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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 …
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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 — President Trump announced Monday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who served as his personal lawyer during high-profile legal battles over the 2020 election results, would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor.
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New York Times:
Giuliani Released From Hospital After Car Crash — Rudolph W. Giuliani was injured Saturday night when the vehicle he was riding in was rear-ended on a New Hampshire highway. — Rudolph W. Giuliani was released from the hospital on Monday afternoon after a car crash in Manchester, N.H. …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump says he'll honor Giuliani with Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Giuliani out of the hospital after car crash, son says
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights — The president, who has targeted collective bargaining contracts for nearly one million government employees, has said their functions touch on national security. — More than 445,000 federal employees saw …
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Trump 2.0 is a disaster for workers
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Politico:
‘Giddy’ Republicans cheer Mamdani's impact on Democrats … A video this month by the House GOP's campaign arm warned that Democrats “want to turn America into a socialist, crime-filled dystopia” and features a clip of Mamdani discussing the “abolition of private property.”
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Democrats Flinched During the Last Spending Showdown. They Should Do It Again.
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Senate GOP readies for high-stakes battles as work resumes in Washington
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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.
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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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Stephanie van den Berg / Reuters:
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says
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Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Open To Bringing Back Insane Asylums To Clean Up Streets … Daily Caller White House Correspondent Reagan Reese sat down with Trump in the Oval Office on Friday for an hour-long interview. The president spoke at length about his work cleaning up the streets of D.C. …
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Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Full Transcript: Daily Caller Interviews President Donald Trump
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Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Bessent predicts ‘big economic pickup in 2026’ and possible national housing emergency declaration this fall — EXCLUSIVE — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that President Donald Trump may declare a national housing emergency in the coming months. — Since entering office …
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Alexander Willis / Raw Story:
Trump poised to declare new national emergency ahead of midterm elections: report
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump demands drugmakers ‘justify’ COVID treatment success — President Trump on Monday demanded drugmakers “justify” the success of their treatments for COVID-19 amid turmoil in his administration over vaccines and other health issues. — “It is very important that the Drug Companies justify …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Former CDC directors cast RFK Jr. as ‘dangerous’ in New York Times guest essay
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Former CDC directors sound alarm over Kennedy's agency shake-up
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar's net worth skyrockets to as much as $30 million - months after denying she was a millionaire — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) reported a net worth of up to $30 million in her latest financial disclosure - a document filed just months after the congresswoman dismissed claims …
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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.
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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 …
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David Cohen / Politico:
Trump's crime strategy ‘performative,’ Gov. Moore says … “The National Guard is not trained for municipal policing,” Moore said to Raddatz. “You know who is trained for municipal policing? Things like local law enforcement, and things like FBI agents and ATF agents.”
David Atkins / Washington Monthly:
Fighting Authoritarianism: A Democratic Imperative — Despite what some political consultants advise, anti-Trump candidates can't just focus on the economy. They need to put preserving democracy front and center. … Donald Trump recently asserted that “a lot” of Americans want a dictator …
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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.
Paul Sonne / New York Times:
Putin Finds a Growing Embrace on the Global Stage — Eurasian leaders eagerly met the Russian leader at a summit this week, as President Trump has helped ease his isolation over the war in Ukraine. — When Vladimir V. Putin attended the annual summit of Eurasia's main political …
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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 — A $2 million contract between the U.S. branch of the Israeli spyware vendor Paragon Solutions and the cyber division of U.S. Homeland Security Investigations …
Emily Zemler / Rolling Stone:
Trump Declares D.C. a ‘Crime Free Zone’ Despite 442 Crimes Reported in Past Week — The president crowed on Truth Social about his federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation's capital, while hinting at the potential for similar action in Chicago, Baltimore, and New York
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The Guardian:
Leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan dismissed as ‘insane’ attempt to cover ethnic cleansing — Prospectus proposes forced displacement of entire population and puts territory into US trusteeship — A plan circulating in the White House to develop the “Gaza Riviera” as a string of high-tech megacities …
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