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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.”
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 …
Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Hegseth Wants Americans to Watch Executions Like Those in Iran and North Korea  —  The Army has scheduled Nidal Hasan's December 3 execution at Fort Hood — the first military execution since 1961 — while the Pentagon still will not explain how the firing squad will operate.  —  Get MeidasTouch in your Google feed
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 …
New York Times:
ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood  —  The man was in a car with a 5-year-old boy in the back seat when he was shot, the authorities said.  Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the Trump administration was “terrorizing our city.”  —  A federal immigration agent shot …
Discussion: MS NOW, Fox News, Daily Mail and Breitbart
Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
Mamdani Calls on Trump to End ICE Operations After NYC Shooting
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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
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 …
Discussion: ABC News, New York Times and The Hill
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Washington Post:
Northern Virginia county sues to block Trump from building his arch  —  Arlington County's all-Democratic board argues that the planned 250-foot-tall arch needs more review.  —  SummaryLoading...  Arlington County's local elected body sued to block construction of President Donald Trump's …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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
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 …
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 …
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Washington Post:
DOJ grand jury investigating former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson
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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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
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 …
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 …
Hayden Field / The Verge:
Anthropic bans ‘abusive or cruel behavior’ toward Claude  —  The usage policy update also adds new rules addressing propaganda campaigns, surveillance, and weapon development. … Anthropic is making changes to its usage policy for the first time in over a year to reflect new and high-risk cases …
Axios:
The staggering cost of winning a Senate seat in 2026  —  Every voting-age Mainer could get a $167 voucher for home heating oil with what Democrats and Republicans are spending on ads in the Senate race, according to an analysis of AdImpact data. … - Maine is in first place, followed by Alaska …
Discussion: MS NOW
Agnieszka Barteczko / Bloomberg:
Poland Seeks Vote to Put Central Bank Governor on Trial  —  An effort to oust Poland's central bank Governor Adam Glapinski took a major step on Friday as a committee recommended lawmakers vote to put him on trial.  —  The decision announced by the committee's chairman and lawmaker …
Discussion: Reuters
Ryan King / New York Post:
Josh Shapiro refuses to commit to finishing term as Pa. governor — similar to another 2028 hopeful  —  WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro refused to commit to serving out a full term if he wins reelection, following in the footsteps of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as 2028 rumors fly.
Discussion: CBS News and Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Hurricane Isaias is expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coasts  —  Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to abandon beaches for safer spots inland …
Alistair Smout / Reuters:
UK PM Burnham's Labour fends off left-wing Greens in local election  —  Andy Burnham's Labour Party won an election for the parliamentary seat vacated by former leader Keir Starmer on Friday, fending off a strong challenge from the left-wing Green Party in a boost for the British prime minister.
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg, HuffPost and Reuters
 
 
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