Did Qatari Money Drive Trump’s Push for Gaza Ceasefire? Trump’s stance on Gaza shifted after Israel’s attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals.

Trump’s stance on Gaza shifted after Israel’s attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals.

'Make it stop.' For lawmakers, the shutdown feels like purgatory (but with Thai food) On Capitol Hill, there has been almost no sign of progress toward ending the shutdown. Senators say they aren't even formally negotiating, which begs the question: what are they actually doing?

On Capitol Hill, there has been almost no sign of progress toward ending the shutdown. Senators say they aren't even formally negotiating, which begs the question: what are they actually doing?

ICE Plans to Boost Social Media Surveillance Using Contractors ICE plans to use a hub in Vermont to bolster its digital surveillance capabilities as the agency ramps up operations across the country.

Earlier this year, ICE inked an agreement with Palantir Technologies, the firm co-founded by the billionaire Peter Thiel, to build software aimed at streamlining the process of identifying and deporting people the agency is targeting.

ChatGPT is just the start: Sam Altman wants to create a super-app

ChatGPT is just the start: Sam Altman wants to create a super-app

The tech tycoon has been on a deal frenzy to make his chatbot a one-stop shop for travel, legal advice, shopping and medical help

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Oct. 11 Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop culture this week? Take our quiz to test yourself.

“Not even Alexander Hamilton could have envisioned one state's militia to be used against another state's residents because the president wants to punish those with views other than his own.”

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Trump Fires Thousands In Shutdown Layoffs—Hitting Treasury And Health Departments Hardest: Here’s What To Know The federal government began sending layoff notices Friday to about 4,200 employees across multiple agencies.

The federal government began sending layoff notices Friday to about 4,200 employees across multiple agencies.

Right-wing influencers shape nation and Trump’s understanding of Portland protests Social media personalities, conservative media outlets and the Trump administration itself are blending online content to serve the administration’s policies.

Right-wing media influencers are now being welcomed into the federal government to promote its messages. This kind of media access shows a deepening alliance between the Trump administration and an online world willing to misrepresent facts if it means furthering political goals.

Charley Crockett on Trump renaming the Gulf: ‘I don’t recognize it by any other name’ “I was born on the Gulf Of Mexico.”

Charley Crockett on Trump renaming the Gulf: 'I don't recognize it by any other name'

American soya farmers are miserable. Brazil’s are ebullient Donald Trump’s trade war has cemented Brazil’s place as the soyabean superpower

A rift between American farmers and their Chinese clients as a result of Donald Trump’s trade war has allowed Brazil to cement its place as the world’s soyabean superpower

MAGA Lite: What “Bari Weiss Conservatism” Is, and Why It’s Dangerous The new CBS executive isn’t exactly MAGA. But her polite Trumpism will still help destroy America as we know it.

It’s easy to cast Trump as antidemocratic and hostile to the rule of law. It’s harder to take on institutions and people such as Weiss who invoke ideas like the “free press” while actually advancing a right-wing agenda.

That's why this kind of conservatism is so dangerous. trib.al/JoYaK6M

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A lot of libertarians who have been screaming in my replies about "authoritarianism" and "tyranny" for the last four years are conspicuously quiet right now.

Curious.

Mike Johnson rejects Hakeem Jeffries' demand to debate shutdown in primetime One House Democrat, asked about Johnson refusing to accept the proposal, told Axios: "Why would he?"

Mike Johnson just ducked Hakeem Jeffries’ shutdown debate challenge because it’s hard to argue when your entire plan is “blame Democrats while burning down the government’.

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ICE shooting blank bullets at the protesters.

You know this would NOT be going on in another country.

They'd already have put a stop to this madness!

When are we gonna step up? I really want to know, dis! People are hurting. It's gonna get worse.

This is not good, y'all! They're trying to scare us, into submission, to not fight back!

The Poisoning of the American Mind: How Fox News Conditioned A Nation for Tyranny On March 15, 2025—Black Saturday—Trump defied a federal court order, marking the collapse of constitutional government. How Fox News and right-wing media conditioned America for tyranny.

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I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason. Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

"[A]gents engulfed my car in tear gas, smashed my driver-side window, and pepper-sprayed my face.... I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'" #KavanaughStop

Hmm. We were still fighting in Afghanistan during Trump’s first term. How come we didn’t win “easy” then? Why did Trump sign a one-sided agreement with the Taliban that allowed them to take over?

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Straight up: I’m not onboard with farmers getting another bailout when so many voted for Trump two and three times. But what Trump is doing to them is brutal.

I want to believe they’ve learned their lesson this time, but I don’t.

Watch all the way through.

In 1976 we were so worried about corruption that Jimmy Carter had to divest himself from a peanut farm. Today Trump is raking in billions from myriad grifts with no consequences.

What exactly are Democrat Agencies? Once again Trump is rejoicing in putting hard working Americans out of work.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Hold on a second. Answer the question. As Speaker, do you believe it's appropriate to use American cities as training grounds for the military, calling those people 'the enemy within'?

JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.

S: Those are quotes

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This is a VERY well crafted lawsuit.
1) Plaintiff is natural born.
2) He was detained 2X in a fast-growing part of Alabama, not in a city that Brett Kavanaugh could be easily duped into believing was all migrants.
3) Unwarranted detentions were on private property.
4) He showed Real ID both times.