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Karen Attiah / The Golden Hour:
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.  —  Last week, the Washington Post fired me.  —  The reason?  Speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America's apathy toward guns.  —  Eleven years ago, I joined the Washington Post's Opinions department …
Samuel Benson / Politico:
‘The whole thing is screwed up’: Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers … “The whole thing is screwed up,” said John Painter, a three-time Trump voter who runs an organic dairy farm in Westfield.  “We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
China's Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers China's Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers  —  North Dakota farmers are scrambling to find extra storage space and bracing for land values to fall as soybeans that should be bound for China begin to pile up.
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
We Cannot Excuse Political Violence  —  We are grateful that Charlie Kirk's suspected assassin is in custody.  We unreservedly denounce political violence and underscore that speakers, no matter their viewpoint, should never fear for their lives.  Nevertheless, we refuse to pull our punches …
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Trump Gets A Blunt Reminder After Rant About ‘Sick’ And ‘Deranged’ People
Discussion: The Hill
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
It's about repression, not free speech
Discussion: The Hill
Kathy Hochul / New York Times:
Why I Am Endorsing Zohran Mamdani  —  In the four years since I took office, one of my foundational beliefs has been the importance of the office of New York governor working hand in hand with the mayor of New York City for the betterment of the 8.3 million residents we both represent.
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Lauren Dezenski / Bloomberg:
New York Governor Backs Mamdani, Triggers Trump Funding Threat
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:   Is Andrew Cuomo toast?
New York Times:
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips.  The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches. … This summer, Steve Witkoff, President Trump's Middle East envoy, paid a visit to the coast of Sardinia, a stretch of the Mediterranean Sea crowded with super yachts.  —  On one of those extravagant vessels …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching  —  This article was primarily reported using public records requests.  We are making it available to all readers as a public service.  FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work.
New York Times:
Fired Prosecutor Challenges Trump's Claims to Power in Lawsuit  —  The Justice Department gave no reason for its dismissal of Maurene Comey, a longtime federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of the former F.B.I. director, James Comey.  —  Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor …
Rusty Weiss / RedState:
Patel Reveals Shocking Note Left by Kirk's Assassin, Debunks Claims He Wasn't Driven by Leftist Ideology  —  FBI Director Kash Patel revealed new details in the case against Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, including information about a chilling note he allegedly wrote before the shooting.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Patel says he doesn't regret prematurely announcing suspect in Kirk killing was in custody
Aaron Sibarium / The Washington Free Beacon:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Investigating Social Media Accounts That Appeared To Indicate Foreknowledge of Kirk Assassination  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating social media posts by at least seven different accounts that appeared to indicate foreknowledge of the assassination of Charlie Kirk …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Two arrested after incendiary device found under local Fox TV news van in Utah  —  Two suspects are in custody after an incendiary device was found under a vehicle belonging to KSTU, a local TV station known as Fox 13 News Utah.  —  The incendiary device “had been lit but failed to function as designed …
Discussion: Not the Bee
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Jeff Tavss / FOX 13 News Utah:
FBI arrests 2 after incendiary device left under FOX 13 News vehicle
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy  —  More Americans are experiencing joblessness for six months or more, a sign of labor market's weakness ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly anticipated meeting this week.  —  More Americans are facing stretches …
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump says public companies should not have to report quarterly results  —  President Trump on Monday suggested U.S. public companies should no longer have to report earnings quarterly, but on a six-month schedule instead. … - The change would require approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Washington Post:
Why 1 in 6 U.S. parents are rejecting vaccine recommendations … The American parents who are choosing to skip or delay vaccines for their children are more likely to home-school their children, be White and very religious, identify as Republican or be under 35, according …
Discussion: The Hill
Jacqui Heinrich / Fox News:
Knives are out for embattled FBI Director Kash Patel, despite Trump support  —  Patel sought meeting with Trump following blunders, as new co-deputy begins work next week  —  On Monday, former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey - once President Trump's top pick to lead the FBI …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Stephen Miller's Show Now  —  Kash Patel's lonely one-man crusade to convince everybody he actually did a great job hunting down Charlie Kirk's killer continues.  “I made the decision to surge so many resources,” he told Fox & Friends this morning.  “I had to expedite the process …
Discussion: Boston.com
Reuters:
We set out to craft the perfect phishing scam.  —  Major AI chatbots were happy to help.  —  Reuters and a Harvard University researcher used top chatbots to plot a simulated phishing scam - from composing emails to tips on timing - and tested it on 108 elderly volunteers.
Discussion: itfunk.org and Fox News
The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Ends Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as Trump Targets Race in Admissions  —  By ending the minority recruitment program in May, Harvard shuttered a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply.  —  Facing pressure from the Trump administration …
Robert Reich:
Trump's Phase 2 now begins  —  It's a last-ditch effort to discredit all Trump's political opponents.  It will fail.  —  1,962  —  Friends,  —  We are now witnessing the start of what might be seen as Phase 2 of Trump's efforts to eradicate political opposition.  —  Phase 1 has centered on silencing criticism.
Eliana Johnson / The Washington Free Beacon:
Elliott Abrams on Why There Will Never Be a Palestinian State … After they rejected [former Israeli prime minister Ehud] Olmert's 2008 offer.  I hated his offer, which would have abandoned Jerusalem, and thought it would never get cabinet or Knesset approval.  But even that offer was rejected by the Palestinians.
Discussion: Tikvah Ideas and The Guardian
Wall Street Journal:
Charlie Kirk Helped Republicans Break Through to Young People  —  It was nearly impossible for college students to open social media without being served a video of Kirk  —  PHOENIX—When Olivia Hubbard left Iowa to attend college, she thought she was going to get a break from the conservatism her dad was always touting.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Patrick Reilly / New York Post:
‘Hacks’ star Hannah Einbinder slammed for crude Emmys speech: ‘F-k ICE and free Palestine’  —  “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder is under fire for turning her Emmy acceptance speech into a crude, political soapbox in which she said, “F—k ICE and free Palestine.”
CNN:
Pentagon watchdog has completed review of Hegseth's use of Signal, sources say  —  The Pentagon's internal watchdog has completed a monthslong review of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to discuss sensitive military operations and has submitted its findings to Hegseth for review …
Osmond Chia / BBC:
South Korea to probe potential human rights abuses in US raid  —  The South Korean government says it is investigating potential human rights violations during the raid and detention of Korean workers by US authorities.  —  South Korea has expressed “strong regret” to the US and has officially asked …
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Holy S**t’: Trump's Outrageously False Claim Gets Hit With Immediate Fact-Check  —  The president's claim wasn't even remotely close on this one.  —  President Donald Trump on Sunday tried to justify the fatal U.S. strike on a Venezuelan boat by claiming that 300 million people, presumably Americans, died from drugs last year.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
BBC:
Romania becomes second Nato country to report Russian drone in its airspace  —  Romania says a Russian drone has breached its airspace - the second Nato country to report such an incursion.  —  Romanian fighter jets were in the air monitoring a Russian attack in Ukraine on Saturday and were able …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP momentum grows to force Trump DOJ to release Epstein files  —  Some Republicans now say privately that it's inevitable that Congress will pass legislation directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all files the Department of Justice (DOJ) has related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A tragic murder, a baseless smear, and the fight for the U.S. Senate  —  A high-stakes race for an open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina has gotten nasty very quickly.  —  On August 22, Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was fatally stabbed while riding the train in Charlotte.
Katherine J. Wu / The Atlantic:
The HHS Officials Being Paid Six Figures to Do Nothing  —  The Trump administration hasn't fired them but won't let them do their jobs.  —  When she succeeded Anthony Fauci as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Jeanne Marrazzo felt that she'd landed …
 
 
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New York Times:
Trump Redirects Millions to Historically Black Colleges, Charter Schools
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Cassandra MacDonald / The Gateway Pundit:
Deranged Leftist Protesters Sing Song Written on Assassin's Bullet Casings a NYU Charlie Kirk Vigil, Shout ‘I WANT YOU TO F-CKING DIE’ at College Republican Club Prez (VIDEO)
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
A record number of congressional lawmakers aren't running for reelection in 2026. Here's the list
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Axios
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Two House Republicans oppose Johnson's spending plan amid conservative grumbling
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
The rural health ‘Hunger Games’ are underway
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
There's no denying the trans links to suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination
Sam Sutton / Politico:
‘Scary’: Why Kevin Hassett's friends are afraid he'll become Fed chair
Discussion: New York Times
Bryce C. Tingle / New York Times:
The Quiet Force Imperiling Our Booming Stock Market
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Even as they look ahead to midterms, Democrats keep rehashing Biden
 

 
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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

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
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