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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Canceled Harvard Funding  —  The ruling was a victory for the university in its battle with President Trump, but the judge's decision may not be the final word.  —  Harvard University won a crucial legal victory in its clash with the Trump administration …
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FIRE:
FIRE statement on ruling that Trump's funding freeze for Harvard was unlawful  —  Today, a federal court echoed what FIRE has said all along: The Trump administration trampled Harvard University's First Amendment rights and broke civil rights law when it yanked billions in federal grants and contracts over alleged Title VI violations.
CNN:
Judge says Trump administration unlawfully blocked $2 billion from Harvard
Discussion: masslive.com
E. Matteo Diaz / The Harvard Crimson:   Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration Funding Freeze to Harvard as Unconstitutional
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Judge Issues Ruling Helpful to Harvard in Case Against Trump
Discussion: RedState and The Hill
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
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Harvard $2 Billion Funding Freeze Found Illegal by US Judge
Discussion: Reason
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.
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 …
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
NBC News:
Epstein accusers put pressure on Congress to release the files
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Frantic Trump Tries to Kill Vote to Force Open Epstein Files
NBC News:
Epstein accusers ramp up pressure on Congress: From the Politics Desk
Discussion: New Republic, Axios and The Hill
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 …
Brian Finucane / Just Security:
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean  —  On Sept. 2nd, the Trump administration announced what it described as a “lethal strike” against an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean.  In a post on social media accompanied with a video of the strike …
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Washington Post:
Trump ordered strike on suspected drug boat to send a message, Rubio says
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
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
Discussion: The Guardian and Breitbart
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
House Democrats move to punish GOP Rep. Cory Mills in censure escalation
Discussion: NPR, The Hill and Florida Politics
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”
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump floats federal troops to New Orleans, not Chicago … That was a walk-back of his declaration just 24 hours earlier that “we're going in” to Chicago, a city he has long maligned for violent crime but has a Democratic governor who opposes Trump's deployment of federal troops in his state.
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April Rubin / Axios:
Trump sets New Orleans as next federal crime target, not Chicago
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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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
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
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.
Discussion: NextDraft
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The Posse Comitatus Act comes for Trump's authoritarianism  —  President Donald Trump's effort to threaten American cities with federal military presence — a threat he has followed through on, using different authorities to do so, in two cities — got its strongest pushback yet on Tuesday morning.
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Democracy Now:
Does It Matter? Trump Keeps Losing on Immigration in the Courts
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 …
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
 
 
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Call Me Crazy, but I for One Still Want to Know if the President Committed Depraved Sex Crimes
Discussion: HotAir, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Newsmax Wires / NewsMax.com:
Newsmax Files Lawsuit Against Fox News; Antitrust Case Alleges Major Violations
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
1 in 4 Americans trust RFK Jr. with medical advice
Discussion: The Independent
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
Discussion: Election Law Blog
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
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House votes to establish a new committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack
 Earlier Items: 
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Eoin Higgins / MSNBC:
A political novice's campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins is off to a strong start
Discussion: Common Dreams