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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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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 …
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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 …
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Reason and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Adam Klasfeld / All Rise News:
Rising This Week: The coercion of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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MSNBC, The Gateway Pundit and Law and Chaos
Dharna Noor / The Guardian:
Kilmar Ábrego García detained after reporting to US immigration agents
Kilmar Ábrego García detained after reporting to US immigration agents
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Fox News, Rolling Stone, Semafor, Axios, Associated Press, New York Sun and The Hill
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. — The move would mark Trump's latest efforts to reshape how the capital operates. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Monday aimed at eliminating cashless bail for arrested suspects in Washington …
Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters:
Trump to sign orders aimed at ending cashless bail policies — U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday that seeks to end cashless bail by threatening to revoke federal funding for jurisdictions that use it, according to a White House official.
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WTTG-TV, Boston Herald, The Gateway Pundit and New Jersey Online
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 …
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New Republic, Raw Story, NewsMax.com, Columbian and Boston Herald
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Prosecuting Burning of The American Flag — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose. Our great American Flag is the most sacred and cherished symbol of the United States of America …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Crime Emergency. Two weeks ago, I declared a crime emergency …
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.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Then they came for John Bolton — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one 👇 — 📦 Subscribe to PN 📦 — Last Friday, FBI agents raided the home of former national security advisor and current Trump critic John Bolton, ostensibly to gather evidence …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Pressed on the FBI's John Bolton search, the White House says a bit too much
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The Nation, New York Sun and Politico
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie Over ‘Bridgegate’
Trump Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie Over ‘Bridgegate’
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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 …
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
FEMA Employees Warn That Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response
FEMA Employees Warn That Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response
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Washington Examiner, Federal News Network, The Hill, CBS News, NPR and Maryland Matters
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Government will take stakes in more companies, top Trump adviser says — The U.S. government is likely to take ownership stakes in more companies — just as it did with Intel — toward the goal of building a sovereign wealth fund, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Monday.
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NBC News:
Mayor blasts Trump's threat to deploy National Guard to Chicago — Mayor Brandon Johnson's office said it was working with Illinois' governor and Cook County, home to Chicago, in “evaluating all of our legal options to protect the people of Chicago from unconstitutional federal overreach.”
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NewsNation, The Hill, IJR, The Post Millennial, IPM Newsroom, Mediaite, Raw Story, NPR, Chicago Sun Times, Bloomberg, Newsweek, CBS News, One America News Network, Mother Jones, Fox News, CNN and Breitbart
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
August 24, 2025 — As the administration of President Donald Trump is using loopholes …
Associated Press:
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
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Scripps News, The Hill, NBC News, Mock Paper Scissors, Blaze Media, New Republic, Semafor, Fox News, NewsMax.com, WTTG-TV, WUSA, Hackwhackers, Maryland Matters, Al Jazeera, The Independent, Reuters, CBS News, The Japan Times, Oregonian, NPR, Daily Mail and Washington Post
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.
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Eschaton, Christianity Today and Washington Monthly
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 …
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The Japan Times
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Mohamed El-Erian / Financial Times:
Jay Powell's risk-averse stance at Jackson Hole missed an opportunity
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 …
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Semafor
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.
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Grabien
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Despotism at the Door — Two years ago yesterday, Donald Trump was booked on racketeering charges at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia. Those charges—which stemmed from Trump's open attempt to steal the 2020 election in the state—have gone up in smoke after the American people saw fit …
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 …
Bloomberg:
Trump Blasts South Korean Instability Before Leader's Visit — President Donald Trump blasted South Korea for political instability, foreshadowing a potentially rocky visit by the country's president to the White House to discuss its framework trade and investment agreement with the US.
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New York Times:
How China Influences Elections in America's Biggest City — The Chinese consulate in Manhattan has mobilized community groups to defeat candidates who don't fall in line with the authoritarian state. — In New York City, social clubs backed by China undermined a congressional candidate …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and NewsMax.com
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
'We Still Don't Know How Far They'll Go' … Donald Trump's second term in office has been marked by a series of unprecedented and highly controversial law enforcement decisions — everything from mass pardons to an immigration crackdown that has pushed, if not blown right through, the most basic constitutional constraints.
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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NBC News
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups — The firm, which represents opponents of offshore wind, said it would complain to Brown's federal and private funding sources. — A law firm representing opponents of offshore wind farms is demanding …
Paul Krugman:
We Are All Lisa Cook — Donald Trump is threatening to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, over allegations that she made false claims on mortgage applications before she went to the Fed. — I am not going to lead with a discussion of what Cook may or may not have done.
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New York Post and The Guardian
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 …
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Axios
John Bolton / Washington Examiner:
Trump's utterly incoherent Ukraine strategy — President Donald Trump's Ukraine policy is no more coherent today than it was last Friday when his administration executed search warrants against my home and office. Collapsing in confusion, haste, and the absence of any discernible meeting …
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National Review, Axios and Raw Story
