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9:20 PM ET, September 20, 2025

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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 …
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New York Times:
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash  —  Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.  —  Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump's border czar, was recorded …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Andrew J. Tessman / Washington Post:
I tried mortgage fraud cases.  Trump's revenge prosecutions are a sham.  —  No competent federal prosecutor would bring baseless charges against political targets.  —  Just now  —  Andrew J. Tessman is a former assistant U.S. attorney for D.C. and Southern District of West Virginia.
Discussion: RedState
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump says prosecutor fired after gaining “UNUSUALLY STRONG” Democratic support
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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Washington Post:
Trump's changes to skilled worker visas spark confusion.  Here's what to know.  —  Trump announced a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, and said entry restrictions would apply as of Sunday.  That's led to confusion among visa holders and immigration lawyers.  —  President Donald Trump's announcement …
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
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.
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America  —  The Trump administration is ending the federal government's annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.”
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Theatrics, not vital legislation, now dominate action in Congress
Discussion: Florida Politics
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.
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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
NBC News:
Pressure mounts on Disney over Kimmel suspension as some boycott calls spread
Georgia Worrell / New York Post:
Armed man posing as law enforcement arrested at Arizona stadium where Charlie Kirk's funeral will be held  —  An armed man who was allegedly posing as a member of law enforcement was arrested by Secret Service agents at the Arizona stadium where Charlie Kirk's funeral will be held Sunday, according to reports.
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Greg Norman / Fox News:
Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona expected to draw 100,000, with Trump and Vance headlining
Washington Post:
Armed man detained at site of planned memorial service for Charlie Kirk
Los Angeles Times:
'We're not North Korea.' Newsom signs bills to limit immigration raids at schools and unmask federal agents  —  In response to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids that have roiled Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a package of bills aimed …
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Associated Press:
California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations  —  California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill signed Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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 …
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Ty Roush / Associated Press:
U.S. Attorney Refers Gavin Newsom To Secret Service For ‘Threat Assessment’ Over X Post  —  Topline  —  Bill Essayli, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, on Saturday said he referred Gov. Gavin Newsom to the Secret Service for a “full threat assessment,” …
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twitchy.com:
‘Is That a Threat?’ Newsom Press Office Blasted for Alarming Post About Secretary Noem
Discussion: The Hill
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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