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fromThe New Yorker
1 hour ago

The Ceasefire and the Business of Trump's Diplomacy

Trump's transactional approach and his family's Middle East business ties complicate U.S. diplomacy around the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
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fromFortune
5 hours ago
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Trump commutes sentence of former Rep. George Santos, who was serving 7 years for fraud and identity theft | Fortune

fromFortune
5 hours ago
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Trump commutes sentence of former Rep. George Santos, who was serving 7 years for fraud and identity theft | Fortune

#george-santos
fromIrish Independent
6 hours ago
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Donald Trump signs order freeing disgraced US politician George Santos less than 90 days into seven-year fraud sentence

fromIrish Independent
6 hours ago
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Donald Trump signs order freeing disgraced US politician George Santos less than 90 days into seven-year fraud sentence

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fromThe Atlantic
3 hours ago

Trump's Next Potential Deal: Ukraine.

Trump used leverage to secure a Gaza cease-fire and Israeli hostages but withheld similar pressure on Russia, leaving the Ukraine war unresolved.
#espionage-act
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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago

Patent BS!': David Axelrod Roasts Trump's Attempts to Blame Shutdown on Dems and Illegal Immigrants

Undocumented immigrants are barred from ACA subsidies, so claims they drive a shutdown are false; Americans face higher premiums if ACA credits expire.
#protests
#tomahawk-missiles
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fromVulture
4 hours ago

The Diplomat Recap: We All Live in a Russian Submarine

High-stakes diplomatic and political crises force binary choices about apology, exile, and messaging amid global protests and geopolitical fallout.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Fox Hosts Take Turns Mocking Massive Anti-Trump No Kings' Protests

Laura when I first heard that these things were no king' protests I thought this was a RuPaul [Charles] thing, said Arroyo. You know, no kings only queens. But apparently this is anti-Trump protest. That's really what this is.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

US sanctions ex-police officer, gang leader in Haiti over criminal ties

US and UN imposed sanctions and extended an arms embargo on Haiti, targeting two men linked to Viv Ansanm and blocking their U.S. assets.
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fromLos Angeles Times
3 hours ago

NLRB sues California over new law empowering state agency to enforce federal labor rights

California law lets the state Public Employment Relations Board oversee certain private-sector labor disputes and union elections when the NLRB fails to act.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago

Trump Drops Whopper In Rant To Reporters As He Heads For Mar-a-Lago

Trump falsely claimed Democrats spend $1.5 trillion on health care for undocumented immigrants; fact-checks show the amount refers to broader debt increases, not immigrant benefits.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 hours ago

Trump administration furloughs nuclear weapons agency staff due to shutdown

About 1,400 NNSA workers will be furloughed due to the US government shutdown, leaving roughly 400 to continue overseeing the nuclear weapons stockpile.
#government-shutdown
fromAxios
5 hours ago
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Exclusive: W.H. cites George Washington for Trump paying troops without Congress

fromAxios
5 hours ago
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Exclusive: W.H. cites George Washington for Trump paying troops without Congress

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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago

ICE Buying Millions in Spyware Reportedly To Use On Americans

ICE has acquired expansive surveillance tools—facial recognition, spyware, drones, and social-media monitoring—that could enable domestic targeting beyond immigration enforcement.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 hour ago

Joshua Schroeder, the first lawyer sanctioned by Trump Administration for defending a migrant, now fights for judicial independence

Joshua Schroeder faces a government sanctions motion after filing numerous habeas petitions to stop a client's deportation; the motion cites a presidential memorandum.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
13 minutes ago

A prophetic 1933 novel has found a surprising second life it holds lessons for us all | Charlotte Higgins

The United States may be in a situation analogous to Germany in 1933–34, prompting concern that fascism could still arise.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 hours ago

Does each boat strike off the coast of Venezuela save 25,000 US lives?

Claims that sinking Venezuelan boats saved 25,000 lives per boat lack supporting evidence and raise significant legal and factual doubts.
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fromGothamist
10 hours ago

A Ciattarelli defamation lawsuit against Sherrill may violate NJ election rules

Jack Ciattarelli claims a defamation suit against Mikie Sherrill but has not filed it because New Jersey campaign finance limits may bar spending over $25,000.
fromNewsday
4 hours ago

Amid LIE traffic complaints, calls to restore Clean Pass program

Less than a month after the Long Island Expressway's Clean Pass program lapsed, some groups and lawmakers are trying to bring it back, saying commutes have gotten longer since electric vehicles got booted from the HOV lanes... About 48,000 Clean Pass vehicles lost their ability to legally use the high-occupancy vehicle lanes on Oct. 1 because the federal government did not renew permission for New York and 14 other states to grant exemptions for zero-emission vehicles in HOV lanes on federal highways. Currently, only carpoolers are able to use the HOV lanes.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

The Guardian view on Trump and the law: a restraint on the executive is morphing into its weapon | Editorial

The US is sliding toward competitive authoritarianism as executive power weaponizes the justice system and undermines the rule of law.
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fromAxios
20 hours ago
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Donald Trump: America First globalist

Trump's concentrated foreign-policy week reinforced his global engagement, prioritizing high-profile diplomatic meetings and decisive actions in Gaza, Ukraine, Venezuela, and allied economies.
fromLos Angeles Times
19 hours ago
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Commentary: Trump has turned the White House into a government of 'snowflakes'

MAGA and Trump exhibit sensitivity and retaliatory behavior, adopting the 'snowflake' label while demanding punitive actions against critics and media.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
19 hours ago

Opinion: Most US Jews think Trump is exploiting antisemitism to attack universities

Most Jewish Americans view Trump's use of antisemitism claims to punish universities and cut research funding as politically motivated and disingenuous.
#middle-east-diplomacy
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 hours ago
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Letters: Trump succeeds in Mideast where diplomats have failed

Trump’s unconventional diplomacy reduced Iran tensions and moderated Netanyahu, while cuts to SNAP, Medicaid and foreign aid harm poor people.
fromThe Mercury News
5 hours ago
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Letters: Trump succeeds in Mideast where diplomats have failed

Trump eased Middle East tensions with Netanyahu, while administration cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and foreign aid shifted support away from vulnerable people.
#young-republicans
fromThe Atlantic
11 hours ago
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The Depth of MAGA's Moral Collapse

Young Republican leaders' hateful texts reveal a broader moral collapse in MAGA, normalizing cruelty, bigotry, and contempt for basic human decency.
fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago
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New York GOP Moves to Disband Young Republicans After Racist Group Text Scandal: NY Times

New York GOP leaders will dissolve the state Young Republicans chapter after antisemitic, misogynistic, and racist Telegram chats surfaced to allow new leadership.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Amy Coney Barrett Pressed On What the Supreme Court Would Do If Trump Defied It

Amy Coney Barrett rejects becoming a cultural icon, emphasizes solitary judicial work, and stresses institutional consequences of court rulings amid executive aggrandizement concerns.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago

No Kings Day or Hate America Day? Mike Johnson's Cynical Branding Is Unpatriotic

Political leaders are turning protests into tests of patriotism, branding dissent as disloyalty and reducing constitutional grievances to symbolic purity.
#bart
fromwww.mediaite.com
17 hours ago

Trump Rages at Stupid and Outdated' Blue Slip Rule Thwarting His Judicial Picks

I have eight GREAT U.S. Attorneys, Highly Respected ALL, who will not be confirmed for their positions in various Highly Consequential States only because they're Republicans, and the Democrats have convinced Chuck Grassley to honor the stupid and outdated Blue Slip tradition, which precludes very talented and dedicated people from attaining High Office. The Democrats violate this practice in order to get people in, but Republicans just don't.
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fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
17 hours ago

Some Feds Are Driving for Uber as Shutdown Grinds On, Congressman Claims Swastika Was Impossible to See on Flag, and Ikea Will Leave Pentagon City - Washingtonian

Sunny fall day with highs near 65 and clear night low around 47; local sports calendar detailed as government shutdown continues impacting federal workers and contractors.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
18 hours ago

No Kings' protests against Trump on October 18: What you need to know

Millions will gather across the United States October 18 for No Kings protests opposing Trump's alleged authoritarian governance, with thousands of events nationwide.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

Maga is painting Saturday's protests as violent treason. Prove them wrong | Judith Levine

Republican leaders labeled the No Kings October 18 demonstrations as a 'Hate America' rally tied to antifa and paid protesters while organizers demand disciplined nonviolence.
fromThe New Yorker
7 hours ago

How to Break the Government

The Office of Management and Budget is a strange institution. People who've worked there for decades struggle to describe it in terms a normal person would understand. It is part of the White House but gets treated like a Cabinet agency. O.M.B.'s workforce of about five hundred people is minuscule compared with most agencies, and yet its remit covers the entire government. The agency doesn't make policy or write regulations, but, crucially, it controls the flow of money from Congress to federal agencies.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
15 hours ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez schools Republicans for saying basic needs are Democratic priorities - LGBTQ Nation

Threats to cut funding for housing, energy, EPA and other Democratic priorities risk public health, environmental safety, affordable housing, and economic security.
fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago

Jeffries Drops Scathing Rant on Sick' Karoline Leavitt, Racist' GOP Leaders' Chat: They're Ripping the Sheets Off'

We've already seen a rise in political violence and hatred in America, and then you've got swastikas apparently appearing in the offices of Republican members of Congress. You've got young Republicans engaging in the most anti-Semitic and racist speech possible. This is apparently who many of these people are. They are ripping the sheets off in plain view of the American people. Their words, their actions, revealing themselves in so many different ways, continued the New York Democrat, adding:
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fromIntelligencer
8 hours ago

Trump Is Trying to Brand Political Opposition As Rebellion

Political opposition and organized, nonviolent protest are protected speech and do not constitute rebellion without deliberate, organized violence against governmental authority.
fromAxios
1 day ago

Exclusive: MTG goes after Johnson again - this time over Cory Mills comments

"They expelled George Santos, Mike Johnson did. He was Speaker and oversaw George Santos being expelled. Why isn't he doing anything about Cory Mills?" Greene told Axios. "There's clearly proof behind her accusations that a judge is issuing a restraining order. So I would say to Speaker Johnson, this is a serious matter, and it needs to be taken seriously." Mills has previously denied the allegations.
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fromSlate Magazine
9 hours ago

One of Biden's Most Disastrous Decisions Is Finally Coming Home to Roost

A conservative takeover of TikTok's algorithm would give right-wing investors enormous agenda-setting power and pose a long-term threat to left-of-center politics.
fromwww.mediaite.com
12 hours ago

Ex-McConnell Chief Rebukes Right-Wingers Mocking Him Over Fall: You Better Pray the Next Gen Has' a Mitch McConnell

Time didn't start yesterday. Conservative principles didn't just start being challenged in the last 8 years. The threat has been omnipresent. It may not have seemed as dire to some because that man was standing his post when the rest of us were not. You know why the First Amendment became a litmus test in Republican politics and in the judiciary? It was owned by the Left until McConnell started grilling every candidate, newly elected official, or prospective judge about it.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
9 hours ago

Stop Simping': Karoline Leavitt Fires Back at Stone-Cold Loser' Hakeem Jeffries for Lashing Out'

You've got Karoline Leavitt, who's sick. She's out of control. And I'm not sure whether she's just demented, ignorant, a stone-cold liar, or all of the above, Jeffries said. But the notion that an official White House spokesperson would say that the Democratic Party consists of terrorists, violent criminals, and undocumented immigrants it just makes no sense that this is what the American people are getting from the Trump administration in the middle of a shutdown.
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fromIntelligencer
19 hours ago

The John Bolton Indictment Is Different

The indictment charges Bolton with eighteen federal crimes: eight related to transmitting sensitive national defense information and ten more for improperly retaining the same. The information at issue contained deadly serious government secrets. Bolton allegedly disclosed to outsiders information about "future attack" plans by foreign adversary groups; details of impending missile launches by foreign adversaries; information about sensitive intelligence sources; and assessments about leaders of foreign countries.
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fromAbove the Law
16 hours ago

Morning Docket: 10.17.25 - Above the Law

Multiple concurrent legal and political controversies involve investigative reporting, indictments, judicial limits on executive power, voting-rights challenges, and courts resolving local disciplinary disputes.
fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 day ago

Democracy Melted in Front of the Capitol Yesterday

Early Wednesday morning, a 3,000-pound ice sculpture spelling the word "DEMOCRACY" was transported from a New York studio to the National Mall by artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, known as LigoranoReese. To deliver the metaphor, the artists had partnered with Up In Arms, an organization started by Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen, who is known as much for his activism as his ice cream.
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fromAdvocate.com
13 hours ago

Breaking: Gay California lawmaker to challenge Nancy Pelosi for her congressional seat

Wiener's candidacy has been years in the making. He filed paperwork for a congressional committee in 2023 and has raised more than $1 million. The Standard reports that Wiener's advisers have begun mapping out an aggressive campaign emphasizing his legislative record on housing, public transit, and LGBTQ+ rights. As a state senator, he authored the law making California a "refuge state" for transgender people seeking gender-affirming care banned in other states, a policy that made him a national target of far-right attacks.
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fromwww.nydailynews.com
6 hours ago

Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

President Trump commuted George Santos's sentence, releasing him immediately from a federal prison camp after Santos pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft.
fromwww.npr.org
20 hours ago

Senators will force a vote to prevent war on Venezuela without approval from Congress

Kaine said concerns about war in the Latin American region are growing. "The pace of the announcements, the authorization of covert activities and the military planning makes me think there's some chance this could be imminent," Kaine told reporters. This week, Trump said the U.S. had conducted another military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean and announced that he had authorized CIA operations in Venezuela. He also said he was considering land operations in the country.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
11 hours ago

Trump Spox Went On Stunning Hate Rant Against Half The Country Fox Anchors Did Not Find It Deplorable' In The Least

And the Democrat Party, this interview proved that the Democrat party's main constituency are made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals. (SILENCE FROM JOHN ROBERTS AND SANDRA SMITH) That is who the Democrat Party is catering to. Not the Trump administration and not the White House and not The Republican Party, who is standing up for law abiding Americans, not just across the country, but around the world.
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fromsfist.com
12 hours ago

Friday Morning Constitutional: Santa Clara Mayor Responds to Trump's World Cup Threats

Santa Clara affirms safety amid national safety concerns while regional hate crimes, neighborhood attacks, events, and national polling on the government shutdown are reported.
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fromSlate Magazine
9 hours ago

Trump Is Exploiting the Shutdown to Set Up Something Truly Terrifying

The Trump administration redirected billions of appropriated funds to pay troops during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act and undermining Congress's power of the purse.
fromAxios
20 hours ago

Exclusive: Trump immigration plan could cut workforce by 15M through 2035, study says

The big picture: The drop in workers could alter the nation's projected demographics and make it difficult to revive manufacturing jobs - or to attract workers in health, agriculture and energy as the population ages. Projected new workers entering the workforce wouldn't fully make up the difference, leading to the net reductions, per the National Foundation for American Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that focuses on trade and immigration.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
7 months ago

Pete Buttigieg explains how Dems can counter Trump's chaos in just 16 words - LGBTQ Nation

Democrats should defend institutions while demanding government reform that works for people, enhances freedom, and rejects both destruction and complacency.
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fromAxios
20 hours ago

Exclusive: MTG slams parts of Trump's second-term agenda as "America Last"

Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized the administration's foreign focus and called for America First priorities, urging action on inflation, ACA subsidies, tariffs, and farmers.
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