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6:50 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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Wall Street Journal:
A Visual Breakdown of the Trump Birthday Letter to Epstein  —  An analysis of the text and drawing long hidden in a 2003 birthday book  —  Here's an analysis of the letter bearing Donald Trump's name that was included in a 50th birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein.
Discussion: Politico
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Epstein letter and drawing from ‘birthday book’ released … House Democrats on Monday released a screenshot of what appears to be a letter signed by President Donald Trump, which was included in a collection of notes sent to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003.
Michael Gold / New York Times:
House Democrats Release Epstein's Birthday Letter Apparently Signed by Trump
Discussion: WTTG-TV
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Congress Reveals Epstein Birthday Note Trump Said Doesn't Exist
Discussion: Raw Story and Deadline
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Johnson office clarifies claim that Trump was an ‘FBI informant’ in Epstein case
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 …
Jaclyn Diaz / NPR:
DHS launches immigration crackdowns in Chicago, Boston  —  The Department of Homeland Security announced it's launching an immigration enforcement operation in Illinois in the latest escalation of federal action on U.S. cities and states led by Democrats.  —  The agency said in a post on X …
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
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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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
There Is No Third Door  —  Let's set the stage briefly.  —  Six months ago …
Discussion: The Hill and Public Notice
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
On Shutdowns, Get the Wording Right and Other Thoughts
New York Times:
Lachlan Murdoch Secures Control of Fox and News Corp, Ending 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 …
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Financial Times:
Murdoch seals $3.3bn succession deal to hand empire to eldest son  —  Lachlan takes control as three siblings receive $1.1bn each to settle long-running family feud  —  Rupert Murdoch has resolved a bitter succession battle and ensured that his media empire will retain its conservative …
Discussion: KSTP-TV and The Hollywood Reporter
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 …
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.
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling  —  The court's ruling allowing ICE to resume its indiscriminate roundups of LA's Latino residents can only be described as one thing.  —  Pocket  —  On Monday morning, the Supreme Court allowed ICE to resume racially profiling …
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
SCOTUS tells ICE it can target people based on race
Discussion: The Independent and twitchy.com
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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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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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.
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NBC News:
3 numbers to know from the new NBC News Decision Desk Poll: From the Politics Desk
Discussion: MSNBC
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 …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Says Having ‘a Little Fight With the Wife’ Should Not Count as a Crime  —  President Trump said that offenses that happen at home should not undermine his record of crime reduction in Washington.  —  President Trump suggested on Monday that offenses that “take place in the home” …
Discussion: Fox News
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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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Salon
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.
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.
The Economist:
The sinister brilliance of Donald Trump's security theatre  —  How the president presents himself as America's protector  —  atlanta, los angeles and washington, dc  —  Alligator alcatraz may or may not survive legal challenge.  In August a court ruled that Donald Trump's giant migrant cage …
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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Lauren Hodges / NPR:
Pentagon told trans troops to get diagnosed. It's using the paper trail to kick them out
Discussion: Advocate and The Independent
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
As Covid surges in the US, Americans can't get vaccinated: ‘terrified I might kill somebody’
Discussion: The Hill
CNN:
Video shows fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte light rail - stirring debate on crime in major US cities
Emily Crane / New York Post:
GoFundMe pulls horrific fundraisers for ex-con Decarlos Brown Jr. accused of murdering Ukrainian refugee on train
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
The Situation: “The Highest And Best Use of Our Military”
Discussion: Blaze Media
Amy Mackinnon / Financial Times:
US ends international push to combat fake news from hostile states
Bellingcat:
Trump's Takeover of DC: Traffic Stops Turn Into Immigration Arrests for Delivery Riders and Workers
Discussion: Breitbart
 Earlier Items: 
Gwynne Hogan / The City:
These Immigrants Became Immigration Court Judges. Trump Just Laid Them Off.
Allison McCann / New York Times:
Local Sheriffs Are Turning Their Jails Into ICE Detention Centers
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
French Prime Minister Bayrou Loses Confidence Vote, Putting Pressure on Macron
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
White House Lashes Out at Celebs After Trump's U.S. Open Security Chaos
Discussion: Axios
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Trump praises cancellation of Tom Hanks ceremony by West Point alumni group
Mike Solana / The Atlantic:
The Abundance Delusion  —  I mean, what even is a Democrat at this point?
Pieter Haeck / Politico:
Rules-based world order is dead, EU to concede
Stephen Greenblatt / New York Times:
We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, set to close after WBD splits into two companies in Q3 2026

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