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8:55 AM ET, September 2, 2025

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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Nadler, Pillar of Democratic Party's Old Guard, Will Retire Next Year … Jerry Nadler intends to end a 34-year career in the House of Representatives at the conclusion of his current term next year.Clark Hodgin for The New York Times  —  Representative Jerrold Nadler …
Associated Press:
Trump says he's awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  President Donald Trump said Monday he will award former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, two days after his longtime political ally …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump to award Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump says he'll honor Giuliani with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Politico:
The latest on Epstein, Trump's crime bill and shutdown talks  —  IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Massie plans immediate action on Epstein  — Luna gives leaders new timeline on stock trading ban  — WH aides to help GOP sell megabill  —  Congress is back.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: US regulators cancel bank exams as Trump rollback gathers pace  —  U.S. regulators are pulling back on some bank exams and the use of confidential disciplinary notices, a sign lenders are already benefiting from a softer touch under President Donald Trump's administration, said more than half a dozen industry executives.
Aaron Glantz / The Guardian:
Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice  —  Legal experts say charges against Afghanistan war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II mark an escalation in the Trump administration's crackdown on first amendment rights  —  The arrest of a US army veteran …
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Trump Teases ‘Announcement’ After Days of Health Speculation  —  CRYPTIC DONALD  —  Online commentary is rife about the mysterious media call.  —  President Donald Trump is due to deliver a mystery “announcement” after days of intense rumors surrounding his health.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Raw Story, Newsweek and IJR
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New York Times:
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image  —  Mr. Musk said he wanted xAI's chatbot to be “politically neutral.”  His actions say otherwise.  —  Elon Musk has said Grok, the A.I.-powered chatbot that his company developed, should be “politically neutral” and “maximally truth-seeking.”
Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Full Transcript: Daily Caller Interviews President Donald Trump  —  The Oval Office.  —  DAILY CALLER WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT REAGAN REESE: I want to tell you President Trump, the Daily Caller, we have this motto called the ‘rebels in the swamp,’ and we see ourselves as the outlet for your voters.
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Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
The Anti-Trump Resistance That's Actually Working … Days after attorney general pam bondi tried to put an end to the Justice Department's revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, captains of the legal resistance gathered by Zoom.  Norm Eisen, a former attorney for Barack Obama's White House …
James Fontanella-Khan / Financial Times:
US sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio  —  Billionaire hedge fund boss says other investors are too scared of Trump to speak out  —  Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has warned Donald Trump's America is drifting into 1930s-style autocratic politics …
Discussion: New York Times and Fortune
Angus Berwick / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Family Amasses $5 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch  —  The WLFI token trades above its previous value, confirming a paper windfall for the president and his sons  —  The Trump family notched as much as $5 billion in paper wealth on Monday after its flagship crypto venture opened trading of a new digital currency.
Paul Krugman:
The Bonfire of Trump's Vanities  —  A richness of embarrassments  —  Busy day yesterday, so all I have this morning is a brief follow-up on last week's post about the decision by an appeals court to uphold the Court of Trade's ruling that most of Trump's tariffs are illegal — which they clearly are.
Discussion: Axios and Phillips's Newsletter
Hilary Burns / The Boston Globe:
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler's perspective.  —  The cornerstone of the Trump administration's justification for cracking down on Harvard University is that the Ivy League school has allegedly allowed antisemitism to fester on campus.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Republicans fret about inflation's impact on 2026 midterms  —  Republican operatives and lawmakers are increasingly anxious about how inflation could affect the GOP in the 2026 midterms, and want President Trump to take more aggressive steps to address rising prices.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Molly Quell / Associated Press:
Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza  —  The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.  The determination by the International Association of Genocide Scholars …
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David Nir / The Downballot:
No, Texas Republicans did not pass a dummymander  —  The GOP might fall short of its aim of flipping five Democratic seats, but they haven't jeopardized their own incumbents  —  From the moment Donald Trump first began goading Texas Republicans to further gerrymander their state's already …
Discussion: NOTUS and NBC News
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
There's Only One True Bipartisan Issue Left … The legislative victory at hand?  Banning phones in classrooms.  —  Until now, it has barely registered amid the tribal trolling that passes for a national political dialogue in the Age of Trump.  But as the school year gets fully underway across …
Discussion: The Free Press
Max Boot / Washington Post:
America has gone from promoting democracy abroad to undermining it  —  As foreign leaders are finding, Trump's noninterference foreign policy is purely situational.  —  Just now  —  Speaking to a U.S.-Saudi investment conference in Riyadh on May 13, President Donald Trump enunciated …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Lutnick Family Angling To Make Astronomical Sums Off Court Nixing Tariffs … This is not new.  But I at least hadn't heard any of these dots connected.  I wasn't even aware of the dots.  A friend mentioned to me over the weekend that he'd heard about Wall Streeters buying up the rights to tariff refunds from big corporate importers.
CNN:
Exclusive: Justice Amy Coney Barrett defends overturning Roe v. Wade and reveals Supreme Court dynamics in new book  —  Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett in a new memoir defends her vote reversing a half century of national abortion rights, declaring that Roe v. Wade usurped the will of the American people and “came at a cost.”
Discussion: Political Wire
Alexander Willis / Raw Story:
Trump poised to declare new national emergency ahead of midterm elections: report  —  President Donald Trump is considering declaring a new national emergency later this year to bolster the Republican Party's prospects in the 2026 midterm elections, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed on Monday.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Bessent predicts ‘big economic pickup in 2026’ and possible national housing emergency declaration this fall
 
 
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Marty Makary / Wall Street Journal:
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Josh Siegel / Politico:
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David Cohen / Politico:
Trump's crime strategy ‘performative,’ Gov. Moore says
Reuters:
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Jack Poulson / All-Source Intelligence:
Exclusive: ICE reactivated its $2 million contract with Israeli spyware firm Paragon, following its acquisition by U.S. capital
The Guardian:
Leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan dismissed as ‘insane’ attempt to cover ethnic cleansing
Discussion: World Socialist Web Site and CNBC
Emily Zemler / Rolling Stone:
Trump Declares D.C. a ‘Crime Free Zone’ Despite 442 Crimes Reported in Past Week
Politico:
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
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David Atkins / Washington Monthly:
Fighting Authoritarianism: A Democratic Imperative
Discussion: Politico
Tom Bartlett / The Atlantic:
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