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‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act

Court’s decision in Louisiana v Callais could limit voters from challenging racial discriminatory districts

The Guardian - US

How Chicago became ground zero for Trump's military crackdown

"This has never happened before," said Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Axios

2019 emails boost White House's view that furloughed workers aren't guaranteed back pay

The OMB's interpretation of the law has roiled Congress, outraged labor unions and added a layer of tension to the federal shutdown that began Oct. 1.

Axios

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Americans' trust in key federal agencies hits record lows

Many agencies hover at or near their lowest approval ever since Gallup's first poll in 2014.

Axios

Gavin Newsom Says LA Fire Victims Havent Seen A 'Dollar' From Trump: 'He's Abandoning Americans While Building Ballrooms'

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) sharply criticized President Donald Trump and congressional leaders for failing to provide federal disaster aid nine months after devastating fires swept through Los Angeles.

Benzinga

Elizabeth Warren Reminds Trump He Once Said, 'If There's A Shutdown, I think It Would Be A Tremendously Negative Mark On The President'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is the wrong leader for the moment, pointing to Trump's own past comments during earlier shutdown showdowns as evidence that presidents, not Congress, bear ultimate responsibility when the government closes.

Benzinga

Mike Johnson Gets Confronted In Fiery Hallway Clash By Arizona Democrats Over Government Shutdown: He's Keeping Republicans On An 'Extended Vacation'

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday regarding the government shutdown, healthcare delays, and Epstein-related files.

Benzinga

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Trump's 'Unprecedented' National Guard Fight With Democratic Governors Worries Republican Senators: 'Having A Real Struggle…'

Republican senators are voicing growing unease with President Donald Trump's clash with Democratic governors over sending National Guard troops from other states to Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, reflecting concerns about states' rights, precedent and the use of military forces in local policing.

Benzinga

Trump news at a glance: a note, a whisper and the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal

Trump announces ‘first steps’ to ‘durable peace’; Kristi Noem compares Antifa to MS-13. Key US politics stories from 8 October at a glance

The Guardian - US

Prosecutors insist social media posts did not jeopardize Mangione fair trial

Two Justice Department officials reposted comments President Donald Trump made about the alleged murderer

The Independent UK

Trump Calls For Jailing Of Illinois Democrats As Troops Arrive

US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for the Democratic governor of Illinois and mayor of Chicago to be jailed for resisting his mass deportation campaign, a day after armed troops from Texas arrived in the state.

International Business Times

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

Axios

Senate rejects effort to curb Trump's power to target alleged drug boats

The resolution was led by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.)

Axios

Trump to visit Walter Reed for ‘routine yearly checkup’, the second since April

Purpose of Friday checkup at US military medical center unclear for oldest man to be inaugurated president

The Guardian - US

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Scoop: Senate Republicans eye piecemeal government reopening

Bipartisan talks to reopen the government via a short-term spending stopgap bill are frozen.

The Independent UK

NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island, New York's notorious jail complex

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system

The Guardian - US

Senators press Mike Johnson to swear in Democrat who could force Epstein vote

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego hold press conference at speaker’s office over his refusal to swear in Adelita Grijalva

The Independent UK

Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House. It was so much worse than you’re imagining

ANALYSIS: Holly Baxter reports on a meeting that, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got rid of freedom of speech’

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Axios

Shutdown tensions cause clashes to erupt on Capitol Hill: "You're an embarrassment"

"The only embarrassment here is you," GOP Rep. Mike Lawler told Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Axios

Mike Johnson faces growing internal revolt over shutdown

GOP lawmakers are beginning to get antsy.

Axios

IRS tells employees furlough backpay guaranteed, while WH counters in memo

That comes after Axios reported on a White House memo saying workers weren't guaranteed compensation.

International Business Times

US Facing Worsening Flight Delays As Shutdown Snarls Airports

Concerns over flight delays and missed paychecks due to the US government shutdown escalated Wednesday, as senators rejected yet another bid to end the standoff.

Latin Times

Donald Trump Jr. Claims Latinos In The U.S. Would Be 'Grateful If Trump Liberated Venezuela': 'They Escaped That Crap Once'

Donald Trump Jr. agreed with a claim that all Latinos in the U.S. would be "grateful" if his father "liberated" Venezuela, as tensions linger with the U.S.'s deployment of troops and assets of the South American country's coast

International Business Times UK

Bondi Spars With Democrats Over Epstein, DOJ Direction at Contentious Senate Hearing

Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed with Senate Democrats during a heated Judiciary Committee hearing over her department's handling of the Epstein files, James Comey's indictment, and alleged political bias within the DOJ.

The Guardian - US

Texas charges eight people over links to midwife accused of illegal abortions

State attorney general Ken Paxton claims ‘cabal of abortion-loving radicals’ practiced medicine without a license

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