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Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
‘I will hunt you down’: U.S. attorney baselessly threatens voters as polls open in Texas — A top federal prosecutor in Texas began the first day of early voting with a stark message to voters and local officials: “If you violate federal election law, I will hunt you down and prosecute you.
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Safiyah Riddle / Associated Press:
Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California sweep targeting noncitizen voters — Federal authorities have arrested more than two dozen foreign nationals Monday in California, who authorities said have illegally registered and voted in U.S. elections.
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Charges 28 Foreign Nationals in California for Election Crimes — For Immediate Release — Federal law enforcement throughout California today arrested 11 foreign nationals living in the United States who are among 28 total charged in criminal complaints with federal crimes …
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Charges 28 in California With Voting-Related Crimes — The effort by the Trump administration comes as it wages a broader fight with California officials over voter rolls. — Justice Department officials said on Monday that they had charged more than two dozen residents …
Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:
Trump's Voter Raids Have Begun
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Washington Post:
Trump administration holds up Patriot missiles for Ukraine — Delays in approving transfers from partner countries coincide with a worsening rupture between President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. — SummaryLoading... The Trump administration has not approved the transfer …
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Reuters:
Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal, WSJ says
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump's Push for Deals With Russia Powers His Frustration With Ukraine
Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent:
What Russia's doing to Ukraine is ‘fine,’ Trump says
What Russia's doing to Ukraine is ‘fine,’ Trump says
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Politico:
GOP lawmakers scramble to spare Ukraine from Trump
GOP lawmakers scramble to spare Ukraine from Trump
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Ayah Ali-Ahmad / The Washington Sun:
Trump Defends Waiving Russian Sanctions
Trump Defends Waiving Russian Sanctions
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick vows to hold any US officials who limited Starshield ‘fully accountable’
GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick vows to hold any US officials who limited Starshield ‘fully accountable’
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
‘A warning sign for polling’: Why one GOP pollster thinks a blue wave may fall short — Democrats are salivating over, and Republicans are bracing for, a potentially massive blue wave. One GOP pollster is urging everyone to calm down. — Patrick Ruffini, a founding partner at Echelon Insights …
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NBC News:
Judge leans toward extending halt on tree clearing at golf course where Trump says redesign should start ‘immediately’ — The judge said the administration's argument that the downing of hundreds of trees at the D.C. course was unrelated to Trump's renovation plan wasn't credible.
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
Why the Trump administration is fighting over a golf course — Does the president have an “absolute right” to a new golf course? … On Sunday, Trump announced in a social media post that East Potomac Golf Links, a municipal golf course on the Potomac River in Washington, DC …
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump approval falls to record low of 31% as midterms near, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to a record low as Americans worried about high gasoline prices and appeared ready to punish his Republican Party in the November 3 congressional elections …
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Washington Examiner, Newsweek and Reuters
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Inside the GOP's fight to avoid a House wipeout
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Exclusive: Secret pay-for-play text rocks Trump White House … - “Once the money comes to the company here, I will arrange the donation to Kennedy Centre [sic], and you'll be joining the VIP events and get close with the administration, even with POTUS,” the May 3, 2025, text says.
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Max Rego / Associated Press:
Musk to give SpaceX share to every US child — Close — Thank you for signing up! — The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Business and Economy newsletter — — The Big Story — Musk promises SpaceX share for every American child
New York Times:
France Imposes Curfews in Parts of Paris and Other Cities After Nationwide Rioting — The interior minister acknowledged that the police were underprepared for the scale of the riots. But Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defended their efforts and pledged to restore order.
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Douglas Murray / The Free Press:
France Stares Down the Abyss of History
France Stares Down the Abyss of History
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Christiane Amanpour announces she will leave CNN next June — CNN legend Christiane Amanpour, the network's chief international anchor, said Monday that she will sign off from CNN next June. — “After many months of thought and a few sleepless nights, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner of 43 fantastic years!”
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Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
Man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show — Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim Brotherhood — A man who heckled the Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood …
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Feds have DNA evidence that can prove Ilhan Omar committed immigration fraud, wed her brother: sources — WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are planning to use DNA evidence to prove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) committed immigration fraud, as part of the sprawling investigation into the congresswoman, sources told The Post.
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Mississippi Free Press:
Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi Attorney General Says — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email — The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother's lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss. …
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Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
The Alito Book Hides the Real History Of Originalism — In his new book, Alito says that Brown v. Board was consistent with an originalist view of the Constitution. This would be news to the people who created originalism. — Earlier this month, Justice Samuel Alito published So Ordered …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Christine Rendón / Daily Mail:
Transgender Euphoria star Hunter Schafer reveals she underwent gender-affirming bottom surgery: ‘I love it so much’ — Transgender actress Hunter Schafer has revealed she underwent gender-affirming bottom surgery. — Schafer, 27, who transitioned to female as a teenager …
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Breitbart, Rolling Stone, Variety, TMZ.com and Page Six
Andrew Freedman / CNN:
Trump admin cuts to satellites will set back US weather forecasting by a decade, experts say — The Trump administration's cuts to weather satellites will set the country back nearly a decade, experts say. The loss of data used to observe, forecast and research extreme weather could prevent …
Jason Beeferman / Politico:
GOP-linked PAC spends over $1M to boost third-party socialist in Ohio Senate race — A GOP-aligned super PAC has more-than tripled its investment in the Ohio Senate race over the last week as it seeks to boost a socialist candidate — an apparent attempt to sink former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown's chances.
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UNICORN RIOT:
How The Proud Boys Lost Their Name — West Palm Beach, FL - On Sept. 26, the film “American Martyrs” premiered at the Kravis Center's Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach, Florida. — The subject of the film, presented by the far-right media outlet Gateway Pundit, was the Proud Boys …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Hegseth meets Netanyahu on unannounced Israel visit — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Monday, two sources with knowledge told Axios. … - The Pentagon and the Israeli Embassy declined to comment.
Politico:
The billionaire tax isn't breaking through — RUNNING BEHIND — A proposed tax on billionaires remains short of majority support as Californians begin casting ballots, according to a new Citrin-POLITICO poll. — Likely voters are essentially where they were a month ago, the survey found …
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Joe Kottke / NBC News:
Texas Democratic candidate for governor sues to review emails between Elon Musk and Greg Abbott — State Rep. Gina Hinojosa alleged in her lawsuit that Gov. Greg Abbott is “unlawfully withholding communications” between his office and tech CEO Elon Musk. — Texas state Rep. Gina Hinojosa …
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The Hill, Courthouse News Service, National Politics and TMZ.com
Sophia Compton / Fox News:
JD Vance declines to endorse Netanyahu despite Trump's strong backing — The vice president said his focus is on ‘American candidates’ ahead of the midterms — Vice President JD Vance declined to endorse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection bid, saying he intends to stay …
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
U.N.C. Strikes Trump Deal to Keep Federal Funding — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will not pay any financial penalties but agreed to abide by the Trump administration's views on diversity and other matters. — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill …
Bloomberg:
Trump Uses Slur to Defend GOP Senator in Combative Speech — President Donald Trump used an antisemitic term during a rally in Kansas as he came to the defense of Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who faces a surprisingly competitive race in a deeply red state.
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