A California judge blocks federal layoffs during the government shutdown. Governor Newsom unveils a new plan to sell low-cost insulin statewide. Federal prosecutors charge two executives with misusing homelessness funds. California sues over the cancellation of the Solar for All program. Waymo expands its driverless cars to London in its first European rollout. And Spotify teams up with Netflix to bring video podcasts to streaming audiences starting in 2026.
WSJ What’s News - Another Trump Critic Faces Prosecution
A.M. Edition for Oct. 17. The Justice Department has indicted former national security adviser John Bolton, charging the one-time Trump official with mishandling classified information. Plus, Venezuela’s president mobilizes the country’s troops in a show of defiance against the U.S. And WSJ autos reporter Stephen Wilmot explains why the auto industry is panicking over a chip shortage - and not the AI kind. Kate Bullivant hosts.
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The Daily - A Shutdown Where None of the Normal Rules Apply
Under normal circumstances, the profound pain of a government shutdown compels both parties to negotiate a quick resolution on behalf of the American people. But, so far, nothing about this shutdown is normal.
Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Tyler Pager, Catie Edmondson and Tony Romm sit down to discuss why this shutdown feels so different.
Guest:
- Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, covering President Trump and his administration.
- Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.
- Tony Romm, a reporter covering economic policy and the Trump administration for The New York Times, based in Washington.
Background reading:
- President Trump’s unilateral spending cuts could complicate a shutdown deal.
- The Trump administration said it would pay some ICE and T.S.A. agents during the shutdown.
Photo: Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times
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Start Here - John Bolton Indicted
President Trump’s former National Security Adviser-turned-nemesis John Bolton is indicted by a federal grand jury. Pressure builds to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine. And hundreds of Alaskans are airlifted out of flood zones.
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Unexpected Elements - Why are gold prices so high?
Record high gold prices have us looking at the science of inflation, why gold is leaking from volcanoes, and entomologist Katy Price explains why shiny gold can be a good color for camoflague.
Plus the dark science going on in a gold mine, whether we can move at the speed of light, and the debate around golden rice. All that, plus more unexpected elements.
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producers: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, with Margaret Sessa-Hawkins, Robbie Wojciechowski and Lucy Davies.
Everything Everywhere Daily - Margarine
In the mid-19th century, the French Emperor Napoleon III requested the creation of a product similar to butter but cheaper.
The result was dubbed margarine.
Over the years, the ingredients that made up margarine changed radically, all the while becoming closer to butter in both looks and consistency.
However, it has faced resistance almost its entire life, and at times it was outright banned.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 10.17.25
Alabama
- 11th circuit court puts stay on judges redistricting orders for Jefferson County
- AG Marshall wants SCOTUS to make immediate ruling in Louisiana case
- Sen. Tuberville says FBI will quietly surge into Montgomery very soon
- Sen. Britt says Schumer shutdown is about him preserving political power
- English Prof fired for anti Charlie Kirk posts now sues Auburn University
- Huntsville Crimestoppers seeks info on church vandalism ahead of Bryan Dawson speaking event
Nationa
- Trump to meet with Russia's Putin in Hungary in very near future
- Trump tells Hamas to stop killing Palestinians in Gaza, or else
- Former NSA John Bolton indicted for abuse of classified documents
- Illegal alien arrested by ICE in Illinois was working as a sworn in police officer
- Sen. Blackburn of TN urges states to regulate AI until Congress steps up
- Sen. Fetterman of PA has some sensible words of wisdom for fellow Dems
The Ezra Klein Show - Can the Israel-Hamas Deal Hold?
Every Israeli-Palestinian peace deal has failed. Could Trump’s be any different?
On Oct. 10, the Israeli cabinet approved a cease-fire deal brokered by the Trump administration, Turkey and Qatar. Since then, the living Israeli hostages have come home. Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israel have been freed. Israeli forces have partially withdrawn from the Gaza Strip, and they’re allowing in more desperately needed aid. This is finally, hopefully, the end of this war.
But that was just the first part of the deal. The next phase is a lot more ambitious — and ambiguous. And while President Trump said the region would now “live, God willing, in peace for all eternity,” history would suggest otherwise.
Robert Malley has worked on Middle East policy under President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden and President Bill Clinton. Hussein Agha negotiated on the Palestinian side, working under both Yasir Arafat, the first president of the Palestinian Authority, and the P.A.’s current president, Mahmoud Abbas. Together they wrote a sweeping new history of attempts at peace, “Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine.” They join me to examine what could go right — or wrong — as the rest of the deal takes shape.
Mentioned:
Tomorrow Is Yesterday by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley
Book Recommendations:
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Dirty Hands by Jean-Paul Sartre
The Just Assassins by Albert Camus
The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil
Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger
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The Daily Signal - Major Democrat Infighting, Legal Battle Smorgasbord, Expected Riots in Chicago | Oct. 17, 2025
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- House minority leader Jeffries and Senate minority leader Schumer are in crisis as they lose the support of their own caucuses.
- A legal battle smorgasbord continues to add layers of entertainment and exasperation to the political climate.
- We speak with two of the three foremost riot reporters on the ground in Chicago.
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Opening Arguments - They’re Going to End the Voting Rights Act. But at Least We Got to Hear KBJ Murder a Guy in Court
OA1199 - Voting rights expert Jenessa Seymour takes us through this week’s oral arguments in one of the most important cases before the Supreme Court this term: Louisiana v. Callais, which has the potential to end some of the most important protections in the Voting Rights Act and allow states to openly racially gerrymander their electoral districts. Also discussed: a related New York state case which may be affected by Callais, and a footnote on what one lying Chicago cop was willing to do to get out of dozens of traffic and speeding tickets--and how actual justice has finally caught up with him.
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Oral arguments in Louisiana v Callais(10/15/2025)
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52 U.S.C. § 10301 (Sec 2 of the Voting Rights Act)
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Thornburg v Gingles, 478 U.S. 30 (1986)
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Rucho v. Common Cause 588 U.S. 684 (2019)
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“Chicago Cop Who Falsely Blamed an Ex-Girlfriend for Dozens of Traffic Tickets Pleads Guilty but Avoids Prison,” Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica (10/2/2025)
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