Marjorie Taylor Greene dumps MAGA, joins Democrats in shutdown showdown MTG might be all talk, no action. We Got This Covered · Oct 7, 2025
Lawsuit challenging Trump H-1B visa fee details potential harms - Roll Call A new lawsuit challenging a new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas describes potential harms on health care, education and religious groups. Roll Call · Oct 7, 2025
Jane Goodall’s grasp of chimpanzees and ‘alpha males’ Brief letters: A primatologist’s legacy | Beckett’s influence on Macron | Left over what? | Gilbert & George | A call to Noah Vale The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025
A judge’s $1.5M beachfront home burned to the ground. This is what we have learned Judge Diane Goodstein, 69, was walking her dogs on the beach when the fire broke out The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025
Trump to unveil farm bailout needed because his tariffs led China to stop buying American products President expected to announce help for farmers hard hit by loss of Chinese trade The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025
Alligator Alcatraz Was Built on Secrecy, Expansive Emergency Powers, and an Unprecedented State Power Grab Shadowy deals and unilateral powers created Florida's notorious immigration detention camp. Reason · Oct 7, 2025
White House may nix pay for workers furloughed during shutdown - Roll Call A top White House lawyer floats the idea that furloughed workers don't need to be paid after a government shutdown. Roll Call · Oct 7, 2025
Diddy wants to serve his time at same low-security prison that housed ‘Pharma Bro’ and influencer ‘Hushpuppi’ The rapper requested to serve time at Fort Dix ‘to address drug abuse issues and to maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts’ The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025
Laura Loomer warns Trump on idea of Ghislaine Maxwell pardon: ‘Do not do it’ Far-right influencer’s comments on X came after president evidently left door open to pardoning the Epstein associate The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2025
Scots warned they'll 'see a lot more' of Keir Starmer ahead of Holyrood election ARE Labour trying to throw the Holyrood election next year? The National (Scotland) · Oct 7, 2025
OpenAI throws caution to the wind, and a year of covering Elon Musk The AI company’s app Sora makes a bigger splash than Meta’s Vibes. Plus, everything I learned about the Tesla CEO in the past 12 months The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2025
‘Let’s do the f***ing news’: New top editor Bari Weiss causes ‘eye rolls’ during CBS News editorial call EXCLUSIVE: Multiple CBS News staffers told The Independent that Bari Weiss’ ‘cringey’ comments on the editorial call literally caused eyes to roll. The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025
Senators Accuse US Attorney General Of Politicizing Justice US Attorney General Pam Bondi faced fiery questioning Tuesday from senators who accuse her of transforming the Justice Department into a tool of President Donald Trump's efforts to target his perceived enemies. International Business Times · Oct 7, 2025
Trump tries to cool off MAGA’s rage over the Puerto Rican rap superstar headlining the Super Bowl: 'I don’t know who he is' Trump didn't touch the MAGA trial balloon over an NFL boycott, but he did say he hates the new kickoff rules. "It just looks terrible." Fortune · Oct 7, 2025
Axios · Oct 7, 2025 How Trump could use the Insurrection Act to send troops to American cities The president told reporters Monday that "we have an Insurrection Act for a reason."
We Got This Covered · Oct 7, 2025 ‘I want to be good’: Donald Trump fearful of eternal soul’s fate, wants to ‘prove to God’ he deserves heaven When Trump walks up to the Pearly Gates will they let him in?
The Conversation · Oct 7, 2025 October 7 two years on: Israelis and Palestinians caught between two conflicting ideas of peace When US president Donald Trump recently announced his 20-point peace plan for Israel and Hamas, he claimed the moment was: “Potentially, one of the great days ever in civilisation … and I’m not just talking about Gaza … the whole deal, everything getting solved. It’s called peace in the Middle…
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025 Furloughed federal workers in government shutdown aren’t owed back pay, Trump’s White House claims ‘The livelihoods of the patriotic Americans serving their country in the federal government are not bargaining chips in a political game,’ the American Federation of Government Employees national president said.
Latin Times · Oct 7, 2025 Gavin Newsom Slams Texas Gov. Greg Abbott For Sending National Guard Troops To Other States In The U.S. 'Deal With Your Crime Epidemic' California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed Texas counterpart Greg Abbott for sending state National Guard members to other states in the country.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025 US delegation led by Steve Witkoff due to arrive in Egypt for Gaza talks White House says is it important ‘that we get this done quickly’ as indirect talks restart in Sharm el-Sheikh
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025 EU plan to match Trump steel tariffs spurs ‘existential threat’ to UK steel industry Starmer says UK in discussions with EU over Brussels plan to double import tariff to 50%, which unions warn could kill UK steel industry
Benzinga · Oct 7, 2025 Trump Ignites Metal Stock Frenzy—These Names Could Be Next The Trump administration's direct investments in the metals sector has triggered a sweeping rally, with rare earths and battery metal stocks rocketing on prospects of federal backing and strategic policy changes.
Axios · Oct 7, 2025 Scoop: Trump meets Kushner, Witkoff ahead of crucial Gaza talks Trump hopes for a deal to end the war this week.
Latin Times · Oct 7, 2025 DHS Secretary Claims Cartels Are Targeting Federal Immigration Agents With $10K Bounties: 'They Want to Take Them Down' Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that cartels, gangs, and terrorist organizations have placed bounties on U.S. federal immigration agents, offering up to $10,000 to kill them and $2,000 to kidnap them.
The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2025 Jon Stewart on Democrats protecting healthcare in shutdown: ‘The least they can do’ Late-night hosts discuss government shutdown and Trump sending national guard to quash imagined insurrections