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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agree to energy ceasefire — President Trump claimed Sunday that Russia and Ukraine agreed to an “energy ceasefire” and will halt attacks on each other's energy facilities. … But neither Russia or Ukraine confirmed Trump's announcement …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Tillis says Trump's Russian diesel deal may be illegal — Sen. Thom Tillis on Sunday denounced President Donald Trump's energy deal with Russia, warning that the agreement could place American lives at risk — and that the president may be breaking the law.
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Axios, The Guardian, NewsMax.com, Political.org, Mediaite and The Hill
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Six Senators Call for Trump to Reverse Course on Russia Diesel Purchase — A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump's administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices.
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Financial Times:
US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries
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Reuters and Washington Examiner
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Sen. Thom Tillis says he believes Trump's fuel deal with Russia could be breaking the law
Sen. Thom Tillis says he believes Trump's fuel deal with Russia could be breaking the law
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Associated Press
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
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The Hill, CityNews Montreal, RTÉ, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Mahablog, Reuters and CBS News
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
All the Things You're Not Allowed to Say In Texas … Sara spurgeon, an English professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, has been teaching literature for 20 years. But May 2025 was the first time she was forced to submit her course materials through a portal to be evaluated by an artificial-intelligence program.
New York Times:
Threats of Political Violence Have America's Elected Officials Living in Fear — In January, a caller began leaving threats in the voice mail inboxes of members of Congress: “I want to see their throat cut from ear to ear.” — Another caller left a blunt threat for a U.S. senator …
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New York Times:
In the Senate, Collins Often Defies Trump but Rarely Stops Him … It was approaching midnight on the Senate floor, and a vote that had been meant to last 15 minutes had dragged on for nearly three hours as Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, weighed whether to kill one of President Trump's top priorities.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide's Call Logs — A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition. — On the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 2, the White House invited a mix …
Catherine Neilan / The Observer:
From Russia with interference: Burnham first PM to confirm Kremlin role in Brexit vote — The prime minister has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum — Andy Burnham has said UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference …
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
A Senator Facing Re-Election Settles a Bakery Bill, 6 Years Later — Senator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican in a difficult race, paid an old campaign debt for cookies, muffins and brownies after a baker's story went viral online. — Senator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican …
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Associated Press:
Passenger terminal at Riyadh airport is struck again, a day after 12 were killed — A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said.
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump warns US may hit Houthis after American killed at Saudi airport and terror group threatens more attacks
Trump warns US may hit Houthis after American killed at Saudi airport and terror group threatens more attacks
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Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
GOP Goes Scorched-Earth on Abdul El-Sayed — A NEW CAMPAIGN AD FROM MIKE ROGERS says a lot about the kind of senator he would be for Michigan. — I don't think it's the message he wants to be sending. — The ad is about the tariffs that Donald Trump has imposed on Canada since taking office …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Abdul El-Sayed says Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off GOP election denial
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Sam Janesch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
WHAT IS JOHN FETTERMAN DOING? — Missed committees. Rare public appearances. Private animosity toward Philly. Four years in, and possibly running again, Fetterman and his record come under scrutiny. — WASHINGTON — Six days after I-95 collapsed in Northeast Philadelphia …
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Leigh Thomas / Reuters:
Glucksmann wins centre-left ticket for France's presidential election — Raphael Glucksmann, an EU lawmaker, won France's centre-left's presidential primary on Sunday, positioning himself as the left's main alternative to hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon.
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Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
Glucksmann Wins French Center-Left Primary to Run for President
Glucksmann Wins French Center-Left Primary to Run for President
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France 24
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Mullin says livestreaming Hasan execution is part of ‘restoring American values’ — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin stood behind the Trump administration's decision to livestream the military execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, despite growing bipartisan criticism over the plan.
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vaticannews.va:
Pope Leo: I will undergo surgery soon to remove nodule in my lung — Pope Leo XIV reveals that he is set to undergo surgery to remove a “localized nodule in my lung,” noting that it is at a “very early stage and is well localized.” The operation will take place in the coming days at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
Civil Defense:
Border Hawk Media & The Legacy of the “Great Replacement” Theory — Overview — The White House added Border Hawk News to its press pool on September 17. — Border Hawk News's editor-in-chief has publicly endorsed the great replacement conspiracy theory, has written for Infowars Europe …
MS NOW:
Darline Graham returns to the debate stage as GOP nerves hit overdrive — After conceding she's “not that informed on national security,” Sen. Graham will debate Democrat Annie Andrews in South Carolina's unexpectedly competitive race. — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sen. Darline Graham …
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