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1:45 PM ET, September 16, 2025

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Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing  —  Following Charlie Kirk's assassination and the Trump administration's promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.  —  The Department of Justice has removed …
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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.
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and PennLive
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Kirk Crackdown Is Underway  —  President Trump and his allies are capitalizing on the assassination of Charlie Kirk to open up fresh attacks on liberal institutions, donors and foundations.  They seek to portray many on the left as traitors.  —  Appearing on Kirk's podcast on Monday …
Discussion: MSNBC, CNN, USA Today and The Federalist
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 …
David Ingram / NBC News:
Musk's posts take a dark, inflammatory turn after Charlie Kirk killing  —  Elon Musk has called on his followers to “fight” five times since Charlie Kirk was killed.  —  Tech billionaire Elon Musk has rejected calls for national unity and has instead embraced increasingly inflammatory rhetoric …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and PinkNews
Danielle Ofri / New York Times:
Kennedy Said He Wouldn't Take Away Vaccines.  This Week Will Be the Test.  —  I was recently counseling a patient who was planning to become pregnant.  In addition to prenatal vitamins, I discussed the vaccines recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Discussion: The Guardian and STAT
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Politico:
Trump wants GOP lawmakers to embrace RFK Jr. They're having trouble.
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Reuters:
RFK Jr. Appoints 5 New Members To CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel
Discussion: STAT and New York Times
New York Times:
Who Makes Decisions About Vaccine Policy Now?
Discussion: CNN
Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Banning mRNA COVID vaccine is ‘the goal,’ Florida surgeon general says
Discussion: STAT
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 …
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Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Trump Sues The New York Times for Articles Questioning His Success  —  The lawsuit, filed by the president in federal court in Florida, claims The Times defamed him and sought to undermine his campaign in the 2024 election.  —  President Trump accused The New York Times and four of its reporters …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Trump files $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times  —  President Donald Trump has added The New York Times to the list of media companies he's challenged in court, filing a $15 billion defamation lawsuit that targets four of its journalists in a book and three articles published within …
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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Jamey Keaten / Associated Press:
UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action
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 …
Discussion: NBC News, New Republic and Raw Story
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NBC News:
Trump administration live updates: FBI Director Kash Patel questioned on Charlie Kirk case, Epstein and alleged ‘enemies list’
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 …
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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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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Trump Says US Military Hit Third Drug Boat From Venezuela
Discussion: CBS News
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.
Politico:
Thune mocks Schumer's shutdown stance: He ‘knows where my office is’  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune responded tartly to his Democratic counterpart's calls for “bipartisan negotiations” ahead of an approaching government shutdown deadline Tuesday, underscoring the posturing that has marked the process thus far.
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
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Zachary Pleat / Media Matters for America:
Fox continued Trump's campaign to fire Fed board member Lisa Cook just before reports seemed to exonerate her  —  The Trump administration and Fox have accused Cook of mortgage fraud as part of a long-running effort to influence or seize control of the Fed
Discussion: Reuters and Deseret News
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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
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Trump heads to U.K. for carefully choreographed state visit  —  King Charles III and President Donald Trump will seek to avoid talk of Jeffrey Epstein or their policy differences as they project unity on the world stage.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump is set to spend nearly …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump and the limits to British flattery
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill and New York Times
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will run for a third term in 2026  —  The Democrat, who was his party's vice presidential nominee in 2024, made the announcement Tuesday morning.  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday announced that he would seek re-election to a third term in 2026.
Ken Dilanian / MSNBC:
Trump's deportations divert FBI agents off child predator cases  —  Officials warn that President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is leaving domestic terrorists, including online extremists who prey on children, unpoliced.  —  President Donald Trump's promise to carry out the …
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Another massive Trump corruption scandal for right-wing media to bury  —  How many orders of magnitude worse is Trump's corruption than various Hunter Biden claims the right said justified his father's impeachment: An investigation  —  President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement …
Politico:
Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis' appeal of her removal from Trump election case … Willis said she disagreed with the court's decision, but would direct her office to make the case file and evidence available to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia so it can appoint a new prosecutor to replace her.
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.
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 …
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Trump Threatens ABC's Jon Karl to His Face Amid Grilling on ‘Hate Speech’ Crackdown  —  President Donald Trump openly threatened ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl when Karl grilled him about the threatened crackdown on so-called “hate speech” after the killing of activist Charlie Kirk.
Financial Times:
Donald Trump tilts balance of power from investors to CEOs  —  President's call to scrap quarterly reports comes as SEC considers curbing shareholder lawsuits  —  Donald Trump's administration was shifting the balance of power from shareholders to company bosses even before the president …
Discussion: Semafor, The Week, Axios and Reuters
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
A DHS Data Hub Exposed Sensitive Intel to Thousands of Unauthorized Users  —  A misconfigured platform used by the Department of Homeland Security left national security information—including some related to the surveillance of Americans—accessible to thousands of people.
New York Times:
Live Updates: Israel Launches Ground Offensive in Gaza City  —  The ground operation and intensifying Israeli bombardment risk deepening the humanitarian crisis in a war that has already killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.  —  Here's the latest.  —  The Israeli military said on Tuesday …
 
 
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
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