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Aaron Blake / CNN:
Pam Bondi's ‘hate speech’ comments lead even some conservatives to cry foul  —  Within hours of Charlie Kirk's assassination last week, President Donald Trump signaled a rather curious crackdown.  —  “My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity …
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Wall Street Journal:
Pam Bondi Needs a Free Speech Tutorial  —  The Attorney General seems to think ‘hate speech’ is illegal.  Charlie Kirk knew better.  —  Is a basic understanding of the First Amendment too much to expect from the nation's Attorney General?  Progressives have spent years trying to create and define a category called “hate speech.”
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:   The third Red Scare
New York Times:
Bondi Prompts Broad Backlash After Saying She'll Target ‘Hate Speech’
Bloomberg:
Bessent, Like Fed Governor, Made Contradictory Mortgage Pledges  —  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to occupy two different houses as his “principal residence” at the same time, mortgage documents show — the same kind of contradictory pledges that President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Reuters
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Senate Democrat: Patel ‘was testifying really for an audience of one: President Trump’  —  Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) rebuffed comments FBI Director Kash Patel made Tuesday during a tense oversight hearing, calling Patel's testimony “a performance.”  —  “It was a performance.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Democrats to propose alternative to GOP stopgap
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Four arrested after photos of Trump and Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle during president's U.K. visit  —  Trump, who arrived in the U.K. for a state visit, is scheduled to spend most of Wednesday at Windsor Castle with members of the royal family.  —  Police in the U.K. arrested four people …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Live Updates: U.K. Prepares Royal Welcome for Trump in 2nd State Visit
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Images of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein projected on Windsor Castle as U.S. president visits the UK
Stuart Anderson / Forbes:
Stephen Miller's Quota Likely Drove Korean Arrests In Immigration Raid  —  When ICE agents decided to arrest over 300 Korean workers at a Georgia battery plant, a White House-imposed daily immigrant arrest quota was likely on their minds.  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid …
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New York Times:
Fani Willis Loses Bid to Continue Prosecuting Georgia Trump Case
ABC News:
Trump officials pressuring federal prosecutors to bring criminal charges against NY AG Letitia James: Sources  —  Prosecutors have not found clear evidence James committed a crime, sources say.  —  New York State Attorney General Letitia James makes an announcement at the Office …
Discussion: Mediaite and RedState
Brandon Conradis / The Hill:
Democrat wins Minnesota special election to replace slain lawmaker  —  Democratic candidate Xp Lee is projected to win the special election to replace slain former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL), who was assassinated during a shooting in June that also killed her husband, according to Decision Desk HQ.
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Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Election to fill assassinated Minnesota House member's seat will decide control of the chamber
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Democrat wins special election for seat held by slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman
Discussion: Newsweek
David Klepper / Associated Press:
Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk's killing seeks to widen US divisions  —  Russia moved to amplify online conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's killing just hours after it happened, seeding social media with the frightening claim that America is slipping into civil war.
Discussion: ABC News
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Fired by Trump, a Former Labor Official Warns Against Politicizing Economic Data  —  Erika McEntarfer, in her first appearance since she was ousted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cautioned that “economic data must be free from partisan influence.”  —  When the federal government revealed …
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Matt Grossman / Wall Street Journal:
Fired BLS Chief Breaks Silence, Calls Her Dismissal a ‘Dangerous Step’
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNN and The Hill
Politico:
Former GOP officials fear US strikes on alleged drug smugglers aren't legal … Yoo, now a professor at the University of California Berkeley, authored the Bush administration's legal justification for enhanced interrogation techniques against suspected al Qaeda terrorists in the early years of Bush's war on terror.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Business Insider and the Bots … On Thursday afternoon, Business Insider staffers received a long-awaited memo from editor in chief Jamie Heller, outlining the Axel Springer-owned outlet's rules for using artificial intelligence.  The guidelines had been eagerly anticipated since earlier this summer …
Ta-Nehisi Coates / Vanity Fair:
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause  —  By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.  —  Before he was killed last week, Charlie Kirk left a helpful compendium of words …
Laura Ann Rosenbury / New York Times:
Barnard President: Now Is the Time for Colleges to Host Difficult Speakers  —  Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking on a college campus.  This is a grim moment for higher education, for our country and for freedom of speech.  Violence is never a legitimate means of disagreeing with a speaker on a college campus.
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
RFK Jr.'s Crusade Against Vaccines Hits Its Action Phase  —  His anti-vax-stacked advisory committee is expected to revise rules for life-saving hepatitis B vax.  —  ∙ Paid  —  HEPATITIS B IS A HIGHLY TRANSMISSIBLE, blood-borne disease that's been called a “silent killer” …
Discussion: New York Times, CNN, New York Post and NPR
William Zheng / South China Morning Post:
Exclusive |  Trump's China trip may hinge on Boeing and soybean deals, sources say  —  ‘Significant progress’ made on plans since Beijing's invitation to US leader for formal state visit, source says  —  China and the United States are in the “final stage” of negotiations for a state visit …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump's Economic Magic Trick Is Coming Undone  —  The essence of President Trump's pitch to the American people last year was simple: They could have it both ways.  —  They could have a powerful, revitalized economy and “mass deportations now.”  They could build new factories …
Discussion: The Hill
Newsmax Wires / NewsMax.com:
Ronny Jackson to Newsmax: Trans People Need Treatment  —  Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, a physician and former White House doctor, told Newsmax on Tuesday that he believes inpatient mental health facilities should play a role in treating transgender people, whom he said have underlying psychiatric issues.
Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Inside Stephen A. Smith's near-$40M-a-year bonanza as he launches into political prime time  —  Stephen A. Smith is already probably the most influential sports commentator in the media game.  His salary proves it, as he is pushing $40 million a year in earnings, sources briefed on his contracts told The Athletic.
Discussion: PennLive
Ryan Quinn / Inside Higher Ed:
After Kirk's Death, Some Conservatives Blame Higher Ed for Political Violence  —  The president and his allies are accusing the “radical left” of “terrorism,” blaming unnamed organizations.  Some conservatives are condemning universities.  —  In a Sunday interview on Meet the Press …
Discussion: HuffPost
IndieCommerce:
Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success  —  An Instant New York Times Bestseller  • A Washington Post Notable Book  • A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year  —  “A first-rate financial thriller …
Discussion: NBC News
Olga R. Rodriguez / Associated Press:
University of California students, professors and staff sue the Trump administration  —  The Trump administration is using civil rights laws to wage a campaign against the University of California in an attempt to curtail academic freedom and undermine free speech, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday …
Jazmin Tolliver / HuffPost:
Trump Has Telling Reaction To Robert Redford's Death After The Actor Called Him ‘Dictator-Like’  —  Redford, a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, took aim at Trump over the years.  —  President Donald Trump is reflecting on the late Robert Redford's Hollywood career after hearing the news of his death.
Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
Musk's X can sue watchdog Media Matters in Texas, US judge rules  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's social media company X can keep its lawsuit against nonprofit advocacy group Media Matters in federal court in Texas, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday, rejecting arguments that the venue was improper and the case should be moved to California.
Discussion: The Hill
Mike Darnay / CBS News:
Search underway for man accused of “act of terror” at FBI Pittsburgh field office after car rams into entrance gate  —  A search is underway for a man accused of committing an “act of terror” by allegedly using his car to ram the entrance gate to the FBI's Pittsburgh Field office.
 
 
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Punchbowl News:
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Discussion: New Republic
Reuters:
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Charlie Kirk's accused assassin
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