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‘Outrageous!': Top Oversight Dem blasts sidelining of career prosecutors at DOJ | Thu, Oct 30

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‘Outrageous!': Top Oversight Dem blasts sidelining of career prosecutors at DOJ — MSNBC

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., who serves as Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, joins The Weeknight to respond to the ongoing efforts by Trump’s DOJ to upend the rule of law, most recentl...

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‘Unspeakable’: Bernie slams Trump over ‘hungry children' as SNAP clock ticks | Thu, Oct 30

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‘Unspeakable’: Bernie slams Trump over ‘hungry children' as SNAP clock ticks — MSNBC

“In the richest country in the history of the world…millions of people are going to say, ‘How am I going to feed my children?’” says Sen. Bernie Sanders, warning that SNAP benefits for 42 million Amer...

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Gov. Pritzker asks Noem to pause ICE enforcement for Halloween: 'Please let children be children'

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Gov. Pritzker asks Noem to pause ICE enforcement for Halloween: 'Please let children be children' — Chicago Sun-Times

The request, obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, comes four days after ICE agents fired tear gas in the Old Irving Park neighborhood as families and children walked to a Halloween parade.

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Trump news at a glance: president’s effort to sue his own DoJ is ‘absurd’ and ‘frivolous’, expert says

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Trump news at a glance: president’s effort to sue his own DoJ is ‘absurd’ and ‘frivolous’, expert says — Guardian US

The two justice department officials with power to sign off on the claims are Trump appointees and allies

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National guard deployment in Washington DC extended until February

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National guard deployment in Washington DC extended until February — Guardian US

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth gives approval for troops to remain in US capital past November end, CNN reports

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Busted! Trump LEAKS his own ‘enemies list’ that Bondi disavowed: Melber ... youtu.be/i0ZdkJzi9BE?... via @YouTube

Busted! Trump LEAKS his own ‘enemies list’ that Bondi disavowed: Melber on James charges

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Trump crossed another name off his enemies list. But his targets aren’t going quietly.

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Chris Hayes: Trump crossed another name off his enemies list. But his targets aren't going quietly.

It’s been 20 days since Trump publicly called for his political enemies to be indicted and, so far, he’s gotten his way in two of the three cases.

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MSNBC Host Tears Into Trump, 79, Over ‘Visible Issues’

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MSNBC Host Tears Into Trump, 79, Over ‘Visible Issues’

MSNBC host Chris Hayes observed that the president is “not seeming to always be in command,” on his overseas tour this week.

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ABCNL Presents: California Governor Gavin Newsom and Jonathan Karl | The Interview ABC

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Newsom says US faces '5-alarm fire' and warns 'we won't have a country' — ABC News

The governor said Trump will try to advance his agenda

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As shutdown drags on, US Rep. Jahana Hayes recalls time as a SNAP recipient

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As shutdown drags on, US Rep. Jahana Hayes recalls time as a SNAP recipient — Connecticut Mirror

The congresswoman spoke in a livestreamed interview with the Connecticut Mirror's Washington reporter Lisa Hagen on Wednesday evening.

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14 Republican lawmakers say Argentinian beef imports 'undermine American cattle producers' in new letter

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14 Republican lawmakers say Argentinian beef imports 'undermine American cattle producers' in new letter — The Hill

Over a dozen Republican House members, in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, expressed concern over the Trump administration’s plan to boost impo...

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Democrats blast "indefensible" exclusion from briefing on boat attacks

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Democrats blast

Top Senate Democrats are fuming at their exclusion from a Wednesday briefing on the White House's strikes against boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean.

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'He's a lousy president and a lousy human being': House Dem torches Trump for threats to to food aid | Thu, Oct 30

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'He's a lousy president and a lousy human being': House Dem torches Trump for threats to food aid — MSNBC

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by the top-ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), to discuss the threats to SNAP food assistance due to the shutdown that could l...

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Lawrence: Trump says Trump’s impossible third term is a desperate diversion from his cruelties | Thu, Oct 30

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Lawrence: Trump’s impossible third term is a desperate diversion from his cruelties — MSNBC

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how Donald Trump was forced to admit that he’s not allowed to run for a third term, “no doubt at the urging of Republicans in Congress” who got the message through t...

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Assembly of Trump's 'clown car Cabinet' was even more ridiculous than you thought: book | Thu, Oct 30

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Assembly of Trump's 'clown car Cabinet' was even more ridiculous than you thought: book — MSNBC

Jen Psaki relays reporting from

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Vance answers questions on immigration from college students | Thu, Oct 30

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Vance answers questions on immigration from college students — NBC News

Vice President JD Vance took questions from students during Turning Point USA's event at the University of Mississippi. Students asked Vance questions on a variety of issues including immigration.

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‘I can't afford food': Over 1 million veterans could lose SNAP benefits amid shutdown

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'I can't afford food': Over 1 million veterans could lose SNAP benefits amid shutdown — NBC10 Boston

In total, 42 million Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is set to run out of money if the federal government is not funded.

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Details of US-China trade deal is what will matter, says former US ambassador

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Be careful in how optimistic we should be for US-China relations: Former US amb — CNBC

Daniel Kritenbrink of The Asia Group, and former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, says U.S.-China competition is likely to intensify, though recent dialogue between the two nations is a positive sign. He a...

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4 killed in strike on another boat U.S. alleges was carrying illegal drugs

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4 killed in strike on another boat U.S. alleges was carrying illegal drugs — The Washington Post

At least 61 people have been killed in U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea since September.

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Trump sinks to new levels of petty to rewrite history of his disgrace | Thu, Oct 30

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Trump sinks to new levels of petty to rewrite history of his disgrace — MSNBC

Jen Psaki shares reporting on the suspension of two federal prosecutors after they submitted a sentencing recommendation for January 6 rioter Taylor Taranto after his conviction on charges unrelated t...

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Trump says US to cut fentanyl tariff to 10% after talks with China's Xi

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Trump says US to cut fentanyl tariff to 10% after talks with China's Xi — Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States will cut its tariffs on Chinese goods related to fentanyl to 10% from 20%, after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Sou...

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Want to win over Trump? Asian leaders see flattery as the magic ingredient

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Want to win over Trump? Asian leaders see flattery as the magic ingredient — Al Jazeera

Trump has been showered with praise and gestures of veneration throughout his five-day tour of Asia.

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Trump directs Pentagon to test nuclear weapons for first time since 1992

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Trump directs Pentagon to test nuclear weapons for first time since 1992 — The Washington Post

The president said he wanted testing to occur “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, just before he met his Chinese counterpart for high-stakes trade talks.

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‘We don’t need anything more from Congress’: Trump has no legislative agenda

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‘We don’t need anything more from Congress’: Trump has no legislative agenda — MSNBC

As far as the president is concerned, his legislative agenda, for all intents and purposes, no longer exists. It’s worth appreciating why.

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Trump approval ratings hits new low as Americans sweat costs during government shutdown | Wed, Oct 29

Trump approval ratings hits new low as Americans sweat costs during government shutdown — MSNBC

Charlie Sykes, MSNBC Columnist and author of the newsletter

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