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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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Sophie Hurwitz / Mother Jones:
Pete Hegseth Wants to Livestream a Snuff Film  —  This week, 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, who opened fire on dozens …
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 …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Fort Hood Shooter's Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
Shrai Popat / The Guardian:
UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture - US politics live
Politico:
Dutch PM slams ‘absurd’ US decision to livestream execution
Discussion: Reuters, Joe.My.God. and Politico
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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Politico:
ICE shooting in NYC prompts Mamdani outreach to Trump
NBC News:
ICE officer shoots man in New York City
New York Times:
ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood
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.
Discussion: Associated Press and MS NOW
Bloomberg:   White House to Hold Its Own Hearing on Claims Against Fed's Cook
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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Ott Ummelas / Bloomberg:
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to International Jurist Navi Pillay
New York Times:
Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions
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.
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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Politico:
House Republicans are bracing for catastrophe in once safe red seats
Discussion: Daily Kos
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 …
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
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.
Discussion: Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
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 …
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Guilfoyle texts ‘extremely unseemly’: Jennings  —  CNN contributor Scott Jennings on Thursday criticized the newly reported text exchanges between U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle and a Republican donor, which have raised concerns about the Trump administration official's conduct.
Discussion: The Independent and Mediaite
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Washington Post:
Vance, Rubio brush off questions about claim that Guilfoyle asked donor to pay $100K Amex bill
Jade Lozada / The Washington Sun:
Moderate Democrats Propose Banning Pocket Rescissions Once and For All  —  Moderate Democrats want Congress to wrest back some control over government spending from the president.  —  Their proposal: a major overhaul of the budget process that would impose new limitations on the White House.
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Even some Republicans want this watchdog agency to sue Trump
Discussion: The Washington Sun
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: CNN and CNBC
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 …
Discussion: Semafor, RedState, Salon and New York Post
Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
Trump approval sinks to 30 percent in new survey  —  President Trump's approval rating dropped to 30 percent in a new Pew Research survey, amid growing dissatisfaction with his handling of foreign policy, the economy and immigration enforcement.  —  Sixty-eight percent of respondents disapproved …
Discussion: Newsweek
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 …
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.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
YouTube, Meta, and Twitch won't say if they'll allow the US government to livestream an execution  —  Kick and TikTok say a livestream of an execution would violate their policies. … YouTube, Twitch, Meta, and X aren't saying whether they'll allow the US government to livestream an execution on their platforms.
Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Takeaways from Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers  —  Even mothers were not exempt in a fierce debate in the race for a critical U.S. Senate seat.  —  SummaryLoading...  Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers swung hard and fast at each other during …
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
A Republican attack ad misidentifies its Democratic target.  Twice.  —  A GOP ad used a photo of Republican Myron Lizer instead of Democrat Jonathan Nez.  Nez is challenging Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona).  —  Loading...  A Republican group linked to President Donald Trump began airing …
Lauren Collins / New Yorker:
What's Driving the French Student Protests  —  Among the hundreds of thousands of people who took to the streets in France on Tuesday were Paolina and Violette, eighteen and seventeen years old, arguing politely with a white-haired man sucking apple juice from a juice box.
 
 
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David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
AOC accuses Target of allowing stores to be used as ‘staging sites’ for ICE
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Bayliss Wagner / New York Times:
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Discussion: New Republic and The Hill
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‘I Need Some Pepto-Bismol’: Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Ad Bombs in Focus Group
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
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Reuters:
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Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Sources: Netflix is preparing to cut ~5% of employees, or ~850 jobs, as early as next week, amid pressure over weakened engagement and a depressed stock price

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr declines to say whether broadcasters should be allowed to air a live execution by DOD in December, saying he'll defer to Pete Hegseth

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