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2:40 PM ET, August 27, 2025

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New York Times:
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent  —  It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors who are dealing with the fallout from President Trump's move to send National Guard troops and federal agents into Washington.  —  Federal prosecutors on Tuesday …
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NBC News:
Live updates: Shooter contained after incident at Minneapolis church and school  —  The city of Minneapolis said that there is no active threat at this time after a Wednesday morning shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. … Minneapolis Police had already been investigating three deadly shootings in 12 hours
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Associated Press:
Shooting occurs at Minneapolis Catholic school and authorities say shooter has been ‘contained’  —  A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church and struck a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people …
New York Times:
Witnesses describe harrowing scenes at the hospital and school.  —  The suspect shot into Annunciation Catholic Church from the outside during morning Mass, the Minneapolis police chief, Brian O'Hara, said at a news conference.  —  Talya Minsberg  —  Two children, ages 8 and 10 …
Torey Van Oot / Axios:
What we know about the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis
Erum Salam / MSNBC:
Minneapolis school shooter dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials say
The Guardian:
Minneapolis Catholic school shooting: two children killed and 17 injured
Tara Copp / Washington Post:
National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties  —  Service members say they're glad to help the National Park Service.  But some question if trash removal and groundskeeping are an appropriate use of the military.  —  Just now  —  The August air was crisp Tuesday …
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Washington Post:
D.C. judges and grand jurors push back on Trump policing surge  —  A federal grand jury refused three times to indict a woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent as magistrate judges questioned tactics in other arrests.  —  President Donald Trump's surge of federal law enforcement on the streets …
Discussion: CNN
Reuters:   Inside Trump's DC crackdown: Swarms of agents and arrests for minor offenses
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
U.S. Transportation Department plans to take over D.C.'s Union Station
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Just 38% of Americans support Trump's use of troops to police DC, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Few Americans outside President Donald Trump's Republican Party support his deployment of National Guard troops to police the streets of Washington, D.C., according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   August 26, 2025  —  Today, for the second time in as many days, President Donald J. Trump suggested …
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New York Times:
Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Espionage Allegations  —  It's the latest twist in the Greenland drama.  President Trump wants the island, but Denmark refuses to hand it over.  —  Denmark summoned the head of the U.S. Embassy on Wednesday after allegations emerged that three Americans …
Richard Connor / Associated Press:
Denmark summons US envoy over Greenland reports
Wall Street Journal:
What if Trump Runs the Federal Reserve?  —  His firing of Lisa Cook shows he wants to put monetary policy under his personal control.  He may succeed, but the country will live to regret it.  —  President Trump has long wanted to control the Federal Reserve, and on Monday night he made his power play by firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook.
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Janet Yellen / Financial Times:
Trump's attack on the Fed threatens US credibility
Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:
Get Ready for the End of Fed Independence
Discussion: Bloomberg and Agence France-Presse
Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants  —  Disaster-aid groups said the new contracts would make it harder for nonprofits to help the most vulnerable Americans in the aftermath of a disaster.  —  The Department of Homeland Security is now barring states …
Associated Press:
Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows  —  A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration …
Discussion: Newsweek
NBC News:
FEMA employees placed on leave after criticizing the Trump administration in open letter  —  The letter was signed by nearly 200 FEMA employees, about three dozen of whom used their names.  —  WASHINGTON — At least 21 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees have been put …
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Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing Trump administration in open letter
Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Strangling the Life Out of D.C.'s Restaurants  —  BY DONALD TRUMP'S TELLING, WASHINGTON, D.C.'s restaurants are doing great.  And, naturally, it's all because of him.  —  “Friends of mine are going out to dinner,” Trump told reporters Monday, claiming that his deployment …
Discussion: The Hill and Washingtonian
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak  —  President Donald Trump's administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak in the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation's capital.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
All the President's ‘Butt Snorkelers’  —  Our long national nightmare is over: Cracker Barrel announced last night they will abandon their woke new logo and go back to the old one after all.  For good measure, representatives of the company called Donald Trump and—in the words …
Discussion: New York Post, Raw Story and Politico
Max Moran / Revolving Door Project Newsletter:
This is Who the Tech Wonder Boys Always Were  —  The start of 2025 saw the three wealthiest men on Earth—Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg—finance and attend the inauguration of a fascist American president.  In the months since, these men have explicitly and implicitly supported …
Associated Press:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has come to encapsulate much of President Donald Trump 's hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday.
Taylor Lorenz / Wired:
A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers  —  An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line.  All they have to do is keep it secret—and agree to restrictions on their content.
David Nir / The Downballot:
Iowa Democrats win massive upset to break GOP supermajority  —  Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey won a major upset on Tuesday night, flipping a deep-red seat in the state Senate and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.  —  Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch by a wide 55-45 margin …
GasBuddy:
GasBuddy: Labor Day National Average Gas Price To Be Lowest Since 2020  —  Gas prices wrap up their cheapest summer in five years with more declines possible  —  GasBuddy, North America's trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, today released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
All the Things Trump Thinks He Owns  —  The White House does not belong to Donald Trump.  It is the property of the United States — of the American people.  The president is a temporary resident whose claim on the building lasts only as long as his time in office, which is set by the Constitution.
Tim Marchman / Wired:
The Magic Phrase Behind Donald Trump's Power Grab  —  The Trump administration frequently invokes the president's priorities to justify its actions—regardless of whether they align with the law.  —  Hi, I'm Tim Marchman, WIRED's director of politics, science, and security, and I'm filling in for Jake this week.
Reuters:
Live updates: Minneapolis Catholic school shooting  —  Acquire Licensing Rights  —  Ukraine sees ‘priceless’ digital battlefield data trove as key to West's support  —  Israeli tanks close in on Gaza City, Trump to chair meeting  —  Israeli tanks pushed into a new area on the edge of Gaza City overnight.
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force  —  This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio app, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.
Matthew Perrone / Associated Press:
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults  —  U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children.  The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are approved for all seniors.
Jennifer Ouellette / Ars Technica:
Bluesky now platform of choice for science community … Marine biologist and conservationist David Shiffman was an early power user and evangelist for science engagement on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.  Over the years, he trained more than 2,000 early career scientists …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Chairman Trump's Great Grift Forward  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  Millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump multiple times because they thought that because of his experience in business, he must understand the American economy — and know how to make it work.
 
 
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
DHS to ‘Soft Launch’ New Tool to Hunt for Noncitizens on Rolls
Axios:
Scoop: Tony Blair and Jared Kushner to brief Trump on Gaza post-war plans
Discussion: Reuters, The Hill and NewsMax.com
NBC News:
Sen. Susan Collins drowned out by protesters at Maine ribbon-cutting event
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Fast Times at the End Times
William Baude / Divided Argument:
Complications and Clarity in Birthright Citizenship
Discussion: Reason
Pien Huang / NPR:
Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC
Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Trump administration moves to tighten duration of visas for students and media
Aaron Mak / Politico:
Jim Jordan invites Nigel Farage to Capitol Hill to bash tech laws
Discussion: Politico
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Maureen Tkacik / American Prospect:
Foot Soldiers of the Trump Mafiacracy
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Jeremy Kohler / ProPublica:
Trump's Pick to Help Run the FBI Has a History of Prosecuting Influential Democrats
Discussion: NBC News
Jack Silvers / The Daily Beast:
Gavin Newsom Attacks Trump, 79, With Dementia Post as Feud Goes Feral
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