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New York Times:
On Charlie Kirk Show, JD Vance Talks of Crackdown on Liberal Groups — Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk's podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out their plans. — Trump administration officials on Monday responded …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Prepare to Target Left-Leaning Groups After Kirk Shooting — GOP looks to harness outrage, draw younger voters ahead of midterm elections — WASHINGTON—The White House is moving swiftly to galvanize the outpouring of support for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
'We will do it in Charlie's name': Stephen Miller vows vengeance for Kirk's murder — Vice President JD Vance, hosting the podcast once helmed by Kirk, also encouraged people to make trouble for individuals who were “celebrating” the conservative activist's death.
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump Says He Would Have Lowered Flags for Slain Minnesota Lawmaker
Trump Says He Would Have Lowered Flags for Slain Minnesota Lawmaker
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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 …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Top FEMA official resigns after staffers ousted for negative Charlie Kirk comments
Top FEMA official resigns after staffers ousted for negative Charlie Kirk comments
Fox News:
Washington Post columnist fired over social media posts after Charlie Kirk's assassination
Washington Post columnist fired over social media posts after Charlie Kirk's assassination
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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Washington Post columnist says she was fired over her ‘unacceptable’ Charlie Kirk social media posts
Washington Post columnist says she was fired over her ‘unacceptable’ Charlie Kirk social media posts
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Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
GOP's idea of free speech is you must praise Charlie Kirk or they will destroy you
GOP's idea of free speech is you must praise Charlie Kirk or they will destroy you
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Appeals court rejects Trump's bid to unseat Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook ahead of rate vote — An appeals court ruled Monday that Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor, rebuffing President Donald Trump's efforts to remove her just ahead of a key vote on interest rates.
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Appeals court allows Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to keep her job
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Votes to Confirm Trump Pick Stephen Miran to Fed Board
Senate Votes to Confirm Trump Pick Stephen Miran to Fed Board
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Washington Post:
Senate confirms Trump adviser to top Fed role
Senate confirms Trump adviser to top Fed role
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Senate confirms Trump nominee Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve
Senate confirms Trump nominee Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Appeals court blocks Trump from removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board before interest rate meeting
Appeals court blocks Trump from removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board before interest rate meeting
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court is about to decide one of the biggest economic policy cases ever
The Supreme Court is about to decide one of the biggest economic policy cases ever
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Washington Post:
National park to remove photo of enslaved man's scars — The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.” — The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related …
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Pam Bondi Threatens Charges Over Office Depot Employee Who Refused To Print Charlie Kirk Flyers: ‘We Can Prosecute You’ — Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Department of Justice is considering bringing charges after a now-fired Office Depot employee refused to print flyers advertising a vigil for Charlie Kirk.
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The Onion:
Desperate Kash Patel Asks Shooter's Family If They Can Solve Any Other Cases — WASHINGTON, UT—As he described a massive backlog of murders that continued to stump the agency he leads, desperate FBI director Kash Patel reportedly asked the family of alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump tells GOP to cut out Democrats on funding bill as Schumer warns of shutdown — Republicans say they're eyeing a short-term funding bill to keep the government afloat for seven weeks. But they'll need bipartisan votes to pass it. — WASHINGTON — A standoff over how to prevent …
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Axios:
Republicans dare Democrats on avoiding government shutdown
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House Dem group unveils steep demand list to stop shutdown
Associated Press:
The Democratic Party is in fits over Mamdani's bid for NYC mayor. Republicans are loving it
The Democratic Party is in fits over Mamdani's bid for NYC mayor. Republicans are loving it
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Reuters:
Exclusive: No evidence of primary residence violation by Fed Gov Lisa Cook, says Michigan official — Ann Arbor finds no tax rule violations by Cook — Trump administration accuses Cook of mortgage fraud — The property tax authority in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said that Federal Reserve …
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Democracy Docket and New York Times
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 …
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Washington Post:
‘It was me’: Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting appeared to confess in Discord chat — ‘Im sorry for all of this’ read a message from the suspect's account, according to two people familiar with the message and screenshots obtained by The Post. — The 22-year-old suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing appears …
Amber Kite / FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth:
Texas Tech student expelled after video showing Charlie Kirk rant on campus — Cameron Giselle Booker, 18 (Source: Lubbock County Jail) — An 18-year-old Texas Tech University student is no longer enrolled at the university after video circulated that appeared to show her arguing with another person about Charlie Kirk.
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Lily Ford / The Hollywood Reporter:
Channel 4 to Mark Trump's U.K. Visit With “Longest Uninterrupted Reel of Untruths Ever Broadcast on Television” — ‘Trump v The Truth’ will run for several hours on Sept. 17 and is set to be punctuated by “brief text-based fact-checks.” — Channel 4 is welcoming Donald Trump to the U.K …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
British TV Station to Air Marathon of Trump's Lies as He Visits UK
British TV Station to Air Marathon of Trump's Lies as He Visits UK
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New York Times:
U.S. Strikes a 2nd Venezuela Boat, Killing 3, Trump Says — The president said the vessel was heading to the United States, but he did not offer details about its location. Legal specialists condemned the action as illegal. — The U.S. military struck a boat for the second time this month …
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Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Banning mRNA COVID vaccine is ‘the goal,’ Florida surgeon general says — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo says he does not want mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to be available in Florida. In a podcast interview published Sunday, Ladapo was asked about the state's announcement this month …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
RFK Jr. taps new vaccine panel members: Here's who he picked
RFK Jr. taps new vaccine panel members: Here's who he picked
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restoring Law and Order in Memphis — MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY — THE SECRETARY OF WAR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL — THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT — THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY — THE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump suggests he might designate antifa as a domestic terrorist group
Trump suggests he might designate antifa as a domestic terrorist group
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Breccan F. Thies / The Federalist:
We Can Give No Clemency To The Assassination Left — Playing around the people who inspire violence is not an option. Right now, to hold the country together, their movement can receive no quarter. — Last week, conservatives were bludgeoned, once again, by the reality that they live in a country full of people who want them dead.
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Politico:
Top AfD politician makes surprise visit to White House — Beatrix von Storch, deputy leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, held talks at the White House this week, two people familiar with the matter told POLITICO. — The visit highlights the burgeoning relationship between …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
How Charlie Kirk's killing sparked unfounded theories about Groypers … - Fuentes said early Saturday on X that his followers are being “framed” for Kirk's killing, “based on literally zero evidence.” — Authorities told Axios they believe Robinson's romantic relationship …
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Washington Examiner, The Week, The Hill, twitchy.com and Time
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
“Conservatism” Is Now Just a Domination Fetish — 1. Fetlife — UPDATE: My convo with Heather Cox Richardson as been postponed because Substack kind of blew up this morning. Hoping to reschedule soon as possible. Sorry. I promise that I'm more disappointed than you are. —JVL
Politico:
Senate Republicans ready Obamacare rescue … An expiration of the credits, he said, “would hurt my state, Alabama.” — The development comes as Democrats are mounting a huge push to make an extension of the enhanced tax credits necessary for them to support a bill that funds the government beyond Sept. 30.
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NBC News:
Jeffrey Epstein estate turns over more documents to House committee — The newly turned-over documents include an additional name from the convicted sex offender's birthday book and his address book. — WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein's estate has turned over additional documents …
CNN:
More than 10% of Gaza's population has been killed or injured, former Israeli military chief says — The former chief of the Israeli military said more than 1 in 10 Palestinians in the enclave have been killed or injured since the war began nearly two years ago.
Joe Rennison / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. and China Agree on ‘Framework’ for TikTok Deal, Bessent Says — Where Things Stand — Future of TikTok: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the U.S. and Chinese officials had agreed on a “framework” for a deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States.
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