SCOOP: FBI began probing Thomas D. Homan for bribery after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement colleague told undercover agents that Homan could get them lucrative U.S. contracts in Trump administration for $1M. It conflicts with WH claim of targeting. me w Ken Dilanian msnbc.com/msnbc/news/ex-…

1/ In August 2020, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, made an extraordinary request to President Trump’s ambassador, Ronald Johnson. A previously undisclosed report tells what happened next, according to a new ProPublica investigation. 🧵 ⬇️

"The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession." By Laura Bullard wired.com/story/the-real…

“What the administration laid out at the closed-door classified briefing was perceived by several senators as pursuing a new legal framework that raised questions particularly regarding the role of Congress in authorizing any such action.” apnews.com/article/trump-…

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Salesforce Tells Clients It Won’t Pay Hackers for Data Extortion W/Margi Murphy and Brody Ford bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Kevin Stitt, the GOP gov of Oklahoma and the chair of the National Govs Association, on Texas sending its National Guard to Illinois: “Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.” nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/…

Maine Gov. Mills will announce challenge to Sen. Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say apnews.com/article/maine-…

.Bloomberg & other outlets are refusing to sign onto new Pentagon rules that would restrict what we can write. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules apnews.com/article/pentag…

Come work for Baltimore Banner Sports! We're hiring someone who can help with Orioles coverage alongside the great Andy Kostka and help us get to important local sports stories outside of baseball: job-boards.greenhouse.io/thebaltimoreba…

New: The state-backed hackers who breached cybersecurity company F5 Inc. broke in beginning in late 2023 and lurked in the company’s systems until being discovered in August of this year, according to people who were briefed by F5 about the incident. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ICYMI: The state-backed hackers who breached cybersecurity company F5 Inc. broke in beginning in late 2023 and lurked in the company’s systems until being discovered in August of this year, according to people who were briefed by F5 about the incident. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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A director at a company that sells computer vulnerabilities has been charged with stealing secrets to sell to an unspecified buyer in Russia, according to a court document and people familiar with the matter. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

New: Three employees at cybersecurity companies spent years moonlighting as criminal hackers, launching their own ransomware attacks in a plot to extort millions of dollars from victims around the country, US prosecutors alleged in court filings. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84 apnews.com/article/dick-c…

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CBP Agent Gregory Lairmore, the government’s first witness, said the sandwich “exploded” when it struck his chest hard enough that he could feel it through his ballistic vest. “You could smell the onions and the mustard,” he recalled. apnews.com/article/sean-d…