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Axios

Trump confirms approval of CIA covert actions in Venezuela [9d]
"A dark day": Pentagon confiscates badges of Defense reporters [9d]
Supreme Court signals willingness to pare back Voting Rights Act [9d]
Israel warns U.S. Gaza deal could stall if Hamas won't return hostage bodies [9d]
GOP's latest government shutdown scapegoat: No Kings protests [9d]
Federal firings could reach 10,000 during shutdown, Vought says [9d]
Vance to headline Turning Point campus event [9d]
"Clever and generous" farm bailout coming, Hassett says [10d]
Hamas still hasn't returned these hostages' bodies from Gaza [10d]
The EV hype was real — electric vehicle sales smashed records [10d]
What to know about Oct. 18 "No Kings" protests [10d]
GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp announces $30M workforce skills training program [10d]
"Yes it's illegal, but": Why Democrats aren't fighting Trump's shutdown workarounds [10d]
MANGO beats FAANG in battle for tech supremacy [10d]
Don the Builder: Inside Trump's White House makeover [10d]
Scoop: Trump, allies to boost GOP candidate for N.J. governor [10d]
U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign [10d]
Soda gets a Gen Z glow-up with new flavors and sizes [10d]
Young Republicans demand leaders involved in "vile" racist chat resign [10d]
Florida court pauses Miami land transfer for Trump presidential library [10d]

Salon

“My focus is New York”: Mamdani refuses to take the bait on Fox News [9d]
“This is going to cost us”: Smith blasts Trump attacks on public servants in rare interview [9d]
The secret to perfect, buttery pie crust [9d]
Smucker’s sues Trader Joe’s over crustless PB&J snacks [9d]
“Absolutely appalled”: Young Republicans face fallout after racist messages leak [9d]
Arizona AG threatens “legal action” against Mike Johnson if he doesn’t swear in new Democrat [10d]
“The Family Stone” is Diane Keaton’s tender onscreen goodbye [10d]
Pete Hegseth’s press crackdown is backfiring [10d]
MAGA’s fake Super Bowl halftime show reveals their real failures [10d]
John Roberts is slowly dismantling America [10d]
Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law [10d]

The Drudge Report

Mass-produced AI Podcasts Disrupt Industry... [9d]
Hackers jam San Francisco street with 50 self-driving cabs... [9d]
CEO Warns of 'Black Swan Event' Under Trump... [9d]
UPDATE: 'I Love Hitler' Texts... [9d]
Pritzker finds his place at the ramparts of the resistance... [9d]
Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia... [9d]
POLL: More American Jews shield identity in public... [9d]
Seattle athletes were terrorized in a spree of burglaries. 'Feel unsafe in their homes'... [9d]
Will Louis XX restore French monarchy? [9d]
NO amount of alcohol is safe for dementia risk... [9d]
Walking good for you. Walking backward can add to benefits... [9d]
MAG: Sex Robots Are Here -- and It's OK... [9d]
Ballroom Donors Get Glitzy White House Dinner... [9d]
USA falls out of top 10 on list of most powerful passports... [9d]
Teens who beat DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' receive light sentence... [9d]
WARNING: RUSSIAN DRONES TO SWARM EUROPE... [9d]
COULD DEPLOY 2 MILLION RESERVISTS... [9d]
LAND STRIKES NEXT? [9d]
Journalists exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules... [9d]
Doesn't rule out killing Maduro... [9d]
How behemoth uses intimidation tactics to silence critics... [9d]
GOVT SPENDS $51M ON YEAR'S MOST EXPENSIVE POLITICAL AD... [9d]
'Proud dad of a US Marine' deported after he visited pregnant daughter at military base... [9d]
19 dead NOT being returned... [9d]
Washing machine for humans rinses your whole body inside giant pot... [9d]
White House Considers Overhaul of Refugee System to Favor White People... [9d]
Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office... [9d]
When Children of Public Figures Go Public With Their Dissent... [9d]
No one policing Yellowstone bear jams during shutdown... [9d]
NBCNEWS Lays Off 150... [9d]
Chinese company gives Eric crypto firm preferential access to tech... [9d]
Israel rages over mystery body handed over by Hamas that's not a hostage... [9d]
Hegseth emergency landing in UK... Developing... [9d]
Trump Authorizes Covert CIA Action in Venezuela... [9d]
Supremes poised to undo key part of Voting Rights Act... [9d]
Trump Allies Push to Bolster Putin-Backed Balkans Leader... [9d]
DOJ PUSHES FACEBOOK TO CENSOR... [9d]
US military strike on alleged drug trafficking boat in Caribbean targeted -- Colombians... [9d]
Concern grows in Congress... [9d]
USA approves new bank backed by billionaires with ties to Trump... [9d]
Florida housing market flashing warning for rest of USA... [9d]
Washing machine for humans rinses your whole body inside giant pot... [9d]
Israel rages over mystery body handed over by Hamas that's not a hostage... [9d]
'Proud dad of a US Marine' deported after he visited pregnant daughter at military base... [9d]
AGENTS HUNT WALGREENS [9d]
Masked ICE agent slam 'fleeing' black teen to ground... [9d]
Man arrested for cheeseburger attack at strip club... [9d]
Los Angeles Film Production Levels Hit New Lows... [9d]
Teens who beat DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' receive light sentence... [9d]
STUDY: Humans Hit Functional Peak At 60... [9d]
BOOK: World to be ruled by Trillionaires Club of wealth elite... [9d]
Man Stores 'Robot Porn' on Govt Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets... [9d]
LA STATE OF EMERGENCY [9d]
Crowds in St Petersburg sing about overthrowing Putin! [9d]
Hollywood's Billion-Dollar Greenlight to Kingdom... [10d]
Vance Dismisses 'Pearl Clutching'... [10d]
YOUTUBE Just Ate TV. It's Only Getting Started... [10d]
Top financiers sound alarm on lending standards... [10d]
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, In Her Own Words: How 16-Year-Old's Life Unraveled at Mar-a-Lago... [10d]
Vance Dismisses 'Pearl Clutching'... [10d]
Top General Says He's Letting ChatGPT Make Military Decisions? [10d]
STUDY: Resistance Training Yields Unexpected Side Effect -- Healthier Gut... [10d]
Mel Gibson faces backlash after recasting Jesus... [10d]
Visas Revoked of People Who Criticized Charlie Kirk... [10d]
'Bored aliens': Has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth? [10d]
Concern over lethal strikes on alleged drug boats grows in Congress... [10d]
Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia... [10d]
SWEDEN TO BEGIN STOCKPILING FOOD... [10d]
Conscription Row Mars Germany's Push To Beef Up Deterrence... [10d]
Grocery Prices Keep Rising. Frustrated Consumers Trying to Adapt... [10d]
Blue States Setting Up Shadow Public-Health Alliance to Counter RFK... [10d]
ICE KILLS DOG [10d]
Pritzker finds his place at the ramparts of the resistance... [10d]
POLL: More American Jews shield identity in public... [10d]
Will Louis XX restore French monarchy? [10d]
No amount of alcohol is safe, at least for dementia risk... [10d]
Walking is good for you. Walking backward can add to benefits... [10d]
USA falls out of top 10 on list of most powerful passports... [10d]
Inflatable frog suits become protest fashion statement of year... [10d]
WARNING: RUSSIAN DRONES TO SWARM EUROPE... [10d]
PUTIN COULD DEPLOY 2 MILLION RESERVISTS... [10d]
CHICAGO FIGHTS BACK [10d]
LA STATE OF EMERGENCY [10d]
VANITY FAIR Editor's Book to Address Scandalous Relationship With RFK... [10d]

The New Republic

Trump Admits You Don’t Want to Know Stephen Miller’s “Truest Feelings” [9d]
From Total Unknown to Supernova Overnight: Graham Platner Takes Maine [9d]
Trump Makes Clear No One Can Rule Against Him as He Threatens Enemies [9d]
Zohran Mamdani’s First Fox Interview Was a Train-Wreck—for the Host [9d]
America First? Trump Authorizes “Covert” CIA Action in Venezuela [9d]
JD Vance Just Gave Us a Preview of Trumpism Without Trump [9d]
Zohran Mamdani’s First Fox Interview Kicks Off With Pure Racism [9d]
Trump Keeps Skipping Work to Show Off Ugly White House Renovations [9d]
Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Federal Workers During Shutdown [9d]
Argentina First? Trump Treasury Sec Reveals Bailout Amount Has Doubled [9d]
Mike Johnson Says Restraining Order Against GOP Rep Isn’t “Serious” [9d]
Woman Arrested While Playing “Ghostbusters” on Clarinet at ICE Protest [9d]
Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening [9d]
Republicans Can’t Stop Whining About the “No Kings” Rally [9d]
Guess How Much ICE Barbie Has Spent This Year to Suck Up to Trump? [9d]
DHS Quietly Edits Number of Gang Members Captured in Chicago Raid [9d]
Federal Agents Tear-Gas Chicago Police Officers—Again [9d]
MAGA Senator Rendered Speechless Over Trump Cuts to His State [10d]
Giving Peace a Real Chance Must Include Refusing to Normalize Genocide [10d]
Trump Is Kicking People Out of the Country for Insulting Charlie Kirk [10d]
Vance Downplays Racist Leaked Messages From Young Republicans Chat [10d]
Jack Smith Reveals He Had “Tons of Evidence” Against Trump [10d]
Trump Forces Out Second Prosecutor for Refusing to Bend the Knee [10d]
Mike Johnson Threatened With Lawsuit for Dragging His Feet on New Dem [10d]
Transcript: Trump Erupts in “Mad King” Tirades as Presser Goes Awry [10d]
The Blue-State Governors Who’ve Gone Weak on Climate Policy [10d]
How I Became a Populist [10d]
The Media Is Blowing a Big Story in Venezuela [10d]
A House of Dynamite Explodes the Missile Defense Myth [10d]
Why Shame No Longer Works in American Politics [10d]
Trump Erupts at ABC over Vance On-Air Fiasco as Presser Goes Off Rails [10d]

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