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11:30 AM ET, September 14, 2025

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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Utah governor shares details on Charlie Kirk assassination investigation  —  Republican Gov. Spencer Cox also railed against social media, saying on NBC News' “Meet the Press” that “cancer probably isn't a strong enough word.”  —  Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Sunday provided updates …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Kirk suspect's transgender roommate “aghast,” may be key to motive
Sophia Tesfaye / Salon:   “They” killed Charlie: The right's rush to assign blame for Kirk's killing
Rich Calder / New York Post:
Charlie Kirk assassination latest shooting committed by trans people and advocates
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In an Era of Deep Polarization, Unity Is Not Trump's Mission  —  President Trump does not subscribe to the traditional notion of being president for all Americans.  —  The first few minutes of President Trump's Oval Office address after the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week followed the conventional presidential playbook.
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Strength In Numbers:
People are more likely to support partisan violence when they think the other party does too |  Weekly roundup for September 14, 2025  —  I'm going to do something a bit different this week and lead off by highlighting a point from my long Friday column that I think is worth repeating.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Charlie Kirk's murder and its aftermath are symptoms of a fragile democracy
Discussion: CBS News
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer … Rachael Sirianni first learned her lab might be in trouble just a few weeks into the new year.  A professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, in Worcester, Sirianni focuses primarily on an aggressive form of pediatric brain cancer known as medulloblastoma.
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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling America's Cancer-Research System  —  Here are the takeaways from The New York Times Times Magazine article on how the cancer-research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments.
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Bjarke Smith-Meyer / Politico:
Musk calls for new UK government at far-right rally in London  —  “You either fight back or you die,” Musk says via video link to demonstration organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson.  —  Elon Musk called for the “dissolution of parliament” and change of government in the U.K. during a far-right rally in London on Saturday.
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Rolling Stone:
Inside Stephen Miller's Reign of Terror  —  Everything you loathe or love about Donald Trump's America, you hate or cherish about Miller's republic of fear  —  t was after 3 a.m. on Nov. 6 last year, and nobody on the planet was happier than a balding, slender man standing near the reception desk of the Hilton West Palm Beach.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump's Reversals on Immigration Mount Over Economic Concerns  —  President Trump has walked back some significant immigration policies that collide with his economic agenda, angering his far-right allies.  —  President Trump entered the White House in January promising both the …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
The Real Reason Trump Is a Threat to the Economy  —  It's not just the agenda.  It's also the shambolic, vibes-based way he's pursuing it.  —  WITH HIS BROAD SHOULDERS, thick arms, and even thicker New England accent, ironworker Daniel Langlais is exactly the sort of American who is supposed to love Donald Trump's policies.
Stephen Prager / Truthout:
New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens' Passports Over Political Speech  —  The legislation would allow the Secretary of State to strip anyone's US passport with no legal due process. … Free speech advocates are sounding the alarm about a bill in the US House of Representatives …
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Matt Sledge / The Intercept:   New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
How the US rightwing is taking over news media and choking press freedom  —  Takeover of broadcast companies by Donald Trump's allies is harbinger of media capitulation to authoritarian leanings  —  The US right has appeared to increase its influence on mainstream media in America in recent weeks …
Nicholas Kerr / ABC News:
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul won't seek reelection after 11 terms  —  The 11-term Congressman joins two other House Republicans retiring.  —  In this Sept. 24, 2024, file photo, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul presides over a hearing scheduled with Secretary …
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Van Hollen Criticizes Democratic Leaders for Delay in Endorsing Mamdani  —  At an annual fund-raiser in Iowa, the Maryland Democrat said he supported Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City and said people were sick of “spineless politics.”  —  Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland …
Discussion: IJR and The Hill
Eva Hartog / Politico:
Why Putin won't end his war against the West  —  The Russian president has pegged his political survival to a continuous confrontation with America and its allies.  —  When Vladimir Putin sent at least 19 drones into Poland last week, the Russian president was delivering a message …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Deseret News
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Federal Judge Questions Deportations to Ghana  —  A hearing in the case of five migrants deported to Ghana last week showed how earlier Supreme Court rulings have paved the way for President Trump's mass deportation campaign.  —  A federal judge on Saturday denounced the Trump administration …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
September 13, 2025  —  President Donald J. Trump has been trying to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook from the board of governors, alleging she lied on a mortgage application by claiming two homes as primary residences, which could garner a lower interest rate.
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump effort to target television drug ads could have massive implications  —  An effort by President Trump's administration to curb advertising for pharmaceutical drugs on television is posing creating a potential marketing hurdle for some of the country's largest drugmakers while threatening a key revenue stream for media companies.
 
 
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Mike Brock / Notes From The Circus:
When Criticism Becomes a Crime
David Rothkopf / Need to Know:
Everyone Got the Story of the Murder of Charlie Kirk Wrong
Discussion: New York Times
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Amid Florida's push against vaccine mandates, fears grow of increased risks
Erin Schumaker / Politico:
The ‘deep state’ is proving to Trump it's a worthy foe
Juhi Doshi / NBC News:
Indian American communities and businesses grapple with Trump's tariffs
Makiya Seminera / Associated Press:
Trump's travel ban keeps international students from coming to the US for college
Maura Judkis / Washington Post:
On Trump's hand, it's not just the bruise. It's the (apparent) coverup.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Trump Wants to Boot Out Massie. Could This Senate Candidate Be the Answer?
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers
Mohar Chatterjee / Politico:
Trump loves AI, and the MAGA world is getting worried
Discussion: Raw Story
Siri Chilukuri / The Guardian:
Illinois lawmakers demand answers in Ice killing: ‘A traffic violation should never amount to a death sentence’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Hunter Biden seeks arrest of former Overstock.com CEO in defamation case
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Discussion: The Daily Signal
 

 
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Will Sommer / @willsommer:
The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person

 
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