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Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed  —  The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.”
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Axios:
Hegseth says public can watch execution  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday the public will be able to watch the execution of the Fort Hood shooter by firing squad.  —  Why it matters: The U.S. hasn't held a public execution in 90 years, and Hegseth's remarks raise questions …
Washington Post:
Fort Hood shooter's execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says  —  “We'll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.  —  SummaryLoading...
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Fort Hood Shooter's Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says  —  If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.  —  Pentagon officials said on Thursday that the Army officer convicted …
Alasdair Pal / Reuters:
New Zealand censor says it would be powerless to block livestreamed US execution
Discussion: The Independent and RTÉ
Politico:
Pentagon says it will publicly execute Fort Hood shooter — and livestream it
Discussion: Forbes and CBS News
Politico:
ICE shooting in NYC prompts Mamdani outreach to Trump  —  NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani demanded President Donald Trump end “all ICE enforcement actions in our city” late Thursday after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man in Manhattan, according to the NYPD.
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Noah Hurowitz / The Intercept:
ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says  —  U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents shot a person in New York City on Thursday afternoon, according to police.  —  The shooting took place around 4 p.m. in Manhattan's Marble Hill neighborhood …
Wired:
ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Discussion: LA Public Press
Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
Mamdani Calls on Trump to End ICE Operations After NYC Shooting
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Mike Rogers opens the door for AIPAC support in Michigan Senate race
Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Takeaways from Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   The Dumocrats Are Coming for Trump, and All He Can Do Is Call Them Names
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Talarico's 12-day absence from trail becomes fodder for GOP in Texas Senate race
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Trump wants Talarico and Paxton to debate. Talarico couldn't be happier
Ott Ummelas / Bloomberg:
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to International Jurist Navi Pillay  —  The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.  —  “The system of international law is under tremendous pressure, and its institutions are under attack …
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Washington Post:
Vance, Rubio brush off questions about claim that Guilfoyle asked donor to pay $100K Amex bill  —  Allegations by former congressional candidate Eric Deters are the latest controversy to swirl around the U.S. ambassador to Greece.  —  SummaryLoading...  Vice President JD Vance and Secretary …
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Ariana Baio / The Guardian:
Trump donor accuses ‘grifter’ Kimberly Guilfoyle of $100,000 quid pro quo
Elizabeth Maline / MS NOW:
Trump's triumphal arch faces new pushback from Arlington County  —  The lawsuit comes ahead of a National Capital Planning Commission final vote on the project scheduled two days after the midterm elections.  —  The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday …
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Washington Post:
Northern Virginia county sues to block Trump from building his arch
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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.
Zach Despart / ProPublica:
Ken Paxton's Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions.  Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.  —  Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security.  We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business.
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
“Go After Anybody”: ICE Gets Terrifying Marching Orders in California … Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly launched a 45-day immigration crackdown in California ahead of the midterm elections, instructing its officers to “go after anybody.”  —  The so-called “Operation Safe California” …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy  —  The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration's actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.  —  SummaryLoading...
Discussion: KTVZ-TV, CNBC and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Paul Dallison / Politico:
Hitler Mussolini wins local election  —  Peruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name.  —  Voters in the Peruvian town of Queropalca have chosen their new mayor: Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores.  —  The unusually named candidate for the center-left Ahora Nación party won 34% of the vote.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's meme coin grift hits a new low  —  Buyers have lost almost everything.  He keeps pumping them anyway. … Late next month, President Donald Trump is hosting the “most exclusive dinner in the world” at Trump National Golf Club in Northern Virginia — and you're invited!
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.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Justice Department seeks criminal charge for former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson  —  The former Trump aide was a star witness before the Jan. 6 committee.  The case is being pursued by the Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is seeking …
Aleksandar Vasovic / Reuters:
Founder of Russian war blog Rybar arrested in Montenegro  —  The head of the influential Russian war blog Rybar was arrested in Montenegro on Friday, following warnings of attempts to destabilize the country, its prime minister said.  —  Mikhail Zvinchuk was detained with his wife and three …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Balkan Insight and KTVZ-TV
Politico:
Voters have ‘had enough’ of Mideast turmoil.  But the Houthi conflict is just getting started.  —  Saudi Arabia has no plans to consider a ceasefire with the Houthis until it regains recently lost territory in Yemen — making it likely the fight will escalate ahead of midterm elections …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
California threatens to worsen House Democrats' 2027 headaches  —  More than half a dozen U.S. House districts in California will send a Democrat to Capitol Hill next year no matter what.  Party leadership still has a lot riding on the outcome. … - Democratic Reps. Mike Thompson …
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump's foreign worker crackdown comes for Microsoft, Adobe, IT firms  —  Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several other IT firms' ability to hire foreign-born workers for permanent residency in the U.S.
 
 
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