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8:10 AM ET, September 9, 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.
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Johnson office clarifies claim that Trump was an ‘FBI informant’ in Epstein case
NOTUS:   Republicans Plead Ignorance When Asked About Trump's Letter to Epstein
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Epstein letter and drawing from ‘birthday book’ released
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
White House Melts Down Over Proof of Trump's Gross Letter to Epstein
Michael Gold / New York Times:   House Panel Releases Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump
Punchbowl News:
9/9/25 ☀️ AM: … With just over three weeks to go until a government shutdown, leaders in both parties are still trying to figure out their own positions on FY2026 spending bills.  —  More importantly, they're trying to figure out what President Donald Trump wants …
Discussion: Politico
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Politico:
Key House GOP hard-liner doesn't rule out short-term shutdown punt  —  House Republicans are inching closer together on a plan to fund the government, with a key GOP hard-liner suggesting he could tolerate a short-term punt before funding runs out Sept. 30.  Maryland Rep. Andy Harris …
Discussion: NOTUS
Politico:
Playbook: Deny, deny, deny  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  On today's Playbook Podcast, Jack and Dasha discuss the latest revelations from the Epstein Files; a looming election in Northern Virginia ... and why Republicans in D.C. can't stop getting into fights.
Discussion: NOTUS
Wall Street Journal:
White House Prepares Report Critical of Statistics Agency  —  Findings would follow Trump's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief  —  Five weeks after President Trump fired the chief of the agency that gathers the country's labor and price data, his advisers are preparing a report laying …
Discussion: NewsMax.com, AAF and The Gateway Pundit
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Molly Smith / Bloomberg:
Staffing Crisis Unfolds at BLS With a Third of Leadership Jobs Now Vacant  —  Help is wanted at the Bureau of Labor Statistics — a lot of help.  —  A third of high-level roles at the agency that produces marquee numbers on US jobs and inflation are vacant, according to the BLS website.
Discussion: CBS News and Hartford Courant
CNN:
Video shows fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte light rail - stirring debate on crime in major US cities  —  Ukrainian refugee stabbed on Charlotte light rail train  —  Ukrainian refugee stabbed on Charlotte light rail train One woman's fight for better mental health and housing …
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Ukrainian refugee killed in North Carolina gets dragged into political messaging war
Emily Crane / New York Post:
GoFundMe pulls horrific fundraisers for ex-con Decarlos Brown Jr. accused of murdering Ukrainian refugee on train
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
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Paramount Picks Kenneth R. Weinstein, Former Head Of Right-Leaning Think Tank, As Ombudsman For CBS News … Skydance committed to hiring an ombudsman as it sought FCC regulatory approval of its acquisition of Paramount.  —  In choosing Weinstein, Paramount is selecting someone who will undoubtedly …
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New York Times:   CBS Taps Conservative Policy Veteran for New Ombudsman Role
Washington Post:
ICE launches ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ targeting immigrants in Chicago  —  The Trump administration announced the start of a stepped-up immigration enforcement operation in the city as the president vows a broader crackdown on violent crime.  —  CHICAGO — The Department of Homeland Security …
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Tara Molina / CBS News:
Chicago mayor says city “received no notice” ahead of Homeland Security's “Operation Midway Blitz” announcement
Rusty Surette / KBTX-TV:
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum  —  The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating  —  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A Texas A&M professor under fire by university, state, and federal leaders is under investigation …
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Presidency Boosts Trump's Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year  —  Donald Trump, who has fixated on The Forbes 400 since its inception in 1982, fell off the list in 2023, then came storming back as his political prospects improved.  —  SaveComment  —  Donald Trump lost money during his first term.
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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New York Times:
Trump Administration Quietly Seeks to Build National Voter Roll
Discussion: Raw Story
Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters  —  The Treasury Department is rolling back efforts to shut down aggressive strategies used by America's biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people.  —  The Trump administration is quietly dismantling efforts …
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: The Independent, The Hill and Fox News
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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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Mike Brock / Notes From The Circus:   The Supreme Court's Constitutional Treason
David Remnick / New Yorker:
“It was a kidnapping.”  David Remnick introduces Jonathan Blitzer's reporting on how the Trump Administration declared war on Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. Plus:  —  The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer is the author of “Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here,” the definitive contemporary book on immigration and, now, mass deportation.
Politico:
Video footage sheds more light on Burchett's tussle with protester  —  New video footage shows there was more to the skirmish last week between a protester and Rep. Tim Burchett, which ended with the Tennessee Republican forcefully shoving the man.  Burchett characterized the encounter …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Mamdani Holds Huge Lead in Mayor's Race, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayoral race, is way ahead of his three rivals, but his lead would diminish considerably if the field shrank to a two-man race.  —  Zohran Mamdani has opened …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
On Shutdowns, Get the Wording Right and Other Thoughts  —  I was very pleased to see that Ezra Klein has joined the ranks of those who think that Democrats need to gird themselves for a fight in the budget showdown coming at the end of this month.  I have various disagreements with Klein …
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Merz Backs Auto Industry's Push for Looser EU Rules on EV Shift
Discussion: Politico
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump and Johnson likely doomed in effort to stop Epstein files vote
Discussion: Newsweek, Washington Times and The Hill
Reuters:
Heroes and villains: Russia braces for eventual return of its enormous army
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
WHAT THE IMMIGRATION RAIDS ARE ABOUT.  When you think about the current political fight …
Discussion: American Thinker
New York Times:
Mamdani, Facing Mistrust Within the N.Y.P.D., Reaches Out to Officers
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
America Prays  —  PRAYER & REDEDICATION  —  ONE NATION UNDER GOD  —  250TH BIRTHDAY OF OUR COUNTRY
Discussion: Washington Post
The Economist:
The sinister brilliance of Donald Trump's security theatre
Lauren Hodges / NPR:
Pentagon told trans troops to get diagnosed. It's using the paper trail to kick them out
Discussion: The Independent and Advocate
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling
Amy Mackinnon / Financial Times:
US ends international push to combat fake news from hostile states
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Financial Times:
French government collapses as PM François Bayrou loses confidence vote
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Appeals Court Upholds Carroll's $83 Million Judgment Against Trump
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

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