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Politico:
Pentagon officials fume over Trump's Department of War rebrand … “This is purely for domestic political audiences,” said a former defense official. “Not only will this cost millions of dollars, it will have absolutely zero impact on Chinese or Russian calculations.
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restoring the United States Department of War
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Jason Breslow / NPR:
President Trump signs order to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War
President Trump signs order to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump Says U.S. Military Has ‘Never Fought to Win’ Since World War II
Trump Says U.S. Military Has ‘Never Fought to Win’ Since World War II
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Washington Post:
In defense of the War Department
In defense of the War Department
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Air Force Urges Personnel With ‘Highly Professional Image’ To Stand With Trump At Event
Air Force Urges Personnel With ‘Highly Professional Image’ To Stand With Trump At Event
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Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Trump orders return to the US ‘War Department’
Trump orders return to the US ‘War Department’
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Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Labor Market Stalled This Summer, With August Data Adding to Slowdown — Employers added 22,000 jobs in August. Revised data also showed that employment fell by 13,000 jobs in June, the first net loss since December 2020. — After persevering through years of high interest rates …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Summer Jobs Stall
The Trump Summer Jobs Stall
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New York Times:
Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump's Claims of a Booming Economy
Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump's Claims of a Booming Economy
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Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 200. 9/5/25
Today in Politics, Bulletin 200. 9/5/25
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Fellow Kennedys call on RFK Jr. to resign as health secretary … “The challenge before us—from disease outbreaks to mental health crises—demand moral clarity, scientific expertise, and leadership rooted in fact,” he wrote. “Those values are not present in the Secretary's office. He must resign.”
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Herb Scribner / Axios:
Trump breaks from RFK on vaccines: “Pure and simple, they work” — President Trump said he's supportive of vaccines on Friday, breaking with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … - “I think you have to be very careful when you say that some people don't have to be vaccinated,” …
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Fox News:
Trump calls Florida's move to eliminate vaccine mandates a ‘tough stance’: ‘You have vaccines that work’
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Robert F. Kennedy's nephew calls for his resignation
Robert F. Kennedy's nephew calls for his resignation
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Miami Herald, New York Times seek to unseal records on Jeffrey Epstein's estate — The Miami Herald has joined an effort by The New York Times asking a judge to unseal financial records from Jeffrey Epstein's estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands. — The records — written …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Makary on reports of RFK Jr. linking Tylenol, autism: 'We're still in our discussions' — Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary on Friday said the agency has not finalized a forthcoming report about autism after the Wall Street Journal reported Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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Adriel Bettelheim / Axios:
RFK Jr. to draw link between Tylenol and autism: Report
RFK Jr. to draw link between Tylenol and autism: Report
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Emily Forlini / PCMag:
Zuckerberg Caught in Revealing Hot Mic Moment During White House Dinner — After Mark Zuckerberg told President Trump that Meta would invest $600 billion by 2028, the CEO confessed to the president that he 'wasn't sure what number [Trump] wanted to go with.'
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Biden officials raised concerns with how he issued pardons, used autopen — High-ranking Biden administration officials repeatedly questioned and criticized how the president's team decided on controversial pardons and allowed the frequent use of an autopen to sign measures late in his term …
Fox News:
ICE tells Kilmar Abrego Garcia he'll be deported to tiny African country — DHS mocked Abrego Garcia on social media, saying, ‘Homie is afraid of the entire western hemisphere’ — An attorney representing the Department of Homeland Security and ICE has notified high-profile illegal immigrant …
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Laura Romero / Reuters:
Trump administration now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Eswatini, Africa
Trump administration now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Eswatini, Africa
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
West Point alumni group cancels award ceremony for Tom Hanks — The decision follows a series of political controversies involving the Trump administration that have rattled the prestigious military institution. — Just now — The alumni association at the U.S. Military Academy …
NBC4 Washington:
2 teens charged in deadly shooting of DC congressional intern … Two 17-year-olds have been charged as adults in the deadly shooting of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym in June, authorities said Friday. — A third person remains sought by police, U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said at a news conference.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Bill Pulte accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers — Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status …
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Anna Gifty / Public Notice:
Trump's attack on Lisa Cook is an attack on Black women — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one 👇 — 🇺🇸 Subscribe to PN 🇺🇸 — On August 20, news broke that Governor Lisa Cook is being probed for “mortgage fraud” by Attorney General Bondi.
Washington Post:
Defying past criticism, Trump plans G-20 summit at his Doral resort — Hosting the summit at a Trump property could invite the allegations of self-dealing that prompted the president to cancel a similar move involving the G-7 during his first term. — Just now
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Next year's G20 summit will take place at Trump property in Miami
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Aletha Adu / The Guardian:
‘This is not chaos’: PM's chief secretary defends reshuffle after Rayner's exit — Darren Jones says PM showed leadership by acting decisively after his deputy resigned — Keir Starmer's government is not in chaos, the prime minister's new chief secretary, Darren Jones …
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Haaretz:
Israel at War Day 701 | IDF Says It Attacked Gaza City Building Used by Hamas for Intelligence Gathering — This handout photo taken on September 4, 2025 and released by the Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV and Israel's President Isaac Herzog exchanging gifts during a private audience …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Nests in a White House and City He's Remolding to Fit Him — President Donald Trump spent a Saturday afternoon, like many other Americans on a late summer day: venting about setbacks to a backyard landscaping project. — How had a gash, some 75 feet long, appeared in the limestone newly installed in his renovated Rose Garden?
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Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
The Jeffrey Epstein cover-up is an affront to US democracy — Democracy means a society and system in which everyone's rights matter. Rapists count on this being untrue - and Trump is proving them right — Rape is a crime against democracy in the most immediate sense of equality between individuals …
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
America Surrenders in the Global Information Wars — The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to protect governments that manipulate and suppress information. — every day, some 2 billion people around the world use privacy-protection tools supported by the Open Technology Fund.

