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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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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:   Former CDC directors cast RFK Jr. as ‘dangerous’ in New York Times guest essay
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   Former CDC directors sound alarm over Kennedy's agency shake-up
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Ivana Kottasová / CNN:
Plane carrying EU's top leader targeted by alleged Russian GPS jamming  —  A plane carrying the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was targeted by GPS navigation jamming while trying to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, a spokesperson for the commission told CNN.
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.
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Trump 2.0 is a disaster for workers  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  🇺🇸 Subscribe to PN 🇺🇸  —  By the time you read this, the White House may have put out a statement in honor of Labor Day.
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
Eli Stokols / Politico:
‘What else needs to be improved?’:  Inside Trump's relentless quest to leave his mark on Washington … 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 …
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
It's time to have a serious conversation about Trump's health  —  Six questions worth digging into more. … If you haven't been paying attention, Washington and social media have spent Labor Day weekend in a frenzy over Donald Trump's health.  The president, who seems like he can't stomach staying …
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Earthquake in Afghanistan Leaves More Than 800 Dead  —  The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 2,500 people, the authorities said.  The death toll was expected to rise.  —  Rescue workers on Monday scrambled to reach mountainous areas in eastern Afghanistan hit …
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.
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Russell Contreras / Axios:   Rural South, West states have highest violent crime rates: FBI
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
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Politico:
Democrats face an increasingly frustrated base over redistricting
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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: Washington Post, KSTP-TV, BBC and Bloomberg
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Bloomberg:
Why Rivals China and India Need Each Other Right Now
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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.
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
The Supreme Court has expanded Trump's power.  He's seeking much more.  —  The president's firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook and other cases could serve as major tests of how far the high court is willing to go.  —  The Supreme Court has already expanded President Donald Trump's authority …
Department of Homeland Security:
CBS Deceptively Edits Secretary Noem's Answers, Cutting More than 23% of Footage from Face the Nation Interview  —  “CBS shamefully edited the interview to whitewash the truth”  —  WASHINGTON -Today, CBS' “Face the Nation” selectively edited answers by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on August 31.
Discussion: The Hill, Townhall, NewsMax.com, Fox News and IJR
Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:
Donald Trump's bruised hands mocked by California governor in Instagram video bringing together some of the president's most embarrassing moments  —  California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has continued his trolling campaign against Donald Trump, this time posting a video on Instagram making light of the president's health complaints.
Discussion: The Independent
Andrés R. Martínez / New York Times:
What to Know About Giuliani's Car Crash  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York and lawyer for President Trump, suffered a fractured vertebra when a vehicle slammed into his car on Saturday.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani was expected to make a full recovery after a vehicle slammed …
Alissa Magrum / MSNBC:
Drowning prevention advocates are working hard this Labor Day.  The CDC isn't.  —  The CDC has said drowning costs the U.S. economy more than $50 billion a year.  That's one reason the agency firing its drowning prevention team makes no sense.  —  Labor Day weekend is one of the deadliest holiday weekends …
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
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Trump's fawning cabinet and the threat to US democracy  —  Strongman authoritarianism thrives on sycophancy  —  “Mr President I invite you to see your big beautiful face on a banner in front of the Department of Labor.”  That was the US Labour secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer …
Joshua McElwee / Reuters:
Pope Leo meets James Martin, US priest known for LGBT ministry  —  Pope Leo gave a high-profile private audience to a prominent U.S. priest who ministers to LGBT Catholics on Monday, in a possible sign the new pontiff will continue the late Pope Francis' legacy of opening up the Church to the gay community.
Nicole Gelinas / New York Times:
Don't Like Mamdani?  Do Better.  —  As his rivals in the New York City mayoral election slouch into the final two months of the race, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani of Queens easily maintains his double-digit lead in polls, and national and state leaders continue to fret over how a socialist …
Discussion: Politico, NewsNation and RedState
Andrew Kerr / The Washington Free Beacon:
Ilhan Omar Said It's ‘Categorically False’ To Call Her a Millionaire.  Her Net Worth Just Reached Up to $30 Million, an Increase of at Least 3,500 Percent in One Year.  —  Much of the ‘Squad’ member's wealth comes through her husband's winery and venture capital firm
Discussion: Townhall, RedState and NewsMax.com
 
 
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Wave of exits testing House Freedom Caucus' staying power
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
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YIMBYs beat the politicians. Now they have to beat the judges.
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Associated Press:
Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Black Americans Are Losing Jobs in a Warning for the Economy
Justin Driver / New York Times:
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Reuters:
Ambani family postpones New York cultural event amid fraught U.S.-India trade ties
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