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POLITICSOct 8Senate Republicans give it one more last chanceDespite efforts by Senate leadership to pass meaningful legislation before the midterm recess, partisan gridlock resulted in the failure of several key bills, leaving the chamber with little progress beyond minor administrative measures and one bipartisan sports act.The Hill
POLITICSOct 8Microsoft is being suspended from program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers, Vance says - AP NewsThe Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, alleging fraud AP NewsAP News
POLITICSOct 8Examining Footage From the Night of Epstein's DeathJeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death was ruled a suicide, but seven years later, skepticism remains widespread. In this New York Times special report, the host Natalie Kitroeff sits down with the reporters Jan Ransom, Steve Eder, Michael Rothfeld and Charles Homans to examine jail surveillance footage from the night of Mr. Epstein’s death.NYT US
POLITICSOct 8Brown holds 6-point lead over Husted in Ohio Senate race surveyFormer Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is ahead of incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) by 6 points in the race for the latter’s seat, according to a new poll. In the CNN poll, 49 percent of respondents said they were leaning in the direction of Brown if the election occurred that day, while 43 percent said…The Hill
POLITICSOct 8What Really Happened to Jeffrey Epstein? A Times Investigation.Seven years after Jeffrey Epstein’s death was ruled a suicide, the theory that Epstein didn’t kill himself is held by many. In this special report, Natalie Kitroeff sits down with the New York Times investigative reporters Jan Ransom, Steve Eder, Michael Rothfeld, and a New York Times Magazine reporter, Charles Homans, to investigate the central questions around Mr. Epstein’s death.NYT US
POLITICSOct 8Torture: United States adds new accusation against Nicolás MaduroClarín
POLITICSOct 8Guilefoyle asked GOP donor to wire her $100k for AmEx bill: WSJ reportDays before her confirmation hearing last year, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked one of President Trump’s donors to wire her American Express account $100,000, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. “You could just send it here. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote to Eric Deters…The Hill
POLITICSOct 8Socialists, the risky gamble of the Democratic Party to retake CongressThe left-wing faction of the Democratic Party, SDA, promotes radical changes such as eliminating ICE and reforming the Senate, seeking to regain Congress. SDA proposals in New York, such as subsidized stores, face lawsuits. Its influence grows, but it generates internal skepticism and Republican fear.Clarín
POLITICSOct 8Maduro accused of repression and torture in US courtClarín
POLITICSOct 8Durbin demands Schmitt records and an apology for Jack SmithSenate Judiciary Democrats accused their GOP counterparts of violating committee rules by failing to share documents that served as the basis for a confusing flub about sports teams when questioning Jack Smith last week. They’ve also demanded an apology for the former special counsel. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) has faced backlash after he accused Smith…The Hill
POLITICSOct 8Kansas joins a tightening Senate map as Election Day nearsThe battle for the Senate is expanding into Kansas, where Democrat Adam Hamilton is running even with Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in Decision Desk HQ’s latest polling average. Plus, how the tightest races across the country are shaping the fight for control of the upper chamber. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill…The Hill
POLITICSOct 8Trump administration brings fight over political ad rates back to Supreme CourtThe Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to chastise a lower court for intervening — again — in a legal fight between the two major political parties over who can access cheaper television advertising rates in the lead-up to an election.  The Supreme Court sided with the GOP last month, ruling that Democrats…The Hill
POLITICSOct 8Blogger charged after Ohio state senator was sent picture of Shrek’s penisD.J. Byrnes allegedly referred to Sen. Jerry Cirino as ‘young Mussolini’ and sent him an image of the cartoon Shrek with his penis exposedThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 8Cornell defendant fighting Letitia James appointment as special prosecutorOne of the men accused in the Cornell University gang rape lawsuit is fighting the appointment of New York Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor on the case, pointing to concerns of bias. Gillio Lopes, one of the seven men named by Jane Doe’s lawsuit, argues comments James made in a Facebook post in…The Hill
POLITICSOct 8Congress stages protest in Kalaburagi over detention of Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka GandhiThe Congress party staged a protest in Kalaburagi regarding the detention of prominent political figures Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi. This indicates political unrest concerning their detention.The Hindu
POLITICSOct 8Trump’s Texas rally showed exactly why Republicans are polling badly in the midtermsTrump’s insults and attack lines are getting tired, and he’s started to look delusional as he shouts about masculinity at the podium. The moment when he claimed Melania calls him ‘sir’ was a low point, writes Holly BaxterThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 8Bipartisan Senate duo proposes filibuster rules reform to fix gridlockSens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have teamed up in calling for several major reforms to the Senate rules that they say are needed restore bipartisanship and bring the slow-moving institution into the modern age. “Both our parties have been hamstrung by the Senate’s tangled rules,” they wrote in a joint op-ed for…The Hill
POLITICSOct 8Iowa is grappling with Trump's economic policies despite being a reliably Republican stateIowa voters are dealing with the impact of the current U.S. economy and may cast their votes seeking to distance themselves from President Trump. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports.CBS News
POLITICSOct 8New York Mayor Mamdani under fire for attending October 7 vigilNew York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani was met by crowds calling him a ‘traitor’ for attending a vigil for October 7.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 8Watch live: Vance lays out steps to combat alleged work visa fraudVice President Vance is expected to announce new measures Thursday aimed at tackling alleged work visa fraud. Vance, who leads President Trump’s White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, has been spearheading efforts to identify potential abuses of federal programs, including immigration and healthcare. The Trump administration has sounded alarms in recent years over potential…The Hill
POLITICSOct 8Trump tears into ‘Missing In Action’ James Talarico after Texas candidate diagnosed with fluTrump also rolled out a nickname for the Democratic nominee: ‘James TalaFREAKo’The Independent World
POLITICSOct 8Trump hit with boomerang after Jeff Bezos warns a politician ‘picking villains’ doesn’t ‘have a solution’Dozens of viewers commented that Amazon founder’s comments, likely aimed at the left, could also be applied to the presidentThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 8In Maine Senate Race, Spiking Heating Oil Costs Put Susan Collins on DefensiveHalf of homes in Maine rely on heating oil. Rising costs driven up by President Trump’s war with Iran have become central to the state’s Senate race.NYT US
POLITICSOct 8Bessent rips Wall Street Journal after report on ‘tension, turnover’Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday went after The Wall Street Journal for a report about strife within his department. “Look, the Wall Street Journal is a shadow of its former self, and I think it’s a disgrace for you to say that they’re like TMZ. TMZ does a good job of what they do,”…The Hill