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Meg Kinnard
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• National politics reporter for The Associated Press • Mom to 3 kids, 3 cats, a mutt and a horse • Breast cancer survivor • Proud Tennessean and South Carolinian • Georgetown SFS and UNC Hussman alumna • On X and Instagram @MegKinnardAP • megkinnard.com
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 1h
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 2h
Spooky season is here. 🎃

My colleague, the great @mikehouseholder.bsky.social, visited a Michigan haunted house to check out Scare School, where actors learn all the trucks of the trade to provide the most horrifying visitor experience.
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Scary season: Performers at Michigan haunted house learn tricks of the terrifying trade
A suburban Detroit haunted house prepares its scare actors for the Halloween season by sending them to school. Scare School, that is.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 2h
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Ex-FBI Director James Comey is in court to face Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 1d
The home of a SC judge who blocked release of voter data sought by DOJ has been destroyed by fire.

Officials haven't linked the blaze to Judge Diane Goodstein's order, but authorities are providing extra security as they investigate.
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Agents investigate cause of fire that destroyed judge's home on South Carolina island
State investigators are trying to find the cause of a fire that destroyed a judge's home on a South Carolina island.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 2d
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 2d
☑️ Government shutdown threatens WIC food aid program 
☑️ Supreme Court's new term takes on Trump's theory of executive power 
☑️ Judge blocks administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon 

Welcome to this week's edition of AP Ground Game

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Ground Game: government shutdown threatens WIC food aid program, Supreme Court's new term begins
This newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on October 6. You can subscribe at any time at apnews.com/newsletters.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's Netanyahu says hopes to announce release of all hostages from Gaza 'in the coming days,' as talks move to Egypt.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 4d
BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas says it accepts some elements of Trump’s peace plan but that others require further negotiation.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 4d
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Johnson cancels House votes for next week as Republicans pressure Senate to accept funding bill and end shutdown.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 4d
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government funding legislation fails again in the Senate with little sign of progress on third day of shutdown.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 5d
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to a deal for ending the war in Gaza or warns 'all HELL' against the group.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 5d
On Day 2 of this federal government shutdown, I'm helping answer some reader questions that have come in to AP's live blog, like this one:

What if essential federal workers just ... don’t show up for work?

Follow along with our coverage here ⬇️
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Live updates: Trump uses government shutdown to threaten firings and punishment
President Donald Trump seeks to reshape the federal workforce during the shutdown via mass firings with the support of OMB's Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 6d
BALTIMORE (AP) — Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia's bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appeal.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 6d
LONDON (AP) — Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 7d
With a shutdown looming, the Trump administration is using official government communications to blame Democrats & promote the president’s policies.

At least one agency is blaming “massive pain” of any shutdown on “The Radical Left." apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration blames Democrats for shutdown in official government warnings as deadline nears
The Trump administration is using government communications to blame Democrats for a potential U.S. government shutdown.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 7d
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House budget office orders federal agencies to begin implementing shutdown plans after failure of funding bill.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 7d
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats vote down GOP bill to keep the government open, putting it on track for shutdown after midnight.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 8d
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hegseth says military leaders should 'do the honorable thing and resign' if they don't like his approach to armed forces.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 8d
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle 2021 lawsuit by Donald Trump over account suspension.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 8d
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian government welcomes Trump's plan to end the Israel-Hamas war, vows to make reforms demanded by US.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 8d
JERUSALEM (AP) — Trump plan to end Israel-Hamas war has been presented to Hamas, which is reviewing it in 'good faith', official tells AP.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 8d
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says Israel has 'full backing' of US to take steps to defeat Hamas if it doesn't accept proposed peace deal.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 8d
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House releases Trump plan for ending Israel-Hamas war and Gaza governance; no word on Israel or Hamas acceptance.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 8d
WASHINGTON (AP) — Netanyahu calls Qatari prime minister to apologize for Israeli strike targeting Hamas officials in Doha, AP sources say.
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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 9d
☑️ Shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders head to White House
☑️ Oregon leaders say Trump is deploying 200 National Guard troops
☑️ Trump's team keeps posting AI portraits of him. We keep clicking.

Welcome to this week's edition of AP Ground Game
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Ground Game: White House shutdown summit, National Guard deployed in Oregon, Trump's AI images
This newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on September 29. You can subscribe at any time at apnews.com/newsletters.
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