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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 …
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Associated Press:
Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University — A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the reversal of the Trump administration's cuts to more than $2.6 billion in funding for research grants for Harvard University.
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Trump unlawfully canceled Harvard's research grants, US judge rules — A federal judge on Wednesday ruled U.S. President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2 billion in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longer cut off research funding to the prestigious Ivy League school.
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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.
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Harvard $2 Billion Funding Freeze Found Illegal by US Judge
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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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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.
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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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Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
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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
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Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Frantic Trump Tries to Kill Vote to Force Open Epstein Files
Frantic Trump Tries to Kill Vote to Force Open Epstein Files
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NBC News:
Epstein accusers ramp up pressure on Congress: From the Politics Desk
Epstein accusers ramp up pressure on Congress: From the Politics Desk
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Gabriela Pomeroy / BBC:
‘We know their names’: Epstein victims say they are making their own list
‘We know their names’: Epstein victims say they are making their own list
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Ben Meiselas / Meidas+:
Very Important Message on Historic Day...
Very Important Message on Historic Day...
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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
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump Vows to ‘Liberate Chicago’ in Fundraising Email to Supporters
Trump Vows to ‘Liberate Chicago’ in Fundraising Email to Supporters
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump floats federal troops to New Orleans, not Chicago
Trump floats federal troops to New Orleans, not Chicago
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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 …
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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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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Cleta Mitchell Thinks Trump Will Use Emergency Powers to Take Control of Elections
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
House Democrats move to punish GOP Rep. Cory Mills in censure escalation
House Democrats move to punish GOP Rep. Cory Mills in censure escalation
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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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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” …
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Out Magazine
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 …
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Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Trump “worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize” for COVID vaccines, Pfizer CEO says … - His Health and Human and Services Department, led by vaccine skeptic Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is limiting access to COVID vaccines. — Kennedy is also pulling $500 million in funding to develop new mRNA vaccines …
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Christina Jewett / New York Times:
F.D.A. Official Overruled Scientists on Wide Access to Covid Shots
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
