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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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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Judge Issues Ruling Helpful to Harvard in Case Against 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 …
CNN:
Judge says Trump administration unlawfully blocked $2 billion from Harvard
Discussion: HotAir and masslive.com
E. Matteo Diaz / The Harvard Crimson:
Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration Funding Freeze to Harvard as Unconstitutional
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
FIRE:
FIRE statement on ruling that Trump's funding freeze for Harvard was unlawful
Discussion: Reason
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Harvard $2 Billion Funding Freeze Found Illegal by Judge
Discussion: New Republic
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 …
Ari Odzer / NBC 6 South Florida:
Florida working to end all vaccine mandates, DeSantis and Ladapo announce
Discussion: HuffPost
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
In win for infectious diseases, Florida to end all school vaccine requirements
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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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New York Times:
Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels  —  The defense secretary and President Trump said a small boat was carrying drugs but offered little evidence and few details.  —  The Trump administration declared the start of a new and potentially violent campaign …
Washington Post:
Trump ordered strike on suspected drug boat to send a message, Rubio says
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Nancy Mace Turns Back on Epstein Survivors to Defend Trump  —  Representative Nancy Mace offered a wild defense of President Donald Trump, who has dismissed calls for more transparency on Jeffrey Epstein, less than 24 hours after crying with survivors of the alleged sex trafficker.
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Trump, Who Campaigned On Releasing Epstein Files, Gets Roasted For Calling Them A ‘Democrat Hoax’
CNN:
House panel releases tranche of Epstein files as controversy looms large over Congress' return to Washington
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Epstein survivors float release of unofficial client list
NBC News:
Epstein accusers put pressure on Congress to release the files
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 …
Dylan Byers / Puck:
The Bari Market  —  With Paramount securely in his pocket, David Ellison is on the verge of acquiring Bari Weiss's The Free Press and tossing her the keys to CBS News.  The deal is on the 1-yard line, I'm told.  —  Over the last month, as David Ellison has settled into control of Paramount …
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 …
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.
Discussion: CNN, NBC Chicago and WTOP News
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Tara Copp / Washington Post:
National Guard orders in D.C. expected to be extended for months
Discussion: NewsNation
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”
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Chief Justice John Roberts is wary of entering political fray, his top adviser says … Robert Dow, a federal judge who serves as counselor to Roberts, told a judicial conference here that the chief justice was instead reacting to a long-term trend of eroding esteem for the judiciary.
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: Racket News, Advocate and Mediaite
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 …
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
Washington Post:
House GOP weighing bills to remove elected D.C. AG, overhaul justice policies  —  The 14 proposals would usher in some of the most intense interventions in the city's justice system since the federal government took over many of its functions in the 1990s.  —  Just now
NBC News:
Trump appeals to the Supreme Court to preserve his sweeping tariffs  —  A federal appeals court last week ruled the president doesn't have the authority to set sweeping tariffs under the emergency powers law he invoked.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration asked …
IDSA Home:
Joint statement calling for Secretary Kennedy resignation  —  As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.  —  Forcing high-level CDC expert leaders …
The Hill:
Trump to host tech CEOs for first event in newly renovated Rose Garden  —  President Trump on Thursday will host two dozen high-profile tech and business leaders for the first event in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, including Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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 …
New York Times:
Senator's Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained  —  Senator Mark Warner's visit was classified and not intended to be publicized.  It was to include a meeting with the head of the agency and a briefing on the agency's use of artificial intelligence.
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
Navy reverses demotion of Rep. Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor  —  Rep. Ronny Jackson announced that the Navy has restored his retired rank of rear admiral, overturning a 2022 demotion that followed a scathing investigation that found major issues with his behavior while he was the top White House physician.
Discussion: CBS News
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.
John Ingold / The Colorado Sun:
Colorado issues orders allowing people to get a COVID vaccination this year without a prescription  —  Colorado officials on Wednesday issued public health orders aimed at making it easier for Coloradans to receive a COVID vaccine booster this fall.  —  The orders essentially create …
 
 
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New York Times:
Smithsonian Responds to Trump's Demand for a Review of Its Exhibits
Discussion: Politico, The Bulwark and The Nation
NBC News:
Pentagon considers leasing part of Camp Pendleton to help fund Golden Dome missile defense system
Catharine Tunney / CBC News:
Project 2025 mastermind invited to speak at Carney's cabinet meeting
Discussion: Bloomberg
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn plots return to Congress
John O'Connor / Associated Press:
US appeals court reverses lower court, approves Illinois ban on carrying firearms on public transit
Discussion: Breitbart
Democracy Now:
Does It Matter? Trump Keeps Losing on Immigration in the Courts
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Call Me Crazy, but I for One Still Want to Know if the President Committed Depraved Sex Crimes
 Earlier Items: 
Newsmax Wires / NewsMax.com:
Newsmax Files Lawsuit Against Fox News; Antitrust Case Alleges Major Violations
Damon Linker / Persuasion:
America Is Choosing Decline
April Rubin / Axios:
OMB director says Government Accountability Office “shouldn't exist”
Discussion: Politico, Semafor and NewsMax.com
Mehdi Hasan / The Guardian:
It's time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down
Discussion: National Politics
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn / New York Times:
Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
D.C. grand jurors reject latest wave of Justice Dept. indictment requests
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy

 
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