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Corey Williams / Associated Press:
1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows  —  It's tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California's Central Valley.  —  She is also anxious.  Attention from U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement could upend her life …
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Erik Loomis / New York Times:
It's Labor Day.  And Trump Is the Most Anti-Union President in Decades.  —  This is a most unfortunate Labor Day for labor.  The labor movement has taken it on the chin repeatedly in the last several decades, but President Trump is the most ruthlessly antilabor president since before the Great Depression.
New York Times:
Robert Mueller Has Parkinson's Disease, Family Says  —  The former special counsel, who led the Russia investigation during President Trump's first term, has had difficulty speaking in recent months and will not be able to comply with a request that he testify before Congress.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   Mueller's family tells NYT he has Parkinson's, can't testify before Congress
New York Times:
We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American's Health  —  We have each had the honor and privilege of serving as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, either in a permanent or acting capacity, dating back to 1977.  Collectively, we spent more than 100 years working …
Discussion: The Guardian and Washington Post
New York Times:
Smiles and Clasped Hands as Xi, Putin and Modi Try to Signal Unity  —  Their display of friendship in China was aimed at projecting an alternative to U.S. global leadership, even as serious differences among them remain.  —  It was a scene in eastern China almost certainly intended …
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Christian Shepherd / Washington Post:   China tries to use Trump turmoil to unite leaders against U.S.-led order
Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi
Henry Foy / Financial Times:
Ursula von der Leyen's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference  —  Officials suspect jamming operation forced jet carrying European Commission president to land in Bulgaria using paper maps  —  A suspected Russian interference attack targeting Ursula von der Leyen disabled GPS navigation services …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Giuliani Is Hurt in Car Crash in New Hampshire  —  Mr. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and lawyer for President Trump, suffered a fractured vertebra, his head of security said.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani was injured in a car accident in New Hampshire on Saturday evening and taken …
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Jack Brook / Associated Press:
Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says
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Anna Bower / Lawfare:
Emergency Hearing over the Removal of Unaccompanied Minors to Guatemala
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
India Was the Economic Alternative to China.  Trump Ended That.  —  A lurch in policy has shaken the India-U.S. economic alliance against China, leaving India little choice but to consider reversing its own strategy.  —  President Trump's 50 percent tariffs landed like a declaration …
Discussion: KSTP-TV, BBC and Bloomberg
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Bloomberg:
Why Rivals China and India Need Each Other Right Now
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Five burning questions about Trump, Democrats in this fall's elections  —  While he is not on the ballot this year, views of Trump and his administration are factoring prominently into the marquee competitions.  —  The midterms are over a year away, but both parties are gearing up for a spate …
Discussion: NBC News, NewsNation and RedState
David W. Chen / New York Times:
Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington  —  Republican governors who have mustered National Guard troops for deployment in blue-state cities may re-examine their deployments if federal intervention significantly brings crime down.
NBC News:
Outbreaks of rabies seem to be rising across the U.S., CDC surveillance shows  —  The CDC's rabies team says it's tracking 15 different likely outbreaks from New York to Oregon.  —  Six deaths from rabies have been reported over the last 12 months in the U.S., the highest number in years …
Wall Street Journal:
Taxes, Psychedelics, Crypto: Kyrsten Sinema Sees Opportunity Under Trump  —  An Arizona business advocacy organization led by the former Democrat is taking credit for portions of the ‘big, beautiful bill’  —  As Democrats panic over their diminished power and struggle to curtail President Trump …
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Developer-in-Chief: Trump determined to leave a physical imprint on the White House and capital … And it's just the start.  —  In a second term defined by the scope of Trump's unrestrained ambition, America's first property developer-turned-president is at times approaching the job …
Punchbowl News:
9/1/25 ☀️ AM: … Our brand new studio at the Punchbowl News Townhouse is almost done.  Fly Out Day premieres this Thursday with an all-star newsmaker guest, who we will announce soon, and a great reporter conversation with two veteran Capitol Hill hands - Manu Raju of CNN and Jackie Kucinich of the Boston Globe.
Discussion: Politico and RedState
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Maybe Rex Tillerson Was Right.  Maybe Donald Trump Really Is Just A Moron.  —  His lying and temper tantrums aside, evidence abounds that the president's most important, and dangerous, feature is his ignorance.  —  WASHINGTON ― Exactly 10 days after taking the presidential oath …
Reuters:
Ambani family postpones New York cultural event amid fraught U.S.-India trade ties  —  Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's family has postponed a cultural showcase in New York, citing “unforeseen circumstances”, a decision made after Washington sharply raised tariffs on imported Indian goods over its purchases of Russian oil.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Black Americans Are Losing Jobs in a Warning for the Economy  —  Unemployment among Black people reaches highest level since 2021; ‘I am in the fight of my life’  —  Unemployment in the U.S. remains historically low at 4.2%.  Yet Black workers are living in a different reality …
Yan Zhuang / New York Times:
Far-Right, Anti-Immigration Protests Worry Leaders in Australia  —  The government condemned the demonstrations, which drew tens of thousands of people.  Some of the events included speakers tied to neo-Nazi groups.  —  Australia's leaders on Monday condemned anti-immigration protests …
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Bill Clinton, 79, Spotted With Medical Device at Airport  —  NOT MISSING A BEAT  —  Hillary Clinton was also in tow with the former president, who suffered a heart attack that required bypass surgery in 2004.  —  Former President Bill Clinton was spotted at the airport …
Discussion: twitchy.com
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals — and access to maternity care  —  Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill cuts Medicaid by almost $1 trillion over the next decade, risking service cuts and closures that could force rural women to travel farther to safely have a baby.
Discussion: The Independent
Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
Trump keeps threatening to punish Putin.  Here's what's holding him back … U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he will punish Russia and President Vladimir Putin if Moscow doesn't come to the table and agree to peace talks or a ceasefire with Ukraine.
Discussion: HuffPost
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Kristi Noem confirms plan to expand ICE operations in major cities  —  The DHS secretary's comments come after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson threatened legal action against any surge of federal law enforcement or National Guard troops in the city.  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Democrats' head-scratching reaction to Trump's DC crime crackdown puts them at odds with voters
Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Says Allowing Chinese Students Is ‘Right Thing To Do’
Discussion: The Hill, NewsNation and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages
Discussion: Washington Post and NewsMax.com
Justin Driver / New York Times:
The Excruciating Question Confronting Black College Applicants
Associated Press:
Trump wants to axe an affordable housing grant that's a lifeline for many rural communities
Michael Cohen / Meidas+:
Trump's Cookout of Broken Promises
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Top FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos in which he criticized Covid vaccines
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Emma Uber / Washington Post:
Ten car chases. Six crashes. Park Police have new rules in Trump's D.C.
David McAfee / Raw Story:
‘It infuriates us’: Veterans rage at ‘abusive’ Trump over reports of him stiffing soldiers
The Handbasket:
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David Pierce / The Verge:
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