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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 …
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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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Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
Soldiers Are Already Looking for a Way Out of Hegseth's Livestreamed Firing Squad
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Politico:
Hegseth faces bipartisan backlash over public execution for Fort Hood shooter
Hegseth faces bipartisan backlash over public execution for Fort Hood shooter
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, a Firing Squad on Livestream Becomes the Latest Spectacle
For Trump, a Firing Squad on Livestream Becomes the Latest Spectacle
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Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth's Plans To Livestream an Execution Are Getting Pushback. Here's What To Know.
Hegseth's Plans To Livestream an Execution Are Getting Pushback. Here's What To Know.
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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 …
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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 …
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Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Who is Katie Zacharia, Trump's next White House press secretary?
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin “not fair and not honest” — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in a phone interview on Friday that President Trump's decision to unilaterally lift sanctions on Russia and allow it to export diesel was “not fair and not honest.”
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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.
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Washington Post:
Trump announces diesel deal with Russia in bid to lower prices — The amount is small compared with U.S. demand, but the deal aligns the U.S. with Russia and against Ukraine's efforts to bomb Russian refineries. — SummaryLoading... Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed …
Michelle Price / Associated Press:
Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms
Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms
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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 …
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions
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Bloomberg:
Trump Warns Norway He Won't Forget Nobel Peace Prize Snub
Trump Warns Norway He Won't Forget Nobel Peace Prize Snub
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Jakub Krupa / The Guardian:
US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge Pillay wins Nobel peace prize - as it happened
US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge Pillay wins Nobel peace prize - as it happened
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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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Hit-the-Road Strategy Aims to Stave Off Republican Midterm Losses — Nonpartisan forecasters have shifted a number of congressional contests in Democrats' favor in recent days. — President Trump huddled last week with an unconventional adviser on Air Force One as he traveled to a rally in Mobile …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Cook Political Report tilts 18 House races toward Democrats
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now
Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now
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MS NOW, ABC News and Associated Press
Erik Uebelacker / Courthouse News Service:
NYC man shot by ICE still has bullet in body, lawyers say — Oscar Belgal is currently at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after initially being taken to an undisclosed facility in New Jersey. — MANHATTAN (CN) — Oscar Belgal, the 28-year-old shot by ICE officers in the Bronx on Thursday …
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Washington Post:
Mullin says ICE didn't know 5-year-old boy was in car when officer fired
Mullin says ICE didn't know 5-year-old boy was in car when officer fired
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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:
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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.
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Joe.My.God. and Vanity Fair
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 …
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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.
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 …
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Chris Murphy plans midterm travel blitz, fundraising for Nixon in Florida — Sen. Chris Murphy wants Democrats to go big for Angie Nixon in Florida's Senate race — and he's pushing to raise some “serious money” to help. “I do believe that we'd make a big mistake if we slept on Florida,” …
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back — Moscow has used tactics of fear and ambiguity to try to divide NATO and limit support for Ukraine. But how should Europe retaliate? And how hard? — Russia is escalating its campaign of sabotage in NATO countries …
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Council on Foreign Relations and The Japan Times
Sarah Fitzpatrick / The Atlantic:
Why Is Kash Patel Planning to Visit Russia? — Democrats in Congress are asking the FBI director to cancel the reported trip. — Russia is a u.s. adversary, with a track record of interfering in U.S. elections. It's providing support for Iran in its war with the United States …
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Martin Austermuhle / The Washington Sun:
D.C. Elections Board Asks National Guard to Stay Away From Ballot Drop Boxes — Reports of National Guard troops standing next to a D.C. ballot drop box in Foggy Bottom on Thursday have prompted complaints from some residents and an official request from the D.C. Board of Elections that it not happen again.
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ABC News:
Obama warns donors that races are 'on the razor's edge' as he ramps up midterm push — The 44th president has raised more than $13 million for Democrats this cycle. — With less than a month until Election Day, former President Barack Obama is sharply increasing his role in the midterm elections …
Priyanka Salve / CNBC:
India calls JD Vance's comments about immigrants ‘deeply offensive’ … Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
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