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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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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
It's about repression, not free speech — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one 👇 — 🍃🍃 Subscribe to PN 🍃🍃 — Following the horrific assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk last week, many pundits rushed to praise him for his commitment to free speech.
Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Threatens Major Probe of ‘The Left’ Over Charlie Kirk Assassination — POINTING FINGERS — The president teased an upcoming announcement on the “major investigation.” — Donald Trump boasted his administration has launched a “major investigation” into people on “the left” …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
America awaits the fateful consequences of a horrific assassination — The horror of Charlie Kirk's assassination added a dangerous and unpredictable catalyst to America's toxic political reality. — But it has not yet crystalized into hard policy responses by the Trump administration …
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Trump Gets A Blunt Reminder After Rant About ‘Sick’ And ‘Deranged’ People
Trump Gets A Blunt Reminder After Rant About ‘Sick’ And ‘Deranged’ People
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The Hill and The Post Millennial
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 …
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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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Gloria Pazmino / CNN:
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul expected to endorse Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul backs NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul backs NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
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ABC News, WNYW-TV and New York Sun
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.”
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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 …
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Sam Sutton / Politico:
‘Scary’: Why Kevin Hassett's friends are afraid he'll become Fed chair … “I've known him for a very long time. I've liked him and I've respected him, but lately I've seen him go on TV and make arguments that really make no sense in support of this administration's policies,” said Gregory Mankiw …
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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.
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Riley Rogerson / NOTUS:
‘A Real Problem:’ Congress Is Running Out of Days to Avoid a Shutdown
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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.
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Was the Current Madness Birthed in the University?
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 …
South China Morning Post:
Developingwar: China finds that US chip giant Nvidia violated anti-monopoly law — The State Administration for Market Regulation began its probe into Nvidia last December — China's antitrust regulator said on Monday it found American semiconductor giant Nvidia in violation …
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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 …
Liz Szabo / NBC News:
RFK Jr. has the federal vaccine court in his sights. Attacking it could threaten vaccine production in the U.S. — The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program created a special court for vaccine-related injuries. Kennedy has called it “broken” and vows to “fix it.”
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Damien Cave / New York Times:
The World Wants More Vaccines. An Anti-Vaccine America Isn't Helping.
The World Wants More Vaccines. An Anti-Vaccine America Isn't Helping.
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Mother Jones and Semafor
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.
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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.
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Even as they look ahead to midterms, Democrats keep rehashing Biden — A number of potential 2028 candidates, including Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg, have recently criticized Biden for his reelection bid. — Just now — As Democrats struggle to coalesce around a winning message …
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Jeff Tavss / FOX 13 News Utah:
FBI arrests 2 after incendiary device left under FOX 13 News vehicle — MAGNA, Utah — Two men have been arrested after allegedly leaving an incendiary device underneath a FOX 13 News vehicle and then forcing an evacuation of a Magna neighborhood when the FBI served an overnight warrant on their home.
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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 …
Aaron Sibarium / The Washington Free Beacon:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Investigating Social Media Accounts That Appeared To Indicate Foreknowledge of Kirk Assassination … The posts—one of which referenced the date of Kirk's assassination, September 10, more than a month before it took place—were all deleted in the days following the killing.
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HotAir, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and RedState
Andrew Howard / Politico:
New poll reveals warning signs for Trump with Latino voters … “What began earlier this year with independents and women has really intensified and spread to basically every demographic subset of the Latino electorate, including groups that once leaned toward him like Latino men” …
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Raw Story and The Guardian
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Is Andrew Cuomo toast? — Zohran Mamdani doesn't quite have the mayor's race locked up, but he's a heavy favorite unless there's an October Surprise. — ∙ Paid — Back in June, I wrote that Zohran Mamdani, although then an underdog to win New York's Democratic mayoral primary …


