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Vance defends saying he hopes his wife converts to Christianity The vice president told students on Wednesday that he hopes his wife, Usha, who is Hindu, converts to Christianity someday.

Vice President JD Vance drew scrutiny this week by saying he hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity.

Vance said criticisms of his comments “wreak of anti-Christian bigotry.”

Trump’s NASA chief hits back at Kim Kardashian: Yes, we’ve been to the moon U.S. celebrity shared a conspiracy theory that the lunar landings were faked, triggering pushback from space boss Sean Duffy.

2025 me: So that lumberjack on the Real World? He's now the head of NASA and is publicly fighting with OJ Simpson's lawyer's daughter—who's super rich and influential—over the moon landing not being faked.

2000 me: What?

2025 me: Oh and Donald Trump is president…

2000 me: WHAT?

2025 me: …again.

'Thanos Trump' SNAPs Away Americans’ Food Peter Rothpletz on Donald Trump’s 'Let Them Eat… Nothing' moment, Stephen Miller’s wife’s racist, viral crash out, and the royal formerly known as “Prince.”

“‘Thanos Trump' SNAPs Away Americans’ Food”

Good explainer from ⁦‪Peter Rothpletz‬⁩ in this morning’s Zeteo ‘First Draft’ newsletter on what should be one of the biggest domestic news stories of all.

Have you subscribed to ‘First Draft’ yet?

Cast for Season 13 of ‘American Horror Story’:

• Ariana Grande
• Sarah Paulson
• Evan Peters
• Angela Bassett
• Kathy Bates
• Emma Roberts
• Billie Lourd
• Gabourey Sidibe
• Leslie Grossman
• Jessica Lange

The law is to generate $1.5 billion in new annually funding for the state’s transit systems through:
—Redirecting sales tax on gas from highway spending to transit
—Using interest earned on state roads fund for transit
—Enabling Chicago region to increase sales tax by 0.25% for transit

Good morning!

Last night, Illinois’ legislature passed a law, SB2111, which will fund a major expansion of service for the Chicago region’s transit systems, thanks to new revenue sources.

The law also takes a major step forward in coordination between agencies.

ICE will arrest anyone—even a 16-year-old who just wants to get back to class.

Joel Camas may be the first unaccompanied minor detained by Trump this term.

This new map based on @theNYHC data makes it clear: it’s too easy to block affordable housing in wide swaths of the city.

If you agree every neighborhood needs to do its part in solving our citywide housing crisis, vote YES on Props 2-5.

Study after study, data proves again and again that bike infrastructure saves lives.

Trump: “…BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE GONE STONE COLD “CRAZY,” THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE “NUCLEAR OPTION,” GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER AND, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

Maryland Gov. Moore gives $10M to food banks amid calls to help SNAP recipients Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces $10 million in state funds for food banks as SNAP benefits are expected to lapse due to the government shutdown.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced $10 million in state funds for food banks and partner organizations to support families as SNAP benefits are set to halt this weekend as the federal government shutdown drags on. https://wapo.st/4hzRW5r

Moore pushes for congressional redistricting, sets up confrontation with Senate - Maryland Matters Gov. Wes Moore (D) hinted that he may move ahead with plans to redraw the state's eight congressional districts, and for a possible special session, despite opposition from a key lawmaker.

Moore pushes for congressional redistricting, sets up confrontation with Senate marylandmatters.org/2025/10/30/m...

This is big 👀. Heinrich is a median Senate Democrat, but he’s stepped in to OPPOSE the DNC establishment & AIPAC-backed candidate, Haley Stevens.

Whether you prefer El-Sayed, McMorrow or neither, this signals a shift away from billionaire donors towards progressive policies demanded by the people

Gayle King expected to depart ‘CBS Mornings’ in latest restructure: report King, who has fronted the broadcaster’s morning show for over a decade, is expected to step down from her anchor role on next year, according to a report

Bari Weiss makes a clean sweep, firing all women, Blacks and Hispanics in high-profile positions at CBS News. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

According to VoteHub, Dems have beat the GOP on Day 5 of NJ early voting By 3%. This again, was a day that SHOULD have been favorable to Republicans.

Day 5 only: 71,415 ballots
🔵 DEM 40.5% | 28,889 ballots
🔴 GOP 37.2% | 26,502 ballots
⚪️ UNA 22.3% | 15,865 ballots

I have a bad cold so sorry if this is blunt/not clear:

If you are going to mention the HHS Report, you have to contextualize it properly for the reader: that it was anonymous, not peer reviewed (not normal practice), widely criticized, etc. Readers don't know the quality of research unless you say!

it is truly astounding how perfectly the Democratic plan to make the shutdown about Obamacare has worked

we've now gotten to a point where Republicans cannot stop reminding voters about their equally horrible and unpopular ideas about healthcare

"His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew. His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence. Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him. Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."

BREAKING

Prince Andrew will no longer be a Prince of the United Kingdom.

In an extraordinary move, Buckingham Palace has announced that the King is stripping him of that style.

Presumably, he will now be known as Andrew Windsor.

The Palace also stated he has been ordered to leave Royal Lodge.

StoryCorps Mobile Tour: Every cat was special Lisa Howard and Barbara Smith talk about the Bluegrass Cat Club and the group's annual shows at the old Turfland Mall.

In this week’s conversation from the Lexington StoryCorps booth, Lisa Howard and Barbara Smith talk about the Bluegrass Cat Club. At its height, the group’s annual household cat show was the largest in the nation.

CityNerd — California: The Delightful and the Rage-Inducing If ever there was a city that should be designed so that people can walk, bike and take transit to meet their daily needs, San Diego should be it. But why does the city make it so difficult — and is t...

SB 79 was signed into law the day after I left California. It’s because they knew this video was coming

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Democrats are so good at running away and trying to destroy the candidates that make people excited to vote for them.

we're now a hair away from it being "treason" to utter a single critical syllable about Dear Leader on any topic whatsoever

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

This is a lie: www.propublica.org/article/immi...

Souvannarath is likely a citizen, ICE kidnapped him, he filed habeas, a judge ordered he not be deported, and *the next day* DHS deported him.

DHS told the press they didn't get the order, which is undoubtedly a lie and will be perjury when they say it to the court.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Gather round kids: Once upon a time, when a political lie was really clearly and conclusively debunked, political actors would tend to stop repeating it. One of Trump's big insights was that... you can just keep saying it. The press eventually gets bored of pointing out the same lie.

Exactly.

Some people scoffed that Pritzker even raised this.

But now Noem is on record, which looks awful AND ALSO may help win legal cases.

Please note what happened here. By challenging Trump to pause his terror raids for Halloween, Pritzker forced Kristi Noem to come out *for* continuing to traumatize kids. Polarizing these debates draws attention/forces MAGA depravity into the light.

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If you aren't willing to do the hard things necessary to save our democracy, move out of the way and let someone else lead.