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Politico:
White House tries to tamp down corporate panic for high-skill visa holders after last-minute overhaul … The White House said Sunday that corporate lawyers and “others with agendas are creating a lot of FAKE NEWS” around the proclamation, and said it does not apply to anyone with a current visa …
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New York Times:
Trump Says the U.S. Will Institute $100,000 Fee for Skilled Worker Visas — Administration officials said the charge would help American workers. President Trump also announced the terms of a new “gold card” program. — President Trump on Friday said that the federal government …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
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Pranav Dixit / Business Insider:
Big Tech and finance companies are telling H-1B employees to get to the US in under 24 hours
Big Tech and finance companies are telling H-1B employees to get to the US in under 24 hours
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Andy Craig / The UnPopulist:
Trump's Censorship Binge After Kirk's Killing Is Part of an All-Out Effort to Crush the Opposition — “When you have a [television] network and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump,” complained the most powerful man in the world while onboard Air Force One …
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Patrick Frey / Quillette:
The Post-Kirk Clampdown … America's new cancel culture has arrived. Any remaining doubts about that were laid to rest on 17 September 2025, when a federal government official used the lingo of a mob boss to demand the removal of a comedian from the air for saying things that the US president didn't like.
NBC News:
Pressure mounts on Disney over Kimmel suspension as some boycott calls spread — The company faced protests outside its studios, celebrities threatening to break ties and political pressure from Republicans and Democrats. — Disney is under siege from all sides.
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Rolling Stone:
Donald Trump's Most Authoritarian Week Yet — Trump and company are using Charlie Kirk's assassination as an excuse to ramp up their ongoing campaign for total power — It was clear Donald Trump and his allies would ramp up their crackdown against any and all opposition in the wake …
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Je Suis Jimmy
Je Suis Jimmy
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Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access — The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release, or risk losing their credential to cover the military. — The Pentagon said Friday …
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NPR:
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new ‘pledge’ for reporters at the Pentagon — The Pentagon will drastically change its rules for journalists who cover the Department of Defense, two U.S. officials who are not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR Friday.
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MSNBC:
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. — The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025. — In an undercover operation last year …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump amid shutdown showdown … “As a result, it is now your obligation to meet with us directly to reach an agreement to keep the government open and address the Republican healthcare crisis,” they added. — The demand for a meeting comes …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump to avoid government shutdown
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Top Democratic Leaders Ask Trump for Meeting to Avert a Shutdown
Top Democratic Leaders Ask Trump for Meeting to Avert a Shutdown
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Washington Post:
EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say — Staff from the EPA's Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review. — The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered scientists in at least …
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Politico:
Trump administration taps new US attorney in eastern Virginia amid fallout from Siebert resignation … Cleary wrote in May that the experience of being falsely accused led her to apply to become U.S. attorney in Virginia with a plan to “end politically weaponized investigations.”
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NBC News:
‘No evidence’ found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk's shooting and left-wing groups, federal officials say — Three people familiar with the federal probe into Kirk's assassination told NBC News that investigators have yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey — The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’ — The Trump administration is canceling an annual government effort to gather data on how many Americans struggle to get enough food.
Washington Post:
Armed man detained at site of planned memorial service for Charlie Kirk — The service, which will feature President Donald Trump and Cabinet members, has a top-level security designation akin to a Super Bowl. — An armed man claiming to be affiliated with law enforcement was detained Friday …
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Ben Sills / Bloomberg:
Putin Decides He Can Step Up Attacks on Kyiv and Trump Won't Act — President Vladimir Putin has concluded that military escalation is the best way to force Ukraine into talks on his terms and that Donald Trump is unlikely to do much to bolster Kyiv's defenses, according to people close to the Kremlin.
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Olesia Safronova / Bloomberg:
Zelenskiy Will Meet Trump at UNGA to Push on Security Guarantees
Zelenskiy Will Meet Trump at UNGA to Push on Security Guarantees
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump's Most Lethal Policy — The Trump administration has claimed that no one has died because of its cuts to humanitarian aid, and it is now trying to cancel an additional $4.9 billion in aid that Congress already approved. Yet what I find here in desperate villages in southwestern Uganda …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. conducts fourth strike against vessel transferring drugs, Trump says — The U.S. military conducted a strike on Friday against a vessel that was allegedly transferring drugs, President Trump said. … He also posted a video of the strike. — He claimed the vessel was …
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Washington Post:
Vaccine panel that limited covid shot scrutinized after chaotic meetings — Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices showed a tenuous grasp of process and cited flawed research as they revisited covid, hepatitis B and MMRV shots. — The chair of a new panel …
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Nicholas Florko / The Atlantic:
America Is on the Cusp of a Two-Tier Vaccine System
America Is on the Cusp of a Two-Tier Vaccine System
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The Maritime Executive:
USCG Releases Dramatic Video of Interdiction of Narco Fast-Go Boat — The U.S. Coast Guard began an enhanced drug interdiction program in the Pacific during August, known as Operation Pacific Viper. To date, it reports that more than 75,000 pounds of cocaine have been seized in the Eastern Pacific.
Bob Tita / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Invokes ‘Golden Share’ to Block U.S. Steel Plans for Illinois Plant — Commerce secretary told U.S. Steel CEO the administration wouldn't allow Granite City production to cease — The Trump administration flexed its new authority over U.S. Steel, blocking the company's plan to shut …
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Abby Monteil / them.:
FBI to Categorize Trans People As “Nihilistic Violent Extremist” Threat Group, Report Says — The choice is being championed by the Heritage Foundation, which is behind Project 2025. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly preparing to categorize transgender people as …
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Sinclair pulls Charlie Kirk documentary from ABC affiliates — Sinclair, Inc. reversed its commitment to air a documentary on the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in a Friday evening time slot normally reserved for repeats of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” — The decision was announced …
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Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel Stars Stand for Jimmy Kimmel: Pedro Pascal Defends Free Speech While Others Endorse Boycott — Hollywood stars — including those with Disney, ABC, Hulu and Marvel Cinematic Universe credits — are continuing to show their support for the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ host in the wake of his suspension.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The MAGA Movement Is Not a Debating Society — The assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and media personality, is not the reason President Trump and his allies have pursued a crackdown on their critics in media and civil society. As terrible as Kirk's killing was, it has become, for the administration, a pretext.
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Some Europeans Fear Trump Aides Want a Far-Right Takeover — The continent's leaders have concerns that U.S. officials are pushing for parties that support their views of nationalism and traditional values to come into power. — President Trump has called the European Union “a foe,” …

