Page One in Austin:

Former Pence chief of staff:

Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."

I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago.

“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

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Absolutely, positively. And for the Caribbean boat strikes, too.

I don’t think ICE should ever be allowed to cover their faces

These thugs are grabbing people off the street. Violently arresting and detaining them.

We have no idea if they’re real agents or not.

But I find it especially egregious to allow them to cover their face and take children

This is so deeply cruel and unjust.

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Donald Trump and @jd-vance-1.bsky.social's refusal to provide SNAP benefits to Americans in need isn't just illegal — it's immoral.

In fact, the chief lobbyist for the private jet industry THANKED Trump and Duffy for their cancellations of commercial flights.

The lobbyist called it a “thoughtful approach.” Can’t imagine Americans who had their flights canceled this weekend agree!

Graphic of Donald Trump with the following text: "If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president." Donald Trump in 2011 on who he blames for shutdowns

Right

Omg.

$SAVE #AVgeek 🤡

WATCH: Long lines outside a Cleveland food bank after the Trump administration cut off SNAP funding during the shutdown.

Virginia House seats won by Democrats this century, out of the chamber's 100 seats:

in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51

2025, i.e. this week: 64

In another era, ICE raids would be described as persecution of Catholics.

Russia's latest big Ukraine offensive gains next to nothing, again Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin's troops are losing their lives for barely any land

Despite relentless attacks, and huge losses, Russian forces have achieved no major objectives in their summer campaign against Ukraine. Our data analysis suggests that Vladimir Putin will struggle to win on the battlefield

There was a time when she spoke out against sexual harassment perpetrated by people like Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly, but that was a different Kelly. Now as long as she likes the job they’re doing, getting a little “handsy” is ok.

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WaPo puts the Sleepy Trump piece on Page One.

@washingtonpost.com
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Clips like this are political gold

Trump Throws Decadent Opera and Truffles Rager at Mar-a-Lago The president’s ragers show no sign of slowing down even amid the government shutdown.

Trump threw another lavish party as his DOJ asked the Supreme Court to stop it from being forced to pay food stamps for 40 million Americans.
Yes, this is *different* from last week’s Gatsby party. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-...

WOW: California Gov. Gavin Newsom gets a rock star welcome in Houston, Texas — greeted by cheering crowds lined up outside his rally today.

Newsom: Anyone checked out my Patriot store? We do have some knee pads. It’s a signature series. They’re sold out at the moment. The universities, and all these law firms, and certain media organizations—I figured they can use these.

Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for.

@wsj.com

US front pages are dominated by headlines about 1) no food assistance and 2) traumatic #ICE detentions.

@bostonglobe.com

Many Americans need to secure health insurance now for next year, but are finding they cannot afford it. Trump and Republicans are refusing to lower prices.

Democrats didn’t cave. They boxed republicans in and made them own the shutdown. Watch.

Fox: 70% of Americans say groceries cost more than they did a year ago, and about 60% blame Trump.