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Financial Times:
Donald Trump's economy falters as US jobs growth grinds to a halt — The president's promise to deliver prosperity to Americans is being undermined by the data — Donald Trump's pledge that he would deliver a booming economy to Americans is being undermined by a stalling labour market …
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Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Labor Market Stalled This Summer, With August Data Adding to Slowdown
Labor Market Stalled This Summer, With August Data Adding to Slowdown
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Summer Jobs Stall
The Trump Summer Jobs Stall
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Cafe Hayek, Raw Story, NewsNation, Fox News, KGNS, Deseret News, The Hill, Scripps News, KSTP-TV, New York Daily News, MSNBC, NPR, Axios and Associated Press
Fox News:
Trump calls Florida's move to eliminate vaccine mandates a ‘tough stance’: ‘You have vaccines that work’ — President Donald Trump said on Friday that Florida officials are taking a “tough stance” by moving to eliminate all vaccine mandates for students, as he stated that some “vaccines should be used.”
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Florida surgeon general on ending vaccine mandates: Not ‘actually a scientific debate’
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NewsNation and Truthout
Ben Rothenberg / Bounces:
U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump — NEW YORK — Following up on the earlier news first reported by Bounces about Rolex's invitation, I have further new information to report about the planning around presenting President Donald Trump's appearance at the U.S. Open.
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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Michigan Advance, twitchy.com, Mediaite, Roll Call and CBS News
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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New York Sun, MSNBC, America, America, Fox News, Wired, Washington Post, NPR, The Hill, RedState, Forbes, Al Jazeera, PoliticusUSA, al.com, Washington Examiner, Deseret News, Metro.co.uk, Breaking Defense, UPI, Daily Kos and The Daily Signal
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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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 …
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Mediaite, Forbes and The Contrarian
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 …
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New York Sun, Deadline, Forbes, twitchy.com, Charlotte's Web Thoughts, New York Post and Raw Story
The Hill:
GOP unease about RFK Jr. doesn't shake Trump's faith — A combative Senate hearing Thursday exposed growing cracks in Republican support for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has set off panic across the public health world with his moves to curb vaccine access, approval and research.
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New Republic, LGBTQ Nation, Futurism, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion and Wall Street Journal
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Fellow Kennedys call on RFK Jr. to resign as health secretary
Fellow Kennedys call on RFK Jr. to resign as health secretary
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New York Times:
Settlement Talks Stall Between Harvard and the Trump Administration — One major reason is said to be an emerging divide within the administration over whether the current framework is too favorable to Harvard. — Negotiations between Harvard University and the White House have stalled …
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Breaking the News
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 …
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 …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump's Crackdown — The persistent rejections suggest that the grand jurors may have had enough of prosecutors seeking harsh charges in a highly politicized environment. — In the three weeks since President Trump flooded the streets …
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Raw Story, Adventus, Christian Science Monitor, NewsMax.com and Megyn Kelly
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is This The Hidden Part of the Trump-Epstein Drama? … Let me connect a few dots for you that may be a key part of the Trump-Epstein drama and may even be what Trump has been trying to keep hidden in those files. I'm not sure quite what we're dealing with here. But I think this is significant.
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Metro.co.uk
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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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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New York Times, NPR, WSVN-TV, NewsNation, Raw Story and CBS News
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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Fox News, UPI, The Hill, Reuters, Blaze Media, KYMA-TV, NewsNation, NewsMax.com, The Gateway Pundit and Rolling Stone
Justin Kaufmann / Axios:
Trump threatens Chicago with “Department of WAR” ahead of planned crackdown — President Trump on Saturday threatened to unleash “the Department of WAR” on Chicago in a Truth Social image evoking the film “Apocalypse Now.” … - The text on the image says “Chipocalypse Now.”
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Politico, Mediaite, Democracy Docket, CBS News, New York Post, NewsNation, Daily Mail, Instapundit, The Gateway Pundit, NewsMax.com, Raw Story, Chicago Sun Times, The Independent and NPR
George Chidi / The Guardian:
Trump claims Chicago is 'world's most dangerous city'. The four most violent ones are all in red states — Jackson, Birmingham, St Louis and Memphis had the highest murder rates in 2024 - all are Republican-led states — As Donald Trump threatens to deploy national guard units to Chicago and Baltimore …
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Breitbart
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.
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.
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
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Washington Post
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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