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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 and NewsMax.com
Financial Times:
US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries — Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump's diesel deal with Putin — The Trump administration is threatening to stop the procurement system that provides Ukraine with weapons in order to press Kyiv …
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Reuters and Washington Examiner
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Six Senators Call for Trump to Reverse Course on Russia Diesel Purchase
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Reuters, NewsMax.com and Agriculture of America
Megan Brand / NBC News:
Sen. Thom Tillis says he believes Trump's fuel deal with Russia could be breaking the law
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
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RTÉ, The Hill, 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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RTÉ, Notes From Poland and NewsMax.com
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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CNN:
Voters are connecting the dots — and it's bad news for Republicans
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RedState, Politico and New York Times
Ian Hodgson / Financial Times:
Trump is failing to arrest decline in popularity, FT poll shows
Trump is failing to arrest decline in popularity, FT poll shows
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Newsweek
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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Matthew Kelly / Kansas City Star:
Marshall charged 18% on medical bills — more than other Kansas doctors who sued — Key Takeaways … While facing sharp criticism over the last month for his debt collection practices as an OB-GYN in Great Bend, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall has forcefully defended himself, saying his methods were “very common.”
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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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Abdul El-Sayed says Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off GOP election denial — Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee said he's concerned that President Donald Trump and GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers “are not committed to the institution of our democracy.”
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Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Republicans want Abdul El-Sayed to be the main character of the midterms. He's happy to oblige
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Bracing for the midterms, Trump says he will be blamed if Republicans lose
Bracing for the midterms, Trump says he will be blamed if Republicans lose
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Daily Kos, One America News Network, Trump's Truth and CBS News
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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Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
Glucksmann Wins French Center-Left Primary to Run for President — Raphaël Glucksmann won the French center-left's presidential primary, lifting the European Union lawmaker into next year's race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron. — Glucksmann, who describes himself as a pro-EU social democrat …
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France 24
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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 …
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.
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage — Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was examining whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump. — The Justice Department is investigating whether …
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Politico:
‘Putin will drag you into the war,’ former Ukrainian foreign minister tells Europeans — Dmytro Kuleba also said Ukraine will endure its worst winter yet as Russia targets the country's infrastructure in bid to break its resistance. — KYIV — Russia's Vladimir Putin is preparing …
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Bloomberg and The Guardian
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 …
Politico:
New York and Pennsylvania's split screen approach to measles — Pennsylvania and New York's Democratic governors have taken vastly different approaches to fighting measles outbreaks in their states. — In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling in the Trump administration to help …
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The Hill
