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April Rubin / Axios:
Trump seeks to rename Department of Defense to Department of War  —  President Trump will rename the Defense Department the Department of War, Fox News first reported and the White House confirmed Thursday. … - “As Department of War, we won everything.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Fox News:
Trump to rename Pentagon, restoring historic ‘Department of War’ in latest military move  —  ‘Everybody likes that we had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War,’ Trump told reporters in August  —  FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Friday …
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump to Sign Order Renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War  —  The president is turning back the clock to the name the agency held until shortly after World War II.  —  President Trump will sign an executive order on Friday renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War …
Washington Post:
Trump to rebrand Defense Department as War Department
Discussion: The Guardian
NBC News:
Trump to sign executive order rebranding Defense Department as the Department of War
Discussion: Reuters
ProPublica:
Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud.  Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  The Trump administration has vowed …
Discussion: The Hill, Fox Business and Mediaite
CNN:
Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say  —  In the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic church shooting, senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people's right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.
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Susan Monarez / Wall Street Journal:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me  —  I was fired after 29 days because I held the line and insisted on rigorous scientific review.  —  I served for 29 days as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The Senate confirmed me to ensure that unbiased evidence serves …
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New York Times:
Here's the latest.  —  A combative Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his tenure as health secretary in a Senate hearing.  A prominent Republican told him that his actions were “denying people vaccine.”  —  Senate Finance Committee  —  Senate Finance Committee  —  Senate Finance Committee
Adam Cancryn / CNN:
Trump praises RFK Jr.'s performance even as some Republicans grow weary of his tumultuous term
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
DOJ deputy chief: Government will “redact every Republican” from Epstein client list … - “They'll redact every Republican or conservative person in those files, leave all the liberal, Democratic people,” he told the reporter, who was undercover during the encounter, according to the video.
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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Issues Subpoenas as Part of Probe into Fed Governor Lisa Cook  —  The criminal investigation centers on whether Cook submitted fraudulent information on mortgage applications  —  The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook …
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Lisa Cook, Elevating Trump's Claims
Discussion: Fox Business
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases  —  Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Brett Kavanaugh says there's a good reason Supreme Court rulings can sometimes be so cryptic
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
There's a New Budget Showdown.  Senate Dems' Current Plan Is Bullshit … I agonized for a bit about the point I'm about to discuss.  But I didn't agonize for long because I decided there was not much to agonize about.  The topic is the September federal budget showdown …
Discussion: Politico and New York Magazine
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The Economist:
Donald Trump is unpopular. Why is it so hard to stand up to him?
Discussion: The Hill
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   What Dems Should Ask For … I've gotten some rather heated responses to today's BackChannel.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers  —  The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad.  —  By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill …
Discussion: HuffPost
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Sara Randazzo / Wall Street Journal:
Northwestern University President Steps Down Amid Trump Pressure
Isabel Rosales / CNN:
Appeals court blocks judge's order to dismantle ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  A federal appeals court has blocked a judge's order requiring Florida and the federal government to shut down and dismantle a controversial immigration detention facility built in the Everglades, widely referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
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NBC News:
Justice Amy Coney Barrett says country is not in a ‘constitutional crisis’  —  Speaking to Free Press founder Bari Weiss to promote her new book, the conservative justice said the American people should trust the Supreme Court.  —  Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday …
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Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
The Conservative Media Ecosystem Is Coddling Amy Coney Barrett
Discussion: CBS News and The Hill
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
D.C. sues Trump administration over ‘illegal deployment’ of National Guard in Washington  —  “None of this is lawful,” the suit from D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb says.  —  WASHINGTON — The city of Washington has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the military …
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Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
D.C. Attorney General Sues to Stop Trump's National Guard Deployment
Jack Mirkinson / The Nation:
Vile Grifters Are Taking Over Establishment Media  —  Paramount is reportedly set to pay between $100 million and $200 million for The Free Press and will install Bari Weiss at the top of CBS News.  —  Pocket  —  Bari Weiss has been making the world worse for a long time.
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New York Times:
Adams Considers Dropping Out of Race After Secret Meeting in Florida  —  Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has told confidants that he would consider abandoning his re-election bid, despite his public denials.  —  Facing a swirl of questions about a potential job in the Trump administration …
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Trump's second presidency is ‘most dangerous period’ since second world war, Mitch McConnell says  —  Former Senate leader likens administration's fixation with tariffs to isolationist policies of the US in the 1930s  —  The world during Donald Trump's second presidency has entered a period of danger with …
Discussion: The Hill and American Thinker
Washington Post:
Pentagon approves use of Navy base for Chicago ICE operations  —  Defense officials have said the installation also could be used by military forces who are called on to assist ICE.  —  Just now  —  The Pentagon has approved the use of a Navy base on the outskirts of Chicago as a staging ground …
Alex Harring / CNBC:
Labor market growth slows dramatically in August with U.S. adding just 54,000 jobs, ADP says … U.S. private sector hiring rose less than expected in August, data released Thursday shows, offering the latest indication of trouble in the labor market.  —  Private payrolls increased …
Discussion: UPI and The Hill
Andrew Ackerman / Washington Post:
Trump's pick for Federal Reserve plans to keep his White House job while on Fed  —  Stephen Miran, a top White House economic adviser, says he will take an unpaid leave of absence from the administration while serving at the Fed.  —  just now  —  Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Miran …
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Rep. Tim Burchett scraps with protester on Capitol Hill  —  Rep. Tim Burchett and a protester got into a physical altercation Thursday outside of the Longworth House Office Building that ended with the Tennessee Republican forcefully shoving the man.  The scrap took place shortly after the final House votes of the week.
Jana Winter / Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI employees worry Trump's Washington surge is exposing unmarked cars  —  President Donald Trump's surge of federal law enforcement into Washington, D.C., is exposing the FBI's fleet of unmarked cars, potentially risking its ability to do its most sensitive national security and surveillance work …
Discussion: The Independent
Maya Goldman / Axios:
Massachusetts becomes first state to impose its own vaccine coverage rules  —  Massachusetts will require health insurers operating in the state to cover vaccines recommended by the state's department of public health, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday.
Reuters:
US to cut some security funds for countries bordering Russia, sources say  —  The United States will phase out some security assistance for European countries near the border with Russia, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.  —  The plan comes as President Donald Trump pursues his …
Dell Cameron / Wired:
US Congressman's Brother Lands No-Bid Contract to Train DHS Snipers  —  DHS says retired Marine sniper Dan LaLota's firm is uniquely qualified to meet the government's needs.  LaLota tells WIRED his brother, GOP congressman Nick LaLota, played no role in the contract.
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 199. 9/4/25  —  ... RFK Jr had a heated and contentious hearing today while making his first appearance in front of Congress since firings and mass resignations at the CDC left the agency is shambles.  RFK Jr, who never led any organization in his life …
Discussion: Washington Post
David Shepardson / Reuters:
US drops Biden plan to require airlines to pay compensation for disrupted flights  —  President Donald Trump's administration said on Thursday it will drop a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Axios, KSTP-TV, Gizmodo and CBS News
Alexandra Petri / The Atlantic:
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children  —  The state's elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.  —  Sorry.  We decided there were too many children.  —  You know how it goes.  —  Their hands are too small.
 
 
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
US State Dept employee sentenced to 4 years for selling defense information
Discussion: Washington Times
New York Times:
Trump Is Exploring Ways to Take Over the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum
Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Joe Biden undergoes surgery to remove skin cancer on forehead
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
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Discussion: New York Times, Newsweek and Townhall
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