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12:25 PM ET, September 16, 2025

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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.
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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 …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Prepare to Target Left-Leaning Groups After Kirk Shooting
Discussion: Politico
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: New York Times and Raw Story
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Danielle Ofri / New York Times:
Kennedy Said He Wouldn't Take Away Vaccines. This Week Will Be the Test.
Discussion: The Guardian and STAT
Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Banning mRNA COVID vaccine is ‘the goal,’ Florida surgeon general says
Discussion: STAT
New York Times:
Who Makes Decisions About Vaccine Policy Now?
Discussion: CNN and Wisconsin Examiner
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 …
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 …
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Noah Robertson / Washington Post:   Congress moves to counter Hegseth on base names that evoke Confederacy
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  —  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
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: The Hill and New York Times
Bloomberg:
Trump Signals He's Open to Trade Concessions as He Heads to UK
Discussion: Politico and Financial 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.
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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.
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
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 …
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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Ryan King / New York Post:
Bondi takes heat from the right after vowing to prosecute ‘hate speech’: ‘We will absolutely target you’
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand  —  A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state's second-degree murder charges against him.
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Reuters:
Luigi Mangione: Judge tosses 2 state murder charges related to act of terrorism
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
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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
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.
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 and Semafor
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.
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 …
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 …
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
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.
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.
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
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
There are no MAGA heroes  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📈 Subscribe to PN 📈  —  The veneration of Charlie Kirk began before there was even confirmation he had been killed, and it hasn't let up since.
Discussion: BBC
 
 
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David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
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Discussion: The Hill and IJR
Reuters:
U.S. fully restores Hungary's status in visa waiver program
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Andra Timu / Bloomberg:
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Discussion: Politico and Reuters
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Upgrades Begin on Plane Donated by Qatar to Serve as Air Force One
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House CR to be released Tuesday, GOP leaders say, setting up Friday vote
Discussion: Washington Times
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
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Dylan Butts / CNBC:
Trump administration in damage-control mode after Hyundai immigration raid sparks investment concerns
Discussion: HuffPost and The Register
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