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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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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Congress Obtains Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump — Jeffrey Epstein's estate turned over a copy of a 50th birthday book that includes a sexually suggestive drawing and note apparently signed by President Trump. — A key congressional committee on Monday obtained a note …
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The Hill
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Democrats release suggestive letter to Epstein purportedly signed by Trump, which he denies
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NewsMax.com, Associated Press, New York Sun and Newsweek
NBC News:
House Democrats release lewd birthday message Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein
House Democrats release lewd birthday message Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein
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The Independent, Raw Story, Newsweek and The Guardian
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Epstein letter and drawing from ‘birthday book’ released
Trump Epstein letter and drawing from ‘birthday book’ released
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New Republic, Bloomberg, The Hill, Scripps News, New York Daily News, Raw Story and Mediaite
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House Oversight receives Epstein estate files, including ‘birthday book’
House Oversight receives Epstein estate files, including ‘birthday book’
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NPR, Axios, CBS News, The Hill, The Guardian, Washington Times, ABC News and Fox News
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Congress Reveals Epstein Birthday Note Trump Said Doesn't Exist
Congress Reveals Epstein Birthday Note Trump Said Doesn't Exist
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Johnson office clarifies claim that Trump was an ‘FBI informant’ in Epstein case
Johnson office clarifies claim that Trump was an ‘FBI informant’ in Epstein case
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Washington Examiner, New Republic, The Status Kuo, The Guardian, NewsMax.com, PoliticusUSA, Associated Press, The Independent, Raw Story, Deseret News, MSNBC, Mediaite and Townhall
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 …
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HotAir, The Daily Caller, MSNBC and UPI
New York Times:
Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Immigration Crackdown in Chicago — In Chicago, advocates for immigrants said they saw several arrests on Sunday, but were uncertain of the scale of federal action. — The Trump administration said on Monday that it had begun a crackdown …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court lifts limits on roving immigration patrols in Los Angeles area
Politico:
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on ‘roving’ ICE raids in Los Angeles
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on ‘roving’ ICE raids in Los Angeles
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Fox News, New York Sun, Los Angeles Times, Daily Mail, Tampa Free Press and National Politics
Jaclyn Diaz / NPR:
DHS launches immigration crackdowns in Chicago, Boston
DHS launches immigration crackdowns in Chicago, Boston
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Washington Post, NOTUS, CNN, The Hill, WBUR, The Independent, Hartford Courant and Christian Science Monitor
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
Department of Homeland Security:
ICE Launches Operation Midway Blitz in Honor of Katie Abraham to Target Criminal Illegal Aliens Terrorizing Americans in Sanctuary Illinois
ICE Launches Operation Midway Blitz in Honor of Katie Abraham to Target Criminal Illegal Aliens Terrorizing Americans in Sanctuary Illinois
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Bloomberg, CBS News, Washington Examiner, UPI, Block Club Chicago, RedState, IJR, New York Post, twitchy.com, Townhall, NewsMax.com, ABC7 and RealClearPolitics
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling
The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling
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Michigan Advance, Raw Story, The Boston Globe, Reason and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Project 2026: Trump's Plan to Rig the Next Election — On an April episode of the popular Politics War Room podcast, the veteran journalist Al Hunt posed an increasingly common question from listeners to Democratic strategist James Carville. “Is Trump looking to spark enough protest …
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The Federalist, The Hill and Washington Examiner
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
There Is No Third Door — Let's set the stage briefly. — Six months ago …
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The Hill
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Democrats Bet Briefly Preventing a Health Insurance Apocalypse Is Good Politics
Democrats Bet Briefly Preventing a Health Insurance Apocalypse Is Good Politics
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Semafor, The Federalist and Eschaton
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
On Shutdowns, Get the Wording Right and Other Thoughts
On Shutdowns, Get the Wording Right and Other Thoughts
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HotAir, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Fox News, Mediaite and HuffPost
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
It's time for Democrats to show some spine
It's time for Democrats to show some spine
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The Atlantic, The Liberal Patriot, Washington Examiner, Punchbowl News, The Contrarian, Mock Paper Scissors and The Hill
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.
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New York Post, Mediaite and Fortune
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
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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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Erin In The Morning, No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story and The Hill
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Baghdad Bessent — Sometimes events come along that are so remarkable, so epochal …
Baghdad Bessent — Sometimes events come along that are so remarkable, so epochal …
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New Republic and CNN
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
Chief justice allows Trump to fire a Democratic FTC commissioner for now
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Politico, Associated Press, Balls and Strikes, Democracy Docket, Washington Times, The Guardian, Bloomberg, CBS News, NewsMax.com and New Republic
New York Times:
Murdoch Family Puts Lachlan in Control, Resolving Succession Fight — Lachlan Murdoch will take control of a new family trust in a deal worth $3.3 billion, ensuring that his father's media empire will retain its conservative slant. — The Murdoch family's epic, decades-long succession battle has reached a multibillion-dollar finale.
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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.
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 …
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
French Prime Minister Bayrou Loses Confidence Vote, Putting Pressure on Macron — Prime Minister François Bayrou failed a confidence vote aimed at breaking an impasse over the budget, adding more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron. — The government of François Bayrou …
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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.
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.
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NewsMax.com, twitchy.com, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and The Post Millennial
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 …
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Salon
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.
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 …
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Axios, Page Six, Daily Mail and The Gateway Pundit
