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5:25 PM ET, September 21, 2025

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Rolling Stone:
Trump Officials Didn't Know If His Order To Prosecute Foes Was Meant To Be Secret  —  The president's social media posts urging Pam Bondi to promptly charge his political foes blindsided top officials in his administration  —  President Donald Trump surprised members of his administration …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Republicans walk tight rope in defending Trump, condemning weaponization of DOJ
Discussion: CNN
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Trump publicly pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to go after his political foes
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates  —  The president's complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials.  —  As President Trump threatens a wide-ranging crackdown on mainstream media institutions and political opponents …
Discussion: Mediaite and Election Law Blog
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J Oliver Conroy / The Guardian:
The US right claimed free speech was sacred - until the Charlie Kirk killing
Discussion: Reuters
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 9-21-25: Sen. Chris Murphy, Dr. Richard Besser & Stephen A. Smith
Discussion: The Hill
Gillian Brockell / Rolling Stone:
ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights  —  At least one of the flights dumped people in a prison camp in Ghana, a country where they had no ties  —  Two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa this month on flights that appear …
Washington Post:
Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say  —  Officials will also tout the drug leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, in what President Donald Trump has billed as a “very important” announcement.  —  The Trump administration is expected to unveil new efforts …
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Politico:
Trump administration to link Tylenol use to risk of autism … In a statement Sunday, White House spokesperson Kush Desai said the “announcement will make historic progress” in addressing rising autism rates.  —  Finding the condition's cause is a major priority of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Rupert Murdoch, Michael Dell part of U.S. TikTok buyer group, Trump says  —  Media moguls Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch and tech entrepreneur Michael Dell are among the U.S. investors who will be part of the deal for TikTok, President Trump said on Sunday. … I hate to tell you this, but a man named ‘Lachlan’ is involved.
Discussion: New York Times
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch are likely part of TikTok buyer group
CNN:
US will complete TikTok deal ‘in coming days’ and control its algorithm, White House says
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NBC News:
Trump's new $100,000 visa fee sets off panic and confusion
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say  — Justice Department shut down Homan bribery probe  — Acting AG Bove criticized Homan probe as ‘deep state’ operation  — In undercover sting, Homan allegedly promised government contracts for bribe
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The Guardian:
Trump border czar Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents
Robert Draper / New York Times:
For Erika Kirk, a Husband's Life Cut Short by Violence He Seemed to Foresee  —  In an interview, the wife of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk said she had implored him to wear a bulletproof vest.  But she sees divine work in his death.  —  During the past 11 days of heartache and anger …
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Brazilians protest in their thousands against granting Bolsonaro amnesty  —  Huge crowds pack the streets to oppose endeavours to help ex-president escape jail  —  Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to demand no amnesty be granted to their country's former president Jair Bolsonaro …
Discussion: CBS News
Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:
U.K., Canada, Australia recognize Palestine as a state, breaking with U.S.  —  The three major U.S. allies reversed decades of unwillingness to accept Palestinians as a sovereign nation until their conflict with Israel was settled.  —  LONDON — Britain, Canada and Australia formally recognized …
Adrienne Matei / The Guardian:
From Nazi Germany to Trump's America: why strongmen rely on women at home  —  Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women's unpaid labor.  In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies  —  In 1980, Gertrud Scholtz-Klink …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Rand Paul says FCC chair's comments threatening ABC over Jimmy Kimmel were ‘absolutely inappropriate’  —  The Kentucky Republican said that FCC chair Brendan Carr had ‘no business weighing in on’ Jimmy Kimmel's comments.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that Federal …
Associated Press:
Man is arrested and charged in New Hampshire country club shooting  —  NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday as a wedding was taking place, killing one person and wounding two others, authorities said.  —  The person who died at the Sky Meadow Country Club …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
ICE Plans To Evacuate Chicago-Area Facility Following Immigration Protests  —  Homeland security communications show officials want to move operations following a protest in which demonstrators said they were hit with teargas.  —  The Trump administration plans to evacuate an Immigration …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say … The overall impact of the changes remains unclear.  But many diplomats said they feel both powerless and resigned to the circumstances.  There's a sense that if Trump's political appointees don't want diplomats' advice …
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Rise of the new radical internet  —  While policymakers and headlines have traditionally zeroed in on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X, young people are increasingly gathering on gaming platforms — and having conversations that are typically anonymous and largely invisible to the outside world.
 
 
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Former acting CDC director says he 'can't look to' center for trusted info
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Trump says he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ben Carson
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Here's what happens when big-time lobbyists become big-name Trump officials
Washington Post:
A U.S. return to Bagram isn't a bad idea
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Gov. Josh Shapiro says Americans must ‘universally condemn’ political violence
Discussion: Politico
Sam Knight / New Yorker:
Britain Is Manifesting Nigel Farage as Its Next Prime Minister
 Earlier Items: 
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Many Americans can't buy homes, get jobs or move in this stuck economy
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez eyeing Senate or White House bid
Discussion: Daily Mail
Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:
The Republicans Who Are Quietly Intervening to Help Immigrants in Custody
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Qatar requests Israeli apology to resume Gaza mediation efforts
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue