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Reuters:
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show — Cook's declarations on loan, job-vetting forms appear to undercut fraud claims — Cook never sought tax exemption for Georgia home as primary residence — Accusations against Cook …
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Lisa Cook's bank documents appear to contradict Trump administration's mortgage fraud allegations — President Donald Trump is seeking to remove Cook, a board member at the Federal Reserve, over claims that she falsified financial forms regarding a secondary home.
Claire Jones / Financial Times:
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook listed contested home as vacation property — Documents appear to contradict White House allegation that she committed mortgage fraud — Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who US President Donald Trump wants to fire for alleged mortgage fraud …
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Wall Street Journal:
Tyler Robinson's Descent From Promising Student to Murder Suspect — The 22-year-old suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk spent much of his time online and had become increasingly political, according to relatives. ‘I have no idea why he did this.’ — Tyler Robinson was the pride of his Utah family.
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Amber Levis / The Daily Beast:
Charlie Kirk Suspect's Grandma Says Family Is All MAGA — RELATIVELY REPUBLICAN — Tyler Robinson, the prime suspect for Charlie Kirk's assassination, comes from a proud MAGA family, according to his grandmother. — Tyler Robinson, 22, the man arrested in connection with the assassination …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI Director Patel was at Rao's the night of posts about a person in custody in Kirk's shooting
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New York Times:
From Scholarship Winner to Wanted Man: The Path of the Kirk Shooting Suspect
From Scholarship Winner to Wanted Man: The Path of the Kirk Shooting Suspect
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The Atlantic:
One of Utah's Own — Before the president of the United States announced on this morning's broadcast …
One of Utah's Own — Before the president of the United States announced on this morning's broadcast …
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Washington Post:
After Charlie Kirk's killing, suspect's family put the country first
After Charlie Kirk's killing, suspect's family put the country first
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Racket News, ABC News, The Daily Caller and Plain Dealer
Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else — Republicans warn against mocking Kirk's death, threaten dire consequences — At least 13 people fired or suspended for allegedly disrespecting Kirk's memory — Online campaigns directed by Republicans continue to target Kirk's critics online
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NBC News:
After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts — At least a dozen faculty and staff have faced fallout over insensitive comments online. — Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week …
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NBC News:
Pete Hegseth tells Pentagon staff to hunt for negative Charlie Kirk posts by service members — Several people have already been relieved of their jobs because of their posts on social media, defense officials told NBC News. — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told his staff …
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
The worst takes from a bad week
The worst takes from a bad week
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Washington Post:
Pentagon plan envisions 1,000 troops for Louisiana policing mission — Documents reviewed by The Washington Post illustrate the Trump administration's evolving strategy for sending the military into cities with Democratic majorities. — Just now — The Trump administration has drafted …
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CNN:
Trump shelves Chicago crackdown plans for now as advisers warn of legal headaches
Trump shelves Chicago crackdown plans for now as advisers warn of legal headaches
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Name Their Price for Avoiding Government Shutdown — Party wants expanded Obamacare subsidies restored in any deal to keep government funded past Sept. 30 — WASHINGTON—The next federal-funding deadline is just weeks away. Democrats say restoring billions of dollars …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Trump has been missing from campaign to sell ‘big’ bill to voters — Republicans admit voters don't know what's in their massive legislation, and the president has done little to help. — Just now — On Tuesday, House Republican leaders brought a freshman from a battleground district to their weekly news conference.
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Megan Messerly / Politico:
Trump is selling a strong economy. Voters aren't buying it.
Trump is selling a strong economy. Voters aren't buying it.
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The New World
Thomas Chatterton Williams / The Atlantic:
The Right Is Changing the Rules of the Culture War — For conservatives, cancel culture is in. — Christopher rufo took six months to contradict his own advice. In February, the conservative activist wrote that social-media posts “should no longer be grounds for automatic social and professional annihilation.”
Emily Peck / Axios:
Why foreign travelers are avoiding the U.S. — Like a lot of Canadians, Jorge Aranda stopped coming to the United States this year. “I don't want to pretend that everything's OK,” he tells Axios. … - The U.S. could see 8.2% fewer international arrivals in 2025, per a forecast last month …
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Elizabeth Spiers / The Nation:
Charlie Kirk's Legacy Deserves No Mourning — The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division — Pocket — Charles James Kirk, 31, died on Wednesday from a gunshot to the neck at a Utah Valley University campus event …
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David Gilbert / Wired:
Extremist Groups Hated Charlie Kirk. They're Using His Death to Radicalize Others — The Oath Keepers are apparently restarting, and extremist groups like the Proud Boys are calling for “state violence” in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death. — For years, extremist groups, white nationalists …
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Kash Patel's FBI is a total mess — This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🚨🚨 Subscribe to PN 🚨🚨 — On July 14, Kash Patel summoned an agent with nearly 20 years experience at the FBI to his office.
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Wiktoria Gucia / The Daily Beast:
Fired MSNBC Contributor Says Right Wing Mob Came for Him — FIRED UP — The ousted MSNBC analyst has spoken out about the network's decision. — Matthew Dowd says most at MSNBC knew his comments following Charlie Kirk's death were “misconstructed,” but claims the network caved to a “Right Wing media mob” in deciding to fire him.
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Wired:
Bullets Found After the Charlie Kirk Shooting Carried Messages. Here's What They Mean — The inscriptions on bullets recovered near the scene of Charlie Kirk's murder appear to reference video games like Helldivers 2 and online furry roleplay, not a legible political ideology.
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pbump:
Reassessing the ‘fine people hoax’ hoax — Donald Trump appeared on Fox News' “Fox & Friends” Friday morning, returning to the program where he was a weekly contributor until he announced his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Back then, he used to offer right-wing assessments …
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Associated Press:
ICE officer fatally shoots suspect after being dragged by car near Chicago, officials say — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest Friday in a Chicago suburb by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them, officials said.
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Aleja Hertzler-McCain / RNS:
Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a ‘category 4 storm’ — WASHINGTON (RNS) — At a Thursday (Sept. 11) Georgetown University roundtable of some of the top U.S. Catholic voices on migration, Catholic leaders underscored the gravity of the threats immigrants are currently facing …
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New York Times:
After Trump's Cuts, ‘Crippled’ NPR and PBS Stations Must Transform — Radio and television stations, facing enormous budget holes, are pleading with NPR and PBS to lower their fees as they examine whether to drop national programming altogether. — Radio and television stations …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump ties new Russia sanctions to NATO tariffs on China — President Trump on Saturday said he will impose further U.S. sanctions on Russia only if all NATO countries place high tariffs on China. … - Trump claimed on Saturday that imposing tariffs on China would lead Beijing to press Vladimir Putin to end the war.
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Wall Street Journal:
Deportation Blowback in South Korea — More foreign investment will require more U.S. temporary visas, as there aren't enough American workers. — Still think mass deportation has no economic or political consequences? The fallout from last week's blunderbuss raid on a Hyundai plant …
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