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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 …
Discussion: New York Times
Amanda Hurley / WTTG-TV:
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
CNN:
Officials have been planning for weeks to send National Guard to Chicago as Trump seeks to expand crime crackdown
Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:
What's Life Like in Washington, D.C., During Trump's Takeover?
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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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 …
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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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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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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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 …
Discussion: masslive.com
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.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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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.
Discussion: New York Times and NPR
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 …
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 …
Discussion: New York Post, NewsMax.com and Mediaite
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.
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.”
 
 
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James Mackintosh / Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight
CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Mike Lawler on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 24, 2025
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Andrea Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Most California voters disapprove of Trump's immigration enforcement policies, poll shows
Discussion: USA Today
Rolling Stone:
Tax the Rich. They'll Stay
New York Times:
Trump Is Defunding Medical Research. It Could Cost You Your Life.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The DNC Will Have No Choice But to Restore New Hampshire's First-In-the-Nation Role
Discussion: Washington Post
Aaron Krolik / New York Times:
Why Haven't Sanctions on Russia Stopped the War? The Money Is Still Flowing.
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Mainstay Nancy Mace Cancels Speech After Just Eight People Show Up
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Forbes has cut ties with dozens of contributing writers; one exec said Forbes needs to ensure the contributor model is “financially sound”

Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the First Amendment Watch's SLAPP Back Initiative, a US SLAPP tracker; in 2024, 69 of 500 cases involved the media, of which 46 were dismissed

 
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