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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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Bloomberg:
Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones After Airspace Violation  —  Poland shot down drones that crossed into its territory during Russia's latest massive air strike on neighboring Ukraine, calling it an “act of aggression.”  —  Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the airspace violation in the early hours …
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 …
Discussion: Reuters, Townhall and CBS News
The Guardian:
Poland shoots down drones over its territory amid Russian attack on Ukraine, prime minister says
Discussion: Reuters and WTOP News
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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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Donald ❤️ Jeffrey  —  Caution: I'm going to avoid euphemism and reproduce images from the Epstein birthday book because I want everyone to see Jeffrey Epstein through the eyes of the people who knew him best.  —  Also: You're getting a bonus Secret pod today.  Probably around 1:30.
ABC News:
'It's not my signature': Trump says about alleged Epstein ‘birthday book’ letter  —  Trump was asked by ABC News for comment on the alleged note.  —  US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the restaurant Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2025.
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 …
Discussion: Mercury News
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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 …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Government Wants to See Your Papers  —  And the Supreme Court decides that the Fourth Amendment might not be for everyone. … This kind of behavior by government officials is now legal in the United States.  —  Yesterday, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court allowed ICE officials …
Gino Fanelli / WXXI News:
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
New York Times:
Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now  —  The decision is a win for Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor whom President Trump sought to dismiss over allegations of mortgage fraud.  —  A federal judge late Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump from removing Lisa Cook …
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
Discussion: MSNBC and The Independent
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
After declaring D.C. ‘safe,’ Trump dines out in the city  —  The president boasted in recent days about the success of the federal takeover of D.C. police.  During his first term, he ventured only to the restaurant at the hotel he owned.  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday night arrived …
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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.
Politico:
Democratic governors build vaccine firewall against RFK Jr. … “We're ... creating a public health infrastructure that used to exist under the federal government, but with RFK, Jr. at the helm, has been completely disrupted and dismantled,” Healey told reporters Monday at the state Capitol.
Discussion: WBUR and Hartford Courant
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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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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Narrow Gap in House After Victory in Virginia Special Election
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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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.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
National Guard documents reveal candor, ‘shame’ over D.C. deployment  —  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 about President Donald Trump's federal takeover …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Fired CDC director who clashed with RFK Jr. set to testify in Senate  —  The hearing would give Susan Monarez a high-profile opportunity to respond to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about her ethics and their conversations about vaccines.  —  Just now  —  Susan Monarez is set to testify …
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 …
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.
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Flagging economy weighs on Republicans' midterm hopes  —  The News  —  President Donald Trump and his GOP majorities in Congress know they have work to do selling voters on their economic agenda ahead of the midterms.  Their job isn't getting any easier.  —  Trump's party is staring …
Politico:
'He's a nut': Hill Republicans sour on Trump housing official Bill Pulte … “I think he's a nut,” one House Republican said of Pulte.  (Like others in this story, the lawmaker was granted anonymity to speak candidly about sensitive dynamics within the Trump administration.)
Punchbowl News:
GOP poll: Sununu is competitive with Pappas … This memo is notable because it comes from a group with close ties to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and it's the clearest sign yet that GOP leaders aren't excited about former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), who's already in the GOP primary.
Discussion: Newsweek
ProPublica:
These Charter Superintendents Are Some of the Highest Paid in Texas.  Their Districts Are Among the Lowest Performing.  —  Three charter school districts in Texas underreported the compensation paid to their top leaders.  The same three districts have also had failing or near-failing performance ratings in recent years.
The Guardian:
The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich  —  Five-month investigation reveals how four members of one family were shot and killed in a single day and highlights a pattern in which Israeli troops target unarmed civilians  —  Daniel Raab shows no hesitation …
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs  —  The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation's highest court.
Punchbowl News:
Mills interviewing staff for a Maine Senate bid … Mills, a popular term-limited governor, has been flirting with a Senate run for months while other Maine Democrats have eagerly jumped in the race against Collins.  Mills hasn't made any final decisions about whether to run in 2026 …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Brett Kavanaugh explains that SCOTUS really IS doing racism  —  He showed his whole hood.  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  🧑‍⚖️ Subscribe to PN 🧑‍⚖️  —  On Monday, the Supreme Court's six conservatives …
 
 
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