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11:45 PM ET, September 4, 2025

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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 …
Politico:
White House to rebrand Pentagon the Department of War … Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has embraced “warfighters” as part of the Pentagon's identity, simply posted Thursday night on X, “Department of War.”  —  It would likely cost billions of dollars to change the names of hundreds …
Washington Post:
Trump to rebrand Defense Department as War Department  —  The president is expected to sign an executive order Friday, though it is unclear if he can permanently change the agency's title without legislation from Congress.  —  President Donald Trump is expected to rename the Defense Department …
Discussion: The Guardian
NBC News:
Trump to sign executive order rebranding Defense Department as the Department of War
Discussion: Diplomatic, and 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, Mediaite and Fox Business
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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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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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
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 …
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
Hochul to Sign Order to Get Around U.S. Limits on Covid Vaccine  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York plans to authorize pharmacists to provide the vaccine to almost anyone who wants it without a prescription.  —  In an effort to ensure more New Yorkers can get the latest Covid vaccines …
Discussion: masslive.com
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Sen. Bernie Sanders / Wall Street Journal:
RFK Jr.'s Dangerous Designs for Public Health
NBC News:
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy pits RFK Jr. against Trump on vaccines
Lauren Gardner / Politico:
What RFK Jr. got wrong about vaccines during Senate hearing
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: New York Times, CBS News and The Hill
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: HotAir and Fox Business
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Sara Randazzo / Wall Street Journal:
Northwestern University President Steps Down Amid Trump Pressure
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 …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   What Dems Should Ask For … I've gotten some rather heated responses to today's BackChannel.
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Isabel Rosales / CNN:
Appeals court blocks judge's order to dismantle ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
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
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 …
The Economist:
Donald Trump is unpopular.  Why is it so hard to stand up to him?  —  Republicans are servile.  Courts are slow.  Can the Democrats rouse themselves?  —  If a single political idea has tied Americans together over their first quarter of a millennium, it is that one-person rule is a mistake.
Discussion: The Hill
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump won't get to heaven if he keeps murdering people on boats  —  If Donald Trump is serious about wanting to get to heaven, he has a very odd strategy.This was the stark subject line on an email the 47th president sent to his supporters at 10:54 a.m. on Tuesday, as the nation staggered …
Discussion: New Republic and BBC
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Jack Detsch / Politico:
White House to defend its drug boat strike to Congress
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
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
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 …
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.
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.
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
 
 
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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
Discussion: Raw Story
Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Joe Biden undergoes surgery to remove skin cancer on forehead
Alexandra Petri / The Atlantic:
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Appeals court keeps pause on order limiting National Guard actions in L.A.
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Hill
Hannah Fierick / New York Post:
Zohran Mamdani challenges President Trump to public debate: 'Let's cut out the middle man'
 Earlier Items: 
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Implementing The United States-Japan Agreement
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge rules White House ‘pocket rescission’ gambit is illegal
Discussion: New York Times, Townhall and Newsweek
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Vile Grifters Are Taking Over Establishment Media
Jana Winter / Reuters:
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Will Sommer / @willsommer:
The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person
 
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