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Washington Post:
Kilmar Abrego García detained by ICE days after release from custody  —  Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE after arriving at the agency's Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney said.
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Detained By Immigration Authorities, Lawyer Says  —  Where Things Stand  — Immigration case: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the immigrant who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March and then brought back to face criminal charges …
NBC News:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody at appointment  —  Abrego, who was just released from federal custody on Friday, now faces deportation to Uganda.  —  BALTIMORE — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who reunited with his family last week after 160 days apart following his mistaken deportation to El Salvador …
Dharna Noor / The Guardian:
Kilmar Ábrego García detained after reporting to US immigration agents  —  Maryland man, back in US after being wrongly deported to El Salvador, is threatened with deportation to Uganda  —  Kilmar Ábrego García - who has been thrust into the middle …
Discussion: Axios, Semafor and The Hill
Adam Klasfeld / All Rise News:
Rising This Week: The coercion of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Discussion: MSNBC and Law and Chaos
Associated Press:
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment  —  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.
Discussion: New York Times, NewsNation and CBS News
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Scenes from D.C. as National Guard patrols start carrying weapons
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Times
Politico:   Playbook: Back to school  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  Good Monday morning.
Axios:
Scoop: Trump plans order to end “cashless bail” in D.C.  —  President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday that aims to eliminate “cashless bail” for arrested suspects in Washington, D.C., Axios has learned. … - Trump previewed his support for ending cashless bail in D.C. earlier this month.
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NBC News:
Trump to sign an executive order to end cashless bail in D.C.
Discussion: WUSA
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Trump threatens new investigation of Christie over ‘Bridgegate’ scandal  —  Trump made the suggestion after Christie, an ally turned foe, made comments on television about Trump's alleged politicization of the Justice Department.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump is threatening …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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Barton Gellman / New York Times:
Trump's Stunning Power Grab on Elections
Discussion: Reason and masslive.com
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie Over ‘Bridgegate’
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
These House Democrats seek a new middle ground on immigration  —  The New Democratic Coalition unveiled a plan to win back voters on immigration but they need the party's support.  —  Just now  —  A group of House Democrats hope they have the solution to a policy issue that has long plagued the Democratic Party: immigration reform.
Discussion: Grabien
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Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’  —  WAR ON SCIENCE  —  A close associate of the HHS secretary claims the U.S. government will soon pull COVID-19 mRNA jabs from the market.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market …
Discussion: Raw Story, Columbian and Boston Herald
Lauren Lumpkin / Washington Post:
For some in D.C., first day of school to look different under Trump crackdown  —  As federal officers patrol the District, teachers and families are preparing for a new school year.  —  Zoe Amen usually rides the Metro home from school — a 90-minute commute that takes her from her Catholic high school …
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Associated Press:
AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, health officials say  —  An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists on Monday, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press, according to health officials.
Cuneyt Dil / Axios:
Trump's D.C. utopia  —  President Trump is molding D.C. into his own personal Epcot — a political theme park where troops keep the peace, the White House glitters like Mar-a-Lago and museums answer to MAGA. … With America's 250th anniversary coming next year, Trump has claimed dominion over D.C.'s crime …
Discussion: Semafor
Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
FEMA staff warn Trump officials' actions risk a Katrina-level disaster  —  About 150 FEMA employees signed a letter to Congress arguing that current agency leadership has eroded and hindered the ability to effectively manage emergencies.  —  More than 180 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees sent …
Dylan Scott / Vox:
A public health expert keeps going viral on Instagram for delivering this very simple message  —  Jessica Knurick explains how to counter MAHA when no one trusts experts. … The way Jessica Knurick sees it, the Make America Healthy Again movement won over Americans on social media …
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think  —  As a fight over the future of elite higher education consumes university leaders and politicians, most college students live in a very different world with very different challenges.  —  There are more than 19 million college students in the United States.
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
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Solar executives warn that Trump attack on renewables will lead to power crunch that spikes electricity prices … President Donald Trump's attack on solar and wind projects threatens to raise energy prices for consumers and undermine a stretched electric grid that's already straining …
Neil Irwin / Axios:
In the Trump era, the economic elite find themselves in the wilderness  —  Their words create trillion-dollar swings in markets; their actions can determine the fates of nations.  But among the central bankers who gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyo., in recent days, there was a palpable sense …
Discussion: The Japan Times
Wall Street Journal:
And Now a New Tax on Patents?  —  Trump takes 10% of Intel, as Washington becomes Chinatown on industrial policy.  —  Not long ago it would have been hard to imagine a Republican President demanding government ownership in a private company, but here we are.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump badly wants a Nobel Peace Prize.  Most on the committee oppose him.  —  At least three of the five members of the Norwegian prize committee have criticized Trump publicly, making his path to winning their votes far from clear.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump has long quested …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA knows DC takeover isn't about crime — which is why they love it  —  Trump's war on the Smithsonian reveals that this is about childish resentment, not safety  —  Ever since Donald Trump orchestrated a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.'s law enforcement, complete with the National Guard …
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 …
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
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