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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Put 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside U.S. — Declaring foreign film production a national security threat, the president said he had asked his top trade official to start the process of imposing a tax on Hollywood. — President Trump said he would impose a 100 percent tariff on movies …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Shares of Disney, Netflix and Other Studios Fall After Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Movies ‘Produced in Foreign Lands’ — Shares of entertainment companies including Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global took a hit Monday as investors assessed Hollywood's potential exposure …
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The Guardian:
Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’ — President calls films ‘national security threat’ and claims he called on commerce department to immediately enact tariff — Donald Trump on Sunday announced on his Truth Social platform a 100% tariff on all movies …
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Calls for 100% Tariff on Movies Made Overseas
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Axios and The Hollywood Reporter
Washington Post:
Trump says trade deals ‘could very well be’ announced this week — President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that deals with some trading partners “could very well be” announced this week, raising the prospect of an easing of the “Liberation Day” tariffs he announced last month.
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Wall Street Journal
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
‘60 Minutes’ Thumbs Its Nose at Trump With Scathing Segment — NOT SCARED OF YOU — The show brought on lawyers and firms targeted by President Donald Trump's sweeping executive orders. — 60 Minutes examined Donald Trump's revenge tour against Big Law in a scathing episode on Sunday …
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The Contrarian, Fox News, CBS News, Breitbart and Twitchy
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Says He Asked Mexico to Let U.S. Military In to Fight Cartels
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Associated Press:
Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say — Israel approved plans on Monday to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials said, in a move that if implemented would vastly expand Israel's operations …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Netanyahu's Plan to Expand Israel's Fight in Gaza Is Met With Skepticism — It is not clear how the Israeli prime minister's plan to add tens of thousands of soldiers will fundamentally alter a dynamic seen over 18 months of conflict. — Israel's security cabinet met on Sunday and approved plans …
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CNN, BBC, CBS News, Semafor and Israpundit
New York Times:
Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump — The president's older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing deals, many of which will financially benefit their father.
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Raw Story
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked — A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages, 404 Media has learned.
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Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall — Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler's suburban New York swing district unloaded a barrage of criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall Sunday night, peppering him with questions around …
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Kristin Wright / NPR:
An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters — An exhibit showing victims of gun violence has been taken down at the headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice has confirmed.
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Washington Post and Townhall
Andres Picon / Politico:
Conservatives have long dreamed of passing a bill to shred tons of regulations. They may be closer than ever. — “For those who say it would make a radical change ... I'd say, ‘Thank heaven above for that,’” says Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee. — Conservative Republicans have spent …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Former Maine governor moves to challenge vulnerable House Democrat — Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) filed paperwork on Sunday to run against Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) for Maine's 2nd Congressional District next year. — LePage served as the governor of Maine between 2011 and 2019 …
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Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Paul LePage files to run for Maine's swing 2nd District
Paul LePage files to run for Maine's swing 2nd District
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The Maine Wire, Breitbart and Press Herald
Eric Levitz / Vox:
How Trump could make Americans permanently poorer — The immediate costs of President Donald Trump's trade war are fairly clear. Prices for imported goods are rising while economic growth is slowing. Manufacturers are slashing orders, small businesses with Chinese suppliers are on the brink …
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Pence says January 6 attack's failure ‘became a triumph of freedom’ as he receives JFK Profile in Courage Award — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday while receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award that January 6, 2021, “became a triumph of freedom” …
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Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
Trump Team Set to Dissolve Reagan-Era Transnational Crime Unit — Task forces that specialize in fighting organized crime, drug cartels and human traffickers were told to shut down by Sept. 30, according to documents and people familiar with the matter — The Trump administration is …
Associated Press:
Trump says he'll reopen Alcatraz prison for 'America's most ruthless and violent Offenders' — President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.
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Janet Lorin / Bloomberg:
Ackman Slams Harvard for Failures, Calls for Pritzker Exit — Bill Ackman rattled off a list of concerns over how his alma mater Harvard University has handled the conflict with President Donald Trump, arguing it needs a change in board leadership. — Harvard's approach to sue the government …
Associated Press:
Berlin still bears scars 80 years after pivotal battle that sealed the defeat of Nazi Germany — Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in an intense fight for the capital in May 1945. After decades of division and its revival …
Axios:
Scoop: Trump plans to announce D.C. will host 2027 NFL Draft — President Trump plans to announce Monday that Washington, D.C., will host the 2027 NFL Draft, with the aim of holding it on the National Mall, Axios has learned. — The announcement is expected to be made with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell …
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Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
The American Government Sides with the Party of German Neo-Nazis — News broke Friday morning that Germany's domestic intelligence service is now officially classifying the AfD as a “confirmed rightwing extremist” group. The decision came after three years of investigating the party and was presented in a 1,100-page report.
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Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump Throws a Tantrum After Getting Roasted by Karl Rove — LATE-NIGHT RANT — The president was stung after the Republican strategist ripped into him on tariffs, communications, and the AI image of Trump as the pope. — President Donald Trump ripped into Republican strategist Karl Rove …
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New Jersey Online, Raw Story and The Independent
Giorgio Leali / Politico:
Von der Leyen, Macron knock Trump's war on universities as ‘gigantic miscalculation’ — The European Commission chief and the French president are trying to woo American researchers with a new program called “Choose Europe for Science.” — PARIS ― European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen …
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New York Times, Reuters, Associated Press and Semafor
Meaghan Tobin / New York Times:
China's Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs — As a U.S. tax loophole ends, the apparel makers that sell to America are forced to consider alternative markets or cheaper locations in and outside China. — Liu Miao has sold clothing on Amazon to wholesale buyers in the United States for the past five years.

