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9:00 AM ET, September 7, 2025

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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.
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The Athletic:
USTA asks broadcasters to censor reaction to Donald Trump's attendance at U.S. Open  —  The United States Tennis Association asked broadcasters of the U.S. Open to censor any protests or reaction to President Donald Trump's appearance at the men's singles final Sunday, according a memo reviewed by The Athletic on Saturday.
Discussion: The Sun, Fortune and Daily Mail
New York Times:
Trump Tramples Congress's Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P.  —  On national security, spending and oversight, the president continues to undercut the legislative branch, and Republicans in charge have done little to stop him.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS  —  On national security …
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Washington Post:
Why some Republicans are newly worried about RFK Jr.  —  GOP senators say his moves on vaccines are risky for public health.  They also may be bad politics.  —  Just now  —  Seven months after they voted to confirm longtime anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the nation's health secretary …
Discussion: NAM and The Hill
George Grylls / The Times:
‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’  —  Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities  —  With the warm California sunshine on their backs, the Russian dissidents were finally at journey's end.
Samantha Waldenberg / CNN:
Trump says Chicago 'will find out why it's called the Department of WAR' ahead of planned crackdown  —  President Donald Trump posted a meme on social media Saturday saying that Chicago “will find out why it's called the Department of WAR,” as the city's officials brace for an immigration crackdown.
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Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press:
Photos capture Chicagoans' protest against ICE and Trump's intervention plans
Discussion: NewsNation, Reuters and The Independent
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump threatens Chicago with apocalyptic force and Pritzker calls him a ‘wannabe dictator’
Jack Silvers / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Made Me Dress Like a Sexy Nurse for Trump: Model  —  PREDATOR AND PRESIDENT  —  A model who was Jeffrey Epstein's friend in the '90s exclusively tells The Daily Beast Podcast how close Trump and Epstein were.  —  A one-time friend of Jeffrey Epstein has laid bare the extraordinary way he tried to impress Donald Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Mail
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Conspiracy theories helped elect Trump.  Now he can't shake them.  —  Trump's history of stoking suspicion poses challenges as he leads the very power structure his supporters distrust.  —  Just now  —  Though celebrity real estate developer Donald Trump was not yet running for president …
Washington Post:
Why it's the toughest time to be searching for work in America in years  —  Tariff uncertainty, stubbornly high inflation and rising AI adoption are giving rise to labor market gridlock.  —  It's the toughest time in years to be searching for work in America.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:   The Republican economist who says Trump is wrong about almost everything
Tom Winter / NBC News:
DOJ says names of two associates Epstein wired $100k and $250k to should stay secret  —  The Justice Department request came after NBC News asked a federal judge to unseal the names of two people Epstein paid and helped protect from prosecution.  —  The Justice Department on Friday asked …
NBC News:
The White House is exploring how to keep Trump's tariffs if the Supreme Court strikes them down  —  There are at least two other laws that President Donald Trump could use to continue his tariff agenda, though neither is as quick as the current authority he is using.
Discussion: Raw Story and SCOTUSblog
NHK WORLD:
Japan PM Ishiba decides to step down  —  NHK has learned that Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has decided to step down.  It's believed he made the decision to try to contain the confusion within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party.  —  The Japanese government says Ishiba will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Washington Post:
Newsom won't stop mocking Trump — and Trump keeps taking the bait  —  The California governor has seized attention and filled a leadership void like no other Democrat in the president's second term in the White House.  —  Just now  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has seized attention …
Reuters:
Japan PM Ishiba resigns after bruising election losses  —  Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned on Sunday, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy uncertainty at a shaky moment for the world's fourth-largest economy.  —  Having just ironed out final details of a trade deal …
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Politico, Reuters and Daily Mail
Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Texas to empower people to sue over abortion pills: What to know  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is expected to sign legislation soon that will allow private citizens to sue anyone who prescribes, distributes or provides abortion medication to or from Texas.  —  Supporters and opponents …
Greg Norman / Fox News:
JD Vance clashes with anti-Trump social media personality over cartel killings: 'I don't give a s—'  —  Vance said, ‘Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military’  —  JD Vance pushed back against an anti-Trump social media personality Saturday …
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Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD ends protection of former Vice President Kamala Harris amid criticism over diverting cops, sources say  — LAPD discontinued protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday amid criticism that officers were being diverted from crime suppression duties.
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
The Trump Administration Wants Your Voter Registration Data.  Why?  —  In recent weeks, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has doubled down on its sweeping bid to wrangle private voter data from states — including by threatening legal action.  —  The department has received a range of responses …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's War on Wind Has This Construction Crew Stuck 15 Miles Out at Sea  —  ‘Some of the guys go to the gym four times a day.’ A stop-work order at Revolution Wind surprised even the shellshocked clean-energy sector.  —  Connor Walcutt is in a holding pattern that borders on the surreal.
 
 
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Sylvia Luke / Governor Josh Green, M.D.:
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Discussion: UPI, The Hill and WTOP News
Fox News:
America's largest gun lobby speaks out as Trump admin mulls possible trans firearms ban
Discussion: RedState and Washington Examiner
George Chidi / The Guardian:
Trump claims Chicago is 'world's most dangerous city'. The four most violent ones are all in red states
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
New York Times:
Settlement Talks Stall Between Harvard and the Trump Administration
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
How Donald Trump is weaponizing the government to settle personal scores and pursue his agenda
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is This The Hidden Part of the Trump-Epstein Drama?
Discussion: Rolling Stone and emptywheel
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
George Mason's President, Gregory Washington, Will Not Apologize to the Trump Administration
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
West Point alumni group cancels award ceremony for Tom Hanks
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Modifying The Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs and Establishing Procedures for Implementing Trade and Security Agreements
Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
The Jeffrey Epstein cover-up is an affront to US democracy
 

 
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