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Reason

Why a quick compromise to the first government shutdown in nearly 7 years seems unlikely

Congress failed to meet an Oct. 1 deadline to adopt a spending measure and keep the federal government open, resulting in the first government shutdown in nearly seven years. With both Democrats and Republicans seemingly prepared for a long fight, Alfonso Serrano, a politics editor at The Conversation, interviewed Charlie…

The Conversation

Trump gets backlash from Republican doctors in the Senate over his autism and Tylenol claims

‘I don't want mothers to sit around and blame themselves that if they took Tylenol and they have an autistic child, that they are to blame,’ one elected GOP physician told The Independent.

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Rand Paul Says It Is In American DNA To Rebel Against Taxation Without Representation, Which Includes Tariffs

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Sunday drew on historical economic principles to criticize modern tariffs, linking them to the foundational American resistance to taxation without representation.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Stirs Controversy with Bold Claim: 'Bill Clinton's Policies Were Essentially MAGA'

Elon Musk ignites controversy with claim that Clinton's 1990s policies mirrored MAGA, prompting discussion among politicians and analysts.

International Business Times UK

Donald Trump warned his deadly decision ‘cannot be undone’ after he fails to legally justify himself

The military lawyers are not having it.

We Got This Covered

60 Years Ago, Ayn Rand Denounced FCC Censorship. Brendan Carr Should Listen.

In her 1962 essay "Have Gun, Will Nudge," Rand explained exactly how the public interest standard would lead to censorship.

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Republican decries FCC chair’s comments on Kimmel suspension: ‘Absolutely inappropriate’

Rand Paul, a Kentucky senator, also said Disney and ABC have no obligation to employ the late-night host

The Guardian - US

The FCC's Involvement in Canceling Jimmy Kimmel Was 'Unbelievably Dangerous,' Ted Cruz Says

Rand Paul concurs that the threats preceding the comedian's suspension were "absolutely inappropriate" because the agency has "no business weighing in on this."

Reason

Another Republican senator blasts FCC chair's comments on Kimmel — 'Absolutely inappropriate'

"And I'll fight any attempt by the government to get involved with speech, I will fight."

Fortune

Split emerges among Republican senators on Trump’s targeting of media in wake of Jimmy Kimmel furor

Rand Paul says FCC move ‘inappropriate’ while fellow Republican senator admits she’s evolving away from support for unfettered free speech protections

The Independent UK

Rand Paul's last-minute demands push key cybersecurity law to the brink

Congressional aides say Paul hasn't been open to negotiations.

Axios

Senate Republicans squirm over FCC comments on Jimmy Kimmel

The reactions create another remarkable split screen in the age of Trump.

Axios

Trump puts the squeeze on two Republican critics. It could cost them reelection

ANALYSIS: The pair voted to convict Trump. Now, Eric Garcia writes, they find themselves virtually unable to break with the president. And that could cost them.

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‘You have your time, Bernie’: Rand Paul and Sanders in Senate dustup over letting RFK-fired CDC chief answer

Republicans are split over the firing of the CDC director who was joined by ex-chief medical officer in detailing RFK Jr.’s undermining of US vaccine policy

Al Jazeera

Fired CDC director warns of backslide in US vaccine science under RFK Jr

Ex-CDC Director Monarez says she was fired for refusing to approve vaccine policy changes without scientific review.

The Independent UK

‘I don’t like it’: Even Fox News is pushing back on Trump’s bombing of Venezuelan boats

‘Because all it takes is one fishing boat with a broken radio or people who don't speak English and you're killing innocent civilians, and I do not like that,’ Kennedy said on The Five.

Roll Call

GOP shows division on Kennedy during Monarez appearance - Roll Call

Former CDC director said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change the childhood immunization schedule later this month.

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The Guardian - UK

The ‘war on drugs’ has failed. There’s another way to solve the US fentanyl crisis

Letters: To defeat the cartels, governments should decriminalise personal use and create legal drug markets, says Richard Branson. And Richard Kilroy decries US military action against suspected drug-runners

Reason

Trump Calls His Drone Strike on an Alleged Drug Boat 'Self-Defense.' It Looks More Like Murder.

Equating drug trafficking with armed aggression, the president asserts the authority to kill anyone he perceives as a threat to "our most vital national interests."

We Got This Covered

‘I don’t give’: JD Vance explodes on Venezuelan boat strike that killed 11

JD Vance just said he doesn't care if we commit war crimes... and he meant it literally.

We Got This Covered

JD Vance says killing civilians is the ‘highest and best use’ of our military and he doesn’t care ‘what you call it’

Killing civilians is awful.

The Independent UK

Republicans clash over ‘despicable’ Vance comment about not giving ‘a s***’ if boat strike was war crime

Rand Paul and Bernie Moreno are at odds in their responses to VP’s post about bombing of alleged Venezuela drug boat

The Guardian - US

Republican condemns Vance for ‘despicable’ comments on Venezuelan boat strike

Rand Paul decries ‘thoughtless’ comment after vice-president defends strike against alleged drug traffickers

Latin Times

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman Backs Use Of Lethal Force Against Cartels: 'Fully Support'

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has backed the use of lethal force against cartels following an attack on a Venezuelan vessel that killed 11

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