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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 …
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.
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.
Aaron Blake / CNN:
Trump's cherry-picked claims on political violence ignore his own rhetoric
Discussion: Fox News and Townhall
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.
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Senate confirms Trump nominee Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve
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 …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting  —  Karen Attiah said she was fired for “speaking out against political violence” and America's apathy toward guns.  —  Karen Attiah, an opinion columnist for The Washington Post, said she was fired last week …
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Karen Attiah / The Golden Hour:
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
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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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House Republicans honor Charlie Kirk with Capitol vigil
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
Discussion: The Hill and PoliticusUSA
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 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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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 …
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.
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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Reuters:
Trump says US struck another Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three
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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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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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 …
Discussion: Newsweek
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 …
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.
Discussion: Deseret News, The Hill and NOTUS
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 …
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 …
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Arnold Schwarzenegger enters fight on US House control, urges vote against new California districts  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday entered the national battle over U.S. House control, urging voters to reject a California ballot proposal to rejigger districts that he said would erode democratic principles …
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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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
MAGA's Doxing War Over Charlie Kirk Is Already Going Off the Rails
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
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Catherine Zini / New York Post:
NJ surgeon who ‘cheered’ Charlie Kirk's murder resigns — as suspended nurse who called him out is reinstated
Sophia Cai / Politico:
Service academies to accept conservative alternative to SAT and ACT
Discussion: The Hill
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MSNBC:
The death of Estela Ramos Baten
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New York Times:
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