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10:15 AM ET, September 16, 2025

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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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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.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
White House eyes multifaceted crackdown on liberal organizations after Kirk slaying  —  Team Trump's campaign against entities opposed to the president reached an extraordinary new level on Monday, exploiting the activist's death.  —  Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut issued …
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
Politico:
Trump wants GOP lawmakers to embrace RFK Jr. They're having trouble. … Trump's spokesperson, Kush Desai, has said the president has “full confidence” in Kennedy, while Kennedy's, Andrew Nixon, has described the two as “united” behind Kennedy's agenda.  But some prominent Republican lawmakers …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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 …
Discussion: STAT
Danielle Ofri / New York Times:
Kennedy Said He Wouldn't Take Away Vaccines. This Week Will Be the Test.
Discussion: STAT
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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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 …
Nick Cumming-Bruce / New York Times:
Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, U.N. Inquiry Says  —  In earlier reports, the commission found that Israel had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in its conflict with Hamas, but stopped short of calling it genocide.  Israel denounced the accusation as “fake.”
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Seth J. Frantzman / Jerusalem Post:
UN accuses Israel of genocide after IDF begins Gaza City invasion
CNN:
More than 10% of Gaza's population has been killed or injured, former Israeli military chief says
Discussion: CNBC
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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Noah Robertson / Washington Post:   Congress moves to counter Hegseth on base names that evoke Confederacy
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.
Financial Times:
Beijing says TikTok's US app will use Chinese algorithm  —  Security hawks have raised fears recommendation code could be manipulated to push propaganda  —  Ryan McMorrow in Beijing, Hannah Murphy in San Francisco and Zijing Wu in Hong Kong  —  Beijing has said the US spin-off of TikTok …
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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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Washington Post:
Senate confirms Trump adviser to top Fed role
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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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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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel's Qatar attack was a costly failure  —  A week after Israel's missile strikes in Qatar, it's clear not only that the assassination attempt against Hamas leaders failed, but that it backfired. … - Five Hamas members were killed, along with a Qatari security officer, but the key targets all survived.
Discussion: Reuters and New Republic
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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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: RedState and Fox News
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: Axios, Reuters, Semafor and NPR
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 …
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 …
Jackie Fortiér / KFF Health News:
RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Panel Expected To Recommend Delaying Hepatitis B Shot for Children  —  A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 …
Discussion: New York Times and NPR
Washington Post:
Tim Walz launches bid for reelection as Minn. governor amid 2028 speculation  —  The Democratic governor is far better known nationally after serving as his party's 2024 vice presidential candidate.  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced Tuesday he will run for a third term …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House CR to be released Tuesday, GOP leaders say, setting up Friday vote  —  House GOP leaders said they plan to release a stopgap funding bill after a Republican conference meeting Tuesday, setting up a Friday vote on the short-term punt.  Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Tuesday morning …
Discussion: The Hill
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
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 …
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
 
 
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
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Will Sommer / @willsommer:
The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person
 
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