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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 …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Republicans embrace speech limits  —  President Trump and MAGA spent years lampooning censorship, discrimination against conservatives, and progressive “cancel culture.”  — Now in power — and riding an outpouring of grief and fury over Charlie Kirk's tragic killing — they're enforcing speech codes to punish ideological opponents.
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
'We will do it in Charlie's name': Stephen Miller vows vengeance for Kirk's murder
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Former Republican Geoff Duncan enters Georgia governor's race as Democrat  —  The ex-lieutenant governor's bid tests whether a onetime Trump ally can win over Democratic voters in messy crowded race.  —  Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan entered the race for Georgia governor on Tuesday as a Democrat …
Discussion: NBC News, KSTP-TV and New York Times
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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 …
Noah Robertson / Washington Post:   Congress moves to counter Hegseth on base names that evoke Confederacy
Politico:
Senate Republicans ready Obamacare rescue
Discussion: Deseret News, The Hill and NOTUS
Samantha-Jo Roth / Washington Examiner:
Geoff Duncan launches Democratic bid for Georgia governor, vows to ‘stand up’ to Trump
Andrew Solender / Axios:   Scoop: House Dem group unveils steep demand list to stop shutdown
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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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.
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Appeals court allows Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to keep her job
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 …
Discussion: STAT
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Danielle Ofri / New York Times:
Kennedy Said He Wouldn't Take Away Vaccines. This Week Will Be the Test.
Discussion: STAT
Politico:   Trump wants GOP lawmakers to embrace RFK Jr. They're having trouble.
Seth J. Frantzman / Jerusalem Post:
UN accuses Israel of genocide after IDF begins Gaza City invasion  —  Trump says Israel won't be hitting Qatar again  • Netanyahu informed Trump before Israel bombed Qatar  • Netanyahu says Qatar leading isolation efforts  —  EU executive will adopt new sanctions against Israel on Wednesday, spokesperson says
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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 …
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Workers Are Getting Fired Over Posts Mocking Charlie Kirk's Death  —  Campaigns to alert employers to contentious posts are posing new challenges for bosses; ‘This is very different’ from past political controversies at work  —  Workers across the country who've mocked Charlie Kirk's death online …
Discussion: ABC7
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Axios:
What's different about the Charlie Kirk firings
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
A ‘Broken’ Trust: F.B.I. Agents Fired by Patel Speak Out  —  The two agents' accounts offer an inside view of a bureau buffeted by politics and upheaval, adding to the scrutiny of the F.B.I. director as he prepares to testify to Congress.  —  The two agents' accounts offer an inside view …
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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.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Fired By The Post … Last Thursday, on September 11, Karen Attiah was walking out of a martial arts class when she noticed a missed call from a Washington, D.C., number.  Before she could figure out who had tried to reach her, an email landed in her inbox.
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 …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Pam Bondi's Ridiculous 24 Hours  —  It has not been a good 24 hours for Pam Bondi, the attorney general of the United States.  Yesterday, on the Katie Miller Podcast, Bondi said: … Actually, she won't.  She won't “target” or “go after” anyone for “hate speech,” because, legally …
Discussion: Newsweek and Mediaite
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89  —  He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.  —  Robert Redford in 2013.  With a distaste for Hollywood's dumb-it-down approach to moviemaking …
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Under Attorney General Bondi, critics see a Justice Dept carrying out Trump's revenge tour  — Bondi's DOJ accused of shattering prosecutorial independence norms  — Critics claim DOJ targets Trump's perceived enemies, spurring staff departures  — Bondi's policies criticized for politicizing Civil Rights Division
Associated Press:
Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times  —  President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to court documents.  The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Florida names several articles …
Politico:
Judge says she can't help deportees Trump admin sent to Ghana, despite torture fears … Chutkan's ruling came after four days of intense litigation brought by the five men, who were abruptly sent to Ghana earlier this month under a secretive agreement reached between the Trump administration and the Ghanaian government.
Catherine Zini / New York Post:
NJ surgeon who ‘cheered’ Charlie Kirk's murder resigns — as suspended nurse who called him out is reinstated  —  A New Jersey surgeon who allegedly “cheered” Charlie Kirk's murder while at work has resigned — and the nurse suspended for calling him out has been reinstated, their hospital said Monday.
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
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Why a Pennsylvania Court Election This November Could Matter in 2028  —  Voters will decide whether three Democratic State Supreme Court justices will keep their seats in a swing state that will be crucial to the next presidential election.  —  Justice Christine Donohue looked out over the crowd …
Discussion: Election Law Blog
 
 
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Ken Dilanian / MSNBC:
Trump's deportations divert FBI agents off child predator cases
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
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The Senate's doomsday scenario
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Trump pushed for grisly anti-fentanyl ads airing now
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Trump heads to U.K. for carefully choreographed state visit
New York Times:
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CNN:
More than 10% of Gaza's population has been killed or injured, former Israeli military chief says
Discussion: CNBC
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Arnold Schwarzenegger enters fight on US House control, urges vote against new California districts
Politico:
Top AfD politician makes surprise visit to White House
Discussion: Newsweek
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
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Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
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