'Very difficult situation': Kristi Noem whines locals not letting ICE agents use restrooms (David Edwards/Raw Story)

David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Very difficult situation’: Kristi Noem whines locals not letting ICE agents use restrooms  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem complained that her agents were not being permitted to use restrooms in Chicago because of opposition from residents.

2025-10-06 00:40:01 UTC

Raw Story

Kristi Noem calls Chicago a 'war zone' after federal agents shoot woman (Olivia Empson/The Guardian)

Olivia Empson / The Guardian:
Kristi Noem calls Chicago a ‘war zone’ after federal agents shoot woman  —  Homeland security secretary takes aim at city's mayor who has called deployment of national guard ‘unhinged’  —  Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's homeland security secretary, called Chicago “a war zone” …

2025-10-06 00:20:00 UTC

The Guardian

Q&A With Mehdi: On Israel and Its Illegal Detention of Greta Thunberg and the Flotilla Activists

2025-10-05 23:23:44 UTC

Milei's Candidate Drops Out of Race Amid Ties to Drug Trafficker (Patrick Gillespie/Bloomberg)

Patrick Gillespie / Bloomberg:
Milei's Candidate Drops Out of Race Amid Ties to Drug Trafficker  —  Argentine President Javier Milei suffered another setback as an ally dropped off the top of his party's ticket just three weeks before a midterm election amid corruption allegations that threatened to sap support for the market-friendly leader in the crucial vote.

2025-10-05 22:55:00 UTC

Bloomberg

Top judge's $1.5M beachfront home is burned to the ground as her ex-senator husband is rushed to hospital (Lauren Acton-Taylor/Daily Mail)

Lauren Acton-Taylor / Daily Mail:
Top judge's $1.5M beachfront home is burned to the ground as her ex-senator husband is rushed to hospital  —  A South Carolina judge's beautiful beachfront home was burned to the ground on Saturday morning, sending three of her family members to hospital.  —  Police have launched an investigation …

2025-10-05 22:50:00 UTC

Daily Mail

Beautifying Cancer Patients in Gaza While Being Prevented From Life-Saving Treatment

Suffering from cancer while beautifying campmates in Gaza as cancer patients are prevented from leaving for treatment -- with videos from Gaza.

The post Beautifying Cancer Patients in Gaza While Being Prevented From Life-Saving Treatment appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

2025-10-05 22:21:07 UTC

Transcript: House Speaker Mike Johnson on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 5, 2025 (CBS News)

CBS News:
Transcript: House Speaker Mike Johnson on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 5, 2025  —  The following is the transcript of the interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 5, 2025.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the government shutdown now in its fifth day.

2025-10-05 21:10:01 UTC

CBS News

Governor Newsom to sue, urges Americans to speak out on Trump's "breathtaking abuse of power" with cross-state Guard deployment (Governor of California)

Governor of California:
Governor Newsom to sue, urges Americans to speak out on Trump's “breathtaking abuse of power” with cross-state Guard deployment … In response to a federal court order that blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, President Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon.

2025-10-05 19:50:00 UTC

Governor of California

CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it; low marks for Republicans, Democrats, Trump's handling (Anthony Salvanto/CBS News)

Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it; low marks for Republicans, Democrats, Trump's handling  —  For many Americans, across party lines, concern over the government shutdown means concern about its potential impact on the economy, among other things.

2025-10-05 19:40:00 UTC

CBS News

Bari Weiss Takes Her Grift Mainstream (Peter Shamshiri/String in a Maze)

Peter Shamshiri / String in a Maze:
Bari Weiss Takes Her Grift Mainstream  —  Journalism's biggest fraud takes the reins at CBS  —  Sometime in the coming days Paramount Skydance will officially acquire The Free Press, Bari Weiss's faux-contrarian center-right Substack, for $150M.  Weiss herself will become the editor in chief of CBS News …

2025-10-05 19:05:00 UTC

String in a Maze

Defying court order, Trump sends California National Guard troops to Oregon (Lia Russell/Sacramento Bee)

Lia Russell / Sacramento Bee:
Defying court order, Trump sends California National Guard troops to Oregon  —  President Donald Trump sent 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon on Sunday, defying a court order blocking him from deploying Oregon's own National Guard to patrol Portland in an ongoing White House campaign targeting Democratic cities.

2025-10-05 18:35:01 UTC

Sacramento Bee

How Chief Justice John Roberts Rewrote the Constitution and Helped Trump Return to Power

2025-10-05 18:03:11 UTC

Gov. Newsom says Trump administration has deployed California National Guard troops to Oregon (Alexandra Marquez/NBC News)

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Gov. Newsom says Trump administration has deployed California National Guard troops to Oregon  —  The move comes one day after a federal judge blocked the president's plan to deploy Oregon National Guard troops in Portland.  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday said that he would sue …

2025-10-05 18:00:22 UTC

NBC News

Laura Loomer Is Turning Against MAGA Stalwarts (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Laura Loomer Is Turning Against MAGA Stalwarts  —  The Trump loyalist is fighting with Tucker Carlson, others as some White House officials have grown concerned about her influence  —  President Trump confidante Laura Loomer has successfully campaigned for the ouster of more than a dozen …

2025-10-05 17:55:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

'This Week' Transcript 10-5-25: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. Cory Booker, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Adm. James Stavridis & former Army Vice Chief ... (ABC News)

ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 10-5-25: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. Cory Booker, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Adm. James Stavridis & former Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime …

2025-10-05 17:15:02 UTC

ABC News

Exclusive: Trump says Hamas faces 'complete obliteration' if it insists on staying in power (Alejandra Jaramillo/CNN)

Alejandra Jaramillo / CNN:
Exclusive: Trump says Hamas faces ‘complete obliteration’ if it insists on staying in power  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  President Trump speaks about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in new interview  —  President Donald Trump told CNN Hamas faces “complete obliteration” …

2025-10-05 16:10:01 UTC

CNN

Democrats shouldn't bail out Trump as the government shutdown drags on (MSNBC)

MSNBC:
Democrats shouldn't bail out Trump as the government shutdown drags on  —  The best time for the opposition to take a stand, rather than settle for untrustworthy promises, is right now.  —  This isn't a normal government shutdown, and past shutdowns shouldn't be treated as models for how Democrats respond to their current crisis.

2025-10-05 13:45:00 UTC

MSNBC

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit (NPR)

NPR:
States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit  —  Every day for nearly 18 years, Alessandra Fabrello has been a medical caregiver for her son, on top of being his mom.  —  “It is almost impossible to explain what it takes to keep a child alive who should be dead …

2025-10-05 13:40:00 UTC

NPR

Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans  —  Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.  —  The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans …

2025-10-05 13:20:00 UTC

Washington Post

Two Years of Genocide, Captured on Social Media by Israeli Soldiers Themselves

2025-10-05 13:03:17 UTC

Scoop — Trump to Netanyahu on Gaza talks: "You're always so f***ing negative" (Axios)

Axios:
Scoop — Trump to Netanyahu on Gaza talks: “You're always so f***ing negative”  —  When Hamas came back with a “yes, but” to President Trump's Gaza peace proposal on Friday, Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss what he saw as good news.  — Netanyahu felt differently.

2025-10-05 12:55:01 UTC

Axios

Federal judge halts Trump administration's call-up of National Guard in Portland (Kyle Cheney/Politico)

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Federal judge halts Trump administration's call-up of National Guard in Portland … “These incidents are inexcusable, but they are nowhere near the type of incidents that cannot be handled by regular law enforcement forces,” Immergut wrote.  —  “President Trump exercised his lawful authority …

2025-10-05 05:25:01 UTC

Politico

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest (Gosia Wozniacka/Oregonian)

Gosia Wozniacka / Oregonian:
Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest  —  An elderly couple says they were charged and knocked down by federal agents as they p eacefully protested on Saturday in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland, just blocks from their home.

2025-10-05 02:55:00 UTC

Oregonian

Judge Blocks Trump's Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore. (Anna Griffin/New York Times)

Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Trump's Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore.  —  A federal judge appointed by President Trump issued a temporary restraining order, siding for now with Oregon and Portland lawyers who called federalizing the guard a presidential overreach.

2025-10-05 02:50:00 UTC

New York Times

California resident gets over 8 years in prison for attempt to assassinate Justice Kavanaugh (Michael Kunzelman/Associated Press)

Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
California resident gets over 8 years in prison for attempt to assassinate Justice Kavanaugh  —  A California resident who attempted to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his Maryland home was sentenced Friday to over eight years in prison by a federal judge …

2025-10-05 01:40:00 UTC

Associated Press

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments (CNN)

CNN:
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments  —  Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

2025-10-05 01:40:00 UTC

CNN

Trump to Send Witkoff, Kushner to Middle East to Seal Hostage Release Deal (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Send Witkoff, Kushner to Middle East to Seal Hostage Release Deal  —  Palestinians continued to report explosions and deaths in Gaza, adding to uncertainty around President Trump's peace plan  —  President Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Egypt …

2025-10-05 01:40:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

Trump to Send Witkoff, Kushner to Middle East to Seal Hostage Release Deal (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Send Witkoff, Kushner to Middle East to Seal Hostage Release Deal  —  Palestinians continued to report explosions and deaths in Gaza, adding to uncertainty around President Trump's peace plan  —  President Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Egypt …

2025-10-05 01:40:00 UTC

Wall Street Journal

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in Portland (CNN)

CNN:
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in Portland  —  A federal judge in Oregon has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard into Portland after the president announced he would send in troops to protect what he calls a “war-ravaged” city.

2025-10-05 01:36:24 UTC

CNN

Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says (Thomas Peipert/Associated Press)

Thomas Peipert / Associated Press:
Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says  —  The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker says.  —  Pritzker, who called the move “absolutely outrageous and un-American,” said the Illinois National …

2025-10-04 22:05:01 UTC

Associated Press

ADL split marks FBI shift away from targeting right-wing violence, scholars say (Jason Lalljee/Axios)

Jason Lalljee / Axios:
ADL split marks FBI shift away from targeting right-wing violence, scholars say  —  The FBI's split with the Anti-Defamation League this week is the latest evidence that the Trump administration is moving away from targeting hate groups in favor of investigating what it deems left-wing violence, scholars told Axios.

2025-10-04 21:35:02 UTC

Axios

'Digs us a deeper hole!' GOP senator warns White House may 'destroy' their credibility (Daniel Hampton/Raw Story)

Daniel Hampton / Raw Story:
‘Digs us a deeper hole!’  GOP senator warns White House may ‘destroy’ their credibility  —  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) ripped President Donald Trump's White House on Friday over his targeting of blue states.  —  Budget chief Russ Vought aggressively targeted blue states last year over Trump.

2025-10-04 20:30:00 UTC

Raw Story

Johnson rallies House GOP after he calls off votes amid shutdown fight (Politico)

Politico:
Johnson rallies House GOP after he calls off votes amid shutdown fight … “No change in message,” said one of the people, all of whom were granted anonymity to discuss the private call.  “We've done our work, let the Senate do theirs.”  —  House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said on the call …

2025-10-04 19:25:05 UTC

Politico

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs (The Guardian)

The Guardian:
Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs  —  Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water  —  Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Damian Carrington in London

2025-10-04 19:00:42 UTC

The Guardian

This Week In Techdirt History: September 28th – October 4th

2025-10-04 19:00:00 UTC

Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's South Side (Tom Schuba/Chicago Sun Times)

Tom Schuba / Chicago Sun Times:
Federal agents shoot woman they say ‘boxed in’ authorities on Chicago's South Side  —  A woman was shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents Saturday morning on Chicago's South Side, marking the second shooting since President Donald Trump's administration launched an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the area last month.

2025-10-04 18:35:02 UTC

Chicago Sun Times

Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes (Tony Romm/New York Times)

Tony Romm / New York Times:
Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes  —  The White House has cut or paused billions in funding to Democratic-run cities and states since the federal government came to a halt.  —  The White House has cut or paused billions in funding to Democratic-run cities and states since the federal government came to a halt.

2025-10-04 18:20:00 UTC

New York Times

This Week in Democracy – Week 37: Trump Goes Full Fascist and Denounces 'Enemy From Within'

2025-10-04 17:01:41 UTC

The White House Can't Decide: Is the Shutdown Bad or Good? (Shawn McCreesh/New York Times)

Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
The White House Can't Decide: Is the Shutdown Bad or Good?  —  Is it “fun” and an “unprecedented opportunity,” or is it “madness” that must end?  Depends who's talking.  —  The United States government has been shut down for nearly three days, but the Trump administration still seems at odds …

2025-10-04 16:30:01 UTC

New York Times

Israel strikes Gaza after Trump calls for end to bombardment (Nidal Al-Mughrabi/Reuters)

Nidal Al-Mughrabi / Reuters:
Israel strikes Gaza after Trump calls for end to bombardment  —  Israel struck Gaza on Saturday, local authorities said, after U.S. President Donald Trump had called for a halt to the bombing and said Hamas is ready for peace, agreeing to release hostages and accepting some other terms in a U.S. plan to end the war.

2025-10-04 16:25:01 UTC

Reuters

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies (Reuters)

Reuters:
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies  — U.S. citizens and families caught up in raid targeting alleged gang members  — Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement in Democratic cities  — Criticism over Border Patrol's aggressive tactics in Chicago

2025-10-04 16:15:01 UTC

Reuters

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low (New York Times)

New York Times:
Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low  —  Many of the slots would go to white South Africans and others facing “unjust discrimination,” according to people familiar with the matter and documents obtained by The New York Times.

2025-10-04 15:30:00 UTC

New York Times

Trump Hit Brazil With Punitive Tariffs for Prosecuting His Ally But Promised Argentina a $20 Billion Taxpayer Bailout to Help His Other Pal Win Election: An Executive Watch Roundup (Robert Tracinski/The UnPopulist)

Robert Tracinski / The UnPopulist:
Trump Hit Brazil With Punitive Tariffs for Prosecuting His Ally But Promised Argentina a $20 Billion Taxpayer Bailout to Help His Other Pal Win Election: An Executive Watch Roundup  —  Our early-October selection of the president's latest and greatest assaults on the rule of law

2025-10-04 15:10:05 UTC

The UnPopulist

The Billionaire Behind Trump's Deal for Universities (New York Times)

New York Times:
The Billionaire Behind Trump's Deal for Universities  —  The conservative ideas behind the Trump administration's “compact” for universities were developed in part by Marc Rowan, a wealthy financier who has sought to shape higher education.  —  The Trump administration shook higher education …

2025-10-04 14:15:00 UTC

New York Times

MAGA wages campaign to redefine "hate" after Kirk killing (Axios)

Axios:
MAGA wages campaign to redefine “hate” after Kirk killing  —  MAGA activists have launched a crusade against two of the nation's most storied civil rights watchdogs, accusing them of smearing conservatives as extremists.  —  Why it matters: For decades, the Anti-Defamation League …

2025-10-04 14:15:00 UTC

Axios

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds  —  Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.  —  Just now  —  Many American Jews sharply disapprove of Israel's conduct …

2025-10-04 13:40:01 UTC

Washington Post

Pluralistic: Blue Bonds (04 Oct 2025)

2025-10-04 13:09:16 UTC

04 Oct 2025

Trump’s Plan for Gaza 'Reeks of Colonialism,' Says Former Palestinian Negotiator

2025-10-04 12:02:00 UTC

Democrats' defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Democrats' defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump  —  After eight months of getting battered by Republicans, the party has largely abandoned efforts at conciliation or outreach.  —  Just now  —  Democrats' defiant approach to the current government shutdown reflects …

2025-10-04 11:45:02 UTC

Washington Post

Trump is finally ready to talk about Project 2025 (Zachary B. Wolf/CNN)

Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Trump is finally ready to talk about Project 2025  —  They're questions that could be asked of any number of President Donald Trump's social media posts:  —  Was he telling the truth before?  —  Did he just not understand that thing that he said earlier?  —  Is he just trolling all of us?

2025-10-04 11:15:00 UTC

CNN