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Donica Phifer / Axios:
Noem: More cities could see federal law enforcement, even in red states  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that nothing is “off the table” for cities with high crime rates and that others could see federal law enforcement on their streets — including in Republican-led states.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Chicago mayor signs order with blueprint for fighting a potential Trump crackdown
CBS News:
Transcript: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 31, 2025
Discussion: The Post Millennial
CBS News:
Transcript: Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 31, 2025
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Washington Post:
Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population  —  The Trump administration and international partners are discussing proposals to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza.  One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.
Discussion: israelhayom.com and Althouse
Yan Zhuang / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter I.D.  —  He also wants to restrict mail-in voting and allow only paper ballots.  The Constitution doesn't give the president explicit authority over election law.  —  President Trump said late Saturday that he would issue an executive order …
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Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
Trump says he will order voter ID requirement for every vote
Discussion: Democracy Docket and Raw Story
NBC News:
Trump faces a hurdle in banning mail-in voting: His own Republican Party
Discussion: Raw Story
Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
Missouri's GOP governor calls special session to redraw congressional districts  —  The governor's proposed map redraws the Democratic-held 5th district.  —  LIVE  —  Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks to supporters Aug. 6, 2024, in Jefferson City following his primary election win.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
If Redistricting Goes as Expected, Which Party Will Come Out Ahead?
Discussion: Salon and Ballotpedia
Devika Bhattacharya / India Today:
Elephant and Dragon unite, PM Modi-Xi send message to Trump amid tariff storm  —  Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Tianjin, seeking to recalibrate ties amid the tariff barrage unleashed by Donald Trump.
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New York Times:
Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China's Global Pull
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
This Is What—and Who—We're Losing in RFK's Purge  —  The story of one scientist, a career in public health, and the crisis at the CDC.  —  UNTIL THIS PAST THURSDAY, Demetre Daskalakis was in charge of the CDC's division for immunization and respiratory disease—making him, arguably …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. James Lankford says he doesn't think RFK Jr. has ‘gone a wrong direction’ on vaccines  —  Asked whether he has 100% confidence in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Oklahoma Republican did not directly answer.  —  Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday declined …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:   Lankford on autism and vaccines: 'I don't connect those two'
Vox:
The Covid revenge policy
Discussion: Daily Mail
New York Times:
Videos Contradict Israel's Rationale for Deadly Hospital Attack  —  The strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 20 people.  A Times visual analysis calls into question what the Israeli military was initially targeting there, and why its troops attacked a second time, killing first responders and journalists.
Discussion: NBC News
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Blocking tariffs would be “end of the United States,” top Trump adviser says  —  It would be “the end of the United States” if President Trump's sweeping global tariffs are ultimately struck down by the Supreme Court, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday.
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Washington Post:
Ruling on Trump's tariffs is a major setback for the White House
Reuters:
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz loses appeal in CNN defamation case  —  Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz lost his bid on Friday to overturn a ruling that dismissed his defamation lawsuit against CNN over the news channel's coverage of remarks he made during President Donald Trump's 2020 impeachment trial.
Discussion: New York Sun
Politico:
Judge blocks abrupt deportation of hundreds of Guatemalan children … The attorneys say the Trump administration has described the deportation effort as part of a “first of its kind pilot program” in cooperation with the Guatemalan government.  The children identified only by initials …
The Handbasket:
Officer repeatedly seen on camera in DC crackdown shows Trump agents' impunity  —  This piece was co-produced by Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket and Jacqueline Sweet, an independent investigative journalist.  If you want to support The Handbasket's 100% independent journalism, become a paid subscriber or leave a tip.
Washington Post:
As RFK Jr. upends America's public health system, Trump cheers him on  —  Trump pledged that he'd empower Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild” on health care.  The president has kept his promise — to the alarm of public health leaders and even some Republicans.  —  Just now
Discussion: HuffPost
William J. Broad / New York Times:
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump's Attacks on Science  —  Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence.  Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics.  —  Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence.
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
In Trump's Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit … Dr. Peggy Carr, the chief statistician at the Education Department, was dismissed after a 36-year career as part of the Trump administration's plan to drastically reduce the size of the federal work force.Jared Soares for The New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Populist Right-Wing Parties Lead Polls in Europe's Biggest Economies  —  Surge in immigration and weak economic growth spark voter backlash in France, the U.K. and Germany  —  LONDON—For the first time, populist or far-right parties are leading the polls in the U.K., France and Germany …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
‘Scan your face’ laws for the web are having unexpected consequences  —  The age-verification laws rapidly expanding across the United States and United Kingdom are bringing with them some surprising downsides, including bursts of traffic to seedy parts of the web.
Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
Ghislaine Maxwell hinted at Epstein's ties to Trump officials - why wasn't she pressed for names?  —  Experts raise questions about the DoJ's interview with the Epstein associate that left questions remaining  —  As deputy US attorney Todd Blanche announced last week that the justice department …
Bloomberg:
Ukraine's Ex-Parliamentary Speaker Is Shot Dead in Lviv  —  Andriy Parubiy, former speaker of Ukraine's parliament and a leader of the Maidan protests in 2013-14, was killed on Saturday in the western city of Lviv.  —  President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in a post on the X social media platform, called it a “horrendous murder.”
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Turns to Small Group of Advisers, Shrinks National Security Council  —  NSC's role in overseeing national security decisions has been curtailed  —  WASHINGTON—When President Trump ordered airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in June, U.S. diplomats who would normally be told of the decision were left in the dark.
 
 
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel weighs West Bank annexations in response to Palestine recognition push
Discussion: Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
The Middle-Class Vibe Has Shifted From Secure to Squeezed
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Rep. Ro Khanna says Trump is following Nixon's playbook in attempt to ‘interfere’ with the Federal Reserve
Discussion: New York Sun
Maya Goldman / Axios:
RFK Jr.'s polling divide: Food vs. vaccines
Discussion: New York Times
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Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Lays Out ‘America First’ Plan For Helping Ukraine End War, Casts Doubt On Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Bondi fires DOJ staffer who flipped off National Guard in DC — and was seen boasting about it
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The political ‘diploma divide’ now applies to members of Congress
 

 
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