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4:20 PM ET, September 8, 2025

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Wall Street Journal:
Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump's Signature Revealed  —  Lawyers for Epstein's estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book  —  Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein's estate have given Congress a copy of the birthday book put together for the financier's 50th birthday …
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
US Supreme Court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids  —  The U.S. Supreme Court again backed President Donald Trump's hardline approach toward immigration on Monday, letting federal agents proceed with raids in Southern California targeting people for deportation based on their race or language.
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Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court upholds ‘roving patrols’ for immigration stops in Los Angeles  — The decision is a significant victory for Trump, clearing the way for his oft-promised ‘largest Mass Deportation Operation’ in American history.  — L.A. and 20 other Southern California municipalities argued …
Discussion: HotAir, MSNBC and UPI
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Immigration Stops in L.A.
Rachael Bade / Politico:
'I'm Gonna Punch You in Your F—king Face': Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival … A private dinner attended by dozens of administration officials and close advisers to President Donald Trump was temporarily marred by a dramatic clash between two of Trump's top economic officials …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
There Is No Third Door  —  Let's set the stage briefly.  —  Six months ago, Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democratic leadership folded.  They provided Republicans decisive votes to fund the government, giving Donald Trump months of runway to consolidate power unobstructed.
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Project 2026: Trump's Plan to Rig the Next Election
Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
Fear of Losing the Midterms Is Driving Trump's Decisions
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Stabbing video fuels MAGA's crime message  —  MAGA influencers are drawing repeated attention to violent attacks to elevate the issue of urban crime — and accuse mainstream media of under-covering shocking cases.  — Shocking video of the fatal Aug. 22 knife attack on 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska …
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Anthony Blair / New York Post:
Horrid video of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska's slaughter on Charlotte train is met with deafening silence from Dem leaders, media
Fox News:
Trump condemns ‘lunatic’ in Charlotte stabbing: 'If we don't handle evil, we don't have a country'
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Understanding Trump's Pivot to “Crime”
New York Times:
How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein  —  My colleagues and I have spent much of the past six years digging into Jeffrey Epstein's finances and pieced together what we think is the definitive account of how and why JPMorgan spent years enabling the notorious sexual predator.
Discussion: New York Post, Mediaite and Fortune
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Is a Weak and Failing President, and It's Time to Say So  —  President Donald Trump understands better than anyone else alive that his hold on his supporters—and on plenty of swing voters too—depends on the mere perception that he's strong, wins everywhere, always acts boldly …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Baghdad Bessent  —  Sometimes events come along that are so remarkable, so epochal …
Discussion: Mediaite
Department of Homeland Security:
ICE Launches Operation Midway Blitz in Honor of Katie Abraham to Target Criminal Illegal Aliens Terrorizing Americans in Sanctuary Illinois  —  Thanks to Governor Pritzker's sanctuary policies, TdA gang members, rapists, kidnappers, and drug traffickers are being released onto Chicago's streets
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Immigration Crackdown in Chicago
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner  —  Trump's actions are in direct tension with a 1935 ruling that upheld restrictions on the president's ability to remove FTC commissioners without cause.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to fire …
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Chief justice allows Trump to fire a Democratic FTC commissioner for now  —  The ruling comes after an appeals court last week found that Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter could be reinstated to her job because the president had fired her “without cause.”  —  President Donald Trump can fire …
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BBC:
French government collapses as MPs vote to oust prime minister
Discussion: Newsweek, UPI and Semafor
Saskya Vandoorne / CNN:
French government collapses after prime minister loses confidence vote
The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Was Cleared To Get Some Federal Funds.  Then DOGE Stepped In.  —  DOGE officials have used their control of a federal payment system to keep money away from Harvard — even after a judge's ruling required the National Institutes of Health to let some grants start flowing in July.
Eli Hager / ProPublica:
The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security  —  DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agency, who admits he sometimes made things worse.
Discussion: The Hill
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
White House Lashes Out at Celebs After Trump's U.S. Open Security Chaos  —  PICKING FIGHTS  —  The heightened security for the president's visit saw long queues for entry into Arthur Ashe Stadium.  —  The White House lashed out at a slew of Trump-critical celebrities after slow security delayed …
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
‘No Kings’ Unveils a Big New Trump Protest, and the Stakes Couldn't Be Higher  —  A movement leader tells Rolling Stone about the No Kings 2 demonstrations on October 18, and how they can curb Trump's overreach  —  America's pro-democracy movement is gearing up for what may be its biggest …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS News Hires Ombudsman From Conservative-Leaning Hudson Institute  —  Kenneth Weinstein, former president and CEO of the Hudson Institute, will monitor the newsroom for bias.  —  Paramount has found its ombudsman for CBS News, Kenneth Weinstein, the former president and CEO of the conservative-leaning Hudson Institute.
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Appeals Court Upholds Carroll's $83 Million Judgment Against Trump  —  The judges rejected President Trump's argument that the Supreme Court's decision extending presidential immunity should shield him from liability for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.  —  A federal appeals court …
NBC News:
Poll: Gen Z's gender divide reaches beyond politics and into its views on marriage, children and success  —  Gen Z men who backed Trump in 2024 rated having children at the top of a list of choices of how to define personal success.  Gen Z women who backed Harris rated it second to last.
Stephen Greenblatt / New York Times:
We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself  —  The Trump administration's assault on America's universities by cutting billions of dollars of federal support for scientific and medical research has called up from somewhere deep in my memory the phrase “duck and cover.”
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Image of Capitalism Slips to 54% in U.S.  —  Perceptions of socialism remain steady at 39% positive  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are more positive toward capitalism than socialism, but the 54% viewing capitalism favorably is down from 60% in 2021 and near that level in most prior years.
 
 
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Swalwell picked to lead Democrats on new Jan. 6 panel
The Guardian:
Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals
Gwynne Hogan / The City:
These Immigrants Became Immigration Court Judges. Trump Just Laid Them Off.
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Trump boosts end-run around Johnson on congressional stock trading ban
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws
Lawfare:
The Grand Jury Strikes Back
 Earlier Items: 
Marissa J. Lang / Washington Post:
After a robbery, a D.C. store sought help. The White House sent a film crew.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Raw Story
Mike Solana / The Atlantic:
The Abundance Delusion  —  I mean, what even is a Democrat at this point?
Abhirup Roy / Reuters:
Exclusive: Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017 as competition heats up
Pieter Haeck / Politico:
Rules-based world order is dead, EU to concede
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Here's a Shocking Idea: Democrats Don't All Have to Sound Alike
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RFK Jr. Touted a CDC Biosurveillance Program That Doesn't Appear to Exist Yet
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