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CNN:
Poland says it has shot down drones that entered its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine — Poland's military said early Wednesday that it had shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine, in what is potentially a major provocation for Europe.
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Steff Chávez / Financial Times:
Poland shoots down Russian drones — Prime Minister Donald Tusk cites ‘multiple violations of Polish airspace’ — Poland said it had shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, in what the Nato member said was an “unprecedented violation” of its airspace.
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Qasim Nauman / New York Times:
Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones That Entered Its Airspace — The Polish military called the incursions an “act of aggression.” It said the drones crossed the border during a wave of Russian strikes in Ukraine. — Poland said on Wednesday that it had shot down Russian drones …
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BBC:
Russia says it had no plans to target Poland as Nato condemns ‘reckless’ drone incursions
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Associated Press:
Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during strikes on Ukraine
Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during strikes on Ukraine
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Kamala Harris / The Atlantic:
The Constant Battle — The first excerpt from 107 Days … The first stop on the day's calendar had been planned months earlier. At a meeting in the Oval Office discussing her work uplifting Black executives and entrepreneurs, Dr. Stacie NC Grant had invited me to address the annual gathering …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
In new book, Kamala Harris says it was reckless to let Biden make reelection decision on his own
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Harris admits Biden ‘got tired,’ denies ‘conspiracy’ to hide mental decline
Harris admits Biden ‘got tired,’ denies ‘conspiracy’ to hide mental decline
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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
ICE is Eating the Soul of America — Four things that show ICE increasingly considers itself outside the law … A big part of this newsletter is trying to mark the moments when America changes — when today is different from before. — A big change happened yesterday …
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John Fritze / CNN:
Kavanaugh faces blowback for claiming Americans can sue over encounters with ICE — Justice Brett Kavanaugh's breezy suggestion this week that Americans who are roughed up by ICE can sue agents in federal court is drawing pushback from civil rights attorneys who note the Supreme Court's conservative majority …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Government Wants to See Your Papers
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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
Gino Fanelli / WXXI News:
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
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Politico:
Playbook: Donald dines out — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco — On today's Playbook Podcast: Jack and Dasha discuss Donald Trump's big night out on the town as his Washington takeover comes to an end. Plus: shock in the White House over Israel's latest airstrikes …
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New York Times:
Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
You Really Need to See Epstein's Birthday Book for Yourself — This time, the conspiracy theorists were right. — Looking back, I don't know what exactly I was expecting when I opened “Request No. 1,” the PDF file containing the contents of Jeffrey Epstein's 50th-birthday book.
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Mark A. Welsh III / president.tamu.edu:
GENERAL (RET.) MARK A. WELSH III — I am reaching out today to follow up on a statement I distributed through social media yesterday regarding an ongoing issue with one of our 16,000 course sections. I directed the Provost to remove the College of Arts and Sciences Dean and English Department Head from their administrative positions.
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Li Zhou / HuffPost:
Activists Protest Trump At DC Restaurant, Call Him ‘Hitler Of Our Time’ — It's the second time this week when he's been openly jeered in a public place. — A group of activists from CodePink, an anti-war group, protested President Donald Trump while he was dining at a seafood restaurant in Washington …
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
After declaring D.C. ‘safe,’ Trump dines out in the city
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Gets Called Hitler on First Ever D.C. Restaurant Trip
Trump Gets Called Hitler on First Ever D.C. Restaurant Trip
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Liz Essley Whyte / Wall Street Journal:
Health Officials Hunt for Cases Connecting Covid Shot and Harm in Pregnant Women — Officials under RFK Jr. want to waive privacy protections around certain data they want to release — WASHINGTON—Top health officials under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are compiling examples of harmful effects …
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BBC:
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites — The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run its armed security, a BBC investigation has found.
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Middle East Monitor
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ troops' ‘shame’ over D.C. presence — Internal documents reviewed by The Post show how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans' trust in the military. — The National Guard, in measuring public sentiment …
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Raw Story
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
They Don't Want to Live in Lincoln's America — Although it has long since entered the pantheon of American rhetoric as one of our nation's great orations, there was a time, however brief, when the Gettysburg Address had its critics. — The president's funeral sermon …
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
“The Axios Show” exclusive: Lutnick says U.S. should take a chunk of universities' patent revenue … The debut episode, featuring our conversation with Lutnick in his Commerce Department office, will be out later this week. … - The next step, Lutnick says, is to guarantee the U.S. gets …
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NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Democrats add 1 more vote in Congress after Virginia special election — Democratic Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw defeated Republican Stewart Whitson easily on Tuesday, with the Associated Press calling the race at 7:36 p.m. Eastern time. The race for the seat …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Narrow Gap in House After Victory in Virginia Special Election
Democrats Narrow Gap in House After Victory in Virginia Special Election
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John Carney / Breitbart:
Biden's Final Flop: 911,000 Fewer Jobs Than Reported in the Year Through March — The U.S. economy added nearly a million fewer jobs in the year through March 2025 than previously reported, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: What the CR timing dispute is really about — The Trump administration wants a stopgap funding plan through Jan. 31. Appropriators are prepared to go their own way. It's about more than a date — it's the latest proxy battle in the larger clash over whether to pursue …
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Marty Lederman / Just Security:
The Many Ways in Which the September 2 Caribbean Strike was Unlawful ... and the Grave Line the Military Has Crossed — Now that the President has submitted the required War Powers Resolution report to Congress, we can begin to take stock of just how extraordinary and significant last Tuesday's lethal strike in the Caribbean Sea was.
The Guardian:
Leaked Ice document shows worker detained in Hyundai raid had valid visa — Exclusive: critics accuse Ice of ‘outrageous’ and ‘unlawful’ detention of Korean man — At least one of the Korean workers swept up in a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor factory site in Georgia last week …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court, weighing Trump's Library of Congress takeover, reinstates copyright chief — A federal appeals court ruled the nation's top copyright official can continue serving in her post following President Donald Trump's attempt to fire her. A divided three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court …
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Washington Times
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Where Does News Come From? — News is just true information about the world. The act of producing that information—investigating it, uncovering it, observing it, reporting it, analyzing it, considering it, drawing conclusions from it—is journalism. There is and will always be a demand …
New York Times:
U.S. Drugmakers Warn White House of Chaos as Trump Weighs Curbs on China — Behind the scenes, major pharmaceutical companies and Trump-tied billionaires are furiously lobbying in opposite directions over proposed anti-China measures. — The Trump administration has been discussing severe restrictions …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
New Mexico to become the first state to offer universal child care — The program may offer a blueprint for other states on an issue that was prominent during the 2024 campaign. — New Mexico will become the first state in the country to begin offering free universal child care, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced.
Wall Street Journal:
Job Revisions and the Trump Economy — Blaming Biden and the Federal Reserve for slow growth won't work forever. — President Trump finds vindication wherever he looks. So it's no surprise that he blamed a big downward revision in job growth announced Tuesday on the Federal Reserve and Joe Biden.
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump tells EU to hit China and India with 100% tariffs to pressure Vladimir Putin — US president makes extraordinary demand in bid to force Russia to end invasion of Ukraine — Donald Trump has asked the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on India and China as part …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Memorandum for the Secretary of Health and Human Services the Commissioner of Food and Drugs — In 1962, the Congress vested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the authority to regulate prescription drug advertising. These advertisements can mislead the public about the risks and benefits …
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Max Griera / Politico:
Far right and far left in EU Parliament to file separate von der Leyen no-confidence motions at midnight — STRASBOURG ― The EU's Patriots and The Left groups will both formally demand at midnight on Wednesday that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen face a no-confidence vote.
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