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Axios

Trump confirms approval of CIA covert actions in Venezuela [2d]
"A dark day": Pentagon confiscates badges of Defense reporters [2d]
Supreme Court signals willingness to pare back Voting Rights Act [2d]
Israel warns U.S. Gaza deal could stall if Hamas won't return hostage bodies [2d]
GOP's latest government shutdown scapegoat: No Kings protests [2d]
Federal firings could reach 10,000 during shutdown, Vought says [2d]
Vance to headline Turning Point campus event [2d]
"Clever and generous" farm bailout coming, Hassett says [2d]
Hamas still hasn't returned these hostages' bodies from Gaza [2d]
The EV hype was real — electric vehicle sales smashed records [2d]
What to know about Oct. 18 "No Kings" protests [2d]
GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp announces $30M workforce skills training program [2d]
"Yes it's illegal, but": Why Democrats aren't fighting Trump's shutdown workarounds [2d]
MANGO beats FAANG in battle for tech supremacy [2d]
Don the Builder: Inside Trump's White House makeover [2d]
Scoop: Trump, allies to boost GOP candidate for N.J. governor [2d]
U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign [2d]
Soda gets a Gen Z glow-up with new flavors and sizes [3d]
Young Republicans demand leaders involved in "vile" racist chat resign [3d]
Florida court pauses Miami land transfer for Trump presidential library [3d]

Salon

“My focus is New York”: Mamdani refuses to take the bait on Fox News [2d]
“This is going to cost us”: Smith blasts Trump attacks on public servants in rare interview [2d]
The secret to perfect, buttery pie crust [2d]
Smucker’s sues Trader Joe’s over crustless PB&J snacks [2d]
“Absolutely appalled”: Young Republicans face fallout after racist messages leak [2d]
Arizona AG threatens “legal action” against Mike Johnson if he doesn’t swear in new Democrat [2d]
“The Family Stone” is Diane Keaton’s tender onscreen goodbye [2d]
Pete Hegseth’s press crackdown is backfiring [2d]
MAGA’s fake Super Bowl halftime show reveals their real failures [2d]
John Roberts is slowly dismantling America [2d]
Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law [2d]

The Drudge Report

Mass-produced AI Podcasts Disrupt Industry... [2d]
Hackers jam San Francisco street with 50 self-driving cabs... [2d]
CEO Warns of 'Black Swan Event' Under Trump... [2d]
UPDATE: 'I Love Hitler' Texts... [2d]
Pritzker finds his place at the ramparts of the resistance... [2d]
Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia... [2d]
POLL: More American Jews shield identity in public... [2d]
Seattle athletes were terrorized in a spree of burglaries. 'Feel unsafe in their homes'... [2d]
Will Louis XX restore French monarchy? [2d]
NO amount of alcohol is safe for dementia risk... [2d]
Walking good for you. Walking backward can add to benefits... [2d]
MAG: Sex Robots Are Here -- and It's OK... [2d]
Ballroom Donors Get Glitzy White House Dinner... [2d]
USA falls out of top 10 on list of most powerful passports... [2d]
Teens who beat DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' receive light sentence... [2d]
WARNING: RUSSIAN DRONES TO SWARM EUROPE... [2d]
COULD DEPLOY 2 MILLION RESERVISTS... [2d]
LAND STRIKES NEXT? [2d]
Journalists exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules... [2d]
Doesn't rule out killing Maduro... [2d]
How behemoth uses intimidation tactics to silence critics... [2d]
GOVT SPENDS $51M ON YEAR'S MOST EXPENSIVE POLITICAL AD... [2d]
'Proud dad of a US Marine' deported after he visited pregnant daughter at military base... [2d]
19 dead NOT being returned... [2d]
Washing machine for humans rinses your whole body inside giant pot... [2d]
White House Considers Overhaul of Refugee System to Favor White People... [2d]
Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office... [2d]
When Children of Public Figures Go Public With Their Dissent... [2d]
No one policing Yellowstone bear jams during shutdown... [2d]
NBCNEWS Lays Off 150... [2d]
Chinese company gives Eric crypto firm preferential access to tech... [2d]
Israel rages over mystery body handed over by Hamas that's not a hostage... [2d]
Hegseth emergency landing in UK... Developing... [2d]
Trump Authorizes Covert CIA Action in Venezuela... [2d]
Supremes poised to undo key part of Voting Rights Act... [2d]
Trump Allies Push to Bolster Putin-Backed Balkans Leader... [2d]
DOJ PUSHES FACEBOOK TO CENSOR... [2d]
US military strike on alleged drug trafficking boat in Caribbean targeted -- Colombians... [2d]
Concern grows in Congress... [2d]
USA approves new bank backed by billionaires with ties to Trump... [2d]
Florida housing market flashing warning for rest of USA... [2d]
Washing machine for humans rinses your whole body inside giant pot... [2d]
Israel rages over mystery body handed over by Hamas that's not a hostage... [2d]
'Proud dad of a US Marine' deported after he visited pregnant daughter at military base... [2d]
AGENTS HUNT WALGREENS [2d]
Masked ICE agent slam 'fleeing' black teen to ground... [2d]
Man arrested for cheeseburger attack at strip club... [2d]
Los Angeles Film Production Levels Hit New Lows... [2d]
Teens who beat DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' receive light sentence... [2d]
STUDY: Humans Hit Functional Peak At 60... [2d]
BOOK: World to be ruled by Trillionaires Club of wealth elite... [2d]
Man Stores 'Robot Porn' on Govt Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets... [2d]
LA STATE OF EMERGENCY [2d]
Crowds in St Petersburg sing about overthrowing Putin! [2d]
Hollywood's Billion-Dollar Greenlight to Kingdom... [2d]
Vance Dismisses 'Pearl Clutching'... [2d]
YOUTUBE Just Ate TV. It's Only Getting Started... [2d]
Top financiers sound alarm on lending standards... [2d]
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, In Her Own Words: How 16-Year-Old's Life Unraveled at Mar-a-Lago... [2d]
Vance Dismisses 'Pearl Clutching'... [2d]
Top General Says He's Letting ChatGPT Make Military Decisions? [2d]
STUDY: Resistance Training Yields Unexpected Side Effect -- Healthier Gut... [2d]
Mel Gibson faces backlash after recasting Jesus... [2d]
Visas Revoked of People Who Criticized Charlie Kirk... [2d]
'Bored aliens': Has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth? [2d]
Concern over lethal strikes on alleged drug boats grows in Congress... [2d]
Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia... [2d]
SWEDEN TO BEGIN STOCKPILING FOOD... [2d]
Conscription Row Mars Germany's Push To Beef Up Deterrence... [2d]
Grocery Prices Keep Rising. Frustrated Consumers Trying to Adapt... [2d]
Blue States Setting Up Shadow Public-Health Alliance to Counter RFK... [2d]
ICE KILLS DOG [2d]
Pritzker finds his place at the ramparts of the resistance... [2d]
POLL: More American Jews shield identity in public... [2d]
Will Louis XX restore French monarchy? [2d]
No amount of alcohol is safe, at least for dementia risk... [2d]
Walking is good for you. Walking backward can add to benefits... [2d]
USA falls out of top 10 on list of most powerful passports... [2d]
Inflatable frog suits become protest fashion statement of year... [2d]
WARNING: RUSSIAN DRONES TO SWARM EUROPE... [2d]
PUTIN COULD DEPLOY 2 MILLION RESERVISTS... [2d]
CHICAGO FIGHTS BACK [2d]
LA STATE OF EMERGENCY [2d]
VANITY FAIR Editor's Book to Address Scandalous Relationship With RFK... [2d]

The New Republic

Trump Admits You Don’t Want to Know Stephen Miller’s “Truest Feelings” [2d]
From Total Unknown to Supernova Overnight: Graham Platner Takes Maine [2d]
Trump Makes Clear No One Can Rule Against Him as He Threatens Enemies [2d]
Zohran Mamdani’s First Fox Interview Was a Train-Wreck—for the Host [2d]
America First? Trump Authorizes “Covert” CIA Action in Venezuela [2d]
JD Vance Just Gave Us a Preview of Trumpism Without Trump [2d]
Zohran Mamdani’s First Fox Interview Kicks Off With Pure Racism [2d]
Trump Keeps Skipping Work to Show Off Ugly White House Renovations [2d]
Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Federal Workers During Shutdown [2d]
Argentina First? Trump Treasury Sec Reveals Bailout Amount Has Doubled [2d]
Mike Johnson Says Restraining Order Against GOP Rep Isn’t “Serious” [2d]
Woman Arrested While Playing “Ghostbusters” on Clarinet at ICE Protest [2d]
Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening [2d]
Republicans Can’t Stop Whining About the “No Kings” Rally [2d]
Guess How Much ICE Barbie Has Spent This Year to Suck Up to Trump? [2d]
DHS Quietly Edits Number of Gang Members Captured in Chicago Raid [2d]
Federal Agents Tear-Gas Chicago Police Officers—Again [2d]
MAGA Senator Rendered Speechless Over Trump Cuts to His State [2d]
Giving Peace a Real Chance Must Include Refusing to Normalize Genocide [2d]
Trump Is Kicking People Out of the Country for Insulting Charlie Kirk [2d]
Vance Downplays Racist Leaked Messages From Young Republicans Chat [2d]
Jack Smith Reveals He Had “Tons of Evidence” Against Trump [2d]
Trump Forces Out Second Prosecutor for Refusing to Bend the Knee [2d]
Mike Johnson Threatened With Lawsuit for Dragging His Feet on New Dem [2d]
Transcript: Trump Erupts in “Mad King” Tirades as Presser Goes Awry [2d]
The Blue-State Governors Who’ve Gone Weak on Climate Policy [2d]
How I Became a Populist [2d]
The Media Is Blowing a Big Story in Venezuela [2d]
A House of Dynamite Explodes the Missile Defense Myth [2d]
Why Shame No Longer Works in American Politics [2d]
Trump Erupts at ABC over Vance On-Air Fiasco as Presser Goes Off Rails [2d]

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