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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Harvard Secures a Court Victory in Its Fight With Trump  —  Harvard had sued the Trump administration in an effort to restore billions in research funds that the government canceled this spring.  —  Harvard University won a crucial legal victory in its clash with the Trump administration on Wednesday …
Discussion: CNN and Reason
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David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Harvard $2 Billion Funding Freeze Found Illegal by US Judge  —  Harvard University scored a major legal victory in its battle with the Trump administration after a court ruled that the US illegally froze more than $2 billion in research funding.  —  The US government violated Harvard's free speech rights …
Discussion: Associated Press, CBS News and Newsweek
E. Matteo Diaz / The Harvard Crimson:
Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration Funding Freeze to Harvard as Unconstitutional  —  A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the Constitution when it froze more than $2.7 billion in research funding to Harvard, striking down the freeze in its entirety and delivering the University a major legal victory.
Discussion: Scripps News and Mediaite
Axios:
Trump's Harvard funding freeze struck down by federal judge
NBC News:
Judge orders Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard
Discussion: MSNBC
CNN:
House panel releases tranche of Epstein files as controversy looms large over Congress' return to Washington  —  The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released tens of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein-related files it had received from the Justice Department, as the controversy surrounding …
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Epstein survivors float release of unofficial client list
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Frantic Trump Tries to Kill Vote to Force Open Epstein Files
Gabriela Pomeroy / BBC:
‘We know their names’: Epstein victims say they are making their own list
NBC News:
Epstein accusers ramp up pressure on Congress: From the Politics Desk
Discussion: Axios, New Republic and The Hill
NBC News:
Epstein accusers put pressure on Congress to release the files
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA splinters as Epstein fight returns to Congress
Washington Post:
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so  —  Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.  —  Florida's surgeon general on Wednesday announced plans to end all state vaccine mandates …
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Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates  —  “Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery,” Dr. Joseph Ladapo said.  “Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?”  —  Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Wednesday …
Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say  —  Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schuyler Mitchell / Mother Jones:
The National Guard Soldier Pissed About Trump's DC Takeover  —  “This is an encroachment on everything we signed up for and it feels like a violation.”  —  Thanks to President Donald Trump, the residents of Washington, DC, are now safe from the horrors of fallen leaves and errant litter.
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Tara Copp / Washington Post:
National Guard orders in D.C. expected to be extended for months
Discussion: NewsNation
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump sets New Orleans as next federal crime target, not Chicago
New York Times:
Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams if He Quits Mayor's Race  —  The conversations have also involved Curtis Sliwa with the goal of giving Andrew Cuomo a better chance of defeating Zohran Mamdani in November.  —  Advisers to President Trump have discussed the possibility …
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Politico:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams faces a decision: A Trump administration post to drop his reelection campaign … A White House official would neither confirm nor deny that Trump advisers are talking with Adams.  —  The Trump administration's machinations were first reported by The New York Times …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House fails to censure LaMonica McIver in shock vote  —  House Democrats, with help from more than half a dozen Republicans, succeeded in killing a motion to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) for clashing with ICE officers in April. … - “If House Republicans think they can make me run scared …
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Media Matters for America:
Trump ally Laura Loomer on Palestinian children seeking medical care in US: “You think these kids are so innocent?”  —  Loomer: “You think these kids are so innocent?  Because they're kids?  Yeah? ...  You think little kids are not capable of evil?”
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Media Matters for America:   Matt Walsh: “Brandon Johnson should be arrested, charged with treason, convicted, and then given the requisite punishment for a capital offense”
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn / New York Times:
Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines  —  Governors in California, Oregon and Washington said their states would work together on vaccine guidance in a time of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  —  California, Oregon and Washington announced plans …
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
D.C. grand jurors reject latest wave of Justice Dept. indictment requests  —  What was happening in the criminal case of Nathalie Rose Jones, who was facing charges in Washington, D.C., federal court this summer, wasn't typical.  —  A grand jury of Washington, D.C., citizens on Tuesday …
Discussion: UPI and MSNBC
Mehdi Hasan / The Guardian:
It's time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down  —  This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting, and fearless opposition.  We all deserve better  —  In a recent podcast conversation, the former spokesperson for Jeb Bush sat down with the leader of the House Democrats.
Discussion: National Politics
Emily Peck / Axios:
Trump's return to office order worked  —  The remote work era is over in Washington: The share of federal employees working in-office is up sharply from last year, a Gallup survey released Wednesday finds.  —  Why it matters: President Trump's return-to-office order worked — and then some.
Politico:
Tillis says he will not consider Lisa Cook Fed replacement amid legal dispute  —  Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Wednesday he would not consider a nominee to replace ousted Fed Gov. Lisa Cook until the legality of President Donald Trump's move to fire her has been determined in court …
Discussion: NOTUS, CNBC and The Gateway Pundit
David Mastio / Kansas City Star:
Eric Schmitt's conservative history isn't the America I want my kids taught  —  At the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt gave a speech about American history in which the only brown person mentioned was George Floyd …
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler  —  A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.  —  “The story we got about world war ii is all wrong,” a guest told Tucker Carlson on his podcast two weeks ago.  “I think that's right,” replied Carlson.
Damon Linker / Persuasion:
America Is Choosing Decline  —  The late Charles Krauthammer played a small part in provoking my exodus from the political right a little more than two decades ago.  —  He was one of a couple dozen neoconservative pundits who went all-in on providing a full-spectrum endorsement of the invasion of Iraq.
Samantha Riedel / them.:
Malcolm Gladwell Speaks Out Against Trans Athletes, Reversing Past Statements: “I'm Ashamed”  —  The author behind The Tipping Point admonished his prior actions, saying he had felt “cowed” by the public.  —  Author and essayist Malcolm Gladwell has claimed he was previously “cowed” …
Discussion: Out Magazine
Liam Reilly / CNN:
Newsmax sues Fox News, calling it a monopoly that abuses its power  —  Christopher Ruddy's pro-Trump channel Newsmax on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fox News, accusing the Rupert Murdoch-owned broadcaster of illegally blocking competition in the right-wing pay-TV market.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Putin Embarrasses Trump, Yet Again  —  Lots of news on the 2026 Senate campaign front today: With Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst retiring, Rep. Ashley Hinson is already jumping into the race to replace her.  The Maine Democratic Senate primary has another entrant in brewer Dan Kleban.
Discussion: Reuters, Atlantic Council and The Hill
Eoin Higgins / MSNBC:
A political novice's campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins is off to a strong start  —  Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, represents a new pugilistic approach to Democratic politics.  —  Speaking to a crowd of over 6,500 in Portland, Maine, on Labor Day …
Discussion: Common Dreams
New York Times:
White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind  —  The effort involves several agencies that typically have little to do with wind power, including the Health and Human Services Department.  —  The White House has taken the extraordinary step of instructing a half-dozen agencies …
Adam Leventhal / The Athletic:
Streameast, world's largest illegal sports streaming platform, shut down in sting  —  Streameast — the world's largest illegal sports streaming platform — has been shut down after a year long investigation, according to a leading United States-based anti-piracy organisation.
 
 
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Cleta Mitchell Thinks Trump Will Use Emergency Powers to Take Control of Elections
Discussion: The Guardian and Breitbart
New York Times:
Senator's Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP Senate leader Thune keeps door open to extending expiring Obamacare tax credits
Washington Post:
Trump's DOJ seeks voting equipment in Missouri ahead of 2026 election
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The Censorship Crybabies Are Now The Censors: FDA's Vinay Prasad Uses Copyright Claims To Silence Critic
Discussion: Reason and MedPage Today
Rep. Katherine Clark / MSNBC:
Trump's old advice for affording school supplies is even more painful today
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House votes to establish a new committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
The group behind Project 2025 wants a ‘Manhattan Project’ for more babies
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
NOTUS:
Kash Patel Says His Krispy Kreme Investment Isn't a Conflict, Despite FBI Data-Breach Probe
NPR:
Trump confirms U.S. strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The right debates just how weird their authoritarianism should be
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Saddest Little Dictator