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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown — Military officials are sketching out a plan that could deploy a few thousand National Guard members, officials said. The use of active-duty forces has also been discussed. — The Pentagon has for weeks been planning …
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Alyce McFadden / New York Times:
After Trump's Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago, Democrats Push Back — President Trump said he was considering sending troops to cities like Chicago, New York and Baltimore. State and local leaders say they have crime under control. — Democrats on Sunday pushed …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
“No authority”: Dems flame Trump's proposed Chicago crackdown … - D.C. residents overwhelmingly opposed Trump's takeover of the District's police and the mobilization of Guard members and federal law enforcement, according to a recent according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.
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David Morgan / Reuters:
Trump's redistricting push could bring decades of Republican rule to the US House — President Donald Trump's push for Republican-led states to redraw their U.S. House of Representatives districts to protect their majority in next year's midterm elections could set the stage for Republicans …
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
One party has a New Jersey recruitment bonanza. The other... not so much. … “Democrats in New Jersey feel like the stakes are existential — literally existential — in these midterm elections,” said Hunterdon County Democratic Chair Tom Malinowski, a former 7th District representative whom Kean ousted in 2022.
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Republicans shift focus to states beyond Texas in redistricting fight — Republicans are plowing forward with plans for redistricting in several other states now that Texas is poised to approve its newly redrawn maps. — The Lone Star State kicked off the redistricting arms race …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Vance says redistricting push is a way to make representation “a little bit more fair” … - California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed redistricting bills sent to him by the Democratic-controlled state legislature into law Thursday and declared a Nov. 4 special election for Californians to consider …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Exclusive: Ghislaine Maxwell was honored at a prestigious Clinton event years after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced — Years after she was publicly accused in civil lawsuits and the press of helping Jeffrey Epstein groom and sexually abuse minors, Ghislaine Maxwell was an honored guest …
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
The Supreme Court could give immigration agents broad power to stop and question Latinos — The case began on June 18 when three Pasadena residents were arrested at a bus stop where they were waiting to be picked up for a job. — If the court rules for Trump, it 'could be enormously consequential …
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Andrea Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Most California voters disapprove of Trump's immigration enforcement policies, poll shows
Most California voters disapprove of Trump's immigration enforcement policies, poll shows
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Freddie Clayton / NBC News:
Kremlin casts doubt on Trump's push for Ukraine peace as rifts remain unresolved — Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comments to NBC News' “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker underscore how far apart Ukraine and Russia remain even after White House efforts.
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NBC News:
JD Vance says Putin ‘not at all’ misleading Trump in Ukraine talks: Full interview — In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Vice President JD Vance says “sanctions aren't off the table” as President Trump tries to get Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy together for peace talks.
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Irene Rotondo / masslive.com:
Mass. mom detained by ICE for 10 days over decades-old minor marijuana charge — Marcel Rosa watched helplessly as federal agents led his wife, Jemmy Jimenez Rosa, away at Boston Logan International Airport on Aug. 11. Their three young daughters clung to him in tears, fear and confusion.
Aaron Krolik / New York Times:
Why Haven't Sanctions on Russia Stopped the War? The Money Is Still Flowing. — For decades, companies feared being on the wrong side of U.S. sanctions. That's not always true anymore. — What kind of power can the United States exert to punish other countries for their misdeeds?
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Mainstay Nancy Mace Cancels Speech After Just Eight People Show Up — PITY PARTY — The South Carolina gubernatorial candidate is known for her theatrics but reportedly struggled to find an audience—any audience. — GOP Rep. Nancy Mace—who is currently running …
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New York Times:
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge — In its campaign of “uprooting the foot soldiers,” the Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free. — The lawyer took the elevator 32 floors …
New York Times:
Trump Is Defunding Medical Research. It Could Cost You Your Life. — They hoped to make tomorrow's medicines. Then came Trump.By Francesca Trianni, Adam Westbrook and Jan Kobal — In the Opinion video above, meet the scientists who are trying to save your life — and the lives of your children and grandchildren.
Son Ji-hyoung / The Korea Herald:
Lee heads to Washington for key summit with Trump — Agenda expected to include thorny issues such as tariffs, USFK deployment, civil nuclear cooperation — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung flew to Washington on Sunday to meet US President Donald Trump in a summit expected to address tariffs …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
August 23, 2025 — “It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL, a Great American Company that has an even more incredible future,” President Donald Trump wrote yesterday afternoon on social media.
Rolling Stone:
Tax the Rich. They'll Stay — Zohran Mamdani wants to make New York more affordable by raising taxes on the city's millionaires. History shows they won't leave — Zohran Mamdani has the penthouse crowd aflutter. The Democratic mayoral nominee's bold, simple plan to make New York affordable …
Emily Goodin / Miami Herald:
Almost all the Epstein files given to Congress were already public, Democrats say — Only a small percentage of the Jeffrey Epstein files turned over to a House committee this week contained new information, Democrats charged. — The Justice Department, in response to a congressional subpoena …
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Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Epstein files released to Congress are mostly ‘recycled’ documents, Democrat says
Epstein files released to Congress are mostly ‘recycled’ documents, Democrat says
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