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Oversight Committee Releases Epstein Records Provided by the Department of Justice — WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released 33,295 pages of Epstein-related records that were provided by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Kadia Goba / Washington Post:
House committee releases first batch of Epstein documents — House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Kentucky) subpoenaed the Justice Department for the documents before the recess. — The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Monday night released 33,295 pages of documents related …
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9/3/25 ☀️ AM: … The most high-wire month on the legislative calendar is off to a rough start for Republicans. — Government funding will run out in 28 days. And the Republican trifecta that controls Washington is pursuing three different strategies at the moment.
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House Oversight Committee releases thousands of Epstein documents
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House releases first trove of Epstein files
House releases first trove of Epstein files
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NBC News:
Jeffrey Epstein accusers urge Trump to release all the case files and rule out a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon — Six women, along with relatives of prominent Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, are speaking out as interest in the case returns to Capitol Hill.
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Miami Herald:
As many as 100 Epstein victims will attend Washington rally Wednesday — As many as 100 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and other victims of sexual abuse are expected to attend a rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C. as a bipartisan Congressional effort gains steam to force the U.S. Department …
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Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA splinters as Epstein fight returns to Congress
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Mace leaves meeting with Epstein victims visibly upset
Mace leaves meeting with Epstein victims visibly upset
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The Posse Comitatus Act comes for Trump's authoritarianism — Trump's efforts to go after U.S. cities — first Los Angeles and D.C., with, it appears, Chicago next — are alarming. A lot happened, as to all three cities, on Tuesday. — President Donald Trump's effort to threaten American cities …
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Washington Post:
Bowser to provide indefinite coordination with federal law enforcement — Bowser issued an executive order Tuesday requiring local coordination with federal law enforcement “to the maximum extent allowable by law within the District.” — just now — D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) …
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Politico:
Judge rules Trump can't act as national police chief … Breyer, a Clinton appointee based in San Francisco, concluded that Trump's LA deployment — an operation overseen by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — violated a longstanding law meant to prevent domestic law enforcement by the military: the Posse Comitatus Act.
Geoff Buchholz / audacy.com:
Leaders share new details about potential federal surge in Chicago — Pritzker, others say ICE agents to target Mexican Independence-themed events this weekend — Governor Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other state and local leaders have shared new details about what they believe …
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Associated Press:
Trump says he's set to order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, despite local opposition
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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump says video showing items thrown from White House is AI after his team indicates it's real
Trump says video showing items thrown from White House is AI after his team indicates it's real
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
L.A. Ruling Complicates Trump's Threats to Send Troops to More Cities
L.A. Ruling Complicates Trump's Threats to Send Troops to More Cities
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Reuters:
Kim promises to help Russia with ‘everything’ as Putin thanks North Korea for war aid — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his full support to Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, promising to do “everything I can to assist” Moscow as the Russian president thanked Pyongyang for sending troops to fight against Ukraine.
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BBC:
Putin and Kim join Xi in show of strength as China unveils new weapons at huge military parade — Summary — China's President Xi Jinping unveils laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles and giant underwater drones at a massive military parade 80 years on from the country's victory over Japan in World War Two
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
US military kills 11 in strike on alleged drug boat tied to Venezuelan cartel, Trump says — Video Ad Feedback — New video shows moment US strikes alleged ‘drug vessel’ tied to Venezuelan cartel — New video shows moment US strikes alleged ‘drug vessel’ tied to Venezuelan cartel
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Trump says US strike on vessel in Caribbean targeted Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, killed 11
Trump says US strike on vessel in Caribbean targeted Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, killed 11
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Responds to Rumors About His Health During Oval Office Press Conference — In the world of presidential health, distrust and speculation run so rampant that even Mr. Trump's online assurance that he was fine was immediately explained away as part of a cover-up.
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Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Federal appellate panel rejects Trump's deportations under wartime law — The federal panel ruled that Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, finding no invasion or “predatory incursion” had occurred. — just now — A federal court ruled Tuesday …
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport members of Venezuelan gang, appeals court rules
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump faces political catch-22 over vaccines, RFK Jr. — President Trump is facing a quandary over his legacy and political outlook in the face of growing fissures at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over vaccine policy. — Trump has aligned himself closely with Health …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner — A federal appeals court reinstated Rebecca Slaughter, the Biden-appointed Federal Trade Commission commissioner whom President Trump fired, in a 2-1 decision on Tuesday. … - A White House official said in July ahead of appealing …
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David McCabe / New York Times:
Google Must Share Search Data With Rivals, Judge Rules in Antitrust Case — Judge Amit P. Mehta said the company must hand over some of its search data to rivals, but did not force other big changes the U.S. wanted. — Google must hand over its search results and some data to rival companies …
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
More rebukes for prosecutors: Grand jurors refuse to indict 2 people accused of threatening Trump — Federal grand jurors in the nation's capital have refused to indict two people who were charged separately with threatening to kill President Donald Trump, more evidence of a growing backlash …
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Christian Paz / Vox:
How Trump lost the podcast bros — Six months into Donald Trump's second term, the “manosphere” — an ecosystem of right-leaning podcasts and YouTube shows that helped elect him — appears to be losing some of its enthusiasm for him. — Many of these hosts, who appeal to a young, male …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
More than 1,000 HHS staff call on RFK Jr. to resign — More than 1,000 current and former employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are demanding that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resign, following his ousting of the director of the Centers for Disease Control …
New York Times:
Scientists Denounce Trump Administration's Climate Report — Scores of researchers reviewed the Energy Department's argument about greenhouse gases and found serious deficiencies. — More than 85 American and international scientists have condemned a Trump administration report that calls …
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