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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 …
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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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Hegseth Wants You to Watch a Snuff Film — Yesterday brought another ICE shooting, this time in New York City. Yesterday afternoon, officers opened fire on a man they were trying to arrest, 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, an illegal immigrant from Senegal. An officer fired seven rounds into Belgal's car …
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...
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 …
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Shrai Popat / The Guardian:
UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture - US politics live
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Joe.My.God. and Newsbusters
Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
Tillis: Livestreaming Hasan execution ‘beyond disgusting’
Tillis: Livestreaming Hasan execution ‘beyond disgusting’
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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.
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Spectrum News NY1 and LA Public Press
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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 …
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New York Times:
ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood
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Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
Mamdani: ‘No explanation’ for ICE shooting man near child in New York
Mamdani: ‘No explanation’ for ICE shooting man near child in New York
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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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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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The Texas Tribune
Calen Razor / Politico:
How Warren could link arms with Trump's GOP — Programming note: We'll be off this Monday but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. — IN TODAY'S EDITION: — GOP frets about Trump-country races — Lawmakers clamor for GAO v. Trump — Kamlager-Dove eyes AI chip, Musk oversight
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New York Times, Washington Post and The Washington Sun
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Even some Republicans want this watchdog agency to sue Trump
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The Washington Sun
Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
In New York governor's race, a Republican rallies with Trump and leans into his political playbook
In New York governor's race, a Republican rallies with Trump and leans into his political playbook
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New York Times and MS NOW
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.
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...
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CNN, CNBC and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ellie Fivas / The Washington Sun:
The First Debate in Michigan's Heated Senate Race Was ... Intense — The Michigan Senate debate on Thursday was as heated and personal as the rest of the race has been. — Republican nominee Mike Rogers repeatedly called Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed a “glitchy AI chatbot” …
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Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Takeaways from Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers
Takeaways from Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers
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Axios:
“Not a fetish, not a taboo”: Democrats weigh another Trump impeachment — Democrats believe President Trump has committed impeachable offenses. But they're divided over whether they should try to impeach him if they win control of the House. … - Many top Democrats note that Trump survived …
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Semafor, RedState, Salon and New York Post
Elizabeth Maline / MS NOW:
Trump's triumphal arch faces new pushback from Arlington County — The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday, in an effort to block the construction of the President's proposed triumphal arch in Washington, D.C.
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Even Trump voters think Republicans should split from the president to win … One in four Trump voters say GOP candidates should break with the president to win in November, according to the latest POLITICO Poll, conducted by independent firm PF Global. — The findings underscore the degree …
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Wall Street Journal
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.
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Grassley slams Democrats for ‘falling over themselves’ to defend Jack Smith — Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley is firing back at Democrats on his committee who have criticized the GOP's treatment of former special counsel Jack Smith — saying it was Democrats who acted in an embarrassing manner …
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NewsMax.com, The Washington Sun, The Hill and Washington Examiner
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Hurricane Isaias disrupts U.S. oil production in Gulf of Mexico, threatens refineries … Hurricane Isaias is disrupting U.S. crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and could limit about 2% of the country's refining capacity, at a time when fuel markets are already tight around the world.
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KTVZ-TV and National Hurricane …
Feras Dalatey / Reuters:
Trump envoy kept financial ties to firm behind $15 billion Hormuz-bypass oil pipeline plan — Thomas Barrack, a top US diplomat in the Middle East, advocated for a firm run by his business partner to take part in the development of an oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria, three people said …
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.
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The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Bloomberg:
Hiring US-to-China Oil Tanker Costs More Than Launching a Space Rocket — For a sign of just how extraordinary oil shipping costs have become, consider this: It's now more expensive to hire a tanker from the US to China than to launch a rocket into space. — That journey costs about $80 million …
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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CNBC, The White House, Associated Press and Bloomberg
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Iowa 2026 Poll: U.S. Senate Race Tightens; Sand Maintains Edge for Governor — Home Polls Iowa 2026 Poll: U.S. Senate Race Tightens; Sand Maintains Edge for Governor — Voters Most Concerned About Economy Break for Sand for Governor, Hinson for Senate — A new Emerson College Polling …
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CNN:
Epstein floods the midterms as campaigns spend $35 million on more than 160 ads — Midterm ads that cite the handling of the Epstein case as a campaign issue — Epstein files Congressional news Donald Trump Biden's cabinet — Jeffrey Epstein has been dead for seven years …
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The Washington Sun and LGBTQ Nation
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The GOP's Message to Immigrants — Be white and Christian, or America doesn't want you. — Only a few decades ago, Republican presidents would happily evoke the idea of America as a haven for people around the world. Ronald Reagan, in his farewell speech, declared that “anyone …
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 …
Lauren McGaughy / New York Times:
Inside Ken Paxton's Private Testimony About His Money — A leaked deposition from a fraud inquiry in 2014 provides insight into the Senate candidate's growing wealth and his tactics for defending himself. — Ken Paxton sat for hours in a federal building in Fort Worth as government lawyers grilled …
Washington Post:
Poll: Democrat Troy Jackson narrowly leads Susan Collins in Maine Senate race — Likely voters prefer Jackson on several key issues, but they favor Collins's ability to steer federal dollars to the state. — SummaryLoading... Democrat Troy Jackson has a slight edge over Republican …
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The Portland Press Herald, PolitiFact, Washington Examiner, New York Times and The 19th
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” …
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The Parnas Perspective, The Daily Wire, NewsMax.com and Joe.My.God.

