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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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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Democrats release suggestive letter to Epstein purportedly signed by Trump, which he denies
Democrats release suggestive letter to Epstein purportedly signed by Trump, which he denies
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Deadline, New York Sun and Newsweek
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Congress Obtains Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump
Congress Obtains Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump
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The Hill, New Republic and The Daily Caller
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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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court lifts limits on roving immigration patrols in Los Angeles area
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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, Los Angeles Times, Daily Mail, Tampa Free Press and National Politics
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
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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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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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Democrats Bet Briefly Preventing a Health Insurance Apocalypse Is Good Politics
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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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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Thune says Senate will change the rules to push through Trump's blocked nominees
Thune says Senate will change the rules to push through Trump's blocked nominees
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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 …
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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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Fox News:
Trump condemns ‘lunatic’ in Charlotte stabbing: 'If we don't handle evil, we don't have a country'
Trump condemns ‘lunatic’ in Charlotte stabbing: 'If we don't handle evil, we don't have a country'
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The Hill, Townhall, Washington Examiner, Human Events, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, NewsMax.com, The Daily Caller, HotAir and Mediaite
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.
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New York Post, Mediaite and Fortune
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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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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The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
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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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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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Saskya Vandoorne / CNN:
French government collapses after prime minister loses confidence vote
French government collapses after prime minister loses confidence vote
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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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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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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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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:
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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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.



