[CRAIG NIGRELLI] A NEW CEASEFIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST… AND A NEW SET OF QUESTIONS. WHEN WILL HAMAS DISARM? AND WHO’S GOING TO POLICE GAZA? PLUS, A SHOWDOWN OVER SECRECY. THE PENTAGON’S NEW RULES FOR REPORTERS. AND THE MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS SAYING “NO WAY.” AND AMAZON’S GEARING UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS. HOW ITS HIRING BLITZ […]
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[CRAIG NIGRELLI]
A NEW CEASEFIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST…
AND A NEW SET OF QUESTIONS.
WHEN WILL HAMAS DISARM? AND WHO’S GOING TO POLICE GAZA?
PLUS, A SHOWDOWN OVER SECRECY.
THE PENTAGON’S NEW RULES FOR REPORTERS.
AND THE MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS SAYING “NO WAY.”
AND AMAZON’S GEARING UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
HOW ITS HIRING BLITZ STACKS UP AGAINST A SLOWING JOB MARKET.
L3: TRUMP CELEBRATES GAZA CEASEFIRE, PUSHES FOR ‘PHASE TWO’
“Together we’ve achieved what everybody said was impossible. At long last, we have peace in the Middle East.”
THIS MORNING — PRESIDENT TRUMP IS CELEBRATING WHAT HE’S CALLING A HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH: A CEASEFIRE DEAL BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS THAT HIS ADMINISTRATION HELPED BROKER.
HE’S NOW TURNING TO WHAT HE CALLS “PHASE TWO” — THE NEXT STEP IN HIS PEACE PLAN FOR THE REGION.
WITH ALL LIVING HOSTAGES NOW RELEASED AND ISRAEL HAVING FREED HUNDREDS OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS, PHASE ONE OF THE TRUMP-BACKED PLAN TO END THE TWO-YEAR WAR IN GAZA IS NEARLY COMPLETE.
EGYPT’S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS BOTH SIDES STILL NEED TO FULLY CARRY OUT THE FIRST PHASE BEFORE NEGOTIATIONS MOVE FORWARD.
THAT INITIAL STAGE INCLUDED THE HOSTAGE-PRISONER EXCHANGE, A SURGE OF HUMANITARIAN AID, AND A PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI TROOPS FROM GAZA’S MAJOR CITIES.
AID HAS BEEN FLOWING INTO GAZA SINCE FRIDAY — BUT ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS HASN’T YET RETURNED THE REMAINS OF TWO DOZEN HOSTAGES, AS PROMISED.
AN ISRAELI MILITARY SPOKESPERSON TELLS CBS NEWS THAT’S WHY TROOPS HAVEN’T FULLY PULLED OUT.
THE NEXT PHASES OF THE DEAL ARE EXPECTED TO TACKLE SOME OF THE TOUGHEST QUESTIONS: HOW AND WHEN HAMAS WILL DISARM.. WHO WILL CONTROL SECURITY INSIDE GAZA.. AND WHAT A TEMPORARY GOVERNING COUNCIL MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
A MULTINATIONAL PEACE FORCE IS EXPECTED TO DEPLOY TO GAZA — BUT WHICH COUNTRIES WILL CONTRIBUTE TROOPS, AND HOW THEY’LL OPERATE, IS STILL BEING WORKED OUT.
AND THE BIGGEST QUESTION OF ALL — WHETHER ISRAEL WILL FORMALLY RECOGNIZE A PALESTINIAN STATE — REMAINS UNRESOLVED.
L3 SENATE MAKES 8TH ATTEMPT TO END 14-DAY GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HAS NOW STRETCHED INTO DAY 14 — AND THE SENATE IS BACK IN SESSION TONIGHT, TRYING ONCE AGAIN TO BREAK THE DEADLOCK.
LAWMAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE THIS EVENING ON THE HOUSE-PASSED SPENDING MEASURE — THE EIGHTH ATTEMPT TO REACH THE 60 VOTES NEEDED TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT.
REPUBLICANS SAID THEY’RE PUSHING FOR A CLEAN CONTINUING RESOLUTION — MEANING FUNDING WITHOUT ANY POLICY ADD-ONS.
DEMOCRATS, HOWEVER, INSIST THAT THE PACKAGE MUST PROTECT OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES AND AVOID DEEPER CUTS TO MEDICAID.
“We’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history, unless Democrats drop their partisan demands and pass a clean, no-strings-attached budget to reopen the government and pay our federal workers.”
DEMOCRATS RESPONDED THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE REPEATEDLY REJECTED THEIR SHORT-TERM PLAN — WHICH ALSO FUNDS HEALTH PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL DISASTER RELIEF.
AND AS THE STALEMATE DRAGS ON, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS MOVING FORWARD WITH LAYOFFS.
ABC NEWS REPORTS DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES AT THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION HAVE BEEN TOLD TO STAY HOME — AN AGENCY BEST KNOWN FOR LAUNCHING THE NATIONAL 988 SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE.
L3 MEDIA REFUSE PENTAGON POLICY; SIGN TODAY OR SURRENDER BADGES
TODAY, A SHOWDOWN OVER PRESS ACCESS AT THE PENTAGON.
BY 5 P.M., NEWS OUTLETS MUST SIGN A NEW, RESTRICTIVE MEDIA POLICY… OR HAND OVER THEIR PRESS BADGES WITHIN 24 HOURS.
THE POLICY REQUIRES REPORTERS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEY WON’T SEEK OR SOLICIT ANY INFORMATION THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT PRE-APPROVED — AND WARNS MILITARY PERSONNEL COULD FACE CONSEQUENCES FOR “UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURES.”
NEWS ORGANIZATIONS CALL THAT A GAG ORDER — SAYING IT VIOLATES FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND MUZZLES REPORTING ON HOW A NEARLY ONE-TRILLION-DOLLAR DEPARTMENT SPENDS TAXPAYER MONEY.
MATT MURRAY, THE WASHINGTON POST’S EXECUTIVE EDITOR SAID “THE PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS UNDERCUT FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS BY PLACING UNNECESSARY CONSTRAINTS ON GATHERING AND PUBLISHING INFORMATION.”
A WHO’S WHO OF NEWS ORGANIZATIONS — THE WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES, CNN, THE wall street JOURNAL, NPR, REUTERS, THE ATLANTIC, THE GUARDIAN — ALL SAY THEY *WON’T* SIGN.
SO DO RIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS NEWSMAX AND THE WASHINGTON TIMES.
FOX NEWS — THE FORMER EMPLOYER OF DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH — HAS NOT YET INDICATED WHETHER THEY WILL SIGN THE PLEDGE.
A PENTAGON SPOKESMAN SAYS REPORTERS ARE QUOTE “MOVING THE GOALPOST,” INSISTING THE POLICY JUST REQUIRES AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT, NOT AN AGREEMENT… AND REMINDING JOURNALISTS THAT ACCESS TO THE BUILDING IS A “PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT.”
L3 NEW DETAILS EMERGE ABOUT DALLAS ICE SHOOTER
WE’RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE SNIPER WHO OPENED FIRE FROM A ROOFTOP IN DALLAS LAST MONTH — KILLING TWO PEOPLE OUTSIDE AN ICE FACILITY.
POLICE SAY 29-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA JAHN WAS JOBLESS, ISOLATED, AND OBSESSED WITH AI TECHNOLOGY — SPENDING THOUSANDS OF HOUSE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ALONE IN HIS BEDROOM AT HIS PARENTS’ HOME.
ACCORDING TO CBS NEWS, JAN’S PARENTS TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE BUT RETURNED TO TEXAS, CLAIMING HE HAD RADIATION SICKNESS — FROM WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS EXPOSURE TO A MANHATTAN PROJECT SITE.
HE ALSO INSISTED HE WAS “ALLERGIC TO PLASTIC” — WEARING PLASTIC TO AVOID TOUCHING IT.
INVESTIGATORS SAY JAHN BOUGHT A RIFLE IN OKLAHOMA AND SPENT WEEKS PRACTICING AT TARGET RANGES BEFORE THE ATTACK.
THE SEPTEMBER AMBUSH LEFT TWO IMMIGRANTS DEAD – A 37-YEAR-OLD FROM EL SALVADOR AND A 32-YEAR-OLD FROM MEXICO.
ONE OTHER WAS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BEFORE JAN TURNED THE GUN ON HIMSELF.
POLICE FOUND HANDWRITTEN NOTES DETAILING HIS INTENT TO TARGET ICE AGENTS — AND ONE BULLET CARVED WITH THE WORDS “ANTI-ICE.”
L3 AMAZON SAYS IT’S HIRING 250K FOR HOLIDAY RUSH
GET READY TO SEE MORE BLUE VANS BUZZING AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, A LOT MORE!
AMAZON IS GEARING UP THE HOLIDAYS — AND HIRING BIG TO DO IT.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT’LL BRING ON 250-THOUSAND WORKERS ACROSS THE U-S — FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, AND SEASONAL — TO HANDLE WHAT IT EXPECTS WILL BE A SURGE IN HOLIDAY ORDERS.
IT’S THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR AMAZON HAS ADDED A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE FOR THE BUSY SEASON.
THE COMPANY SAYS ITS SEASONAL JOBS PAY MORE THAN $19 AN HOUR ON AVERAGE, AND REGULAR EMPLOYEES EARN ABOUT TWENTY-THREE, PLUS BENEFITS.
AMAZON’S HIRING SPREE STANDS OUT.
ACROSS THE RETAIL INDUSTRY, SEASONAL JOBS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THEIR LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2009 — AS HIGHER COSTS, INFLATION, AND AUTOMATION LEAD MANY COMPANIES TO CUT BACK.
AMAZON SAYS OPENINGS WILL BE POSTED WEEKLY THROUGH DECEMBER — AND AS USUAL, THEY’RE EXPECTED TO FILL UP FAST.
L3: CALIFORNIA ENGINEER GROWS 2,346-POUND PUMPKIN TO WIN BIG
FINALLY THIS MORNING — CHARLIE BROWN’S GOT NOTHING ON *THIS* GREAT PUMPKIN.
THE CROWD AT HALF MOON BAY SAW HISTORY IN THE MAKING — WHEN A CALIFORNIA ENGINEER ROLLED IN A GOURD SO MASSIVE, EVEN THE FORKLIFT GROANED.
BRANDON DAWSON’S GIANT JACK-O-LANTERN TIPPED THE SCALES AT 2,346 POUNDS.
OH MY GOURD, THAT’S A BIG PUMPKIN.
DAWSON SAYS HE USED THE SAME PRECISION HE BRINGS TO HIS ENGINEERING JOB — MEASURING SUNLIGHT, TEMPERATURE, EVEN WATER FLOW — TO TURN HIS PATCH INTO A SCIENCE PROJECT.
BRANDON DAWSON, 2025 WORLD PUMPKIN WEIGH-OFF CHAMPION
“I was in this position last year, but I lost six pounds. This year, I was able to take the win, and that’s really what the goal was this year: to win one of the best, if not the best, pumpkin weigh-ups in the world.”
AND THE SATISFACTION OF A JOB WELL DONE ISN’T ALL DAWSON WON — HE GETS A PRETTY BIG SLICE OF THE PIE: A 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE.
BEFORE WE HEAD OUT, HERE’S WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY:
AT 11, PRESIDENT TRUMP HOSTS ARGENTINA’S PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI AT THE WHITE HOUSE –THEY ARE EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON TRADE AND REGIONAL SECURITY.
LATER TODAY, MAINE’S DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR JANET MILLS IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE A RUN FOR THE U.S. SENATE — SETTING UP A SHOWDOWN WITH REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT SUSAN COLLINS.
AT 4, TRUMP WILL POSTHUMOUSLY AWARD CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CHARLIE KIRK THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM,
AND TONIGHT AT 7:30, A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WILL BE HELD AT THE FLORIDA CAPITOL TO HONOR KIRK ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 32ND BIRTHDAY.
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