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12:20 PM ET, September 9, 2025

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Garrett Haake / NBC News:
Exclusive: Trump calls Epstein birthday message a ‘dead issue,’ declines further comment  —  Reached briefly by phone this morning, Trump declined to comment on the birthday message he is alleged to have sent to Jeffrey Epstein that House Oversight Committee Democrats released yesterday, calling it a “dead issue.”
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NBC News:
Trump calls Epstein birthday letter a ‘dead issue’  —  The president has denied that he wrote the letter, which was part of a trove of documents the House Oversight Committee released Monday.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declined to discuss the letter to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein …
Wall Street Journal:
Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump's Signature Revealed
Wall Street Journal:
A Visual Breakdown of the Trump Birthday Letter to Epstein
Wall Street Journal:
See More Pages From Epstein's 50th Birthday Book
Discussion: Daily Mail
New York Times:
Trump Denies Epstein Birthday Drawing, but Signature Matches Personal Letters
Axios:
U.S. added 911,000 fewer jobs than first estimated, BLS says  —  The U.S. economy added 911,000 fewer jobs in the year ending in March than estimated, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday.  —  Why it matters: The labor market had less momentum than previously known over the past year …
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Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Job Growth Revised Down by Nearly a Million, Updated BLS Data Shows  —  Preliminary annual revisions could add to political pressure on the agency that produces the data.  —  The U.S. economy probably added close to a million fewer jobs in 2024 and early 2025 than previously reported …
Discussion: New Republic, NewsMax.com and AAF
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
New data shows the job market was much weaker than thought in 2024 and so far this year  —  The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.  The Labor Department reported Tuesday …
Discussion: Associated Press and WTOP News
Molly Smith / Bloomberg:
Staffing Crisis Unfolds at BLS With a Third of Leadership Jobs Now Vacant
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 …
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Judge throws out charges against GOP would-be electors in Michigan  —  The dismissal of the charges is a victory for Trump and his allies and a blow to those who have been calling for accountability for lies about the 2020 election.  —  A Michigan judge threw out charges Tuesday against Republicans …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Michigan ‘fake electors’ will not face a criminal trial, judge rules
Discussion: KSTP-TV, Michigan Advance and MLive.com
Isabella Volmert / Associated Press:
Michigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020
Discussion: Raw Story and Newsweek
Josef Federman / Associated Press:
Israel says it targets Hamas leadership in Qatar's capital as blast heard in Doha  —  Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas' leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, officials said, further widening its campaign against the militant group as negotiations over ending the war in the Gaza Strip appears stalemated …
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CNN:
Israel carries out strike targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar
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 …
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Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Wealthy New York Developers Hold Meeting to Plot Mamdani's Defeat  —  Some of New York's biggest business leaders convened on Tuesday morning for an urgent gathering to support former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, saying the “time to act is now.”  —  Some of New York City's richest landlords …
Rebecca Picciotto / Wall Street Journal:
NYC Developers, Resigned to Mamdani Winning, Now Want to Work With Him
Discussion: twitchy.com
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump and Johnson likely doomed in effort to stop Epstein files vote  —  Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-Ky.) discharge petition on releasing the Epstein files is all but certain to force a House vote by the end of this month — even if no additional Republicans sign on.
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   House GOP waiting on Trump for spending cues, Johnson says
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:   Every Democrat Has Signed Thomas Massie's Epstein Files Discharge Petition
Reuters:
Nepal PM Oli quits as anti-corruption protests spiral  —  Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as anti-corruption demonstrators defied an indefinite curfew and clashed with police, a day after 19 people died in violent protests triggered by a social media ban.
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NBC News:
Under Trump administration, ICE scraps paperwork officers once had to do before immigration arrests  —  For years, officers were required to fill out “homework” before operations.  But, one source noted, “it's hard to fill out a worksheet that just says, ‘Meet in the Home Depot parking lot.’”
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Let ICE Detain Americans Based on Race
Paul Krugman:
Can a Despised Autocrat Consolidate Power?  —  Trump is losing the public.  Will that matter?  —  Yesterday I wrote about Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, and made some unflattering observations about him.  So it might be worth mentioning a new incident, reported by Politico.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court's scant explanations in Trump emergency cases draw friction  —  The Supreme Court's scant explanation in recent emergency decisions backing President Trump is sparking increasing debate among lower judges — and even the justices themselves.  —  The Supreme Court …
Discussion: New Republic and SCOTUSblog
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:   The Smug Silence Of The Supreme Court's Rulings For Trump
Matthew Cunningham-Cook / American Prospect:
DHS Claims Videotaping ICE Raids Is ‘Violence’  —  The expanded definition has justified assaults on journalists who have documented detentions of immigrants.  —  DHS officers confront a man filming with his phone outside the federal detention center in downtown Los Angeles, August 8, 2025.
CNN:
Florida's surgeon general said he didn't calculate the costs of ending vaccine mandates in the state.  But scientists have.  —  Florida's surgeon general said Sunday that he had not weighed the cost - in terms of infections, hospitalizations or deaths - of ending vaccine mandates in his state.
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Redacted: The Real Epstein List  —  A survey of the rich & powerful individuals who elevated Jeffrey Epstein, hired him, funded him, enabled him, befriended him, and/or partook of his services.  —  Jeffrey Epstein was not a self-made man.  His success, especially in the early days …
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
Discussion: Fox News
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
New York court strikes down Adams plan to bring ICE into Rikers  —  The New York Supreme Court on Monday handed down a ruling barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement from reopening an office at Rikers Island.  —  The decision marks a blow to New York City Mayor Eric Adams …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Feds indict LGBTQ org lawyer over testimony in Alabama “judge-shopping” investigation  —  Note: This report is the latest development in the Alabama “judge-shopping” investigation, which Law Dork began reporting on in May 2024, including two in-depth reports that provide substantial background on the happenings since 2022.
Discussion: Reuters
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats probe Trump attack dog Bill Pulte  —  House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Tuesday launched an investigation into Bill Pulte, the Trump administration housing official targeting some of the president's political enemies.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Axios:
MAGA dreaming of greater power grabs  —  MAGA activists are urging President Trump to tear down the remaining guardrails on his authority, dreaming of bigger, faster power grabs than the sweeping changes already in motion. … - But in MAGA's maximalist mindset, it's not enough …
 
 
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Sabrina Jacobs / Democracy Docket:
Rep. Sherrill: Trump Isn't ‘Leaving Willingly’
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
The New Symbol of the Brazilian Right: the American Flag
Bloomberg:
Morgan Stanley Flip-Flop Shows Speed of Crisis Facing Milei
Discussion: Reuters
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Florida radio station borrows Trump to be its face and name
Discussion: Mediaite
Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
Senators ramp up pressure on Trump to abandon threats to send troops into U.S. cities
Discussion: Mediaite
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Presidency Boosts Trump's Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Paramount Picks Kenneth R. Weinstein, Former Head Of Right-Leaning Think Tank, As Ombudsman For CBS News
Reuters:
Heroes and villains: Russia braces for eventual return of its enormous army
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:
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Lachlan Murdoch Secures Control of Fox and News Corp, Ending Succession Fight
 

 
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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

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
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