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Who’s the Shadow President?

Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 1 · 36m

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Homeland Security raids Ilhan Omar's residence

Trump's fixation on the Minnesota lawmaker has exploded into full-on lawfare weeks before the elections.

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Exclusive: Finland pushes to all but eliminate Russian travel in EU

"The Kremlin must see that continued aggression will deepen its isolation. I ask you to take these proposals forward as an urgent priority," writes Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in a letter...

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Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ has already gotten under Elon Musk’s skin. It goes nationwide this week

Elon Musk has been vocal against Alex Gibney's documentary “Musk,” calling the filmmaker names like “idiot” and “horrible human.”

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Ukraine's EU accession bid advances with new chapter

Ukrainian lawmakers on Monday passed legislation protecting the rights of national minorities, which removes a major hurdle in Kyiv's bid for membership.

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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say

Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.

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US threatens to cut intel sharing with Ukraine in push to protect Russian oil refineries, sources confirm

The Kyiv Independent had learned that the Trump administration had threatened senior Ukrainian military and government officials in a push to protect Russian oil refineries. Two Ukrainian officials s...

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If the Nidal Hasan Execution Is Livestreamed, We Are a Barbaric Nation

The only countries to carry out public executions in 2025? Iran and Afghanitisan. That’s the company Pete Hegseth wants America to keep.

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Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

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EU votes through largest ever Russia sanctions list

"This is the single largest expansion of our sanctions list since Russia started its war," chief EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said, adding that more than half of the roughly 1600 listings "are connected to...

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Trump’s feds raid home of Ilhan Omar as part of criminal investigation

Raid comes as Omar, the first Somali American elected to Congress, has drawn President Donald Trump’s ire for years

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Government spent $10 million on pro-Trump ads after president said super PAC would fund

Nearly $22 million in taxpayers funds has been spent to air the ads, with nearly half spent after Trump promised to fund what the White House calls public service announcements through his super PAC.

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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear

The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home searched by federal agents, report says

The search was reportedly related to a criminal investigation.

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'Block, blunt and break': NATO top commander unveils defensive strategy in face of Russian threat

In a speech in Warsaw, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grynkewich insisted on the alliance's readiness, while downplaying the odds of an imminent conflict.

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Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk

The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.

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Maps show how Israel's ‘Yellow Line' keeps squeezing Palestinians in Gaza

A year into a 'ceasefire', Israel restricts access to 65 percent of Gaza and crams 2.1 million people into the rest.

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Zelenskyy: EU will provide Ukraine with €3 billion in military aid next week

Following talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the EU for recent defence funding and said further support is expected soon, as...

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Musk Bankrolls Republicans In Midterms As Biggest Donor—While Attacking Talarico

Musk has now given more than $276 million both directly and through his super PAC, the New York Times reports.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Explained

Many cities and states are observing the day. President Trump has declared himself a supporter of Columbus Day.

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Elon Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries to save Republicans

Trillionaire Elon Musk has quietly become the biggest known spender in this year’s midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in the House and Senate.

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If you want to understand Trump, understand this: revenge is what he cares about most

That's what he says.

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Anti-Troy Jackson Ad Runs in Oregon, Not Maine

An executive with the Republican super PAC that paid for the ad attacking Mr. Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, blamed its vendor running the ad in Oregon.

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Trump posts a made-up quote from Denzel Washington praising him

The actor’s team confirmed that the quote is fabricated.

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French high school students plan third day of protests Tuesday

Teenagers are hoping to maintain the momentum of a nationwide protest over conditions in schools.

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More damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife

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Rep. Omar accuses Trump of political intimidation after agents search her home

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A disastrous day for French supermarkets after massive cyberattack targets refrigeration systems

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How immigration is molding the US midterms: ‘Trump has gone too far’

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Republicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in Ohio

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French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean

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How Ken Paxton Fabricated “Horsesh*t” Case Against a Texas Mosque

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More damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife wsj.com

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How immigration is molding the US midterms: ‘Trump has gone too far’ theguardian.com

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Ilhan Omar’s home was searched. What to know about her immigration story

Top Trump officials have accused the Somali-born congresswoman of immigration fraud without evidence. Here’s what we know about the search so far.

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Japan's wholesale inflation remains elevated, keeps alive BOJ rate-hike view

Japan's wholesale prices rose 6.8% in the year to September, according to data released on Tuesday, slowing from the previous month but highlighting mounting inflationary pressure that ‌keeps alive market expectations of a near-term interest rate hike.

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Saudi Airport Carnage Pressures Trump to Boost US Role in Yemen

A barrage of drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia has intensified pressure on Washington to step up efforts to help its close ally battle Iran-backed Houthi militants in neighboring Yemen.

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Edward Waters announces it will build first on-campus dorm since 1982

Florida’s oldest historically Black university will build its first dormitory in four decades because of financing secured through the Rice Financial Products Co.

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Data center boom puts Republicans in a bind before midterm elections

Cleanview Research found 75% of data centers being built and 80% of data centers in the planning stage are in predominantly GOP states, as public opposition to data centers grows.

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Hurricanes can produce a huge amount of rain but the big risk isn’t the total amount

Hurricane Harvey dropped an estimated 27 trillion gallons of water over Texas, enough to fill about 40 million Olympic-size swimming pools

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Mike Johnson says execution video could be ‘recruiting tool’ for terrorists

“We’ve got to think through the policy implications,” the House speaker told CBS News, commenting on plans to live-stream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter.

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French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean

The tanker DF Peak, previously named Kaliningrad, has falsely sailed under the flag of Benin and is sanctioned by the U.S, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan.

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Mat-Su officials call preparation for Trump visit ‘overwhelming’ and ‘exciting’

President Trump will be speaking at Menard Sports Complex Tuesday afternoon to rally support for U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich, two Republicans running for reelection.

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Anthropic says new safeguards sharply reduce AI distillation attacks

Anthropic said on Monday new measures designed to prevent rivals from copying the capabilities of its Claude AI models have reduced data harvested in ‌so-called distillation attacks by about 90% to 99%.

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Rep. Omar accuses Trump of political intimidation after agents search her home

Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar early Monday. Agents with Homeland Security Investigations were seen carrying boxes from the home. R...

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U.S. immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar

A person familiar with the investigation said it is related to alleged immigration fraud, while Democrats accuse the administration of abuse of power.

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Column | Kelly Clarkson walked into a shop. She left with an internet controversy.

After an incident at Brooklyn's Art of Play, the singer Kelly Clarkson compared herself to Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman." I saw a character from "Beauty and the Beast."

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Critical Melbourne teen's close ties with fatal stabbing victim revealed

Teenage friends of a boy fighting for life after an alleged botched arson have revealed it is the second tragedy to strike their group in recent months.

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How do you rebuild after a mass shooting? This documentary explores one woman's story

Aftermath filmmakers Jared Nicholson and Ben Lawrence discuss trying to understand those who find comfort in a dark place.

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How immigration is molding the US midterms: ‘Trump has gone too far’

From restaurants to farms to healthcare, the US president’s hardline policies have reshaped Americans’ daily lives

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto chased early, Dodgers fall into two-game hole after Game 2 NLCS loss

Yoshinobu Yamamoto can't get out of the third inning, and the Dodgers can't muster any late offense as the Milwaukee Brewers take Game 2 of the NLCS, 7-4.

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A disastrous day for French supermarkets after massive cyberattack targets refrigeration systems

Freezers and cold-storage rooms at several hundred stores overheated overnight from October 11 to 12, causing tons of merchandise losses. The vulnerability, linked to software made by the Danish company Danfoss, has been identified. France’s cybercrime office has opened an investigation.

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Japan's Omron to buy US industrial PC firm Onlogic for $675 million in physical AI push

Japanese manufacturer Omron will buy US industrial PC firm Onlogic and its parent company, Interlogic, for $675 ‌million, the company said on Tuesday.

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Police found her roommate dismembered. Then they connected her to another years-old mystery.

“She’s a killer,” an Oklahoma prosecutor says of the 64-year-old woman accused in plots against her roommate and former neighbors.

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Ministers and Aboriginal custodians divided over Darwin housing development

The federal Labor government is facing pressure to reconsider its housing development project at Lee Point. While some local Aboriginal Larrakia people argue the project will interfere with sacred sites, other Larrakia people say it's an illegitimate concern.

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Why GOP Face-Planted On Debunked Talarico Mental Health Conspiracy

Experts argue the debunked claims still used up critical preelection airtime.

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The Communist Thrillers of Anna Seghers

In her tautly suspenseful novels, fugitives stay one step ahead of the Nazis.

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China faces uphill battle to wean tech firms off Nvidia chips

The country’s tech giants are snapping up products never designed to power advanced AI to satisfy soaring computing demands

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Anne Carson’s Nobel-winning, genre-defying work bridges the gap between ancient Greek literature and modern life

Whether via her fill-in-the-blank translations or guest appearances on indie rock albums, Anne Carson has infused antiquity with a contemporary tongue

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