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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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Ross Ibbetson / Daily Mail:
Putin throws Trump midterm lifeline as Russian tyrant agrees to ‘immediately supply US with 300,000 tons of diesel’  —  Donald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel, a move that could ease pump prices before Americans vote in November.
Discussion: CNBC and The Parnas Perspective
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. official: Trump cut deal with Putin after Zelensky ignored his requests
Discussion: Reuters
Washington Post:
Trump announces diesel deal with Russia in bid to lower prices
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:   Trump Announces Russian Diesel Deal Ahead of Midterms
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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Wall Street Journal:
Kalshi Examines Bets on Trump's Pick for New White House Press Secretary  —  The prediction market is looking into a series of trades that correctly predicted the appointment of Katie Zacharia, who wasn't previously seen as a front-runner  —  Prediction market Kalshi has launched an investigation …
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 …
Washington Post:
Trump taps conservative commentator as next White House press secretary
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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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 …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, a Firing Squad on Livestream Becomes the Latest Spectacle
Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Soldiers Are Already Looking for a Way Out of Hegseth's Livestreamed Firing Squad
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth's Plans To Livestream an Execution Are Getting Pushback. Here's What To Know.
New York Times:
Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go  —  Inflation has hurt Americans at many levels: Farmers, truckers, consumers.  It has also expanded the electoral map into what was safely Republican country just a few months ago.
Discussion: CNN
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Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Montana Democrat who refuses to drop out may spoil party's Senate hopes  —  Candidate Alani Bankhead vigorously denies claims she is a Republican plant running to take votes away from a more popular independent.  —  SummaryLoading...  KALISPELL, Mont. — Her candidacy was boosted with mysterious dark money.
Discussion: MS NOW and Montana Free Press
Wall Street Journal:   Trump's Hit-the-Road Strategy Aims to Stave Off Republican Midterm Losses
Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
The Midterm Senate Fight Spreads to a Surprising New Battleground
Discussion: New Republic and National Review
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Democrats drop $5M into Kansas Senate race
Bloomberg:
Trump Warns Norway He Won't Forget Nobel Peace Prize Snub  —  President Donald Trump fumed at the Norwegian committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that the fact it didn't go to him “is just another sign of how Norway and all these others are ripping off our country.”
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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 …
Reuters:
US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
New York Times:
Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions
Jakub Krupa / The Guardian:
US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge Pillay wins Nobel peace prize - as it happened
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:
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
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 …
New York Times:
Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website  —  The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip.  The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior.  —  Artificial intelligence agents created …
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.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Vanity Fair
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
A Vague, Redacted Execution Protocol in Tennessee Draws Scrutiny  —  The differences between the current protocol and the previous one have become a focus in Christa Pike's failed execution.  —  Last year, Tennessee's lethal injection execution protocol underwent a striking transformation.
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and Al Jazeera
Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris's Husband Privately Says He Doesn't Want Her to Run for President Again  —  Harris has taken steps that would enable a third presidential run, and some donors have directly told her another bid would be a longshot  —  As former Vice President Kamala Harris lays the groundwork …
Discussion: Newsweek and New York Post
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau  —  Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers  —  A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week.
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Senate Fact Finders Decry Costs of Migrant Detention at Guantánamo  —  The setup has cost more than $100 million, the study said.  A recent inspection found nearly 450 government employees and zero detainees.  —  In August, a team of Senate staff members inspected …
 
 
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
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Sarah Fitzpatrick / The Atlantic:
Why Is Kash Patel Planning to Visit Russia?
Discussion: Mediaite
ABC News:
Obama warns donors that races are 'on the razor's edge' as he ramps up midterm push
Discussion: Breitbart, MS NOW and Washington Post
Alexa St. John / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have brought more US auto factories. His numbers are off.
Erik Uebelacker / Courthouse News Service:
NYC man shot by ICE still has bullet in body, lawyers say
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Chris Murphy plans midterm travel blitz, fundraising for Nixon in Florida
Discussion: Mediaite
ProPublica:
The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
Ali Rogin / PBS NewsHour:
As Blanche hits the campaign trail, new DOJ memo relaxes rules around political conduct for Senate-approved appointees
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