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Opinion | Democrats Should Divorce the Media

At a lunch with GOP senators at the White House, President Trump stood firm in his demands that Democrats vote to end the government shutdown.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTGovernment Shutdown Threatens Pay for Air Traffic Controllers FOX'Democrat shutdown' will next jeopardize US nuclear stockpile with imminent furloughs: Wh… ABCDemocrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in…
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Top Stories 355 stories

  1. Details on 7th U.S. strike against alleged drug boat

    ABC · 4 outlets

  2. How Trump Aims to Redefine the Military

    NYT · 4 outlets

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  1. 10/17: CBS Mornings Plus

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Inside Luigi Mangione’s Missing Months

    ABC · 3 outlets

  3. George Santos says he's humbled but dismisses 'pearl clutching' critics

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 217 stories

  1. U.S. Futures Down; Dollar Rose as U.S.-China Tensions Ease

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Investors are hopeful for a resolution to the U.S. government shutdown while an easing of concerns over U.S. credit conditions also helped lift the dollar.

  2. Regional Bank Worries Weigh on Stocks

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Dow Industrials Hit Record, Boosted by Strong Earnings

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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  1. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. AWS services recover after daylong outage hits major sites

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall as investors assess Japan trade data; SoftBank drops over 5%

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  4. Stock futures are little changed after major U.S. indexes rally to start the week: Live updates

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 283 stories

  1. Jets owner Johnson defends Glenn, rips QB Fields

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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  1. Jayden Daniels will have an MRI on Monday

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Former Buccaneers RB, NFL All-Pro Doug Martin Dies at 36

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Source: 'Outrage' over surface at Steelers field

    PFT · 3 outlets

Technology 277 stories

  1. iPad vs iPad Air: Which Apple tablet is right for you?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Here’s everything new for Apple Notes in iOS 26

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, October 18 (game #1363)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Apple’s new M5 chip rivals M1 Ultra in early benchmarks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Microsoft adds Copilot voice activation on Windows 11 PCs

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. What can I plug into my iPhone 17 USB-C port?

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. It's almost 2026, and Fujitsu is doing its best to save optical disks - the A77-K3 is a 16-inch 13th-gen Core i5 laptop with a DVD drive

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 134 stories

  1. Sarah Ferguson Makes Subtle Change After Prince Andrew Scandal Fallout

    USMag · 1 outlets

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  1. Taylor Swift Donates $100K to Young Girl With Brain Tumor

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Diane Keaton's Cause Of Death Has Been Revealed By Her Family

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Kevin Federline Claims Britney Spears Wished Sons Were 'Dead'

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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