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12:35 PM ET, September 6, 2025

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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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Jason Breslow / NPR:
President Trump signs order to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War
Dell Cameron / Wired:
Defense Department Scrambles to Pretend It's Called the War Department
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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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
US unemployment rate near 4-year high as labor market hits stall speed
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Summer Jobs Stall
New York Times:
Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump's Claims of a Booming Economy
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”
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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NBC News:
Where things stand with the Epstein files as victims push for their release  —  The House will likely have enough support to pass a bill forcing the release of the Epstein files at the end of next month, but the Senate is an open question.  —  WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein's accusers traveled …
Discussion: Mediaite, Forbes, The Contrarian and Axios
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 …
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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Judy Stone / Forbes:
What Parents Need To Know About Measles As Kids Head Back To School  —  Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases.  —  SaveComment … As children head back to school this year, parents are hearing conflicting advice, particularly about immunizations.
Discussion: KYMA-TV, Raw Story and To the Contrary
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 …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
The Republican economist who says Trump is wrong about almost everything  —  A top adviser for George W. Bush, John McCain and congressional GOP leaders gives his thoughts on where the conservative project went awry.  —  Just now  —  Every weekday morning, a little before 7 a.m. …
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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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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
George Mason's president, Gregory Washington, Will Not Apologize to the Trump Administration … The Trump administration demanded that Gregory Washington, president of George Mason University, personally apologize for supporting diversity programs.  He said no.Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times
Discussion: Washington Post
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.
 
 
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Florida surgeon general on ending vaccine mandates: Not ‘actually a scientific debate’
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
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Paul Krugman:
Science Under Siege: A Talk With Peter Hotez and Michael Mann
Bloomberg:
Trump Nests in a White House and City He's Remolding to Fit Him
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Excluded from Beijing, Trump confronts the limits of his global power
Stephen Clark / Ars Technica:
GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites
Discussion: New York Times
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Politico:
Immigration appeals court expands mandatory detention for millions
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump orders takedown of longtime protest tent at White House
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Kennedy Center ticket sales take a nosedive after Trump takeover
Discussion: Raw Story
Lowell Cauffiel / Breitbart:
Trump-Supporting Muslim Mayor Halts English/Arabic Police Department Patch
Washington Post:
Defying past criticism, Trump plans G-20 summit at his Doral resort
Politico:
Pentagon plan prioritizes homeland over China threat
CNN:
Massive immigration raid at Hyundai megaplant in Georgia leads to 475 arrests. Most are Korean
 

 
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