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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
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.
Andrea Hsu / NPR:
How Trump is decimating federal employee unions one step at a time
How Trump is decimating federal employee unions one step at a time
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Fox News, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Examiner
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 …
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The Guardian and Washington Post
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Judge orders administration to halt deportation of hundreds of Guatemalan children — A federal judge rushed an emergency hearing after learning that the Trump administration was moving to deport children to Guatemala despite an order she had issued earlier Sunday. — just now
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Associated Press, Semafor and Axios
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Judge blocks deportation of Guatemalan migrant children as flights were ready to take off
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Breitbart, NPR, The Daily Caller, ABC News and Reuters
Jasmine Baehr / Fox News:
Biden judge halts ‘surprising’ illegal alien minor repatriation plan after advocacy groups sue
Biden judge halts ‘surprising’ illegal alien minor repatriation plan after advocacy groups sue
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RedState, Washington Examiner and Associated Press
Anna Bower / Lawfare:
Emergency Hearing over the Removal of Unaccompanied Minors to Guatemala
Emergency Hearing over the Removal of Unaccompanied Minors to Guatemala
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The Hill
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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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 …
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Christian Shepherd / Washington Post:
China tries to use Trump turmoil to unite leaders against U.S.-led order — Twenty leaders — including from Russia, Iran and India — are in China for a summit designed to promote Beijing as a reliable counterweight to the U.S. — just now — TIANJIN, China — Chinese leader Xi Jinping …
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Wall Street Journal
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Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi
Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi
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Reuters, New York Times, Bloomberg, CNN, Politico, Telegraph, NewsMax.com, Turkish Minute, HuffPost, Al Jazeera, KSTP-TV, The Kyiv Independent, The Japan Times, BBC, Meidas+ and India Today
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 …
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NBC News, NewsNation and RedState
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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Reuters, Bloomberg, Politico, CBS News, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, israelhayom.com, The Kyiv Independent, Semafor, WCSH, The Times of Israel and WTOP News
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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Politico
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.
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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 …
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Bloomberg, israelhayom.com, Reuters and Al Jazeera
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 …
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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.
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HuffPost
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.
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The Independent
Associated Press:
Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages — President Donald Trump has plastered tariffs on products from almost every country on earth. He's targeted specific imports including autos, steel and aluminum. — But he isn't done yet.
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Washington Post and NewsMax.com
Justin Driver / New York Times:
Applying to College in the Age of Racial Trauma — For many ambitious high school seniors, the standard end-of-summer blues arrive with an additional layer of intensity, as they reluctantly contemplate how to navigate the daunting application process for admission to elite universities.

