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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 …
Discussion: Truthout
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material  —  A document spells out the latest in a series of escalating restrictions placed on the press corps covering the Pentagon during Trump's second term.  —  The Trump administration unveiled a new crackdown Friday …
New York Times:
Read the Pentagon's New Restrictions on Reporters  —  The Pentagon said it would forbid reporters from gathering any information that had not been authorized for release, and would revoke press passes from any journalists who did not obey. … See more on: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Politics, Sean Parnell
National Press Club:
National Press Club Statement on Pentagon Restrictions That Threaten Independent Reporting
Discussion: The Hill and MPR News
NPR:
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new ‘pledge’ for reporters at the Pentagon
Discussion: The Guardian and RedState
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 …
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.
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 …
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Je Suis Jimmy
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump to avoid government shutdown  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sent a letter to President Trump Saturday to demand a meeting to discuss the expiration of government funding on Sept. 30, which could result in a shutdown.
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Scott Wong / NBC News:   Republicans who came to Congress to fight the deficit face attacks for raising it under Trump
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Says Critical Coverage of Him Is ‘Really Illegal’
Discussion: Raw Story and Gizmodo
Politico:
Trump administration tries to tamp down panic for high-skill visa holders after last-minute overhaul … But critics of Trump's order said the administration needs to publicly make clear the bounds of the new policy, even as immigration lawyers signal that lawsuits challenging the administration are likely in the works.
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New York Times:
Trump Says the U.S. Will Institute $100,000 Fee for Skilled Worker Visas
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
Pranav Dixit / Business Insider:
Big Tech and finance companies are telling H-1B employees to get to the US in under 24 hours
Discussion: Fox Business
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
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.
Discussion: USA Today, Deadline and Townhall
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Brenda Chuinkam / Yahoo Lifestyle:
Disney+ cancellation page crashes as customers rush to quit after Kimmel suspension
Discussion: Babylon Bee
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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Greg Norman / Fox News:
Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona expected to draw 100,000, with Trump and Vance headlining
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump says prosecutor fired after gaining “UNUSUALLY STRONG” Democratic support  —  President Trump claimed the U.S. attorney in Virginia who didn't pursue a case against New York's attorney general Letitia James was fired following earlier reports he resigned.
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Associated Press:
Trump says he wants prosecutor who has investigated but not charged Letitia James removed from post
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.
Olesia Safronova / Bloomberg:
Zelenskiy Will Meet Trump at UNGA to Push on Security Guarantees  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet with US President Donald Trump next week in a bid to persuade the US administration join a security guarantees framework supported by Kyiv and its European allies.
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
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Ben Sills / Bloomberg:
Putin Decides He Can Step Up Attacks on Kyiv and Trump Won't Act
Discussion: Straight Arrow News
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Nicholas Florko / The Atlantic:
America Is on the Cusp of a Two-Tier Vaccine System
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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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Maham Javaid / Washington Post:
Under Trump, Palestinians seeking U.S. asylum face new hurdle, documents show
Discussion: Raw Story
Jake Spring / Washington Post:
National parks axe signs about climate, slavery and Japanese internment
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Adam Wren / Politico:
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Associated Press:
Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk's killing
Discussion: New York Daily News
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
With Calls for Retribution Over Kirk, Some See Rise of a ‘Woke Right’
Discussion: Newsweek
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Kash Patel makes a mockery of Congress
 Earlier Items: 
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Some Europeans Fear Trump Aides Want a Far-Right Takeover
Declan Harty / Politico:
‘A race to the bottom’: SEC's planned pullback on decades-old rules draws backlash
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
The policy divide between blue and red states keeps widening
Discussion: NPR
George Monbiot / The Guardian:
I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
I'm a Congressional Candidate. I Was Assaulted by ICE.
Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
Federal Judge Strikes Trump Defamation Lawsuit For Being Too Annoying to Read
 

 
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