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Associated Press:
Trump expands cities targeted for possible military deployment to Baltimore in a spat with governor — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation's capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military deployment that makes …
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Daniel Wu / Washington Post:
National Guard now carrying weapons in D.C. — Guard members will carry their service-issued weapons, which may include pistols or rifles, and “detentions may occur leading to arrests,” a spokesperson said. — Just now — National Guard members in Washington are now carrying weapons and …
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Amanda Hurley / WTTG-TV:
Trump slams ‘crime-ridden’ Baltimore in response to Maryland governor's invitation
Trump slams ‘crime-ridden’ Baltimore in response to Maryland governor's invitation
Alyce McFadden / New York Times:
After Trump's Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago, Democrats Push Back
After Trump's Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago, Democrats Push Back
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CNN:
Officials have been planning for weeks to send National Guard to Chicago as Trump seeks to expand crime crackdown
Officials have been planning for weeks to send National Guard to Chicago as Trump seeks to expand crime crackdown
Avery Lotz / Axios:
“No authority”: Dems flame Trump's proposed Chicago crackdown
“No authority”: Dems flame Trump's proposed Chicago crackdown
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Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:
What's Life Like in Washington, D.C., During Trump's Takeover?
What's Life Like in Washington, D.C., During Trump's Takeover?
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests — A single afternoon in court illustrated the new ways in which laws are being enforced after President Trump's takeover of the city's police. — As President Trump posed triumphantly for photos with police officers …
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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:
Russia's Top Diplomat Says There Is No Plan for Putin-Zelensky Meeting — The statement by Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov deals a blow to President Trump's efforts to mediate an end to the war in Ukraine. — A top Russian official told NBC News that there was no meeting planned between …
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NBC News:
Meet the Press - August 24, 2025
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NBC News:
JD Vance says Putin ‘not at all’ misleading Trump in Ukraine talks: Full interview
JD Vance says Putin ‘not at all’ misleading Trump in Ukraine talks: Full interview
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Freddie Clayton / NBC News:
Kremlin casts doubt on Trump's push for Ukraine peace as rifts remain unresolved
Kremlin casts doubt on Trump's push for Ukraine peace as rifts remain unresolved
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Charles Kushner / Wall Street Journal:
A Letter to Emmanuel Macron — Public statements haranguing Israel embolden extremists, fuel violence, and endanger Jewish life in France. — Dear President Macron, — On the 81st anniversary of the Allied Liberation of Paris, which ended the deportation of Jews from French soil …
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Philippe Ricard / Le Monde:
Paris summons US ambassador after his ‘lack of sufficient action’ on antisemitism accusations
Paris summons US ambassador after his ‘lack of sufficient action’ on antisemitism accusations
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Gov. Moore says he is looking into redistricting Maryland: ‘All options are on the table’ — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said in a Sunday interview that he is actively looking into redistricting options in his state, as the partisan effort expands across the country.
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
One party has a New Jersey recruitment bonanza. The other... not so much.
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Republicans shift focus to states beyond Texas in redistricting fight
Republicans shift focus to states beyond Texas in redistricting fight
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Natalia Jaramillo / Sun-Sentinel:
DOT repaints Pulse crosswalk for a second time. FHP and OPD watching site — A Florida Department of Transportation crew early Sunday painted the Pulse crosswalk back to black and white for a second time as supporters continued to try to restore the rainbow-colored crossing.
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Barton Gellman / New York Times:
Trump's Stunning Power Grab on Elections — At first glance, President Trump's Truth Social post alleging voting fraud did not look especially alarming — not, anyway, by this president's singular standards. Mr. Trump's long-debunked lies about stolen elections are no less malignant in 2025 …
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it's coming out — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday.
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Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Ghislaine Maxwell just made Trump look even more guilty — Trump knew. — Ghislaine Maxwell did what I thought was impossible. She made Donald Trump look even more guilty when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes. — That is my takeaway after reading the transcript of Maxwell's testimony taken …
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Jim Jordan Says He Believes Ghislaine Maxwell. He Thinks You Should Too
Jim Jordan Says He Believes Ghislaine Maxwell. He Thinks You Should Too
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Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
‘Big Balls’ Posts ‘Recovery’ Workout Video After Bloody D.C. Attack — MAGA'S MAN — The teenager has risen to MAGA stardom since being assaulted in D.C. earlier this month. — Former DOGE staffer Edward “Big Balls” Coristine has served up fresh content to his growing MAGA fanbase …
Thomas Germain / BBC:
YouTube secretly used AI to edit people's videos. The results could bend reality — YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission. As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared connection with real life? — Rick Beato's face just didn't look right.
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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Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 193. — ... Fox actually brought Gym Jordan on to vouch for the credibility of Ghislaine Maxwell: “This confirms what we all knew - President Trump didn't do anything wrong. This transcript confirms that. There's nothing there based on this interview with Maxwell.”

