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Patrick Reevell / ABC News:
Russia strikes power plant in Ukraine after Trump announces energy ceasefire — A thermal power plant was struck at least twice, Ukrainian officials said. — Russia has attacked a power plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv despite President Donald Trump's statement earlier Sunday …
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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.
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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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 …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Tillis says Trump's Russian diesel deal may be illegal
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Kateryna Tyshchenko / Ukrainska Pravda:
Trump envoys offered Russia release of frozen assets and a Lukoil deal, NYT reports
Trump envoys offered Russia release of frozen assets and a Lukoil deal, NYT reports
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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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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump bears down on Zelensky as Russia keeps up attacks on Ukraine
Trump bears down on Zelensky as Russia keeps up attacks on Ukraine
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Carter Schroppe / Washington Examiner:
Massie sides with Trump's Russia diesel deal despite fraught relationship
Massie sides with Trump's Russia diesel deal despite fraught relationship
Clea Caulcutt / Politico:
Europeans back Zelenskyy after Trump calls for new Ukrainian leader
Europeans back Zelenskyy after Trump calls for new Ukrainian leader
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New York Times:
Ukraine Shrugs Off Trump Call to Ditch Zelensky for Energy Strikes
Ukraine Shrugs Off Trump Call to Ditch Zelensky for Energy Strikes
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Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Weekend Update #206: Trump Is Free To Be What He Has Always Been
Weekend Update #206: Trump Is Free To Be What He Has Always Been
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
AP source: Trump, Rubio weigh firing U.S. envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct — President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper …
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Stepheny Price / Fox News:
Trump and Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle as misconduct and donor bailout allegations mount — The US ambassador to Greece was accused of offering access to senior administration officials in exchange for payment — U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle may soon be fired amid reports …
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.
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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William H. McRaven / The Atlantic:
Admiral McRaven: Public Execution Is Shameless and Ignoble
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
DOJ does not defend legality of DHS's pro-Trump propaganda ads in fed'l court in N.Y. — In responding to one of two lawsuits challenging the legality of the President Donald Trump-praising Homeland Security Department propaganda ads, the Justice Department on Saturday night did not defend …
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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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Chuck Ross / The Washington Free Beacon:
Abdul El-Sayed's Family Has ‘Long Been’ in Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Senate Candidate's Sister Said in Unearthed Social Media Posts — El-Sayed said on ‘Meet the Press’ that neither he nor any of his family members have ties to the Islamist group — Abdul El-Sayed said on Meet the Press …
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Violet Jira / Washington Post:
Abdul El-Sayed walks back Obama criticism ahead of their campaign event
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Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
GOP Goes Scorched-Earth on Abdul El-Sayed
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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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 …
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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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Hamilton says Vance's attacks on his religion are ‘really sad,’ ‘pathetic’ — Kansas Senate candidate Adam Hamilton (D) on Sunday clapped back at Vice President Vance's attacks on his religious beliefs, calling the attacks “really sad” and “pathetic.” — ABC's Jonathan Karl sat …
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Tony Atkins / ABC7:
ICE runs over man: ICE agent caught on surveillance video hitting Miguel Parra-Hernandez with car during chase at shopping center, ICE and Harris County, Texas officials say — A man is in the hospital after a vehicle operated by an ICE agent struck him on Saturday morning in northwest Harris County, deputies said.
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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.
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Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
Trump could face a new threat in January: A Democratic Senate — Republicans predict that Democrats will not confirm Supreme Court and Cabinet nominees if they retake the Senate in the midterm elections. — SummaryLoading... In his six years in the White House, President Donald Trump …
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