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Investigations editor in Atlanta. The devil's in the details.
Trump and Kennedy claim it's unsafe to give young children Tylenol. What does the science say?
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
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Trump and Kennedy claim it's unsafe to give young children Tylenol. What does the science say?
After advising that Tylenol be avoided during pregnancy, the president and health secretary broadened their claims to suggest without evidence that babies and kids shouldn't take it, either.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/tylenol-safe-babies-children-trump-kennedy-autism-rcna236764
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Next on the hit list. Will indictments silence other prominent Trump critics?
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say
Bolton would be the third critic of the president to face federal charges. New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey were recently indicted.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-critic-former-national-security-adviser-john-bolton-charged-soon-rcna236937
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GOP wants a mid-decade census, to try to gain more seats in the House of Representatives. Florida leading the charge:
apnews.com/article/2020...
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Young Republicans challenge 2020 census results as part of wider GOP attack on head count
Two young Republican groups have challenged the 2020 census results in a Florida federal court. They claim the statistical methods used were flawed.
https://apnews.com/article/2020-census-bureau-redistricting-statistics-differential-privacy-12a70432d2f55b075abc6e6f8799fe73
about 19 hours ago
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Vance, Trump turn up the heat to get Indiana to give Republicans an election advantage by redistricting.
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Indiana governor meets Indiana Republicans again on redistricting GOP-led state
Vice President JD Vance has met with Republican state lawmakers in Indiana as the White House continues to press the state on redistricting. Indiana Republican Gov.
https://apnews.com/article/indiana-redistricting-jd-vance-mike-braun-25e5f8245d54b42d39deb921cc857735
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U.S. bails out Trump-ally Argentina with $20 billion deal.
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US buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap
The U.S. Treasury has purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-bessent-argentina-milei-currency-swap-7432a188e57264f0e5f6c753ddc40879
about 19 hours ago
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He was struck from behind, handcuffed, put in an unmarked car and taken to ICE headquarters.
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US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says
A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/us-citizen-detained-ice-portland-oregon-646ac425d32902b5f447e021f70da7df
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Carl Zimmer
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Today my
@nytimes.com
colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link:
nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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HHS employees to be fired as White House enacts mass terminations it blames on shutdown
Federal health employees are being fired as the White House makes good on a promise to terminate federal employees en masse because of the shutdown.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/hhs-firings-shutdown-white-house/
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'Never felt more betrayed': MAGA rebels over Trump's 'treasonous' Qatar base in Idaho
After years of advocating "America First," President Donald Trump's administration, the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday, "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acce...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-qatar-2674173633/
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Aaron Rupar
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Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."
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The Washington Post
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sparking debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking. Here’s what the science actually says:
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RFK Jr. linked circumcision and Tylenol to autism. Here’s what scientists say.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparks debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.
https://wapo.st/3KKXE8e
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Matt Peterson
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China put Trump in a corner. Every way out hurts.
www.barrons.com/articles/chi...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
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Trump is using national security as an excuse to impose new tariffs on kitchen cabinets. This is what happens when “damage to national security” has no clear definition. It leads to overclassification and more government secrets. Watch
@laurenleharper.bsky.social
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See Trump’s statement?
www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...
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Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins
Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1l80g1qe4gt
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Indian immigrant fights deportation after police mistake perfume labeled 'Opium' for the narcotic
Kapil Raghu, 28, was arrested in May after an officer in central Arkansas spotted the rollerball perfume bottle in his car during a routine traffic stop.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/indian-immigrant-deportation-opium-perfume-bottle-rcna236695
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Molly Jong-Fast
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This is the way
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
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M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/us/mit-rejects-white-house-compact.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU8.kpqt.ZEZ40fCkN8uW&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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David Corn
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NEW: Who's taking advantage of the new anti-immigration gold rush? Read this: How a new firm with DHS ties won a $915 million contract to help immigrants "self-deport."
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How a new firm with DHS ties won a $915 million contract to help immigrants "self-deport"
The “rushed” deal was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival's lawsuit alleges.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/dhs-ice-self-deportation-contract-salus-worldwide-solutions-csi-aviation/
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Mueller, She Wrote
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A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.
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Dow drops almost 900 points, S&P 500 declines the most since April after Trump's new China tariff threat — CNBC
The Trump post sparked a rapid sell-off in stocks Friday.
https://apple.news/AwdYN6v-UT_SynEzU6CKCJA
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He sold “God bless the USA” Bibles in partnership with Trump.
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Former Republican election official buys Dominion Voting — a target of 2020 conspiracy theories
Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official.
https://apnews.com/article/dominion-voting-liberty-vote-2020-conspiracy-theories-fed1e2d7f00b264bf5f8e01a106124f1
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The Marshall Project
4 days ago
A 9-year-old pepper sprayed in handcuffs, crying for her dad. A teenager wrestled to the ground, and another pepper sprayed while waiting for the bus. All were Black girls hurt by police.
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Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/11/02/police-hurt-thousands-of-teens-every-year-a-striking-number-are-black-girls?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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Pentagon, journalists on collision course as restrictions on reporting loom
Journalists who cover the U.S. military appear headed toward a showdown with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-journalists-new-restrictions-hegseth-b9e70801f7d7930251a0740e7168f775
3 days ago
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Axios
3 days ago
FBI reassigns nearly one-quarter of its agents to help ICE locate and arrest people
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FBI reassigns nearly one-quarter of agents to help ICE locate and arrest people
FBI Director Kash Patel has also had agents shift focus to investigating local violent crime.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/08/trump-ice-immigration-kash-patel-fbi
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If racial gerrymandering gets the Supreme Court’s ok:
apple.news/AZAmU5yqPQ7e...
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Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling — POLITICO
Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.
https://apple.news/AZAmU5yqPQ7eqDkjsq9KIiw
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Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment — Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the...
https://apple.news/AtmuyR6D1TS2B1BKCk0r6Dg
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Capital Region Chamber VP charged for allegedly attempting to lure minor for sex
Peter Bardunias, a Capital Region Chamber VP and former head of the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County, was charged after a sting. Authorities allegedly found sex toys and restraints at his home.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/clifton-park-vp-arrested-allegedly-attempting-21089156.php
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Censorship of science. Where will that lead?
www.context.news/climate-risk...
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Trump calls climate change a con; science braces for more | Context by TRF
Experts fear 'death by a thousand paper cuts' as Trump presses delete button on scientific research
https://www.context.news/climate-risks/trump-calls-climate-change-a-con-science-braces-for-more
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This Georgia county has the nation's highest rate of childhood food insecurity. Now, the Trump administration is stopping surveys to find out about children's access to adequate food.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Nearly 1 in 2 kids face hunger in this Ga. county. Cuts could make it worse.
Rural Hancock County, about 100 miles southeast of Atlanta, has the highest estimated rate of childhood food insecurity in the nation, according a report.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/10/snap-overhaul-lost-data-complicate-hunger-fight-in-rural-georgia/
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Steve Grzanich
5 days ago
Condé Nast Traveler names Chicago the best big city in America for a 9th year in a row. "It's no wonder Chicago tops this list yet again. A world-class destination known for its impressive architecture, first-rate museums, brilliant chefs..."
www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best...
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Gabi 雪
4 days ago
Those dangerous antifa terrorists armed with *checks notes* pajamas and doughnuts.
www.oregonlive.com/galleries/GW...
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About two dozen people in pajamas gathered with coffee and pastries outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in South Portland on Sunday morning, Oct. 5, 2025, for the Portl...
About two dozen people in pajamas gathered with coffee and pastries outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in South Portland on Sunday morning, Oct. 5, 2025, for the Portl...
https://www.oregonlive.com/galleries/GWASRZFPIBGHPA3TGCS74R2HNQ/
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Financial Times
4 days ago
Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded for advances tackling carbon and ‘forever chemicals’
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Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded for advances tackling carbon and ‘forever chemicals’
Three scientists win award for devising new materials with ‘unheard of properties’
https://on.ft.com/433HLA1
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Only some Americans are “true” Americans, in their minds.
www.aol.com/articles/her...
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Are You a ‘Heritage American’?
Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War
https://www.aol.com/articles/heritage-american-113000986.html
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Anthony Michael Kreis
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File state charges. This is a crime.
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈⬛🇺🇦
4 days ago
"RFKJr is trying to eliminate the agency responsible for supporting states & localities w/ overdose prevention," says Dr. Eric Rafla-Yuan. The doctors are also concerned about his attacks on psychiatric medications. Let's not forget that he's a fan of viruses, too.
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/10/06/nx-s1-5559217/rfk-jr-mental-health-substance-abuse-ssri
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OSINTRadar
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🇺🇦🇷🇺 “Sanctions and long-range strikes against the Russian Federation are fully justified. Their impact is being felt at Russian oil refineries and military plants.” — Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Eliot Higgins
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Russia's disinformation campaign is now using deepfaked audio of Holocaust survivors to attack Armenia, in videos published on the 2nd anniversary of the Hamas October 7th attack on Israel.
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Chris Morran
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NEW: As Linda McMahon guts the Dept. of Education, she’s operated in what she calls “a parallel universe” to radically shift how future kids will learn -- seeking to dismantle the public school system in favor of private and Christian schools or homeschooling.
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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
https://www.propublica.org/article/education-department-public-schools-activists-linda-mcmahon-trump?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky&utm_content=cm
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Six former surgeons general say Kennedy is "endangering" the nation's health
The former officials condemned Kennedy's "dangerous and discredited" rhetoric about vaccines.
https://flip.it/t2.RzO
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Bill would make Florida colleges, universities rename streets after Charlie Kirk
A new bill would make all of Florida's public state universities and colleges rename one roadway on their campuses after Charlie Kirk.
https://flip.it/zzG-xX
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Forced by the military to live in prison-like camps, they depended on U.S. food aid. Then it stopped and children began dying.
apnews.com/article/myan...
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-usaid-thailand-trump-rubio-aid-7f6919a1863ceea2ddf6708e47bb88f0
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Jamie Dupree
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We already knew Rep. Mike Kelly R-PA & Sen. Ron Johnson R-WI caught the eye of Jan. 6 investigators. But this FBI document tells us something triggered a federal grand jury to get a subpoena for metadata phone records of 7 other GOP Senators as part of the Jan. 6 probe.
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Aaron Rupar
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WHITEHOUSE: What happened to the $50k in cash that the FBI paid to Tom Homan in a paper bag? BONDI: The investigation of Mr Homan was subjected to a full review by the FBI. They found no credible evidence of any wrongdoing W: That was not my Q B: You're welcome to discuss this with Director Patel
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Kyle Griffin
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse asked Pam Bondi about DOJ's decision to drop the investigation into Tom Homan. MSNBC first reported that Homan was recorded in Sept. 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI sting. Bondi refused to answer, then attacked Whitehouse.
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Raw Story
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) complained about "unbelievable blowback and pressure from the White House" on releasing files about Jeffrey Epstein, despite her support for President Donald Trump on controversial topics, such as the Jan. 6 riots.
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'I'm not a slave!' Marjorie Taylor Greene condemns White House 'pressure' over Epstein
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) complained about "unbelievable blowback and pressure from the White House" on releasing files about Jeffrey Epstein, despite her support for President Donald Trump on controversial topics, such as the Jan. 6 riots."I've always been an unapologetic Trump supporter,"...
https://bit.ly/4nz7AAc
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USMC Vet M-3-7/MarineBarracks, NAS Alameda 🇺🇦
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Here's one reason Johnson is refusing to bring the House back into session: The move postpones the swearing-in of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who is poised to provide the deciding signature on a petition that forces a floor vote on the release of the Epstein files.
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Stephen Soldz
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Professor Flees to Europe After Turning Point USA Calls Him Antifa, Leading to Death Threats for Him and His Family
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Professor Flees to Europe After Turning Point USA Calls Him Antifa
Rutgers University professor Mark Bray no longer feels safe at home.
https://newrepublic.com/post/201448/professor-flees-to-europe-turning-point-usa-antifa
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The Associated Press
5 days ago
Democrats believe health care is an issue that will resonate with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies in exchange for their votes to reopen the shuttered U.S. government.
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At the center of shutdown fight, health care is one of the most intractable issues in Congress
Democrats believe health care is an issue that will resonate with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies in exchange for their votes to reopen the shuttered U.S. government.
https://bit.ly/4oe83bb
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Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America
A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/06/oregon-republicans-protest-photo-south-america?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social_img&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZnRzaANR9kNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtHXS6WznbDVqw-Nzj8aEUIIw32kP1jPt7REEZ4vSn4C_xxT6ydHvVd9JnuI_aem_Bq1Ymw_lvx1j4gz7thoMNw#Echobox=1759817809
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Scott Horton
5 days ago
After a series of court wins that revealed Fox staffers destroying essential evidence in the case, Smartmatic now appears poised to win a massive damages award against the Rupert Murdoch media empire over their commercial libels in 2020.
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Smartmatic scores win against Fox in election machine defamation case
Summary judgment arguments are set for November, over Fox Corporation's objection.
https://courthousenews.com/smartmatic-scores-win-against-fox-in-election-machine-defamation-case/
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