline as Russian tyrant agrees to ‘immediately supply US with 300,000 tons of diesel’
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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
Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms
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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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Erik Uebelacker / Courthouse News Service:
NYC man shot by ICE still has bullet in body, lawyers say
NYC man shot by ICE still has bullet in body, lawyers say
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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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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 …
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US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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,” …
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