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12:30 PM ET, September 21, 2025

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New York Times:
Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes  —  His demand came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge two of his most-reviled adversaries, Letitia James and James B. Comey.  —  President Trump demanded on Saturday that his attorney general move quickly …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to Prosecute Political Foes  —  President ratchets up pressure on Justice Department after forcing out a prosecutor who didn't charge a pair of adversaries  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump all but ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political foes …
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:   Trump Makes Bonkers Demand for Bondi to Lock Up His Enemies
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
“Show me the man and I'll find the crime”
Discussion: Raw Story and UPI
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
'We can't delay any longer': Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals
Politico:
Trump administration taps new US attorney in eastern Virginia amid fallout from Siebert resignation
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: CNN and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America  —  Companies urgently order workers back to the U.S. before Sunday; White House seeks to clarify that the fee doesn't apply to current visa holders  —  The Trump administration's moves to upend the immigration system set off …
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 …
Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue  —  Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines  —  Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university …
Discussion: People For, HuffPost and Raw Story
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.
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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
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 The Hill
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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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 …
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company  —  Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta  —  A former Meta executive who wrote an explosive exposé making allegations …
Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:
The Republicans Who Are Quietly Intervening to Help Immigrants in Custody  —  GOP lawmakers who back Trump's deportation policies have stepped in to aid constituents  —  WASHINGTON—Congressional Republicans have been some of the loudest cheerleaders of President Trump's mass deportation agenda.
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Politico:   Trump's new detention policy targets millions of immigrants. Judges keep saying it's illegal.
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.
John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
Reflections on Free Speech; The Lost Art of Debate; Machiavelli on ‘Good’ Cruelty; When Hitchens was Great  —  This is a regular feature for paid subscribers wherein I write a little bit about what I've been reading and/or watching.  —  If you're not yet a paid subscriber but regularly read …
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Sam Knight / New Yorker:
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Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:
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 Earlier Items: 
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Qatar requests Israeli apology to resume Gaza mediation efforts
Discussion: The Times of Israel
CNN:
US will complete TikTok deal ‘in coming days’ and control its algorithm, White House says
Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
EXCLUSIVE: Bill to Block Arms Sales to Israel Endorsed by Congressional Progressive Caucus
Discussion: Lone Star Left
Allison Gill / The Breakdown:
NEW: Jack Smith: “The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Tulsi Gabbard did not alert White House before revoking 37 security clearances
Discussion: Raw Story
Ty Roush / Associated Press:
U.S. Attorney Refers Gavin Newsom To Secret Service For ‘Threat Assessment’ Over X Post
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
His wife was dying, his federal job crumbling. It tested his faith — in God and Trump.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The MAGA Movement Is Not a Debating Society
 

 
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