Outlets Refuse to Sign New Pentagon Press Policy, State Dept. Revokes Visas Over Charlie Kirk Commentary, Supreme Court Weighs Voting Rights Act, Leaked Text Messages, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Almost All Outlets Refuse to Sign Pentagon Press Policy; Hand Over Their Press Badges (0:12)

2. State Department Says It Has Revoked Visas Of Those Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Assassination (12:48)

3. Supreme Court Weighs Whether to Narrow Voting Rights Act; Louisiana's Newest Congressional Maps on the Chopping Block (17:36)

4. Leaked Text Messages from Young Republicans; Vance Responds By Comparing Leaked Text Messages from Virginia AG Candidate (31:28)

5. Quick Hitters: Trump Confirms CIA Operations in Venezuela, Judge Pauses Federal Layoffs for 30 Agencies, DOJ Seeking Indictment Against Former Trump National Security Adviser, Trump to Meet Putin in Budapest (42:10)

6. Critical Thinking Segment (46:20)

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Almost All Outlets Refuse to Sign Pentagon Press Policy; Hand Over Their Press Badges

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/five-major-broadcast-networks-say-will-not-sign-new-pentagon-press-pol-rcna237526

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5555797-media-outlets-decline-pentagon-policy/

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/major-media-outlets-rebuff-new-pentagon-press-policy-6c6b05c7?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqf5jJj_JoCgznY-Y9GMDE8VgKmY9q6KsbawfC76BYO8z4Mdrf9MNrC3GCCKiw%3D%3D&gaa_ts=68ef9782&gaa_sig=5skxpVbgzraO5PAJU0NRFXoWWzNSjvZCvk53xyTM1yWSRRLQ29ywQVKswjK6N_-VM7r_FGaY3-IqYVxS0S7lxw%3D%3D

https://san.com/cc/media-refuses-pentagon-press-policy-must-sign-tuesday-or-surrender-badges/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/news-outlets-including-the-new-york-times-and-newsmax-say-they-wont-sign-pentagon-rules-document

https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/1977828217315549301

https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/1977808951338307907

https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/1977806544252395858

https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/1977805421332349055

State Department Says It Has Revoked Visas Of Those Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Assassination

https://san.com/cc/foreign-nationals-criticized-charlie-kirk-the-state-department-revoked-their-visas/ 

https://x.com/StateDept/status/1978218112882266594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/politics/state-department-revoke-visas-charlie-kirk-murder 

https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/upstate-teacher-place-on-leave-following-comments-on-charlie-kirk-assassination/ 

https://x.com/PeterSchorschFL/status/1965873789021073734 

https://san.com/cc/pentagon-suspends-multiple-service-members-as-posts-on-kirk-are-flagged/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/politics/charlie-kirk-trump-medal-of-freedom 

https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/ 

https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/bridges-v-wixon/

https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/aliens/ 

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/326/135/

https://www.oyez.org/cases/1998/97-1252

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1201&num=0&edition=prelim

Supreme Court Weighs Whether to Narrow Voting Rights Act; Louisiana's Newest Congressional Maps on the Chopping Block

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-in-pivotal-case-on-the-voting-rights-act/ 

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/court-appears-ready-to-curtail-major-provision-of-the-voting-rights-act/ 

https://www.justice.gov/crt/section-2-voting-rights-act 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-argument-00608340?utm_content=politico/magazine/Politics&utm_source=flipboard 

https://supremecourthistory.org/classroom-resources-teachers-students/decisions-womens-rights-equal-protection-clause/ 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-109_l53m.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/370895/20250827134212077_Callais%20-%20Supplemental%20Opening%20Merits%20Brief.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-109/375809/20250924163944253_24-109%20Louisiana%20v.%20Callais%20%2024-110%20Robinson%20v.%20Callais.pdf 

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000199-c097-dae2-ab9d-ded7d6fb0000

Leaked Text Messages from Young Republicans; Vance Responds By Comparing Leaked Text Messages from Virginia AG Candidate

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Republicans 

https://yrnf.com/our-team/ 

https://yrnf.com/about/ 

https://republicanags.com/2025/10/03/raga-demands-jay-jones-drop-out-immediately-over-abhorrent-text-messages-glorifying-political-violence/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democratic-candidate-virginia-attorney-general-jay-jones-text-messages-rcna235573 

https://x.com/JDVance/status/1978235740833153196 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_9FposK2p4

Quick Hitters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPo2k3cAwKw

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/15/nx-s1-5574111/government-shutdown-federal-employees-congress-rif

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/politics/john-bolton-grand-jury-maryland 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115384956858741387